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SCHEDULE

OF A BARGAIN AND SALE TO BE ENROLLED.

made between I. A. of

AN Indenture dated of the one part, and D. P. of of the other part, purporting a deed of Bargain and Sale to be enrolled, of and concerning the same premises mentioned in a lease for a year, bearing date next before the day of the date of the said Indenture of Bargain and Sale, (or as the date is) and made between the said I. A. of the one part, and the said D. P. of the other part; a memorial whereof is registered at the same time herewith, (or as the time is) which Indenture, or Bargain and Sale is witnessed by T. A. of and J. W. of and is hereby required to be registered by me the said I. A. the grantor in the said deed of Bargain and Sale mentioned, as witness my hand and seal this day of (Signed, &c.)

I. A.

OF A MORTGAGE FOR YEARS.

AN Indenture of Mortgage dated the of the one part, and J. W. of W. D. for and in consideration of all that

of

term of

made between W. D. of of the other part, whereby the said pounds demised unto the said J. W. situate and being in and called or known by the name now in the tenure to hold unto the said J. W. for the years subject nevertheless to a proviso that the same shall be void, on the payment of the sum of pounds and lawful interest for the same, on the in the year of our Lord one thousand which said Indenture of Mortgage, is witnessed and is hereby required to be registered pursuant to the said Act of the Legislature of this Province, by me the said W. D. the grantor in the said deed, as witness, &c.

seven hundred and

by

day of

(Signed, &c)

OF AN INDORSEMENT.

W. D.

Forms.

Memorial of a bargain

and sale.

Of a mortgage:

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made from J. E. of
on the back of a mortgage deed dated the

and made between the said J. E. of the one part, and the said W. N. of the
other part, of and concerning all that
situate and being in
now in the tenure or occupation of J. D. which said Indorsement is wit-
nessed by J. E. of
and is hereby required to

and R. W. of

be registered by me the said J. E. the grantor, as witness &c.

(Signed, &c.)

OF A WILL.

A WILL dated the

all that messuage and tenement in

J. E.

of and concerning made by J. F. of late in the tenure and occupation of G. L. (or if the words of the Will be general, then say) of and concerning all the lands, tenements or hereditaments, which the said J. F. died possessed of, in the County of which said Will is witnessed by J. G. and E. T. of this memorial is

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pursuant to the abovesaid Act, by me E. L. one of the devisees in the said Will mentioned, as witness, &c.

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Of an indorsement.

Of a will.

Of a redemption of mortgage.

Of a certificate of Such redemption.

(See 37th Geo. III. c 339, c 4, & 58, c 8.]

A CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE MONEY BEING PAID.
To the Register of the County of

do hereby certify that W. D. of .

J. W. of hath paid and satisfied all such sum and sums of money as were due and owing upon a mortgage made by the said W. D. to me, bearing date the day of and registered at of the clock in the forenoon of the day of following, in full discharge of the same; and I do hereby require an entry of such payment and satisfaction to be made pursuant to the Act of the Legislature in that case made and provided, as witness my hand this

(Signed)

J. H. of

day of
Attested by W. M. of

J. W.

MEMORANDUM, that upon the certificate of the within named J. W. dated the day of proved by the oaths of W. M. of and J. H. of that all monies due on the within mentioned mortgage is fully paid and satisfied in discharge of the same: this entry in discharge thereof is made pursuant to the said Act of the Legislature this day of THOMAS JONES, Register.

by

THE

OF

UPPER-CANADA,

PASSED IN THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SECOND PROVINCIAL

PARLIAMENT,

MET AT NEWARK, ON THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY, AND PROROGUED ON THE THIRD
DAY OF JUNE, FOLLOWING, IN THE THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR

OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE II.

JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE, ESQUIRE, LIEUTENant Governor.

ANNO DOMINI 1796.

FOR

CHAP. I.

An Act for the better Regulation of certain COINS current in this Province.

[3d June, 1796.]

OR the better regulation of certain Coins, current in this Province; Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled, "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America, and to make further provision for the Government of the said Province," and by the authority of the same, That the gold and silver Coins herein after mentioned, shall passed current and be deemed a legal tender in payment of all debts and demands whatsoever in this Province, at the weights and rates following; that is to say, of gold coins, the British Guinea, weighing five penny weights and six grains, Troy, at one pound three shillings and four pence; the Johannes of Portugal, weighing eighteen penny weights, Troy, at four pounds; the Moidore of Portugal, weighing six penny weights and

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eighteen grains Troy, at one pound ten shillings; [
by 49 Geo. III. c 8. s 1.

