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Roi^e to^L . '^M '"'. '& °^ ^^'^ """tb "f the river Cap fn, f I- , ^ "^^'^ ''^"^ °^ '*»« "outh of the river Chaudifere and a hne drawn from the east side of the mouth of the fver' InToToS'Jl '""^r' '\^'- '^'^' ^°^^ ^^^"^'i Indian cTve thf 'rifc'r S?\twZ.^ '-^r "^^J^^^ ^f f °" '^' "°"h side of Certa,„ Crcw„ THr Majesty whetrer'^hrsam' f ^^ ''?'''' "''^ ^''^^ing Ttt-- ^" wnfpr fL*^ l''^' ^^"^''^'^r '"^ same be or be not covered with ve«teu in trust. S^;i r""'^', ^"","«? ^•■"'" ^^'^^^ «re not by law appJo- I.T. ""^^'''^'fi to l,e applied exclusively to anVother^S- Cft!^f ^r ''"^ f" ""^"^^ ^"'^ «'™s of money^now due or hereafter to become due to Her Majesty, ad not alreadv bv kw appropriated or directed to be ap Jlied^xclusWely to anv otheT purpose, either for interest or principal, or in anv other wav in respect of any land below th'e lin? of high waiter wlhTn^sad hmits heretofore granted by Her Majesty, wliether thT same be or be not coverecf with water, shall le vested in the Cornomdon hereinafter mentioned, in trust for the purposes of thKct" Lpwale? piT ir"; ""^ ^'P"'^" anS otLr propi^ieL o/a Prov...„.^ berths in fronfC f "'l^"^ ^"^^^ ^'^ P^^^P^^^y and mooring CornorlHon I II r^' *' ^' ."°^ "^^« ^^^ ««"^e. ""'" the sal! SScTanv such n^r- f'l"'''*'^ 1^%"^^*' *'^'« «"d interest beach Smv n? P?''°f may lawfully have in and to any shSl the Zhf/nf ""''*" lot within the said boundaries ; nor Shall the rights of any person be abrogated or diminished by this Cap. 32. Earhour of Quelcc. 22 Vict. ("ommlsjloncrs of the lliirb I 1858. Harbour of Quebec. Cap. 32. !)()dy L » I the provisions of this Act, and to impose penalities under the same, not exceeding twenty dollars currency or sixty days' im- prisonment, against all persons vvho may infringe the same, and deem the same expedient ; and By-laws made for any of the following purposes shall be held and deemed to be made for the purposes of this Act, that is to say :— rJjJ^''' i'^'^-'^''''"^ ''""'^"'^f ''"'^ government of the snid Corpo- .'crv.ni..„j ration, and of its officers and servants, and the management and """'"''• improvement of its property, real and personal ; and'onilnfr'""*'"" f •"'•''•'■^ ^° '''^^ P^^P'^^y "^ '^^^ Corporation, Enoroachmcn.,. and encroachment and incumbrances thereon, and the removal Io.d nfnT^LTf ? " to prescribe where all vessels entering and i.a>u.at. loading at the Harbour of Quebec shall discharge their ballast; nruiJ^h *'°""''?" "^ ?'.' d"^« and penalties imposed by or rouect.o„cf uniler the authority of this Act • i j' * j^,,^ j^.^ the^nrtv7i,n?"/./^%''"'"^ °*"v"y '^""^ necessary to carry out carrying out thi, the provisions of this Act according to their intent and spirit ; ^"• rat^mi^shlini-f ''^''V''^'' no By-law made by the said Corpo- rrovi.o:n>..,a., ration shall ha^^e any force or effect until after is has been sane- '^ '''' ■'""iLd. ' tioned by the Governor and published in the Canada Gazdte ; iht' to^ ^T"''!"'^ '*''"' ^^''^ '^,' ™provements to be made under rrovUc mis itct, and the property which may be acquired thereunder '"■■^vemontMo Lawren'ce'"on'i ''' "'"^""''^ ''^ '^'' """^ ^"^^ "^ '^" ^V^^t\ o'nV;? ■"'"" ''"^ 5. Copies of any such By-laws certified by the Sc , . ' arv under r.,..«M • . he seal of the «aid Corporation, shall be admitted i. Ill and ^-&'"" in Canal.'' ''"' ''"' '" "" ^"""^ "^ ^'^^^ and EquTty 6. It shall be lawful for the Governor from timp fn tJmp fr. . • appoint one of the said Commissioners to be Chairman of the aid ?