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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. errata to pelure. >n A n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 To IIIh llirrllcnfy Lieutfnnnt-Genrriil SIR JOHN HARVEY, Knight Commander of the Most llonornhh Military Order of the Hath, hnighi Commander of the lioyat Hanoverian (iuclj)hic Order, Licutenant-Cuvernoi and Commander in Chief, in and ovci Jler Majestifs Province of IS'ova Scotia and its Dependencies, ^c. i^c. \\c. ilir llumlilr Adilrr^> ol' the l.rjsUlalivr Ceanril and Uonse of iHHeniMy of Nova-Srotia. May it please Your ExccUmcy : Tlic Ijci^islativo Council and House of Assnnhlj have passed tlio accompanying Ad- dress lo Her Most (Iracious Majesty, on the subject of the magnificent project ol connecting Her Majesty's |M)ssessions bordering on tlic Atlantic with the fertile Countries of Canada and tlie (ar West, and they respectfully recpiest Your Excellency to forward their Address tt> Her Majesty, with Your Excellency's most favorai)le rcconuuendation. TO THE QCEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The llumblf Address of (ke Lej^islativf Coancil aid Honse of Assfubly of IS'ova-Scotia- May it please Your Majesty : We, Your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Ijcgislativc Council and House of Assembly of Nova-Scotia, in Provincial Parliament assembled, beg leave to thank Your Majesty for the gracious ofler made to the North American Provinces, in the let- ter addressed by the Lnder Secretary of State to the Delegate from Nova-Scotia on the 10th of March last. The construction of Trunk l^iues of Railway through these I'rovinccs must advance their material prosperity — multiply their commercial and social advantages, in tran(iuil times, and greatly strengthen them should the peace of this Continent be broken. Strongly impressed with the high political and industrial interests involved in the completion of these great Highways, the l^egislaturc of Nova-Scotia have not only cheerfully made provision for that part of the Main Trunk Line which crosses this Pro- vince, but, with a view to relieve a Sister Colony have also pledged the Public Keve- nucs for the extension of that Line far into the bosom of New Brunswick. While we have done this, and while wc have felt deeply sensible of the substantial service to be rendered to the Colonies by the interposition of Imperial credit, we will not disguise from Your Majesty that a very strong feeling prevails that the great inte- rests at stake upon this Continent would warrant some direct aid from the Imperial Treasury. The same policy which secured the Highlands of Scotland from disquiet, which has bridged the Ocean with noble Steamships, would seem to justify direct aid to a great national work, that, however desirable, the Provinces arc scarcely able io accomplish. This Railway will, wc trust, before many years, be extended across this Continent, securing to the Mother Country, upon British soil, and under the protection of the national flag, and of the Queen's own subjects, easy and rapid communication not only with the rising communities upon the Pacific, but with the rich and populous Provin- ces, and nations which lie beyond. With entire confidence in the wisdom of Our Sovereign, and the liberality of the Imperial Parliament, wc commend this great subject to their care, having given to it all the aid which can be justified by the limited resources of our Country. An Act to make provision for the construction of a Trunk Railway through British North America. WIIEHKAS the funnatioii of Hailroads from Halifax tn the Hiv«>rs Detroit and Saint Croix, would consolidate and stren<^then the Provinces of British America, develope their resources, nuiltipl)' their social and commercial relations, and alTord increased facilities for rapid inter-communication with the British Islands, and with all parts of this Continent: And whereas Her Majesty's Governnjcnt is prepared to advance the Funds re(|uired to construct a portion of these works, on certain conditions : And whereas Canada has made liberal provision for one third of a trunk line from IJalifax to Quebec, and for the extension of that line to the Hiver Detroit : And whereas there is reason to anticipate the co-operation of New Brunswick in the completion of both lines passing through that Province: I. Whenever the Funds necessary for the purpose shall be raised by loan under th«: authority and guarantee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, or advanced as a loan to this Province under such authority, or subscribed or loaned by individuals, as hereinafter provided, it shall be lawful for the (jovernor in Council to enter into such arrangements as may be deemed conducive to the interests of this Province, with the Ciovernment of the United Kingdom, and with the Governments of Canada and New Brunswick, in reference to the construction of a Railway from the Harbor of Halifax, in Nova-Scotia, to some point opposite the City of Quebec, either by constructing the same on the joint account of this Province and the Provinces of Canada and New Brunswick in e(|ual proportions, or by engaging to construct, at