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Les diagrammes sulvants illustrent la mithoda. 1 2 3 4 5 6 m 'HI It'] h'zo AN ACT T () E N L A R E T 11 E REPRMiPATION OF Tlli PIlOPLi Of THI8 PKOVINOE IN PARLIAMENT. 16 Vict. Cap. ld*i. (QUEBEC: PRINTED BY Sl'EWAIlT DEIIBISHIRE & GEORGE DESBARATS, Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 1854. Vl •I ' V? ■;:,•■ .\i- tl "1 "^ V:X--ff (--t*?^m >^*■■ -y i .Ti' Preuuible. ANNO SEXTO-DECIMO VICTORIA REGINiE, CAP. CLII. An Act to enlarge the Representation of the People of this Province in Parliament. [Assented to I4th June^ 1853.] WHEREAS the increasing population of this Province, and the necessity of providing for its grovtring wants and the developement of Us resources, render it imperative to enlarge the Representation of the People thereof in the Legis- lative Assembly, and to apportion that representation more fairly, and with this view — to alter the limits of certain Counties and other Electoral divisions — to divide certain Counties into Ridings — to erect certain other Counties — and to adopt other Legislative provisions in the behalf aforesaid : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled. An Act tore-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada^ and for the Government of Canada^ aad it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That from and after the end ofthis present Provincial Parliament, the Counties, Ridings, Cities and Towns and Unions of Counties hereinafter mentioned, shall be the subdivisions of the Province upon which the Representation of the People thereof shall be based and regu- lated in the manner hereinafter prescribed, and such subdivisions shall, in so far as they may differ from those now existing for like purposes, be substituted for them as regards Elections of Members of the said Assembly and all Acts, Laws and provi- sions of Law now in force and thereunto relating and all matters therewith connected : That is to say : ,v: LOWER CANADA. 1. The County of Gasp6 shall be bounded on the south-west County of by a line commencing at Mackarel point, on the north side and Oup€. near the mouth of the Bay of Chaleurs, thence running north-west Cr>unti«e, Rid- ingSjCitiesand Towns h^ein- after mention* ed to be those on which Re- presentation shall be based after the end of the present Parlianaent. County of Bontventure. County of Rimouski. County of Temiscouata. forty-seven miles, thence south sixty-nino degrees west until it strikes a line drawn south-east from Cup-Chat un the River St. LHWrcnce, on the west by the line last mentioned, and on the north and east by the River and Gnlphof St. Lawrence ; includiiTg in the .said County the Island of Bunavcnture and all the Islands wholly or in part opposite to the said County and nearest thereto; the said County sobnunded comprising the Fiefs and Seigniories of Sainte Anne, Mont-Louis, La iNlagdelcine, Gruiuio Vallee dcs Monts and Anso de I'Etang, Grand liiver and Pubos, and the Townships of Cap-Chiit, Sydenham, Fox, Cap- Rosier, Gas[)6 Bay North, Gasp6 Bay South, York, Douglas, Malbaie, Perce and Newport, and the said Islands liyng opposite to the said County and nearest to it. 2. The County of Bonaventure shall be bounded on the east by the County of Gasp6, on the north partly by tho said County of Gaspe and partly by the County of Ritnouski, on the pro- longation of the same rear line, until it meets the limits of the Province ; on tho west by the western limits of tho Province, and on the South by the Bay of Chalcurs and the southern limits of the Province, and shall comprise that part of the District of Gasp6 lying between the ('ounty of Gaspe and the District of Quebec, including all the Islands wholly or partly opposite to the said County of Bonaventure and nearest thereto ; the said County so bounded comprising the Seigniory of Shoolbrcd and the Town- ships of Port Daniel, Hope, Cox, Hamilton, New Richmond, Maria, Carleton, Nouvelle, Mann, Ristigouchc and Matapedia. 3. The County of Rimouski shall be bounded on the east by the County of Gaspe, on the west by the south-western lino of tho parish of Saint Simon, prolonged to the limits of tho Province, on the south-east by the County of Bonaventure and the southern limits of the Province, and on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence, including all the Islands in the said River lying nearest to the said County of Rimouski and wholly or partly opposite thereto ; the said County so bounded, comprising the Parishes and Settlements ofMatane, Metis, Saint Joseph, Sainte Flavic, Sainte Luce, Saint Germain, Bic, Saint Fabien, Saint Simon, the Seigniories of Lake Metis and of Matapedia, and the Townships of MacNider, Matane, Saint Denis and the augmentation thereof, Cabot, Neigette, Macpes and Duqucsnc. 4. The County of Temiscouata shall be bounded on the north- cast by the County of Rimouski as hereinbefore described, on the south-west by the north-eastern lines of the Parishes of Saint Andre and ^aint Alexandre and of the Township of Parke and the prolongation thereof to the Province line, on tho south- cast by the Province line, on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence, including Green Island and all the Islands in the said River Saint Lawrence nearest to the said County of Temiscouata, and wholly or partly opposite thereto ; the said County so bounded comprising the parishes of Trois-Pistoles, Saint Eloi, Isle Verte, Saint Rivii Dcnol settle! 5. cast westel lxw<»i north-l in thd wholll 1 Provij ' Parish raska,| Saint of Bi C. the C( by \U CyrilH prolonl the s(| theRi I River I ' opposit \ after a bound( Saint Game 7. ' east I west I tho sa whoU provi limits theT easte reaeV com I Mar< par if Bert Bou 8, east wes soul !« west until it tlio River St. ntl on the north includiifg in the lands wholly or creto ; iho said ioriesofSainto des Monts and I Townships of i3ay NorJh, and Newport, and nearest to on the east by lid County of on the pro- limits of the Iho Province, uthern limits e District of e District of jposite to the said County d the Town- [ Richmond, 'atapedia. 3 east by the lino of tho rovince, on e southern iivor Saint ing nearest ly opposite arishcs and 'IP, Sainte imon, the wnships of n thereof, the north- :ribcd, on i of Saint arko and le south- er Saint the said iscouata, bounded e Verte, Saint George de Cucouna, Saint Arn^ne, Saint Patrice de la Rivi6re-du-Loup, and (he Townships of VVhitworth, Vig* i,Begon, Dcnonvillc, Ruiulot, Dcmors, Ilocquurt and the Seigniory unci settlements of Tcmiscouata. 5. The County of Kamouraska shall lie bounded on the north- County of east by the County of Tcmiscouata, on tho south-west by the south- K»mouru»ka. western liniits of the Parish of Sainte Anne and of the Township of Ixworth prolonged to tho southern limits of the Province, on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence, including all the Islands in the said Hiver nearest to the said Countv of Kamouraska and wholly or partly opposite thereto, and on the south-east by the Province line ; the said t^ounty so bounded comprising tl'.o Parishes of Saint Andre, Saint Alexandre, Saint Louis of Kamou- raska, Saint Paschal, Sainte Helene, Saint Denis, Mont Carmel, Saint Pac6me, Rivi^rc-Oucllc and Sainle Anne, and the Townships of Bungay, Parke, Woodbridge and LKWorth. C. The County of L'Islet shall be bounded on the north-east by County of the County of Kamouraska, as above described, on the south-west ^'''''''*' by the south-western limits of the Parishes of L'Islet and Saint Cyrille, of the Township of Lessard and of the Township of Arago, prolonged in a south-eastern direction to the province line, on the south-east by the province line, and on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence, including all the Islands in the said River nearest to the said County ol L'Islet, and wholly or partly opposite thereto, but not including any part of the Islands here- after annexed to the County of ISlontmsigny ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Saint Roch, Saint Jean, L'Islet, Saint Cyrille and the Townships of Lessard, Fouriiier, Ashford, Garncau, Casgrain, Lafontaine, Dionne, Arago and Leverrier. 7. The County of Montmac;ny shall be bounded on the north- County of east by the County of L'islet as above described, on the north- ^^"'"""'pny* west by the River Saint Lawrence, including all the Islands in the said River lying nearest to the said County of Montmagny and wholly or partly opposite thereto, on the south-east by the province line, and on tho south-west by the north-western limits of the Parishes of Bcrthier and Saint Francois prolonged to the Township of Mailloux, thence by the north-western ind south- eastern lines of the said Township of Mailloux until this latter line reaches the limits of the Province ; the said County so bounded comprising Grosse-Isle, Isle aux Oies, Crane Island, Isle Sainte Marguerite, and all other Islands in the said River as aforesaid, the parishes «'f Cap Saint Ignace, Saint Thomas, Saint Pierre, Berthier, Saint Francois, the Townships of Ashbortnn, Montmini, Bourdages, Patton and part of the Township of Armagh. 