^~" Corporation, and to allow such Chairman such compensation^ Ir^^^^a annoint aTZ . "T"^ ^"'"^ ' ^"^ '^' «"'^ Corporation shall 'l^^^'' appoint a Secre ary-Treasurer thereto, and shall fix his compcn- ation. and shall require and take from such Secretary. Treasurer TJ17 1 ^"' !''' ^""^ ""^ ^'^''^^^"' performance of his duties as may be deemed necessary ; And all such other officers, assis- tants and servants as may be required by the said Corporation for the purposes of this Act, shall be appointed by the a"d Corporation, who shall allow them such comVensation^or salartes 4rZLr"jr'7^> ^^'^''^^^ «'^^«y^ '^^' ^"'-•h Secretary. rrovi». Gcve o^Ge^^^^ compensation shall be approved of by L Cap. 32. * Ifarbour of Quelec. 22 Vict. ^nil to Issue dcbcDturct. corpomion"' "^ , 7« The members, officers and semnta nf »i,o =„• i n J'OK-cr to borrow o 1? »i jountl expedient, any sum or sums of money not exceed mr in the whole the sum of three hundred thousand^pouids ter pf at i-^tL said Illboitr' Jni ' """'' V'^ P"'-^'"'''^'^^ ""^1 ^-'^^ Ini 1 .1 ""'^"""'^» »" 'nc manner deemed by them to ho hrst calculated to promote the eonmierce and interests of the W of nfthl rZH :^ iT "^ ^^"^ ''"^ Commissioners, and the seal of the Corporation debentures or bonds, to be counters .edbv at he time when the said interest sb^" be mide navable^^^^^^^^^^ .he revenue arising from the ,lne,, tolls d, ties raw a„d„ nal ,es tnjposed by or under this Act fi.r a,,d „„ 'acemnt 'f ^he S'at, KS - dt .tt!£- «Vt^sH? 1. The payment of all expenses incurred in the collection of the same, and other indispensable char.rcs • collection ot 2. The defraying of the expenses attendant on keeninc. the 5truVrn''atirgK„'}7;i?;^''-=«-^^ Interest to be paid out of revenue of Harbour. Order of charges on revenue of Harbour. Defraying of cxpcuscs. Payment of interest. ] h 4. 1858. JTarhour of Quebec, Cap. 82. h tosL'llto Harbour CommUaloneii. 4. The paymg-off of the principal of temporary loans ; and for sinking ftma. this purpose the said Corporation is hereby required to set apart yearly two per cent, on the amount of such loans, as a sinking fund, to secure the liquidation thereof. 10< The said Commissioners shall keep separate accounts of all Certain «cooiint« moneys borrowed, received and expended by them under the '°'«^'p«- authority of this Act, and shall account for the same annually to the Governor, in such manner and form as he may see fit to direct; but the Provincial Guarantee shall not be given for the NoProvincui payment of either principal or interest of any sum borrowed ""«""«'• under this Act, nor shall the Province be in any way respon- sible therefor. j J f lit All Corporations and persons whatever, and all grcves de corportHow, suhshiuhon, Tutors, Curators, Executors and Administrators, and *''-"""'«'"^ all other trustees whatsoever, not only for and on behalf of ihem- selves, their heirs and successors, but also for and on behalf of those whom they represent, whether infants, issue unborn, lunatics, idiots or other persons, who are seized or possessed of or interested in any wharf or other immoveable property re- quired by the said Commissioners for the purposes of this Act, may sell and convey unto the said Commissioners all or any part thereof; and any contract, agreement, sale or conveyance made in pursuance of the power hereby given shall be valid and eifectual, any law, statute, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstandinc ; and such Corporation or person so conveying as aforesaid is hereby indemnified for what it or he may respec- tively do by virtue or in pursuance of this Act. 12. All Corporations or persons owning any wharf or other im- moveable property, required by the said Commissioners for the purposes of this Act, who cannot in common course of law sell or alienate the same, shall exact a fixed annual rent as an equi- valent for the sarr .