the expense of this Province, that part of the Railway lying within Nova-Scotia, or by making such other arrangements for the construction of the Railway as may be agreed u[>on with the Government of the United Kingdom and such Provincial G<^vernments ; and for faci- litating such arrangements, all the ungranted lands within this Province lying within ten miles on each side of the line of the Railway, are hereby placed at the disposal of the Governor in Council, to be appropriated, pledged, or otherwise dealt with, as may be thought best for the interests of the Province with regard to such arrangements, it being understood and hereby declared that the Legislature of this Ptovince will con- firm and carry out, by such enactments as may be necessary to give lull etlect to the same, any arrangement and agrecm<'nt which may be made by the Governor in Council, in the spirit and for the purposes of this Act. H. It shall be lawful for the Governor, out of the funds to be raised or advanced for the purpose, to pay such sums as may be required to defray the expenses of mak- ing that part of the Railway which shall be made at the expense of this Province under any such arrangement, or any other expenses which, under such arrangement, are to be borne by this Province. HI. Whenever the Governments of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova-Scotia, have completed the arrangements necessary, and determined on the construction of the work contemplated by this Act, it shall Le lawful for the Governor in Council to appoint not more than five Commissioners, with full powers to construct such work, in conjunction with Commissioners to be api)ointed in the other Provinces, who shall be empowered, from time to time, to draw upon the Receiver General for any amount, not to exceed one-third of the funds required for the same. IV. The main trunk line of Railway, or such part thereof as may be made under the provisions of the preceding sections of this Act, shall be a Public Provincial Work; and the Railway shall be made through this Province on such line, and in such places, as the Governor in Council shall determine and appoint, as best adapted to promote the general interests. V. 'I'hc Commissioners are authorised to enter upon and take possession of any lands required for ihe track of the Railway or for stations, and they shall lay off the snmu l)V metes and bounds, and record a description and plan thereof in the Renistrv of Deeds tor the County, and the same shall operate as a dedication to the piiitlic nf such lands : but the lands so taken shall not be less than four nor more than eight ron- sideration, and the damages therei)y reduced or extinguished. X. 'I'he monies payable for such lands and fencing shall form a County charge, but in the apportionment of the assessment, the Session shall have respect to the relaiivi- l)enefits derived from the Railway by the several sections of the County, and shall appoint the assessment accordingly. XI. If any Cor|)oration or individual shall t!csire to invest monies in the Railway- Fund applicable to the construction of this work, at their own risk, sharing with the Government the hazard and the profit of the enterprise, it shall be lawful for the Receiver General to issue scrip in sums not less than Twenty-five Pounds, bearing no interest, but entiiling the holder to a share, proportioned to his investment, in the tolls and revenues of the road. XII. Any person desiring to invest, on the credit of the Province, monies in the Railway Fund, applicable to the construction of this work, may pay any amount to the Receiver General, under the same guards and regulations as now secure the monies invested in the Savings' Rank, provided that the rate of interest to be paid on such instalments shall be the same as the Province pays for the loans advanced by Her Majesty's Government. XIII. Whenever the Railway shall be completed from Halifax to Quebec, it shall be lawfid for the Governor in Council to make, in conjunction with the Governments of Canada and New Brunswick, such arrangements as may be suitable for workini: the Railway as one line, by a common management, or for working that portion of the line which shall have been constructed at the risk of this Province — such arrange- ments to be submitted to l)oih branches of the Legislature at the Session then next ensuing; and during the progress of the work the Governor in Council shall have ihe like power over the [mrtion of the line within this Province, and arrangements made in reference thereto shall be submitted in like manner. XIV. The total sum to be raised for the purposes of this Act, upon the credit of the Revenues of this Province, shall never exceed in the whole the sum of One Million of Pounds Sterling, including the Stock to be held by the City of Halifax, and any Stock that may be taken by private individuals. XV. This Act shall not go into operation unless provision be made by the Province of New Brunswick for the construction of a Branch Line, from some convenieDt point of intersection with the Main Trunk Line, to the River Saint Croix. W. ■r/ / - r/ '', All Act for raising, by way of Loan, a sum not exceed- ing One