8. The County of Bellechasse shnll be bounded on the nor* h- Countv of east by the County of Montmagny as above described, on the north- ^bellechasse. west by the River St. Lawrence, and on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Parishes of Beaumont, Saint Charles, G County ol L6vii<« County o( Dorchvctcr. County of Beiuire. Snint Gervaiit and Snint Luzarc, not including; tlio Township ot Buckland l)ut continuing to run on tlio northern line thoreof ns fur as the Concession lino nuxt to thu north-eiisl of the Houtc do Snint Lazarn, and thence to the south-east along the .said (Joncession lino through the said Township of Buckland It) the Township of S .an- don, thence following the norlh-wcstcrn line of Stnndon ami its augmentation hy the norlh-caslern limits of the said augutcntntiun and of the Township of Ware prolonged to the limits of the Pro- vince ; the said County so bounded conipriskig the Parishes of St. Vallier, Saint Raphael, Saint Michel, Beaumont, Saint Charles, Saint Gervais, Saint Lnzarc, part of tho Township?; of Armagh and Buckland and the Townships of Mnilloux, Roux, Beliechusiiti and Daaquam. 9. Tho County of Levis shall he bounded on the north-cast by tho County of Bcllcchasso as above descrihod, as fur as tho limits between the Parishes of Saint Ilcnri and Saint Ansolmo, on the south-cast by the north-western limits of tho Parishes of Saint Ansclmc and Saint Isidore as far as the River Chaudierc ; nnd on the south-west side of tho Riv('r ChiiU(li«'rc hy such lino as will compriso the wholo of the Parishes of Saint liamhcrt and Saint Nicholas, nnd on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Saint Joseph of Pointe Levy, Notrc-Damc do la V^ictoire, Saint Jean Chrysos- cAme, Saint Henri, Saint Nicholas and Saint Lambert. 10. The County of Dorchester shall be bounded on the norlh-cast by tho County of Bellcchasse as above described, on the south-east by the province lino until it meets the sources of the River Met- germette, on tho south by the said River Mctgermette as far as tho Township of Liniero, on the north-west by the north-eastern and northern line of the said Township of Lini6re, the south-western line of the Townjjhips of Watford, Cranbourne and Frampton, tho south-eastern limits of the Parish of Saintc Marguerite, and of tho Parish of Sainte Hemedine, the south-western limits of the said Parish of Sainte Hemedine, the south-eastern and south-western limits of the Parish of Saint Isidore as far as the River Chau- di6rc, and on the south-west of the said River Chaudi^re by tho south-eastern, south-western and north-western limits of the parish of St. Bernard, and on tho north-west by tho said County of L6vis as above described ; the said County so bounded compri- sing the Parishes of Saint Ansclmc, Saint Isidore, Sainte Claire, Sainte Marguerite, Saint Bernard, Sainte Hemedine, part of tho Townships of Buckland and Metgermette, and the Townships of Frampton, Standon and its augmentation, Cranbourne, Ware and Watford. 11. The County of Beauce shall be bounded on the north-east by the County of Dorchester, on the east i>y the province line, on the west by the limits of the District of Quebec as far as the Town- ship of Colraine, and on the north-west by the southern limits of tlse Townships of Colraine, Thelford and Broughton, again on the soutl and chesi thu tlemj I IS nnd liini^ east(| and I Township of «' Jlioroof'nsfur Koiitc do Siiint (/onct'ssiiin litii] nship of S.an- tiindon nnd jh aiigiiiontation Is of the Pro- I'aiislies of St. Saint Cliailt's, P'' of Arma^'lj >v, liellt'cljusso Jlic north-oast »s far as the It Aiisolmo, on ishos of Saint li<'»e ; nnd on li lino as will >ert and Saint nt Lawrence ; Saint .loso|ih lean Chrysos- Mt. die nordi-east tlio south-east 3 River Met- as far as the h-castern and louth-vvestern 'rampton, tho f, and of the of the sai(J auth-western liver Chau- [li^re by the of the parish dd Coiinty dcd compri- inte Claire, part of the )wnships of 1 Ware and north-east ncc line, on ;ermetto and ('linton, tho Kennebec Road Set- tlements, and the Townfchi|)s of Jersey, Iiit)iiJre, Marlow, RIxIm). rt)u Ayl igh, Spaulding, Uitchlield, VVoburn, (iavliurst, Dorset, Shcniey, Imer, Price, Lambton, Forsyth, Adstock and Tring. 12. The County of Megantic shall bo bounded on tho nurtli-oaat County oi nnd south-east by the County of Reaucc, on the south-west by tho MvKnntic-. limits of tho District of Quebec, on tho north-west by tho south- eastern line of tho augmentation of the Seigniories of Deschaillons and LotbinitMo, tho south-western and south-eastern limits of thu seigniory ofSainte Croix, and south-eastern and south-western limits of tlie parish of Saint Sylvestro as far as tho County of Hcauco ; the said County so bounded comprising tho Townships of Inver- ness, Nelson, >omerset and its augmentation, Halifax, Leeds, Hroiighton, Thetford, Ireland and Colraino. 13. The ('ounty of Lfitbinicre shall be bounded on tho north- County ,.» west by the River Saint l^awronpe, on tho south-west by the limits Lothiuion'. of the District of Quebec, on the south-east by the ('ounty of Megantic as above descrilied, and on tho north-east by tho Counties of Levis, Dorchester iinil Hoauce, as above described; the said C^ounty so bounded cumprising the Parishes of Saint Sylvestre, Sainte Agathf, Saint (iiles. Saint Antoino, Saint Flavien, Sainte Croix, Lotbiniere, Saint .lean Deschaillons and all tho remainder of the auj>m('titiitions of the Seignioriesi of Deschaillons and Lotbi- niere, and of that part of the Seigniory of Sainte Croix which is not included in the above mentioned parishes. 14. The County of Chicoutimi shall bo bounded on the west County of by tho County of Portneuf as hereniafter described, on the south by Chkoutimi. the parallel of the forty-eighth 'Tree of north latitude, as far as the prolongation of the eastern line of the Township of Saint Johnson the Saguenay, thence on tho cast hy tho said prolongation and tho said lino to the River Saguenay, and crossing the River Saguenay, by tho prolongation of tlic said eastern lino to the River Sainto Marguerite, on the north-east by a lino to be drawn from the above point on tho River Sainte Marguerite due north to tho limits of the Province, on the north by tho limits of tho Province ; the said County so bounded comprising the Townships and Settlements of Saint Johns, La Trinite, Harvey, Simard, Tremblay, Bagot, Chicoutimi, Laterri^ro, Simon, Jonqui6re, Kinogomi, Labarrc, Metabetchouan, Signay, Mesy, Caron, Charlevoix, Bourgette, Tache and Delisle. 15. The County of Tadoussac shall bo bounded on the south- counjy r,f cast by the River Saint Lawrence, including all Islands nearest tc TuUouiiuac. If! 1 County of S«guMiaT. (!oiuity ol Alontiiioi«H- ly. County of tjuebec. the said County and wholly or in part opposite thereto on the south by the parallel of the forty-eighth degree of north latitude to the County of Chicoutimi as above described, on the north-west and west by the said County of Chicoutimi, and on the north and north-east by the limits of the Province; the said County so bounded comprising the Townships and settlements of Saguenay, Tadoussac, Little Saguenay, Sainte Marguerite, Bergeronnes, Escoumins, Iberville, Laval, Latour, Betsiamites, the Seigniory of Mille Vaches or Portneuf, the Terra Firma of Mingan, the Islets ofMingan, the Island and Seigniory of Anticosti, the settlements and posts of Manicouagan, Betsiamites, Godbout, Saint Pancras, Pointe des Monts, Saint Paul, the Seven Islands, the Jereniie Islands, and all the other tracts of land comprised within the limits aforesaid. 16. The County of Saguenay shall bo bounded on the north- west by a line to bo drawn from Cap de I'Abattis on tha River Saint Lawrence towards the north-west and parallel to the north- eastern line of the Seigniory of Beauport, to the County of Chicou- timi asabovedescribed,on the north by theCountiesof Chicoutimi and Tadoussac as above described, on the south-east by the River Saint Lawrence ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Litlle River, liaie Saint Paul, Saint Urbain, Eboulements, Saint Ir6nee, Malbaie, Sainte Agnes, Saint Fidele, the Townships of Settrington, De Sales, and Caliieres, Isle-aux-Coudres, Hare Island, and all the other tracts of land comprised within the above limits, and all Islands in the River Saint Lawrence nearest to the said County and wholly or piirlly opposite thereto. 