-stead of a principal sum ; and if the amount of the rent be n< uxed by voluntary agreement or compromise, U shall be fixed in the manner hereinafter prescribed ; and all proceedings shall in that case be regulated as hereinafter pres- cribed; and for the payment of any such annual rent or of any other annual rent agreed upon or ascertained and to be paid for the purchase ofany wharf or other immoveable property, required by the said Commissioners for the purposes of this Act, or for any part of the purchase money of any such wharf or other im- moveable property which the vendor shall agree to leave unpaid, such wharf or other immoveable property shall be and is hereby made liable and chargeable in preference to all other claims and demands thereon whatsoever, the deed creating such charge and liability being duly registered in the Registry Office for the Regis- tration Division of Quebec ; And every such Deed shall be so registered at full length at the diligence, costs and charges of the said Commissioners. 18. Corporationi or persons who cannot receive principal sunu to sell for fixed annual lenti. Deeds to be registered by the C niQmUaionfirS. 8 ModenfMttlIng Srics of Unili, ^•1 in cuMc n( not belns able to Kttle It by Cap. 82. Harhur of Qtielec. 22 VroT. 3iutiul i^Teea' Arbitration and Power to lory ■noorageand vhar&ge ratca on vessels and goods. In -> « 13.. Whenever the said Commisslonors cannot neree with thr 'n CO o, ^ pronnetor or proprietors, or son.o one or more of C aT afore' atJ. of nny wharf or other real property rermired by tl em for the purposes of this Aet, as to the amounf of tte priceVr Zua or other rent to be paid for the same, such amount s« bo determined as follows: the said Commissioners andXpoZto? or proprietors shall each appoint a disinterested Arbitratof and the two Arbitrators shall name a third, also disinteresTd 2nd the three Arbitrators, after being sworn by or befo Hnv JuE SaHv"'lnd f '■' ^^'" '" ["'^^^'•^^•^ ^'"'^ honestly ancfimpT tially, and having given each other notice of the time and n ace of their meeting, shall determine such amount, ancUlicir decSon or that of any two of them shall be final ; And if such proSe tor or proprietors, after being notified and thereunto equ'ed by lrcs7rZT:i' f""'! Z "^^''^^•' ^" «PP"'"' «" Arbitrator's atoresaid, or if the two Arbitrators af)pointed by the two parties interested or by the Commissioners aid the Ju/ge aforesa'^d do not agree upon a third Arbitrator, then one of tlfe Judges of the Superior Court for Lower Canada shall name an Arbifrator S the proprietor or proprietors, or a third Arbitrator, rfhecae may require; and in case of the death of an Arbitrator or his refusal to act the party who appointed him, or the JudL, (^ the case may be,) may appoint another in his place. ^ ^ nfi^' 5^^'^" the amount of the price to be paid for any wharf or other m^moveable property required as aforesaid, has been agreed upon or determined by arbitration as aforesaid, the said Com- missioners may take the same and become proprietors thereof by paying such price either to the proprietor or proprietors, or ml t^^t ^^ '^' P'^honotary of the Superior dourt at Queb c" for him or them ; and the price agreed upon or deternuncd to be paid for any wharf or other immoveable property taken bv the said Commissioners, shall be in the place and stead of the land and all claims to or upon the land shall be converted into claims !nn' T'l T^ P"'V. ^"'^ '^'^^ Commissioners have reason "to apprehend that any claims may exist to or upon the price, on the ^VlvM"^, P""^;. 'l!'y.'"'y P^'^^"^^ P"" '»ta th; hands of the Prothonotary of the Superior Court at Quebec, filine at the same time a copy of (he deed of purchase or of the award and the Court after having caused due notice to be given for the' callmg inof all claimants, shall make such order for the distribu- tion of the price as well as of the interest thereof, and as to costs, as to law may appertain. ' 15. It shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to levy upon all vessels moored or fastened to, or lying at or in any of their piers, wharves or slips, and upon all goods landed or shipped carried or deposited thereon, such moorage or wharfage rates and such other to Is dues and duties, as they may, from time to time, ftx and estab ish not exceeding those in the Schedules hereuntJ annexed, and the said rates and dues shall be levied as follows : 1. rommlmlancra to become proprietors on payment or deposit of price. ProTiilon if they app'i'ehend charge on the pruperty. 