Million of Pounds Sterling, for the construe- tion of a Trunk Railway through British North America. WIIKUKAS Her Majesty's (lovcrnmont is disposed, on certain conditions, to rccoinniend to Parliament that the credit of the I'nited Kin^^doni shall he employed to enalile the IVovinees of Cnnadii, New nriinswick, and Nova-Seolia, to raise, upon advantageous terms, the funds necessary for the construction of a line of Itailuay, from the IlarlKJur of Halifax, in Nova-Scotia, to Quebec or Montreal, in the Province of Canada : And wherea? the Parliament of this Province hath, during the present Session, |)assed an Act for the construction of that portion of the Itailway from the Harbour of Halifax to Quebec, which is to be made by this Province, |)rovided the necessary funds shall be raised under the authority and guarantee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, or advanced as a loan to this Province under such authority : I. The sum necessary for defraying the expenses of making such part of the Rail- way from the I^arbour of Halifax to some point oj)posite the City of Quebec, as may l)e to be made under the provisions of the Act passed in the present Session, and enti- tled, " An Act to make provision for the construction of a Trunk Railway through British North America," and the arrangements under the same, or any other expenses w hich, under any such arrangement, are to be borne by this Province, may be raised and borrowed under the provisions of any Act which shall be passed by the Parlia- ment of the United Kingdom authorising the advance of such sums to this Province from the Treasury (»f the United Kingdom, or guaranteeing the re|)ayment of the sums so borrowed, the due payment of dividends and interest thereon, or providing in any other way for the employment of the credit of the United Kingdom, so as to ensure the raising of such sums on advantageous terms ; and the sums so raised shall be applied to the pur|K)ses for which they are hereby authorised to be raised and no other; but the sums to be raised under the authority of this Act shall not in the whole exceed the sum of One Million of Pounds Sterling, including the Stock held by the City of Halifax as hereinafter mentioned, and any Stock that may be taken by private individuals. H. Such sums may bo raised and borrowed under and subject to the provisions of any such Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by any person appointed in that behalf by Her Majesty or by the Governor of this Province, by Loan Debentures or otherwise; and the principal sums so raised, and the dividends and interest thereon, arc hereby charged on the general revenues of this Province, of which the profits coining to this Province from any part of the Railway made with the funds raised under this Act, shall form part, and shall be the first charge thereon, after any previ- ously existing debts of the Province, and the sums payable under any Act then in force granting a Civil List to Her Majesty. HI. The annual sums payable lor the transmission of British Mails and Troops shall be carried to the credit of the loan contracted, and shall, together with the nett profits of the Railway, after deducting working expenses and interest, form a sinking fund for the li(|uidation of such loan. IV. Until the Railway shall pay its working expenses, and the annual interest due upon the loan contracted, no part of the principal sum shall be chargeable upon the rcv(!iuies of this Province, nor shall the Sinking Fund ever consist of more than two per cent, per annum, if chargeable on the Provincial Revenues, on the principal sums so to be raised and borrowed. V. The principal sums, so to be raised and borrowed, shall be received from time U) time, as the same may be raised, by the Receiver General, who shall, upon the \varr:intH ol \\\v (invcriior, |).i)' out of iIk! saiiio such suiiih as niny, tVnm tiinn to timr, Iti; ri'i|iiiri'iiscs iiiadr pavalili; out of (liu sauie l»v this Act, and thu Act of (Ills .ScNHKiii licrciiilu-for*.' rcfcrriul to : and \\ ho !>hall alito, u|M)n tht; warrants of the (.iovcriior, \)i\y lUv dividends and interest n|)on th«! sums so raised and liorrowed, as the itaine shall lieconie d(M>, toi^ether with the sums aicruini; to tho Sinking Fund; iind such Kuiui shall \h: paid and managed in >uch ni. inner, for thu redem|ition and li- (|uidali()n of the principal sums, as shall he agreed upon and ueuociatcd when the prin- cipal sums shall he raised and horrowed: or if there he no such agreement in that he- half, then in such manner as the (loveruor iu ( oinicil shall, from time to time, direct anti appoint, suhjcct howctver to the provisions of this Act — and it is herohy declared that tlui Parliament ol this Province will conlirm and carry out, liy such Legislative enactnuMits, if any, as may he necessary to ;;ive full elli-ct to the same, any arrange- ment or a;;reement nut inconsistent with the spirit of this Act, and of the Act ot this Session hereinliefore referred to, which may he made or authorised hy thu Ciovernor in Council, with regard to tin; raisin;; and horrouin^ the sums aforesaid, under the pro- visions of any Act to he passed hy the