17. The County of MoiUmorcncy shall be bounded on the west by the County of Quebec, as hereinafter described, on the north by the parallel of the forty-eighth degree of north latitude, on the east by the County of Saguenay, on the south-east by the River Saint Lawrence, including tlio Island of Orleans and all the Islands nearest to the County of Montmorency, and wholly or partly oppo- site thereto ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Saint Pierre, Saint Jean, Sainte Famille, Saint Laurent and Saint Francois, Isle Madame, and Isle-aux-Reaux, and the Pa- rishes of Saint F^reol, Saint Joachim, Sainte Anne, Chateau Richer, Laval and Ango Gardien. 18. The County of Quebec shall be bounded on the south- west by the western limits of the Parishes of Sainte-Foye, I'Ancicnne Lorette and Saint Ambroisc, and of the Seigniory of Saint Gabriel and the pro' ngation thereof as far as the County of Chicoutimi as above described, on the south-east by the River Saint Lawrence, on the north-east by the south-western line of the Seigniory of La C6te de Beaupre until it meets the south- eastern line of the Township of Tewkesbury, thence towards the north-east by the said south-eastern line as far as the eastern corner of the said Township, thence by the north-eastern line of the said Township to the rear thereof and by the prolongation of the said north-eastern line, on the north by the County of Chicoutimi as above descril extonl! of Qui compi] Edmc Foye Tewkl in the! 19.1 compr Darnel ao.l cast b| tion o on tlie by th( of the the Pi tSaint aiix-'l of Go! 21, west line ol said It by tlu Lawr (lescv Sainti Cap ( till, ! i 22 \ ofTI Rive 2( nortl tiitct Riv( Pro Par Tov said wit risV nail au( to on the south atitude to the orth-west and and north-east led comprising Jussac, Little 'ins, Iberville, « Vaches or •fMingan, the and posts of • Pointe des lands, and all s aforesaid. n the north- on tha River to the north- y ofChicou- iicoutimiand River Saint Parishes of •ents. Saint ownships of fires, Hare n the above ?arest to the 'led on the 'ed, on the latitude, on y the River the Islands lartly oppo- be Parishes Jurent and d the Pa- -, Chateau he south- linte-Foye, igniory of 'bounty of the River stern line he south- I'^ards the sni corner the said niie said i as above I 9 described, excepting therefrom the City of Quebec within its present extent and limits, and excepting also (ho Parishes of Notre-Dame of Quebec and Saint Rocli of Quebec ; the said County S(» bounded comprising tlie Parishes and Settlements of Beiiuport, Saint, Edmond, Saint Gabriel, Saint Ambroisc, Cliarlcsbourg, Sainte- Foye and I'Ancienne Lorette, the Townships oj Stoneham and Tewkesbury, Fief Hubert, and all other tracts of land included in the above limits. 19. The City of Quebec shall for the purposes of this Act City oi comprise the present limits thereof including lh<5 Parishes of Notre Q"«^*«^' Dame of Quebec and of Saint Roch of Quebec. 20. The County of Portncuf shall be bounded on the north- County of cast by the County of Quebec as above described and the prolonga- l*ortBeuf. tion of the south-western line thereof to the limits of the Province, on the south-east by the River Saint Lawrence, on the north-west by the limits of tiic Province, and on the south-west by the limits of the District of Quebec ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Saint Casimir, Grondincs, Deschambault, Cap-Sante, fSaint Basile, Saint Raymond, Sainte Catherine, Ecureuils, Pointe- aux-Trembles, Saint Augustin, Saint A!Lc»n, and (he Townships of Gosford, Alton, Ilo(|uom()nt, Colbert and Montauban. 2\. The County of Champlain shall be hounded on the south- Covmty of west by the River Saint ^liuirice until it meets the south-western Chnmplain. line of the Seigniory of Cap dc la Magdeleine, and thence by the said line prolonged lo the limits of the Province, on the north-west by the limits of the Province, on the Siuth-east by the River Saint J^awrcnco, on the norlh-cajit by (he County of Portncuf as above described ; the said ('ounty so bounded comjuising the Parishes of vSainle Anne, Batiscan, Sainte Genevieve do liatiscan, Champlain, ('ap de la Magfleleino, Saint Maurice, Saint Stanislas, Saint .Jus- tin, Saint Prosper, Saint Narcisse, and the Township of Radnor. 22. The Town of Three-Rivers shall comprehend the Town Town of of Three-Rivers within its present limits and the Baidieue of Three- Three-Rivers. Rivers. 23. The C'ounty of Saint Maurice siiall be bounded on the CountyofSt. north-east I)y the 'i'own of Throe-Rivers as hereinbefore consti- M«urite. (uted and by the County of Champlain, on the south-east by the River Saitit Lawrence, on the north-west by the limits of the Province, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Parishes of Yamachiche, Saint Severe, Saint Rarnabe and the Township of Caxton, prolonged to the limits of the Province ; the said ('ounty so bounded comprising (he I'arish of Three-Rivers without the Ranlieue, Fief Saint Etienne, the F'orges, the Pa- rishes of Pointo-du-Lac, Yamachiche, Saint Severe, Saint Bar- nabe, and the Townships of Caxton and Shawiuigan, and the augmentation of Caxton. 10 County of Maskiiioni'c. County of Nicolft. 24. The County of Maskinonge shall be bounded on the north-oast by the County of Saint Maurice as above described, on the south-wost by the limits of 'he District of Three-Rivers, on the south-east by the River Saint Lawrence, including all Islands nearest to the said County and wholly or partly opposite thereto, on the north-west by the limits of the Province ; the said County so boiindetl comprising the Parishes of Maskinonge, Riviere-du-Loup, Saint Leon, Saint Paulin, Sainte Ursulo, Saint Didace and the Township of Huntcrstown, and the Gore thereof. i?5. The County of Nicolet shall be bounded on the north- east by the limits of the Districts of Queboc and Three-Rivers, up to the distance of two miles into the Township of Blandford, thence on the south-east by a perpendicular line drawn across the Town- ship of Blandford, and thence by the south-western line thereof to the limits of the Seigniories, and by the limits between the Seigni- ories and the Townships as far as the north-eastern line of the Parish of Saint Cclestin, comprising in the said County of Nicoiet all that part ot the said Parish of Saint Celestin whicii is in the Townshii* of Aston and the augmentation and the Gore thereof, thence by the south-eastern line of the augmentation of the Seigniory of Nicolet, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Seigniory of Nicolet and augmentation, on the norlh-west by the River Saint Lawrence ; the said County so bounded comjjrising the Parishes of Saint Pierre, Cenfilly, Sainte (lertrude, (exc(j)ting the Townshi|) of Maddington,) IJecancour, Saint Gregoire, Nicolet, Sainte j\ioni(pie, part of the Township of Blandford and tlic Parish of Saint Celestin. bounl Isnal Sainl ofB (\mnly nl Vuiiiiisku. 26. The County of Yamaska shall be bounded on tiie north- east by tiie County of Nicolet as above described, on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence, on the south-west by the limits of thu Districts of Three-Rivers and Montreal, on the south-east by the north-western limits of the Township of Wcndover, the River Saint Francis and the north-western limits of the Township of Upton ; the said County so bounded comprising the Abenaki Settle- ment, and (he Parishes of Saint David, Saint Miclicl, Saint Fran- cois, La IJaie and Saint Zuphirin, the Seigniories of Pierreville and liourgmarie Est, and the augmentation of the Township of Wen- dover. (^)Ullty of lierthier. 27. The County of Herthicr shall bo bounded on tiie south- east by the River Saint Lawrence, including Isle Saint Ignace, Islo (In Pads, and al" Islands nearest to the said County and wholly or in part opposite thereto, on the north-east by the County of Maski- nonge, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Parish of Lavaltrie, the north-western limits of the said Parish of Lavallrie and of the Parishes of Lanoraie, Saint Norbert and Berthier, the nortli-western limits of the Parish of Saint Cuthbert prolonged to the Townshi|) of Brandon, and by the south-western line of the said Township of Brandon prolonged to the limits of tho Province, on (he north-west by the limits of the Province ; tho said County so -^ig ri iiims v ■•|.| . *»« W V1. J II W> I1 bounded on the vo described, on Je-Rivers, on (Iio I' Islands nearest tlicreto, on tbe saitl County so iviere-du-Lou|), )idace and the on the north- ree- Rivers, up andford, thence ss the Town- line thereof to en the Seigni- n line of the inly of Nicoict 'it'll is in the 3ore thereof, the Seigniory limits of I he h-west by the oni|)rising the extcptiiijr (ho oire, Nieolot, nd the l*arish n the norlh- le north-west the limits of wulh-east by ", the River Township of snaki Settle- Saint Fran- rreville and ip of VVen- I the soulh- fgnace, Isle I wholly or ' of Mask i- tbe Parish f Lava I trie (ithier, the >longed to ine of the I'rovince, County so I II bounded comprising the Parishes and Settlements of Isle Saint Ignace, Isle du Pads, Herthier, Lanoraie, Lavaltrie, Saint Norbert, Saint Cuthbert, Saint Bardit'demi, Saint Gabriel and (he Town?hi|) of Brandon. 