1858. Harbour of Quehee, Cap. 82. e 1. On seagoing vessels. — The moorage rates thereon shall be oniwgoing levied from the master or person in charge thereof; and the '"*^" wharfage rates of goods landed or shipped, shall be levied from the consignee, shipper, owner or agent thereof; 2. On all other vessels. — The moorage rates thereon, as well Oa other tmmIi. as the wharfage rates upon the cargoes, shall be paid hy the master or person in charge thereof, saving to him such recourse as he may have by law against any other person for the recovery of the sum so paid ; 3. Provided, however, 'lat it shall be lawful for the said Com- i-foviso: uto missioners to demand and recover the said wharfage rates from urillmedgilal' the owners or consignees of such vessels, or from the owners, ,7J,!ruJ"Vem»in consignees or agents of ships, or shippers of such cargoes, if they unimiiiaitir» see fit to do so; and in the event of goods lying unclaimed on **"*'°"°"- the wharves, piers or slips of the said Commissioners for the period of ninety days, such goods may be sold by public auction after three advertisements thereof shall have been pul)lished m any newspaper in the city of Quebec, and the said Commissioners shall account for the proceeds thereof to the owner thereof on demand, first deducting their lawful charges thereon ; and if such goods be of a perishable nature, they may be sold within a shorter period, provided cause for such sale be shewn by affidavit before any Justice of the Peace of the district of Quebec, and an order for such sale procured from such Justice, who is hereby authorized to grant the same. PowcT to «elre and itll vessels or goods in case of non-payment. 16* In case of non-payment of (be said dues or rates or part thereof, or any other charge which under this Act the said Com- missioners may lawfully make, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to seize forthwith before judgment, any vessel or goods whatsoever upon which such dues or other char{i( s may be owing, and to detain the same at the risk, cost andcharges of the owner, until the sum due and the costs and charges incurred for the seizure, and detention of the same be paid in full ; and in the event of such rates, dues or other charges, remaining due for forty days after such seizure, such vessel or goods may be sold by the said Commissioners by public auction, after the publi- cation in any newspaper in the said city of Quebec, of three advertisements of such sale ; and the said Commissioners shall thereafter, on demand, account to the owner of such vessel or goods, for the proceeds of such sale, first deducting the rates or dues due, and all their other legal charges. 17t It shall be lawful for the said Commissioners to require certsin report* from the master or person in charge of every vessel coming to uoV^ ""*** any of their wharves piers or slips, a report in writing, signed and certified by him, of his vessel's cargo inwards, and her draft of water, such report to be made before he shall break bulk ; also of her outward carco and draft of water before his vpssel shall be exacted masters of vessels. 10 Cap. 32. Sarbour of Quebec. 22 Vict. Proviso. Proviso, Collector of t'ustoms at Quebec, may be required to collect rates. shall leave the same and such other particulars as may beneces- r7lTorTelCV^' r^'T' °' *^'^ ^''' and^n case of retusal or neglect to make such reports or any of them, it shall vesseTat hrnt ''f Commissioners to sei.J and dTtain sth vessel at the risk cost and charges of the master, owner or person ^ith pfov- rf f ""''l"^^ '^r'^'^'^ requirements are corn ed Th ^Ji (^i± :r ^^«V"«thinghereirl contained shall prevent ine said tommissioners from making such mutual a^rreemenr Uh tp"? to 'rr " "^ T"^^ of stfamboats and othef Ss wtn respect to making such reports, and with respect to the pavment of al tonnage, wharfage and other dues a7m^ay be con! id shaifb ""'• .