Repealed

] the

of such silver coins. American Eagle piece, weighing eleven penny weights and six grains, Troy, at two pounds and ten shillings; and of Silver coins, the British Crown, at five shillings and six pence; the British shilling, at one shilling and one penny; the Spanish milled dollar, at five shillings, equal to four shillings and six pence, sterling money of Great Britain; the Spanish pistareen at one shilling; the French crown, coined before the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, at five shillings and six pence; the French piece of four livres, ten sols, Tournois, at four shillings and two pence; the French piece of thirty-six sols, Tournois, at, one shilling and eight pence; the French piece of twenty four sols, Tournois, at one shilling and one penny; the American dollar, at five shillings and all the higher and lower denominations of the said gold and silver coins, shall also pass current, and be deemed a legal tender in payment of all debts and demands whatsoever, in this Province, in the same proportions respectively.

Allowanee for excess or deficiency in the standard weight of pieces of gold paid by detail.

felony,

or knowingly importIng such counterfeit

&

II.-[Repealed by 49th Geo. III. c 8. s 3. ].

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person Counterfeiting or fal- or persons, who shall colour, gild or case over with gold or silver, or with any sifying such current wash or materials producing the colour of gold or silver, any Coin of coarse coins shall be deemed gold, or of coarse silver, or of base metal resembling any such foreign coin, so declared current, and any person or persons, who shall gild over any piece of silver resembling any such foreign coin, so declared current, and any person or persons who shall bring, or cause to be brought into this Province, any forged or counterfeit money, like to the foreign gold or silver coin so declared current, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeit, or any coin of coarse gold, or of coarse silver, or of base metal, coloured, gilded, or cased over with gold or silver, or with any wash or materials producing the colour of gold or silver, and resembling any such foreign coin, or any piece of gilded silver, resembling any such foreign coin, knowing the same, every such person shall for every such offence, be deemed guilty of felony, and upon Conviction thereof, in His Majesty's Court of his Bench, shall suffer death, as in cases of felony.

falsified coins.

Punishment for ut

fering or tendering false and counterfeit money knowingly.

A second offence to be der med felony.

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person whosoever, shall after the passing of this Act, utter, or tender in payment to any person or persons, any false or counterfeit money, counterfeited to any of the gold or silver coins of Great Britain, Portugal, the United States of America, Spain or France, as herein before specified, or to any of the higher or lower denominations thereof, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, and shall be thereof convicted, such person so offending, shall suffer one year's imprisonment, and shall also be set in and upon the pillory for the space of one hour, in some public and conspicuous place; and if the same person shall afterwards offend a second time, in uttering or tendering in payment any such false or counterfeit money as aforesaid, knowing the same to be so, and shall be convicted of such second offence, he or she shall be, and as hereby adjudged to be guilty of felony without benefit of clergy.

Panishment for im

money

pass away.

V. And be it further exacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person or persons who shall after the passing of this Act, import or bring, or cause to porting false or coun be imported or brought into this Province, any false or counterfeit brass or terfeited brass or cop copper money, in order to sell or pass away the same, knowing the same to prey to sell or be false and counterfeit, every such person shall, for every such offence, besides forfeiting the same, suffer imprisonment at the discretion of the justice or justices, judge or judges of the Court of His Majesty's Bench, or Oyer and Terminer, before whom such person or persons shall be tried and convicted; Provided always, That such imprisonment shall not exceed twelve calendar months.

Such brass or co

per money to be sei

one moiety thereof to

VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all such false or counterfeit brass or copper money, may be seized by any person having a warrant from a justice of the peace for that purpose, and shall be broken or ed and defaced, and defaced in open court, after being found to be false or counterfeit, or in pre- belong to His Majes sence of a justice of the peace, and one moiety shall then belong to His ty, and the other to Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, to be applied to the public uses of this the informer. Province, and the support of the Civil Government thereof, the due application of which shall be accounted for to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, through the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, for the time being, in such manner and form as His Majesty shall direct; and the other moiety thereof shall belong to the person who shall have seized and prosecuted for the same.

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Tender in copper

VII. And be it further enacted by the, authority aforesaid, That no person shall be obliged to receive at any one payment more than the sum of one money limited to Is. shilling currency of this Province, in copper money.

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at one paymeut.

After the first of June, 1797, the gold coins, in payments exceeding 501. shall be weighed in bulk if either of the parties require it.

Suspected pieces of

money may be broken cut or defaced.

IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person or persons to whom any gold, silver, or copper money shall be tendered in payment, any piece whereof shall by the stamp, impression, colour or weight thereof, afford reason to suspect that the same, or any piece thereof, is false and counterfeit, such person or persons to whom the same is presented, may cut, break or deface every such piece, and if any piece so cut, broken or defaced, shall be found to be false and counterfeit, the person tendering such false and counterfeit money, shall bear the loss thereof; but if the same shall be found to be good and lawful money, the person that cut, broke or arising thereby shall be defaced the same, shall receive the same at the rate it was coined for.

X. And if any question shall arise whether any piece so cut, broken, or defaced, be false or counterfeit, it shall be determined by a justice of the peace, who, if he shall have any doubts touching the same, may summon three indifferent persons to give their opinion thereon, whose opinions, or the majority thereof, shall be final.

XI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any false

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Decision of questi ons arising thereupon

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