28. The County of Jollettu uiU be bounded on the south- County of cast and the north-east by liie Couniy of Berthier as fibove described, JolieUe. on the north-west by the limits of the Province, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Seigniory of Lavaltrie prolonged to the limits of the Province; the said County so bounded com- prising the Parisiios of Saint Charles Borromi'e, Saint Paul, Saint Felix, except that part thereof which is in the Township of Bran- don, Saint Thomas, Sainte Elizabeth, Sainte Melanie, Saint Ambroise, Saint Alphonse, comprehending also the whole of the Township of Kildare and augmentation and the Township of Cathcart. 29. The County of Montcalm shall be bounded on the north- County of east by the Counties of Berthier and Joliette, as above described, Mi"iic"lni. on the south-east by the north-western limits of the Parishes of L'Assomption, Saint Kocli and Saint Lin, and of the Seigniory of Terrebonne, to the souih-wcstcru line of the Township of Kil- kenny, on the south-west by the south-western line of the Township of Kilkenny prolonged to the limits of the Province, on the north- west by the limits of the Province ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Saint .Jacques, Saint Alexis, Saint Es|)rit, Saint Lignori, and the Townships of Rawdon, Chertsey, Kilkenny, Wexford, Chilton, Doncaster and Carrick. 30. The County of L'Assomption shall be bounded on the Cotmty of north-east by the Counties of Berthier and Joliette as above descri- L'Assomi). bed, on the south-cast by the River Saint Lawrence, including all '"'"' Islands nearest to the said County and wholly or in part opposite the same, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Parishes of Lachenaie, Saint Henri de Mascouche and Saint Lin, on the north-west by the County of Montcalm as above described ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Saint Sulpice including Isle Bouchard, llepentigny, L'Assomption, Saint Uoch, Lachenaie, Saint Henri and Saint Lin. 31. The Countv of Terrebonne shall be bounded on the County of south-east by the northern branch of the Ottawa River, including Terrcbonni.'. all Islands in the said River nearest to the said County and wholly • or in part opposite the same, on the north-east by the Counties of L'Assomption and Montcalm as above described, on the north- west by the north-western limits of the Parishes of Sainte Therese and Saint Janvier, and of that part of (he Parish of Saint Jer6me which is in the continuation of the Seigniory of Mille Isles, as far as the cordon between (he C6te de la Riviere a Gagnon and the (/Ate Saint Joseph, then f(dlowing the said line or cordon to (hat part of the continuation of Mille Isles called the Seigniory Dumont, thenre along the division line between (he Seigniories Dumont and 12 County of Two-:Moun- tain». County of ArjfiMitcuil. County of Ottawa. Bellefeuillo, thence along the south-eastern line of the Township of Morin to the line between numbers twenty-six and twenty-five thereof, ihenco alonj? the line between the said numbers to the Townsiiipof Howard, thence along the eastern line of the Town- ship of Howard, the southern and the western line of the Town- ship of Hercsford, arid (he prolongation of this latter lino to the County of Montcalm ; the said County, so bounded, comprising the Parishes of Terrebonne, Sainte Theri'se, Sainte Anne, Saint Janvier, Lacornc, part of the Parish of Saint J6r6me, the Town- ships of Abercrombie and Beresford, and part of the Township of Morin. 32. The County of Two-Mountains shall he bounded on the cast by the County ot Terrebonne as above described, on the south by the River Ottawa and the Lake ofthe Two-Mountains, including all Islands nearest to the said county and wholly or in part opposite thereto, on the west by the western limits of the Parishes of Saint Henoit, Sainte Scholastique and Saint Columban and the northern limits of the Township of Gore, thence by the eastern limits of the •Townships of Wentworth and Howard, to the County of Terre- bonne as above described ; the said County so bounded corn- prising th'j Parishes of Saint EiistHche, Saint Augustin, Saint Benoit, Sainte Scholastiijue, Saint Culumban, the Mission of the Lake of Two-Mountains, that part of the Parisli of Saint Jer6nie which is in the Seigniory of Two-Mountains, that part of the same Parish of Saint Jer6me which comprises the C6te Saint ■Fose|)h, Saint Eustache, Sainte Marguerite, Sainte Angeliquc, and part of the Township of Morin. 33. The County of Argenteuil shall be bounded on the east by tho County of Two-Mountains as above described, and the northern portion of the County of Terrebonne as above des- cribed, on the noith-east by the northern portion of the County of Montcalm as above described, on the south by the River Ottawa and file Lake of the Two-Mountains including all Islands nearest to the said County and wholly or in part opposite thereto, on the west by the eastern limits of the Seigniory of Petite Nation and the prolon- gation thereof to the County of Montcalm ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Sainte Placide, Saint Hermas, Saint Andrews, Saint Jerusalem, and the Townships of Chatham, Wentworth, Grenville and Augmentation, Harrington, Gore, Howa.d, Arundel, Montcalm, Wolfe, Salaberry and Grandisson. 34. The County of Ottawa shall be bounded on the east by the County of Argenteuil, on the north-east by the northern portion of the County of Montcalm, on the south-east by the Grand or Ottawa River comprising all Islands in tho same opposite to the County and belonging to Lower Canada, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Township of Eardly prolonged to the County of Montcalm ; the said County so boun«led comprising the Seigniory of Petite Nation, the Townships of Lochaber and its augmentation, Buckingham, Templeton, Hull, Eardley, Masham, Bt Bd by I I lei I the! i Col ancl Ri\ the] a mil Thi Ab^ Grs Por the Township of and twenty.fivo 1 numbers (o the ine of the Town- ne of the Town- tter lino to the ', comprising the ite Anne, Saint t^me, the Town- lie Township of hounded on the ^fi, on the south itains, includinjj in part opposite arishes of Saint nd the northern !rn limits of the unty of Terre- boundc'd corn- 'iigustin, Saint Mission of the Saint Jer6nie )at part of the [he C6te Saint ngeliquc, and on the east 'scribed, and as above des- he County of Ottawa and learest to the the west by the prolon- County so nt Hermas, ' Chatham, on. Gore, andisson. le east by northern the Grand opposite to vest by the ?ed to the prising the r and its Masham. ■5«^ 13 Wakefield, Portland, Derry, Rippon, Denholm, Low, Aylwin, Hincks, Bowman, Villeneuve, Latbbury, Hartwcll, Suffolk, Ponson- by, Amherst, Addington, Preston, Bidwell, Wells, Bigelow, Wright, Northfield, Blake, McGill, Killaly, Dudley, Chabot, Bouchelte, Cameron, Maniwaky, Kensington, Egan, Aumond, Bouthillier, Kiamica, Merritt and Campbell. 33. The County of Pontiac shall bo bounded on the north-east County of by the County of Ottawa as above described, and on the south, Pontiac. west and north by the Grand or Ottawa River to the head ot Lake Temiscaming and a line thence drawn due north to the limits of the Province, by the said limits of the Province, and by the County of Montcalm, comprising the Grand Calumet, Alnmettes and little Alumettes Islands, and all other islands in the said River opposite to the said County and belonging to Lower Canada ; the said County so bounded comprising the Islands as aforesaid, and the Townships of Onslow, Bristol, Clarendon, Litchfield, Thome, Aldfield, Mansfield, Waltham, Chichester, Sheen, Esher, Aberdeen, Hastings, Aberlurd, Kitkaby, Labouchere, Gladstone, Graham, Cawood, Leslie, Stanhope, Clapham, Huddersfield, and Pontefract. 36. The County ol Drummoml shall '.e bounded on the north- Comiiy o( west by the Counties of Nicolet and Yamaska as above des- Diummoml. cribed, on the north-east by the north-eastern limits of the Townships of Wendover, Simpson and Kingsey, on the south-west by the north-western line of the Township of Upton to the line between the eighth and ninth range thereof, thence along the said line and along the nortli-eastern line of the siiid Townsliip of Upton and of the Township of Acton and the sonth-western line of the Township of Durham, on the south-east by the south-eastern limits of the Townships of Duiham and Kingsey; the said County so bounded comprising part of the Towiishij> of Upton, and the Gore thereot", and the Townships of Durham, Grantham, Wendover, Simpson, Wickham and Kingsey. 