^"i P"^'^^^ «'^«' ''^'' nothing's con- comm.S luhTT"^ '^ P'""'"' '^' ^^^^ Commissioners from anH hp/vZ^ f^ T'""'' "^""'■'' ^••«S«"'« of steamboats ancl other ves els, for all rents and dues accruin5^ place by the aidtSr ?PP''-'-" ^.^"8 -ade to him to tha^t eTct ^y the said Commissioners or their authorized a-rent • and the :i.tR:i^.X ''''''' ^''"'" "^'""^ ^"^ "^^ «"'^ ' ^ the^mascnlS i'S"" TJ^ '"JP«'-tinK the singular number, or partv orSl^ tr?^'f '"'^''.V^ *" more tlrnn one person, party or thing and to females as well as maks, unless the context bvth'Tr'r'S'^'r^''^""^"^^^^^ -•^ whenever p"" asoV,lflfiSr I'-t ^"y ^'""S' P^^^'-'r «f>all be intended also to do all things which may be necessary to the doin^ of such ings : and generally all words and clauses herein, shaO receive such libera and fair construction, as will best ansu^r the carJv ;ng into effec^ of this Act accordi^ng to its true in en t and soTrir The words "%-Iaws," ''Vesscls,''^'Goods,''lT'Dues "b he' provisions of this Act, shall severally be construed to mean and SnTBriat"'", '"T' ''V-'-'^''"'^"-cS mean all By-laws, rules, orders and r.-gulations, made bv the said Commissioners; the words " Vessef" or "YSs^'slaU mean and include all ships, vessels, boats, barjres steambo tV scows rafts, and floating c^raft, Hiatsoever^heSd 'To't shall mean and include all merchandize, produce, animals artic es and things wliatsoever, landed from a ;essel, or depo^i'ed on the wonr-'n ' '"' r:r' "'^^'"^ ^'^■PP^^ o; otherwise ««] he word "Dues," shall mean and include all rates, tolls duties «nd dues whatsoever imposed by this Act. ' ' '^"'^ 27. Nothing herein contained shall affect or be construed to affec m any manner or way whatsoever, the rights of Her Sty Her Ileirs and Successors, or of any person or persons, or S LtSrenlS^'ner^'-^" ""' ^•""^^^^"^' ^^^ '"'^ --P-'^ - . 28. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act, and as such iudi- cially noticed by all Judges, Justices of the Peace and o hers whom It may concern, without being specially pleaded. TABIFF. 1858. Harhour of Quebee. TARIFF. Cap. 32. 13 Tolls, Rates, Duties and Dues to be levied in the Harbour of Quebec, under and by virtue of this Act. SCHEDULE A. Tariff of Maximum Mates. FOR MOORING. On Steamboats, per ton of their burden per Register, for each day of twenty-four hours they remain, reckoned from the hour of their arrival to that of their departure. Id. On all other Vessels, per ton and per day, as aforesaid J^d. FOR DISCHARGING AND LOADING. B; Steam Cbane or other MACalNGBT. Flour, or other Produce re- duced to weight of Flour, per barrel Grain, Salt, &c., per bushel Merchandise and other Qoods, per ton of 2,000 lbs Discharging Loading at from Wharf. Wharf. B. d. s. d. 1 Oi 1 Oi 1 8 1 8 Wharfage, thiit is, use of Wharf while goods are being landed or loaded. s. d. Oi Oi 6 Discharging or loading, to include Wharfage and Moorage of Vessel, and all expenses. 3 1 2 6 SCHEDULE B. Goods, Wares, Merchandise, Animals and Things, on which the Rales affixed to each shall be levied : — Flour and Meal, Fish, Beef, Pork, and other Meats, Tar, Fitch and Rosin, per barrel, or per two hundred pounds .... IJ. Puncheon Packs or Shocks, Empty Puncheons or Pipes, Canoes, Carts, Burr Stones and Animals undescribed, each - - - . IJ. Tobacco Clay Pipes, Corks and Matches, per twelve gross ------ Id. Spades, Shovels and Axes, per dozen - - Id. Baskets, Bucketc, Pails and Corn Brooms, per dozen, Id. Window Glass, per one hundred feet - - Id. Canada Plates, Tin Plates, Lemons and Oranges, per box ------ Id. Poultry or Game, per dozen - - - Id. Untanned Skins, (undescribed,) per dozen - - Id. Apples and other Green Fruit, per niinot - - ^d. Potatoes, u Cap. 32. Harlonr of Quebec. 