Parliament of the (nited kingdom in that be- half, and for the i)urposu of compUin^ with thu reijuirements of such Act. VI. The Kee(!iver General shall, hefore each J^cssion of the Provincial Parliament, transmit to thu Ciovernor, (or the purpose of heini; l.iid heforu the tuo Houses of the l^cgislaturo, a correct and detailed statement and account of the sums raised under thu authority of this Act, and of thu dehentures and other securities which shall have heen issued, and of the dividends and interest |iai(i thereon, and of the Sinking Fund, and of thu redemption of the whole or any part of the principal sum hy means of thu Sink- ing Fluid, or otherwise, and of (he expenses attending the negociatiun, management, payment, and redemption of the Loan. VII. The city of Halifax shall liu considered as holding stock in thu Unilway to the extent of One hundred thousand pounds sti.'riiug, and shall he entitled to participate in the profits of thu Railway in proportion to the amount of such stock, and shall he as- sessed annually for the amount of indrest ther(H)ii, at the same rate of interest at which the Loan is ohtained : and also for a proportionate amount of such sums as may he cliargeahlu against thu general Revenues of this Province for the Sinking Fund, such annual sums to he assessed and levied in the same manner in which other city rates are now assessed and levied, and to he paid into the hands of the Heceivcr General, to form a part of thu guneral revenues of this Province ; and to continue to he so annually assessed, levied, and paid in, until thu loan obtained under this Act shall become extin- guished under the provisions thereof. VIII. The due application of the monies to he raised under the authority of this Act, and of all sums to be expended under such authority, shall he accounted for to Her Majesty, through tlie Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for tiic time being, in such manner and form as Her Majesty shall direct, and an account of all sums expended under the authority of this Act shall he laid before Iwth Houses of the Provincial Parliament within fifteen days after the opening of thu Session thurcof next after such expenditure. And whereas, for the maintenance of the credit and good faith of this Province, it is iudispunsible that the annual revenues from all sources should never fall short of the amount collected iu the present year, while any portion of the loan contemplated by this Act remains due and unpaid. IX. Until the monies advanced or guaranteed by the Imperial Government shall have been repaid, or until the roads built with the same shall yield a nett income of three and one half |)er cent, thu Tarill' of thu year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-one shall form the basis of the Revenue Laws of this Province, and shall not be varied or changed so as to diminish the amount of security w liich it is the inten- tion and meaning of this Act should be pledged to Her Majesty's Government: But nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Legislature from annually 6 revising such TuriflT, ur from making; re{;uliitioiis in respoct to tradi- and (Ih- |iroi(ciioit ol tlio revenue— duo care bvinu (akcii that any alterations to Ik> made shall not diminish the iiutt income of the Province heluw the amount collected or to In? collected in the year One Thousand Ki(;ht Hundred and Filtv-one: and that chanue** whidi may no oprratt!, shall, before hecoining Law, be re|M>rted to and approved of bv Her Majesty's Government. An Act relative to the Crown Land Department. 1. The Surveyor General and Commissioner of Crown liands shall hereafter be styled " Commissioner of Crown Lands." 2. It shall be the duty of {\w. Commissioner of Crown Lands, in addition to hiii present duties, when so required by the Governor in Council : To cause a survey to be made of all the Crown Lands within ten nnles on each side of any line of llailroad which may be first put under Contract in this I'rc»vince — such Lantfs to be laid ofl' in lots of 100 acres each, e.xcj-pt in the nei^hUHirluKui of any Railway Stati«)n, or other desirable locality, where Town Lots ol smaller dimen- sions may be laid off. To prepare and cause to be litho the duty of the Deputy Surveyors in the dilVerent Counties: To collect int'ornialion within their Counties relating to the ungrantcd Lands lliere- ui, the i|ualiiy, description, iind valui- of the liuildings on the o<-cupied |M)rtions there- of, and the quality of the !«oil and thu (]uantity and (piality of the timhor thereon, and transuHt the same to the Conunis&ioner of Crown Lands. To receiv«' and transmit to the Crown Lands Oflico all applications for (Jrants — the same, w here no previous survey has heen made, to he accompanied liy a plan of the Lands applied I'or U|ion a survey and running out thereof hy thu Deputy Surveyor, made at the expense of the applicant ; and also hy a report setting forth the (piality, situation, and value of the lo, hy whom, and what in his opuiion is the then value of it — thu valuu in either case, il improved, to he estimated as if in its original state, and separately taking into con- sideration such improvements. 7. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, suhject to the previous pro- visions, scttlu the price to hv paid for ungranted lands, and the manner of making application therefor. }{. Any of Her Majesty's suhjccts may, upon dun application to the Commissionci of Crown Lands, suhject to the operation ot the previous provisions, become thu pur- chaser of such lands as may be for sale, and he shall immediately pay thu price and In- entitled to possession, and to a grant in fee simple, subject to such reservations and conditions as may be deemed necessary. 0. If, at the time of any application, there was any dwelling house on the lands in which any person other than the applicant then and for a year previously had con- tinually resided, or in case five acres at least of the land had been cleared or culti- vated during surh person's actual possession, and had been for at least one year in his constant use, then, unless such fact shall have been communicated to the Commissioner before the passing of the Grant, the Governor in Council may, within two years from the passing thereof, if it shall a|)pear proper so to do, declare tlie Grant to be vacated, and the same shall thereupon become void. 10. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, sell or lease any Lands, at such price, and for such tenure, time or use, either as regards the land, or timber, quar- ries, or mines thereon, or other benefit to be derived therefrom, as may be deemed expedient. 11. The Governor in Council may reserve lands for the use of the Indians; may divide existing reservations, and vest in the Commissioner of Crown Lands the iitic to such lands, and the duty of protecting the rights of the Aborigines who are disposed to settle thereupon. 12. Chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes is repealed. An Act for the Incorporatioh of Land Companies. L Whenever any British subjects desire to form an Association for the purchase and improvement of Crown Lands on the lines of the contemplated Trunk Line of Railroad from Halifax to Quebec, they may transmit the names of such persons, not less than twenty, as they wish to represent them, to the Commissioners of Lands and Emigration, to be transmitted to the Lieutenant-Governor of this Province, who ./5 / ^^''. V . -1 8 -f ' shall tli^ci if, with the advice ofCi mI, it be determined to invcsl siicli pcrsonii with corporate powers, direct their names to he inserted in tlie Hityal (.iaxetie, and a Patent to issue, clothing such persons and their co-partners, with the privileges and legal liabilities of a Cor|K)ration, upon the following terms, subject to such restrictions as may, by the Governor iu Council, l)e deemed necessary : First — The name of the Company, and the names of its Directors, to lie lodged in the oflice of the Provincial Secretary, w>th an impression of its common seal. Second — The Directors to be liable to Mu whole extent of their fortunes for the debts of the Company, being vested with [juwer to sue and be sued in their corporate capa- city. Third — The Shareholders to be I in Me only to the extent of their shares. Fourth — The Company to purchase 50,000 acres of Crown ijands on t'ne line ol Railroad, at such price as may iic determined U|)on by the Government, with |K)wer to purchase any further quantity, wlicn one half of the original purchase has been sold and settled. Fifth — The Lands to be laid oH'in lots of 100 acres, at the expense of the Govern- ment, and numbered on the Plans from I to 500, it Iteing provided in the general grant that every lot on %vhich there is not a dwelling house actually occupied, and at least five acres of land cleared and improved, at the end of 10 years from the date of its purchase, shall revert to the Government, and become a part of the public domain, upon a declaration of the Governor in Council to that eflfect, without oflficc found. Sixth — Where the Lands purchased are in one block, and are not included in an}' Township, they shall be formed into a Township, and the inhabitants, whenever they shall number 100 heads of Families, shall be invested, by law, with all the privileges of Township organization. Seventh — The capital of the Company shall be limited to £50,000, but may be increased by £1 for every acre of laud purchased from the Provincial Government above the quantity specified in the fourth condition. II. The Company shall have power over such Lands as they shall purchase — over mines not subject to legal reservation— over the standing timber, mill sites, and water privileges, and ipay lay off and sell such Lands in Town-lots or blocks of less or more than 100 acres, at their option, and for the general advantage. III. The Company may enter into contracts with any Commissioners appointed by the Provincial Government, to construct so much of the Railway as will run through the Lands purchased, and to work and repair such Railway after it is made ; but no greater amount shall be charged for the construction and working of such sections of the Railway than is paid for constructing and working other portions of the line. / 'x €3^, -^ IS 1(1 id 19 ill ts a- ot sr ?n n- al at of n, 1} es be nt er er re cd 5h no of