37. The County of Arthabaska shall be bounded on the north- Coiniiv t>i west by the Counties of Drummond and Nicolet as above des- Arihalmskn, cribed, on the norlh-east by the ('ounties of Lotltiniere and ol Megantic v, above described, on the south-west by the Countvof Drummond as above described and tlie south-western limits of the Township of Tingwick, and on the south-east by the south-eastern limits of the Townships of Tingwick and Ciicster ; the said County so bounded comprising the Townshijiof Maddington, part of Bland- ford, the Townships of Warwick, Ilorton, Sfanfold, Arthabaska, Bulstrode and Augtncntatioii, Chester and Tiiigwick, and that part of the Township of Aston and its augmentation and Gore which is not included in the County of Nicolet as above described. 38. The County of Sherbrooke shall be bounded on the north- CoHiityof west by the County ol Drummond as above described, on the S>herbiook*. porth-east by the north-eastern limits of the Townships of Shipton, 1 1 County of Wollp. Town of Slu'ilMooko. <^oiiii1y of Coinpion. !i County of Sliiiistead. County of Sht'flbrd. Conrily of Missisquoi, Windsor ami Slokc, on llic south-east ami soulli lowanis tlio IJivor Saint Francis hy tlic soutli-caslcrn and southern boundary of Stoko, and thence by the southern and western limits of the Township of IJrompton, thence by the south-western limits of the Township of Melbourne ; the said County so bounded comprising the Townships of Melbourne, Brompton and the Gore thereof, Shipton, Windsor and Stoke. 39. The County of Wolfe shall be bounded on the north-cast by the Counties of Mogantic and Beauce as above described, on the south-west by the County of Sherbrooke as above • Jownnls (lie Kivoi I lioiinilary of Stoke, of the Towusliip of of the Township of ad 's of the Pro- "tho Parishes iehelicu, tho fnccvilJo, tiio of tho Seigniory of Monnoir, thence on the north by the soiiihein limits of the Sei^niiory of St. Ilyaeinthe, and thence hy the prolongation of the rear line of the said Seigniory of Saint Hyacinthc to the southern corner of the County of Shellord. The East Riding of the said County of Missisquoi shall Easi Ridinj;. comprise the Townshi|)s of Bolton, Poiton, Sutton, lironie a)id that part of the Township of F'avnham which is the east of tlu; prolongation ofthe rear line of the Seigniory of Saint Hyacinthc. Tho West Riding of the said County of Missis(|uoi shall Woti RkIihj;. comprise the Parishes of Saint Thomas andClarenceville, Saint Armand East and West, Notre Dame des Anges, the Village of Philipsburgh and the Townships of Dunham and Stanbridge, and the Western part of the Township of Farnham. 45. Tho County of Richelieu shall be north-east by the County of Yamaska on the south-east by the of Saint Aime and Saint south-western limits of t'le y "I lieu. ^^, Jnclud ing u-.h is in the augmentation bounded on the Counf as above described, I^idn' south-eastern limits of the parishes Ours, on the south-wes by the said parish of Saint Ours and on the north-west by the River St. Lawrence, including all Islands in the said River nearest to the said County of Richelieu, and wholly or in part opposite thereto, except such as are herein- before annexed to the County of Berthier ; tlse said County so bounded comprising the Town of William Henry and the parishes of Sorel, Sainie Victoire, Saint Aime and Saint Ours. 46. The County of Saint Hyacinthe shall be liunded on theconniyof noith-east by tho north-eastern limits of the Pari, lies of Saint '^t. Hyatinthc. Denis, La Presentation, Saint Barnabe, Saint Jude and Saint Hyacinthe, on the south-east by the south-eastern limits of the Parishes of Saint Hyacinthe and Saint Damasc, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Parishes of S.Tint Damase and Saint Charles, on the north-west by the River Richelieu including all Islands in the said River Richelieu nearest to and Iviiio; wholly or in part opposite the said County ; the said County so bounded comprising the Town of Saint Hyacinthe, and the Parishes of Saint Hyacinthe, Saint Damase, La Presentation, Saint Barnabe Saint Judc, St Charles and Saint Denis. 47. The County of Rouville shall be bounded on the north- County of east by tho County of Saint Hyacinthe as above described as far l^<'i'v'"i'- as the northern angle of the Parish of Saint Cesaire, thence by the north-eastern limits of the Parishes of Saint Cesaire and Saint Paul of Abbotsford, on the south-east by the Counties of Shellord, and Missisquoi as above described and by tho southern limits of the Parishes of L'Ange Gardicn, Saint Cesaire, Sainte Marie and Saint Mathias, on the south-west and on tho north- west by the River Richelieu, including all Islands in the said River nearest to or lying wholly or in part opposite the said County ; which said County so bounded shall comprise the Parishes of "* t 16 County of Bagot. County of Iberville. Saint Mathias, Sainto Marie, Faint Hilairc, Saint Jean Baptisto, 54. Saint C6sairc, PAngc Gardion and Saint Paul of Abbotsford. g|)ip oi Eilouuj 48. Tlic County of Hagot shall be bounded on the north-casi by the County of Drummond us above described, on the south- ^5. cast by the County of Siiefford as above described, on the south- jj- ^j,,. west by the County of Rouvillc as above described, and on >iic |}|^ porl north-west by the County of Snint Hyacinthe as above described ; g^th-\i which said County so bounded shall comprise part of the Township k^tnoif of Upton, the Township of Acton and the Parishes of Saint Hugues, l5»ris!i«| Saint Simon, Saintc iiosalic, Saint Duminicpie and Saint Pie. oirain t| of Bci 49. The County of Iborville shall be bounded on the l^^yrol north-west by the County of llouville as above described, on the ^^^ „,l north-east and south-east by the County of Missisquoi as above descri- gompri bed, on the south-west by the River Richelieu, including all Islands g^tlloi in ihe said River nearest to or lying wholly or in part opposite the gginto said County ; which said County so bounded shall comprise the of the Parishes of St. George de Henry ville. Saint Alexandre, Saint ofgaii Athanase, Saint Gregoire and Sainte Brigitte. County of Verchcres. 50. The County of Vercliercs shall be bounded on the north-east by the County of Richelieu as above described, on the north-west by the River Saint f^awrence, on the south-east by the Riv^r Richelieu, and on the south-west by the south-eastern limits of the Parishes of ('hambly, Saint Bruno and Boucherville, including all Islands in the said Rivers Saint Lawrence and Riche- lieu nearest to the said County and wholly or in part opposite to the same ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Varennes, Verchcres, Conlreccicur, BcIomI, Saint Marc, Saint Antoine and Sainte Julie. I; I County of Chambly. County of Laprairie. County of Sf. John's. 51. The County of Chambly shall be bounded on the north- east by the County of Vercheres as above described, on the south-east by the River Richelieu, on the north-west by the River Saint Lawrence, on the south-west by the south-western limits of the Parishes of Chambly anji Longueuil, including all Islands in the said Rivers Saint Lawrence and Richelieu nearest to the said County and wholly or in part opposite to the same ; the said County so bounded comprising the Parishes of Boucherville, Longueuil, St. Bruno and Chambly. 52. The County of Laprairie shall comprise the Parishes of Laprairie, Saint Philippe, Saint Jacques le Mineur, Saint Isidore and Saint Constant, including the whole of the Indian Lands of Sault Saint Louis, and all Islands in the River Saint Jiawrence nearest to and lying wholly or in part opposite to the said county. 53. The County of St. John's shall comprise the Parishes of Saint Luc, RIairfindic, Saint Jean, Saint Valentin and Lacolle, including all Islands in the River Richelieu lying nearest to and wholly or in part opposite to the same. I *!*«e 1 17 ^J'J?*. 1^^"'! '^"Pt'sto, 54. The Cuiintv of . piervUle shiill romprisp th« Town- Coui.ty of oi Abbotsford. jj,jp of Sliorriiiglou aiul i!ic I»arislics oC Saint Cyprien, Siiirit N"l''"vill'. I on .1.. „..