22 Vict. Potatoes, Onions, and other Green Vegetables, Der minot . . . . ^ Oysters and other Shell Fish, per minot '- '. Casks, (empty, undescribed,) each - Corn Whisks or Dusters, per dozen Laths and Shingles, per thousand - Eggs, per thousand - - . . Boats, (undescribed,) each Vehicles, (undescribed,) each - . I Neat Cattle and Horses, each Hoop Poles, per hundred pieces - - I Firewood and Bark, per cord Empty Bottles, per gross - - . . Hides, per dozen - - . . " Ashes, (Pot or Pearl,) per barrel - I I Cinders and Coke, per chaldron - Coal, per chaldron - . . . jg Clay, Sand, Lime and Ballast, per ton - - Timber, per hundred cubic feet - - . Sawed Lumber of every kind, per thousand feet, board measure - . , . 2g Lath wood, per cord - - . . Og' Batteaux and Carriages, each ... 2s.* Buft'alo Skins, per dozen - Earthenware, (loose,) per hundred pieces - Handspikes, Oars and ]3illets, per hundred pieces - i5arrel Staves, per mille - . . .2s Hay and Straw, per hundred bundles Marble, per hundred cubic feet .. - .2s Stone, (except ballast,) per hundred cubic feet - 2s Puncheon Staves, per mille - - .2s Empty Barrels, per hundred - . . ig' Empty Boxes, per hundred - . . ig' Grain, Seeds, Indian Corn, Pulse, Malt and Salt, per hundred miuots - - . . jg Railway Sleepers, per hundred pieces - . 6s' Bricks, Tiles and Slates for roofing, per thousand - 4s* Pipe Staves, (Standard,) per mille - IQs" id. id. id. id. 2d. 2d. 2d. 2d. 2d. 3d. 3d. 3d. 3d. 4d. 6d. Od. 6d. 6d. 6d. Od. 6d. 6d. 9d. 9d. 6d. 9d. 6d. 6d. 6d. 3d. Od. 3d. Od. Od. Od. SCHEDULE C. Goods on which there shall be levied a rate of nine pence per one thousand pounds gross weight : f f Arrowroot,~Barley, Pot or Pearl,— Batting, —Biscuit,— Bread,-Butter,_BIue,-Brimstone,_Chee8e,-Crackers- CoiFee, - Cocoa, - Chocolate, - Candles, - Cork, unmanufac- tured,-Cordage,-Cotton Wool,-Flax,-Feathers,-Fruit, dried, — Glue, — Grease, — Gunpowder, — Ginger, — Hemp,— ?f''Pn'T?^"^^Tf""^'~i',"'^^^^'''-^^'*^'-I'ampblack,-Nut8 of all kmds,-Oakum,-Oil Cake,-Ochre,— Paints,-Putty,— nice,— 1858. I Earbour of Quebec. Cap. 32. Rice,— Rags,~Rope— Sugar, raw or refined.— Soap,— Starch,— Spices,-Sago,-SaIaratus,-SaIts,-Snuff,-Saltpetre,-Sul- uhur,-Tei.s,-Tobarco,-Tow,-TaIIow,-Wadding,-Wool,- Wire,—Wax,— Wrapping Paper,— Whetstones. SCHEDULE D. Goods on which there shall be levied a rate of one shilline and three pence per ton gross weight : Anchors,— Anvils,— Alum,-Chains,— Metals of all kinds, in ^F\ , \??J'^' S"'^'' "'■ Sheets,— Hollow Ironware,-Plou^h tk" ll '~/?^''''~^Pi.^'''-^^°^'-S'o^es,-Ores of all kinds,- Chalk, — Cement,— Gypsum, —Plaster of Paris,— Whitincr- SP'T Vrr^""^'S"''' -iI'"s'on^«» - Dje - woods, - Soda- Ash,— Kaft Gear,— Bran,— Shorts,— Luggage,-Bones,-Hoofs, 15 1 SCHEDULE E. Goods on which there shall be levied a rate of one shiUine per one hundred gallons thereof: — All Liquors, Wines, Oils and Fluids whatsoever, in wood or other packages, except bottles. SCHEDULE F. Goods on which there shall be levied a rate of nine pence per ton measurement of forty cubic feet :— *" r Earthenware, Stoneware, Chinaware and Glassware, in packages. ' SCHEDULE G. On all Goods, Wares and Merchandise whatsoevernot other- wise classed or described, there shall be levied a rate of three shillings and four pence upon every one hundred pounds of the value thereof: Provided always, that upon Goodsfthe value of which cannot be ascertained satisfactorily, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Commissioners to levy a rate of one shilling and three pence per ton weight or measurement, as they may see fit. BY-LAWS OF THE QUEBEC HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS. Adopted at a General Meeting of the Commissioners, lield in tlieir Office in tlie Lower Town, on Tlmrsday, 29tli December, 1859. No. 1. At any Meeting of the Corporation at which the Chairman may be absent, one of the Commissioners shall b'> chosen by vote to preside at such Meeting. of busincsr ^"'"™''''°"'"'' '^^" ^^ * q^o^^'a for the despatch 3 No Meetings of the Corporation shall be held without at rlrr^^;, "?""'' "°'"^' S'^^" "" ^^^'^ Commissioner, in vnting, by he Secretary-Treasurer ; and no measure shall be taken up for discussion at the Board, unless proposed at a previous Meetmg, except with the consent of the Commissioners present. 4. The Chairman, as Commissioner, is entitled to vote in all questions brought before the Corporation, but in case of an equal division of votes, he is not entitled to a second or casting vote. 5 No account shall be paid nor any moneys disbursed, except by Order of the Commissioners at their weekly or other Meetings, such Order to be signed by three of the Commissioners present at such Meeting; and all cheques shall be signed by the Chairman, or in his absence, by the Commissioner who presided at the Meeting at which the Order had passed ; and all Deeds and other Documents whatsoever, not being Debentures, shall be executed by he Chairman; or if the Chairman was absent from the Meeting when such Deeds or other Documents were ordered t/ien by the Commissioner who presided at that Meeting; and further, no Cheques, Deeds or other Documents shall be binding on the Corporation, unless executed and signed in conformitv with tnis Ly-law, and countersigned by the Secretary-Treasuren 6. No By. 'aw shall be finally passed unless submitted for consideration at two consecutive weekly Meetings of the Corno- ration ; and whenever a By-law affects private or public interests, U shall be published twice, namely, in one English and in one French newspaper of the City of Quebec, before being read a second time and finally passed. " Sanctioned," 28th January, I860. B Adopted at a General Meeting of the Commissioners, lield in tlieir Office in the. Lower Town, on Wednesday, tlie 22nd February, 1860. No. 7. The Quebec Harbour Debentures shall be offered to public competition, and no such Debenture shall be sold by private sale. When the Harbour Commissioners have any Debentures to sell, they shall cause an advertisement to be published at least three times, in two newspapers in Quebec, and also in two newspapers at Montreal, one English and one French, in each place, calling for Tenders for the purchase of said Debentures, and stating the amount, the rate of interest and the time of redemption of said Debentures, and whether in Dollars or Sterling money. The said Debentures shall bear an Interest of Eight per Cent., and be redeemable within a period not exceeding thirty years after date. The Interest on said Debentures shall be paid on the first day of January and first day of July in each year. The Sinking Fund shall be composed of a yearly sum of not less than two per cent, on the amount of Debentures sold, and of the annual interest accruing thereon. The sum of the Sinking Fund shall be annually invested in Provincial Debentures of Incorporated Bodies, ©r in Stock of the Chartered Banks in the Province of Canada, at the discretion of the Commissioners. " Sanctioned," 5th April, 1860. t ) r t I ) r I PROVINCE OF CANADA. At a Meeting of the Quebec Harbour Commissioners, held in their Office, in the Lower Town of the City of Quebec, in that part of the Province of Canada called Lower Canada, being their usual place of Sitting, on Wednesday, the Twenty-seventh day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, at which Meeting four Commissioners and the Chairman were present, viz : — The Hon. George Pemberton, Chairman^ His Honor the Mayor of Quebec, "^ The President of the Board of Trade, 1 Commissioners George H. Simard, Esquire, f ^o^^^^^^oners. John Sharples, Esquire, J It is resolved that — Whereas it is expedient to amend a By-law passed on Twenty-second day of February last, by the Quebec Harbour Commissioners, and sanctioned by His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the Fifth day of April, to provide for the Sale of Debentures — The following By-law which shall be intituled, " A By-law to " amend the aforementioned By-law as passed on the Twenty- " second day of February last, by the Quebec Harbour Commis- " sioners, and sanctioned by His Excellency the Governor General " in Council, on the Fifth day of April, to provide for the Sale *' of Debentures," and of which the First and Third Clauses shall hereafter read as follows :^ No. 1. — The Quebec Harbour Debentures shall be ofiFered to public competition, and no such Debentures shall be sold by Private Sale ; provided always, that the Quebec Harbour Com- missioners shall have the right to issue Debentures to the Owners or Mortgagees of any Property they may purchase, at not less than the current market rate of said Debentures. No. 3. — The said Debentures shall bear an Interest not exceed- ing eight per cent, per annum, and be redeemable within a period not exceeding thirty years after date. GEORGE PEMBERTON, Chairman. H. N. Jones, Secretary-Treasurer. Secretary's Office, Quebec, 2Uh July, 1860. This is to certify that the above By-law, adopted by the Cor- poration of the Quebec Harbour Commissioners, has been sanc- tioned by His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the24thdayof July, 1860. By Command. CHARLES AILEYN, Secretary. PROVINCE OF CANADA. At a Meeting of the Quebec Harbour Commicsioners, held in their Office, in the Lower Town of the City of Quebec, in that part of the Trovince of Canada called Lower Canada, being their usual place of Sitting, on Tuesday, the Fifth day of February, in the year of Our Lord one "thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, at which Meeting the Chairman and two Commissioners were present, viz : — The Honorable Georqe Pemberton, Chairman, His Honor the Mayor of Quebec, I ,-, The President of the Board of Trade, / ^'"»"»««''«f'-s. It is resolved that— Whereas it is expedient to enact Rules and Regulations for the direction, conduct and government of this Corporation, the following By-law is hereby ordained and enacted by the Quebec Harbour Commissioners : — Proposed By-law respecting the Cutting of Blocks of Ice in the Harbour of Quebec. "No person or persons shall cut Ice or make holes in the ice " within the limits of the Harbour of Quebec, except at such place " or places therein as shall be designated and allotted for that " purpose by the Engineer or Surveyor to the Harbour Commis- " sioners, — and no person or persons shall convey away, destroy, " injure or deface any pickets or other marks placed on the Ice " for the purpose of indicating the limits within which Ice may " be cut or within which Snow or Ice may be deposited, or shall " convey away, destroy, injure or deface any pickets or other " marks placed on the Ice by the said Engineer or Surveyor in " the performance of his duty; and any person who shall violate " or infringe any of the Provisions in this By-law contained, shall " be subject to a Penalty of Ten Dollars for each and every such " infringement, to be recovered by Civil Action or Proceeding " in conformity with the 20th Section of the Act of Incorporation, " 22nd Vic. cap. 32." GEORGE PEMBERTON, Chairman. H. N. Jones, Secretary-Treasurer, Secretary's Office, Quebec, 22h(/ February, 1861. This is to certify that the above By-law, adopted by the Cor- poration of the Quebec Harbour Commissioners, has been sanc- tioned by His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council, on the 18th day of February, 1861. By Command. CHARLES ALLEYN, Secretary. Quebec, March 7, 1861. ^eSo^ U^ ci(^:^ 'U* ^es<;LC.<