„.!. _ Edoimnl ini.l Saint Uoini. bounded on tlie described, on tlie ! soutli-oast by the outli-eastern limits nd Bouclierville, yrence and Riclie- in part opposite to ising tbc Parishes saint Marc, Saint ed on the north- escribed, on (he est by the River ;h-wes(ern limits ludingall Inlands I nearest to the 3 same ; tlie said jf Boucherville, the Parishes of ir, Saint Isidore ndian Lands of >aint Lawrence ic said county. llie Parishes of in and Lacolle, J nearest to and ■5(). The Comity of liciiidiarnois shall be boundoil on the norUi- Countv of east and south-east by the Co.nity of Chateaugai, on tlio south- Beauh'arnoii- West by the south-western limits of the Seigniory of Beauharnoif, on tl»e north-west l)y the River St. [ian'rcnce, including ail Islands nlnircst (o and wholly or in ])art opposite the said County ; which eiljd County so bounded shall comprise the Parishes of Saint £^6mcnt, Saint Louis do Gonzague ami Saint Timoth('e. .'37 The County <>f Iluritingdon shall be bounded on the south- County of east by the Province lino, on the north-eiist by the Counties of Huntingdon. Saint John's and Napierville, on the nortlj-west ami north-east by the Coun(y of Chateiiugai, on the n(»ith-east aguin by the County Qf Beauluunois, and on the north-west again by the River Saint Lawrence, including all Islands nearest to the said County and tifholly or in part opposite to the same ; the said County so bounded d0niprising the Indian Lands of Saint Regis, the Vill.ige of Hun- tingdon, and the Townships of Godmanchester. Elgin, Dundee, Hinchinbrooke and Memminglord. ,58. The County of Soulanges shall comprise the Seigniories of County of Soulangesand New Longueuil, and the fifth, sixth, seventh and '=^H'*"P®*'- tighth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation adjii- %nt. : 09. The County of Vaudreuil sliall comprise Isle Perrot, the County oi "Seigniories of Vaudreuil and Rigaud, and the first, second, third VauJreuil. ind fourth ranges of the Township of Newton and augmentation idjacent. 60. The County of Laval shall comprise Isle Jesus and Isle County ot; ]|izarre, and all Islands lying nearest to or wholly or in part oppo- ^"^''**' Ipte to the same. I. 18 County of 61. The County of Montreal, which for the purposes of (hii Montronl. j^^^ ^^^^^^^ |,p divided into two Ridings, shall comprise the Islani uf Montrenl, with the exception of the City of Montreal, and al Islands lying nearest to and wholly or in part opposite to the same and which shall respectively he attached to the Ridings to whic) they are nciucst. Ka«t Ui.iiiiK. The Hoc'hclaga Riding of ihu said County of Montreal shall com- prise the Parish of Montreal without the City, and the Parishes ol Longue Pointe,Pointoaux Trembles, Riviere des Prairies and Sauli au Recollet. West Riding. The Jaitnucs Cart ier Riiling of the said County of Montreal shall comprise the Parishes of Lachine, La Pointe Claire, Sainte Anne, Sainte Genevieve and Saint Laurent. 6. Tl Riding^ Riding I The ' The Bckfrid| Delaw! (1. T' tob« fill Cit^ o( 3Ioiit- G2. The City of Montreal shall be comprised within its present limits. rM I Klecforftl Di- vision* of U. C Counties. i 1 Counties di- j \'n\fi\ into !| Kidings. UPPER CANADA. II. And he it «'iiacted, That tlio several CoiintioH, ('itics and Town^i in Upper Canada shall be bounded for the purposes of this Act a« they now are for the purpose of representation, except in so far as it is hereinafter olljerwiso provided : and that ior the purposes of this Act, each of the said Counties shall include all the Towns and Villages within the limits thereof, «!xcept such of the said Towns as are specially excepted or are hereby declared to be Electoral Divisions. United Coun-j 2. The Counties of Huron and Bruce, and the Counties of ''"• Lennox and Addington, shall respectively be united for the pur|)ose of representation ; and each such Union of two Counties shall form an Electoral Division. 3. The following Counties shall be divided into Ridings for the purpose of Representation, and each of such Ridings shall form an Electoral Division : York. I. The County of York shall be divided into three Ridings, to be called respectively the North Riding, the East Riding, and the West Riding : The North Riding shall consist of the Townships of King, Whitchurch, Georgina, East Gwillimbury and North Gwillim- bury ; The East Riding siiall consist of the Townships of Markham, Scarborough, and that portion of the Township of York lying East of Yonge Street and X\w Village of YorkviUe ; The West Riding shall consist of the Townships of Etobicoke, Vaughan, and that portion t>f the Township of York lying West of Yonge Street, 19 e purposes of (hii ompriso the Islan ^' ''''"^ Coiuily «>• MhUlle^ox ?«h!ill ho dividrd into l\vt) ili'MUiex. Montreal and al RW'"gS ^<' '"* ''""^''^ '■'-^P'^^'i^'-'y •'"' K"^' Riding jind West* >posiJe to the same '^^^•'"S = RidJnes to whir) s wnicf, ,p^^. j,jj^j Riding' shall fcmsist of tho Townsliips ol" West Ifi^eouri, North Dorchester, \V««stiiiinsit'r and J^ondon ; Montreal shall com - «n "* Oxford shall be divided into l\v») Hidings, OxfoH. aire, Sainte Anne ***'^'* called respectively ilie North Riding and the Stmtli Riding : The North Riding shall con.>i>l of the 'J'owiiships of East within its nremnt Nissouri, Kast Zorra, West Zorra, IJlandford, Blenheim, and * "' the Town of Woodstock ; Tlio South Riding shall consist of the T<)wnships of North Oxford, West Oxford, East Oxford, Norwich and Dereham. Jtjcs, Cities and « the purposes of 7. The County of Hastings shall be divided into two Ridings, Haning.. i-epro.sentation, to b»; called respectively the North Riding and the South provided : and Riding : u Counties shall hmUH thereof, Thi; North Riding shall consist of the Townships of Lake, excepted or are Tudor, Grinisthorpe, Marmora, Madoe, Elzevir, Rawdon, Hun- tingdon and llungerford; lie Comities of "nited for the l^Jiion of two »« <'f King, rth GwilJiir,. ^iMarkham, York lying f Etobicoke, Vork lying The South Riding shall consist of the Townships of Sidney, Thurlow, Tyendinaga, th(! Village of Trenton, and the Town of Belleville. 8. The County of Durham shall be divided into two Rulings, Duihum. to be called respectively the East Riding and the West Riding: The East Riding shall consist of the Townships of Cavan, jUanvers, Hope and the Town of Port Hope ; The West Riding shall consist of the Township!^ of Clarke, Parlington and Cartwrighl. • 9. The County of Northumberland shall be divided into two Northumbcr' Ridings, to be called respectively the East Riding and the '"'"'• West Riding : Th(; East Riding shall consist of the Townships of Cramuhe, Brighton, Murray, Seymour and Percy ; ; The West Riding shall consist of the Townships of Hamilton, Haldimand, Alnwick, South Monaghan and the Town of Cobourg. i to i| Ontarii Wfiitworlh, Laiturk. ^imt'ot. Grcfivillf. Til 10. The County of Onlnrio shull be divided into iwo Ridin^^ Yotii:; to be called respectively the North Hiding and tlic Horn and 1 Riding : Durgtl Th The North Riding simll consif^t ol the 'I'ownships ol Hem h, , Oxbridge, Brock, Scott, Thorah, Muni, Haniii and Sciigog ; of ^'l The South Riding nIiuU consist ol the To\vn^l)ip» of VVhiilu, _. v . Pickering and the Village of Oshawa. w 'tl II. The County of Wcniworth shall hr ilivided into \\\, „,. I Ridings, to be called respectivclv the North Riding and the .., South Hiding: ' °' ^'' Til) 60 lilt X^uili'i The North Riding shall consist of the T»)\vnships ol licverly. FUunboroughEast,FlarulK)ro»igh VVe?-t andtiicTowiiof Dundas, The South Riding shall consist of the T«nvnsliip.sof Saltllcei, Binbrook, Glanlord, Mrnton and Auiastcr. 12, The County of i.anark shall be divided into two Hidingv to be called respectively the North Hiding and the South Riding : The North Hiding shall (■onsi>t of the Townships of Sherbrooki! North, l)alhousi<', Lanark, Hartisay, Lavant, Darling and Pakenhain ; The south Jtiding shall consist of tlic Townships of Montague, Khnsley North, Burgess North, Sln-rbrooke South, Heckwith, J)nunnumd, Bathurst and the lhull he dividi'd into two Riditlgs, t«) be called respectively the North Hiding and llie South Hiding : The Nt)rth Hiding sliall (•onsi>t o, Uw Townships t)f \oitu- wasaga, Sunnidale, Vespra, Flos, Oro, iNIedonte, Orillia, Tiny, Tay, Matchedash and the Town of Barrie ; 'i'he Soiith Hiding sliall eDusist of the 'I'ownsiiips ol' VVc^f (iwillinibury, Tecumseth, Innistil, Ksvii, Adjahi. 'losorontio. Mtiluier and Mono. M, The Cuunlies ol' Leeds and (iri'nvilie shall l)e formed into three Ridings, to be called respectively the North Riding of Leeds ;'nd Crenville, the South Hiding" of Leeds, and the South Ridii^g of (ircnville : The Nort': 'aiding of Lcds and Crenvillc shall consist of die Townships U Ki'.:.>y, Elrnsley, Wolford, Oxford and South Gower ; gidiil ThI Wate Well'l Th prest and^ Tl purp calk Tov> to it Wa- corr the ix the mi' - .»!■ 'hu be an th hi li ■ •« ft tl 1 91 ,.ji • T|i«^ South Ruling of I.pimIs shall coiiMst i)f till' To\^nt*lii|»M of li/iif r^'i, "'^^ YoTis?"', F'-scoit, Front of I.«'('' "' ^V'cllin;^'tou >(hull lif divided into two Wcllingu.n. ' ll)<;iM!^'s, to l)c raili'd rf'spf'clivfly tlir Sonii, llidins; and iIm' North Kidiiiy : ''i\idfd into tvvY ' ''>^VJlo^I)^ndas• '■•^'"■px of Suit/Io o(. Thf South IJidiiii( shall <'()usi!»t i)f tin' Town and 'J^ownHliip of Ciuclph, ;iiioroue[h, Amaranth, JjiUln-i .1' ' Minto. '' \v. The (.'oMtty of Waterloo shall be divided into two Kid- Wat'-rloo. ill;. -, I I he eallefwo Kidin.,. ' ■'»"'' die Sontli TowlisJii|,„ ,,y "'^•inf, )ar]iiji; The South Ui.ling shall consist of the villages of (Jalt and Preston, and the Townships of South Waterloo, North Duiufries ii>'^ of Montague, Wfl ^'''"'"'^ ; '' "'■'^■'^■"^^'id), Th(! presfMit Township of Waterloo being divided, i'or the Townohip o( purposes of llepresentation only, into two Townships, to be ^yatel•lo(. called r(;spectively the Township of North Waterloo and th«j "^ '^' ' Township of South Waterloo : the Township of North Waterloo to ineludi^ and consist of that part of the present Township of Waterloo lying within the following limits, that is In say : commencing at the south-west angle of lot Number forty-six in the said Township, thence easterly along the southerly limits of ^^.-^the said lot, and ot the lots Numbers forty-seven, forty-eight, fifty, '^>fifty-one and lifty-three, and the prolongation thereof, to the •middle of the Grand River, ihenee along the middle of the said ;;. River agaiii-t the slream to the prolongation of the limit j;;/bi'*'. ■ en Lots Niuubers ojie hundred and thirteen and one ^hundred and fourteen, and along the prolongation of the limit 'o '^vo Kidi,,,,^ '''»^' "'«■ South -'""/'^ of .\<,i,„. ' t>nJJia, Tiny, 'iups of Wcsr • - 'i ONorotjrK;. ^' he fornietJ North Riding ■f't's iiiid the ail consist of ^1 nud South pbetween tlu; said Lots Numbers one hundred and thirteen j^find one hundred and fourteen, and along the limits between ^Uie said Lots Numbers one hundred and thirteen and one , '^^undred and fourteen, uorthe>iy and easterly, to the %vesterly limits of Lot one luuidred and seven, thence along the - Westerly limits of the said Lot Number one hundred and seven, northerly, to the northerly litnits thereof, thence ^long 4. .the northerly limits of the; said ly^>t Number one hundrea > ) " ;! ■ii •I l!:.i md seven and of Lots Nnmbcis one linndiod unci six, Toiviislii]) of Uiiiiitt irci tii- viticd. m eighty-four and ninety-six, easterly, to the easterly honndary of the said Township, tlieni-e alon.i;- the j)laee ol hej^inni'ng : And tin; Township of South Waterloo to include ami eonsist of all the remaining part of the said present 'J\)\\ n- ship of Waterloo. 15iaiit. 17. The County of Hrant shall he divided into two hidings, to be called respectively the Kast Ridingand the West Kiding; The I'^ast Hidiny^ shall eonsist of the 'I'ownships of South Dumfries, Onondaga, East Hrantford, and the Village of Paris ; The West Hiding shall consist of the Townships of l}m-ford, Oakland, Tuscarora, We>r Canada, that is to .say, each of the Counties of Carleton, Dundas, Essex, Frontenae, Glengarry, (irey, Ilaldimand, Ilalton, Kent, Eambton, Lincoln, Norfolk, Peterborough, Peel, P(M-th, PrescoM, Prime Edward, Renfrew, Russell, Slorinoni, A'ictoria ;tnd Wdland, shall form an Electoral Division. 20. Proviiled always, That the Townships of (jloueester and Osgoode shall, for the pur|)ose of Representation ordv, be de- tached from the County of (.'arleton and attached to the Ciumtv of Russell. 21. The City of Toronto shall form :ui Kh'ctoral Division. Kiiigbtoii. .12. The City oi' Kingston shall form an Electoral Division, llnmiltoii. 23. The City of Ila^niltou bhall lorni an Electoral Division. Counties lorrnint; each an Klectoiiil JJivisioii. Special pio- visioii as to Townships of (iloucestcr Uiul OsifOOvl. Toronto. and] tionl To\1 Gov 2| and) tior xvhi of 01 '>■ of ''"'''•*'^ <•'■ i5.Mf„r(/ '^■';':'''' '•"• ""' ';.' ';'-«^t /in.nf- <> 'nc/M,!,. .,,,,1 '"i' <'<■ /iranr- ';)■" 'ii.lincrs, : t '"-■•«''• of s/. I'lfis fo.suv ' Kdunni,' '■'lii II /;„•„, 34. Tlu' To\vii()iBrorkvili(> shall ibrin an Klpoioral Division, Uioctviiio. and shall, for the purposeofRoprcsentat ion only, include in addi tion to its present limits, the whole ot' the Township ot" Elizabeth- Town, wliieli siiall lor the said purpose be detached IVoui the County )f Leeds. 25. The Town of Niagara shall ioMu an Electoral Division, Nmgara. and shall for the piu'pose of Representation only, include, in addi- tion to its})resen1 limits, the whole ol" tlie Township oi .Niagara, which shall for the saicl purpose be detached from the County of Lincoln. 26. The Town of Cornwall shall form an Electoral Division, Conuvall. and shall lor the purpose t)f Representation only, inchuie, in addi- tion to its present limits, the whole of the Township of Cornwall, wdiicli shall !)e detached from iIk; County of Stormont. 27. The Town of London shall form an Electoral Division. Lomlon. 28. The Town of IJyIown shall form an Electoral Division. Bytowii. (iEXERAL PROVISIONS. III. And be it enacted. That in Lt)wer Canada, tlw; Counties iJeprcsontu- of (ias|)e, Boiiaveuture, RimDuski, Temiseouata, Kiimouraska, <'<>" '"'I"' »•'- L'Isiot, Montmagiiv, lieileclias.se, L»''vis, Dorchester, Heauee, M(i- '7'\' ''•''^^'■'"" g.mtic, i^otuuiiere, Snguenay, Motitinorency, Quebec, Portneul, in l. v. ('hamplain, St. Maiirico, Maskinoiige, Nieolet, Yaniiiskii, HcrlhiiT, Joliette, Moiilealni, L'AssiMnplion, TerruhDinio, Two-Moaiitiiin,*;, Comiti.M Argenteuil, Ottawa, Pontine, Coniploii, Stanslead, Shell'onl, V|?M,'h,,"''^,j Richelieu, St. Ilyaeimhe, Rouville, P.ngDt, Iberville, V^er- ' cht^res, Chatnbly, Lnprairie, M. .lohiis, Napiervillc, Cliateau- gai, Beauharuois, lluulingdun, Soulaiigcs, Viniclreuil ami Laval, shall be represented each, by one Meiriber in the Legislative As- sembly; the United Counties of Chieoulimi and Tadoussac, by I'nitrd Conn- one Member ; the United Conntics of Drunnuond and Artlia- *'*"• baska, l)y one Meml)er ; the United Counties of Sherbrookt- and Wolfe, by one Member ; the East Riding and the West 1^'J'"S^' Riding of the County t)f the Missisipioi, and tlie llochelaga Riding and Jac(|ues Cartier Riding of the Counly of Montreal, f'"i'-^ ''i>'l each by on(; McMuber ; the Cities ol Qu(d)ec iwv] Montreal, '''"""^• each by three Members; tlieTt)wn of Thn c-Rivers and the Town of Sherbrooke, each i)y one Member ; And that in l^'pn^ Upper C'anada, the City oi Toronto shall b( represente\ pur- J)OS .' . scmbly, t'xcept in 80 lav a.> it ui:iy be ollierwiM'. oi Act or by any Act to ho pussed dnitni,' the pvet^ent or any In- tnrc Set*sion'; Provided always, that 'lie several Cities and Towns whieli Avill under thi«* Act have the vitrht to elect a ]\renil)er or Meiiiber8 to represent ilieiii res|)ectively in the said Legislative Assembly, sh;dl be deemed hereal'ter not to form part of the Coimlies or Kiditius v\illuu the liaiils whereoi' they res|)ectively li(>, as regards the l:'leetioii of Members to repre- s(>nt the said Counties or l-Jidinps in the Le;!;is!attve As-emlsly ; and that no one shall have the ritjhl to \ote at any su'-h IClee- tion for any of the said Connlit^s or Ridiiin^s upon lands t)r tenements or lots of ground lying within tin liiiiit> of any of the said Cities or Towns respectively, wlieth'^r there \r. erected thereon a dwelling lionse or nol, any lnw, u:<:\^i' or custom to the contrary notwithstanding : but for all purposes, (wcept those of this Act. the said several Cities -and 'I'owiis shall be deemed to make part of the Counties in vvhieii diey !ire res- pectively sit'iale, in all eases wliere ii is not otherwise provided In' hiW : i'rovided also, That v>hen' any Parish or part of a P'arish, Townsjiip or j)avt oi' a Township, is hv tliis Act made pari vjf any City or Town for liie purpo>p of iJepreseniation, although it is not \vithin ti!(^ limits ol sueii Cily or Town for other pnrpo:^es, th;' qualiliention of J'^lectoi.- '.oiiag at any Eb^ction of a SlemlKV for such Ci'y or Town, on proj^erty situate within such Parish or part of a Parish, Township or ])art of a 'I'ownship, shall 1)0 the same as that retjuired of F.lectors voting ;il ;in Kleotioa for a CoTaitv. tbl As to Polls, ice. in Town- ships or parts of Townships made part of To >ns in U. C, for Electo- ral purposes onlv. A? 10 Town- ships divi(l( d for represt t- afion. Proviso : m to Oeputy Re- y. And be it enacted, That any 'I'ownship or part of ;l Township in Upper Canada, which is l)y this Act made part of a Town for the purpose of Representation, although not otherwise within the limits thereof, shall, for the pur|H).se of holding any Election of a Member of tlie I,egislative Assembly for such Town, l>e dealt with (except as albresaid as to the qualitieation of Electors) as if it were a Ward o[ such 'i'own, and if a Poll bo demanded tmd granted at such Eioetion, a Deputy Returning Officer shall be apjjointed for ?^ueh Townsliip, or part i>f a Township, and ad other proceedings shall be jiad as if it were a Ward of .such Town, except that the Town Clerk of such Township or part of a Township, or in case of his absence, sickness, death or incaj)acity to act, then the As- sessor or Collector thereof, shall be iippointed Deputy Returning Officer therefor : and thai \\ henever any Townsliip in Up- per Clanada is by this Act ilivided into two Townships, for the purpose of Representation only, then ilie Town Clerk of the Municipal Townshij) so divided .slitill lie a])point(;d Deputy Returning Otlicer for that one of the J<(>pre>entatioii Township's which is first mentioned in this Act, find (he Assessor or Col- lector of such Municipal Township shall ho appointed for the other ; Provided always, that if in any eas(^ in Upper Canada, there be more than one person who may fiy law be appointed P'V.sent or any 1„', '';,^-^' 'n fl... .s,j(J 'l^''"'' '"" (<) /on,, ''''.iil"'rs ,o ,•(•,„•,:. ■'I'\'^ As.Pn,i;iv. ^"I""i lands or '/""-«'/•..„„.,,,• ^'"■"- .-^li.-ill Ih. \''"^'' pi-()vi(|,.(j ""■■* Af! ,n;,d.-. ''i^''<'*<'nia(i(,i), ''''"S- al a/u- '"' l)i-oj)(.rty ^"^viis/iip or ' '•('quirf'd of "■ J>'iM of a inmlr part 1?/I01|o-|, ,j()j pnrj)ose oC ffJ as to fh;> •J'-'i 'J own, lOCtlOlJ, tt '"wnsliip. ^' bo Juui '^ Town " f'ase oC "ip A.S- '' turning in Lp- , i'or rlio '^ "i" (lip 'n ships or Col- or (hf anada, >ointed iDepuly Returning Otiiccr, tiicn \ho. Rotuniing ()jlicfr may turning offi- appoint either ot such persotts : and il" there be no jierson who <"«■"'" ' • ^'• ^ouqht to be appointed, or th<' person who ought to be appointed |)e absent, or iVoni sickness or olherwisp be una])le In ;ie1, the 'Uelurning OlHeer may a|)point such jicrson ;is he shall linnlc 5prop(>r to be Ketnniing Oflieer. Sppiirate Polls to lie held lor iin")i|)oriite(l Tduiis ami A'illilKcs ill t'. C. and t'ur \v;iriis ill 'I'owii.sdiviueit inio ward^. I'roviso : us to UiMiiiniiit; Oiriecr. \"l. And be it (Miaeied, That in Ijjpcr Cauiidu whenever a Poll siiall be demanded nnd gnniled at any Kleetioii of a Mejn- b(>roi'the Ijegislulivi' Assembly for a Comity or F{iding, a separate Poll shtdl be held for each Incorporated Village; or fneorporated Town not divided into Wards and for die purpose of Representation lying within sueh ("oiinly or Riding, and for each Ward in every Incorporated Town lying Nvithin sueh (bounty for the purpose (»f Kepicsentation ;md divided into Wards; and sneh Village or 'I'own shall not be ludd for the purpose of Representation to he part of :mv 'J'own.ship within die local limits whereof it may wholly or partly lie ; and the Returning Oiliccn* for the (.'otinty or Uidimr shall appoint a De])uty Returning Oliicer for each such tillage, Town or Ward a.? aforesaid : Provided tdways, thiit in Incorjiorated Villages and Towns not divided into Wa.rd.-, ilie provisions of law re- lative to Townships shall apply tis regards the person to be appointed Returning Otlicer, and the Clerk of the Village or Town or the Assessor or Collector thereof or other person, a.s the ease may require, shall be ap|)oiriled aeeordingly ; Imt in Towns divided into Wards, any person may i)e a[)|)oinleil Deputy Returning Oliieer for tiny VVard therein ; I'rovided that nothing in this Section shall be eonstrited to allif-et th(> (lualili- eation of Voters in any such Ineorporaled Milage or Town, save only that in Towns divided into VV'ards, they shall vote respeetively in that VVard in which the projierty on whieh they vole shall be wholly or partly situate, and not in any other. VII. And be it enacted. That in each ol the Counties in Retumine Upper Canada which are by this Act divided into Ridings, the OiHcors for High SherilV or Registrar" of Deeds ^vIl<^ without this Act [^'^''.ns* '" would under the provisions of the second Section of the Act passed in the Session h"ld in the fourleenih and fifteenth years y ^! jqj' ' of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Art to fix the place c\u^\. for holdinjj; the Polls for tlie Election of Member;: of Parliauicnf in Toiniships diciiled info ]\^ar(is in I'pper Cunuda, and for other purposes relative tn Elections^ i)e the Returning Officer for such County, shall be the Retnrning Officer for tl](> Riding diereof first named in this Act, and v.-hei*e there shall be a Jligh Sheriir who is Retnrning Oflieer for the Riding lira! named as aforesaid, the R(>gistrar of Det ds lor the County shall be ex (>(/icio the Returning Olliecr for the Riding secondl} named ; subject always to the provisions of the second and third Sections of the Act last cited in cases where there shall he more than cue person wiio may, under the provisions of the second Section of the laid Act and of this Act, be ex officio the l^roviso. As 10 qualifi- (Vtion ()[■ voters. I ■: 26 ^^^Si^Zt^!:^^T^'^'''^''' ^vherMVriN of Fi "'at the ojie shall ,;.♦ T '""^^ "•• «" nearly af Z • *'" kIimIi ,• "^-^r'^^ti nof bo retminhir, i 7"^ ^^ the same timo If ' o -'"^uvme. a '-""i^t^r lor tlio ('ovoinorm.'iv V'fff 1. i i KHumin, '" Lower Caiiad', in '•' .^''^* '''^ any Elec.or,! iv • • ;;:'^:!V!/-o. or i„ ease su;ir;l:^,:f j^ - ^^^"rnin^ Ofcr a ^n^'^iT" vernor f„ n :.° '""'at capacilv. it «l...i/ i, ""O^'-^^ >rt'- JiPtiirnir smor.;;;; ^<>""'y or union d'c „:" ""r'^y '''at if h^""'^^ ''-'.■j{,..„t,,,. places as aforcv.i,/ *-" "nt'^s there be Uv. ""^ ^"*''' '<' anv one '"V" ■" "'" ^^'^•■' "^ Kleetio„ " /"" L""'"'' '^"^•'' ■^"^•!i County oLr„^^''f ''*•■•'' '^'rooted to £" r^-*"" ^^''•^•^'^''' 0/fieer • .v I. V ''''^" directed .fn "'^^'^trar to whom is disonnlin '/'."" ^" '^" «»ch Return ln,;A._^'^.9''^'^^' 'o apnoint 't 'juaii/iod p er o ' '"/'"^" ^"v'ornor ^u , . ""^ "'^'"ming I V A <^ \Vrifs of Eleo af the same time le other or others lie |)erson would ^hall be no per- ff/fi'io Rctinnine > 'Jt' held, or the absent from the otherwise from ■ovided always, of Leeds and /or the North ' IJeeds for the Otfieerfor the J^eeds for the OiKcer for the oral Division 'L' any person any Kiection^ >therwise pre- lawful for the siieh Hetiirji- 'f'ion /br any L'anada, and •>ft'n altered condiicfcdj followed in' ■^ Aet, as if 'ad existed »'o force of ' County or cftorarDi- Registrar Lich Regis- County or any sueh lore such directed o/fices in to whouj eturning 'appoint ^figis^trar dniics of As to Gore' nugnieiita- tions, Hic, J of this ull and 11 come lis now ■It nxisting for the purposes of the Adwiinistration of . Justice, of other pur- the Militia, of the Registration of Deeds or other Instruments, I'""*'"* of Municipal or h)cal affairs, or of any other matter whatsoever except only for the purposes of this Act and of the Acts rela- tive to Elections, unless or until it be otherwise provided by the Legislature ; Provided always, that any Actor Ads making Proviso. provision for any of the matters aloresaid maybe passed during the present Session of llu; Provincial Parliament ; Provided Proviso. also, that all Augmentations or Gores of Seigniories, Parishes, Townships or Scltlements, and all Towns, Villages or Reserves for the same, not specially mentioned in this Act, shall be con- sidered as forming part of the County in which tin; principal portion of such locality, or in the immediate vicinity of which such Town, Village or Reserve, shall be situate, unless such Augmentiition, Gore or Setllemcnf, Town, Village or Reserve, shall under the provisions of this Act, or of any Act or Law of Lower Canada, t)r of the Act passed in ihe now last Ses- sion, and intituled, An Art to 7)10 kc vcrlaut alterations in the \A Si i:') ^'. c Tcrritoriat Dii'isions of U/f])cr Canada^ form part of some ^• other County or Electoral Division, either as being included therein by name, or according to the l)ouiularics established for the same ; and any place mentioned in this Act as con- stituting a Parish, Township or Village, shall, with its usually acknowledged and known limits, be reputed to be a Parish, Township or Village for all the purposes of this Act, not- withstanding that such place may not have been, under th(? authority of the law, ilierctofore erected, proclaimed, acknow- ledged or incorporated as such. X. Provided always, and be it enacted, That the Act of the Inc-onni^iient Legislature of the late Province of Lower Canada, passed in •'"•^'■t''i<*"'t!* thcMiinth year of tli;^ Reign of King George the P'ourtii, ami "■'"^'"•' ' intituled. An Act to make anew and more convenient st*^- „ ^ "J^; S:,. division of the Province into Counties, for the purpose of" '•'''^- ' • effecting a wore equal Representation thereof in the Assembly than heretofore ; and so much of the Act passed in the Session held in the fourteenth and fifteenth years of Her Majesty's Reign and intituled. An Act to make certain altemtions in the ' i ^^ i^j v. <. Territorial Divisions of Upper Camtda, or of any other Act or "'" Law in force in this Province, or in any part thereof, as may be inconsistent with this Act, sliall be superseded and repealed from the time tliis Act shall come inU) force and cd'ecf. XL And be it enacted. That the provisions of tii(> present rertdui provi- Election law, for holding in certain cases more than two days ^'"27,3! 68 ^' Polling in the Townships of Waterloo and Wilmot, be and the itpeaieil. ' same are hereby repealed. XIL And be it enacted, That this Act shall have force and Commeiicp- efl'eet from and after the end of the present Provincial Parlia- '"•^"' «' ^'^f- ment, and not before. Parishes, Townships, &c., nu'ii- lioned in tiiis Aft. Q U E B K C : PR.NTRD BY STEWART DERBISHIRE & GEORGE DESBARATS. Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excollent Majesty. 1854. f ATS,