a sum not exceeding ten pounds for every hundred pounds which he shall so collect, receive and pay, or cause to be paid, into the hands of the Receiver General of the Province, as herein before directed, and so in proportion for every greater or lesser sum. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for, and each and every Inspector who shall be appointed under and by virtue of this Act, is hereby required, before he shall enter upon the execution of his said office, to take and subscribe the following Oath, which Oath shall be taken before any two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the District in which such Inspector shall be so appointed, who are hereby authorised and required to administer the same, and to transmit a certificate of such Inspector having taken such Oath before them, to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province for the time being: I A. B. do swear on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that I will well and truly execute, do and perform the duty of Inspector of His Majesty's Revenue arising froni Shop, Tavern and Still Licences, and will duly and impartially superintend the Collection thereof, according to the best of my skill and knowledge, and in all cases of fraud, or suspicion of fraud, that shall come to my knowledge, I will spare no person from favor or affection, nor will aggrieve any person from hatred or ill will, and that I will in all cases faithfully do, execute and perform, to the best of my skill and knowledge, all and every the duties imposed upon me by an Act passed in the Provincial Parliament, in the forty-third year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for the better securing to His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, the due Collection and Receipt of certain Duties therein mentioned." Inspector of each District to take Oath Inspector of the Dis Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no Inspector to be appointed under and by virtue of this Act, shall enter up- trict to give security, on the execution of his office, until he shall have given security by two sureties, in two hundred and fifty pounds each, and himself in five hundred pounds, to His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, for the due performance of his office. Fees to the District VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for each and every Inspector to be appointed under Inspector. and by virtue of this Act, and he is hereby allowed to demand and to take the following Fees :-For filing every requisition for a Still Licence, one shilling and three pence ;-For issuing the Licence, two shillings and sixpence-For filing the certificate of the Magistrates and Clerk of the Peace to the person requiring Tavern Licence, one shilling and three-pence ;-For issuing the Licence, two shillings and six-pence ;-For issuing a Shop Licence, two shillings and six-pence. Any thing contained in the said before recited Acts, or any of them, or in any other law, usage or regulation, to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the Secretary of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or R2 Person Fees to the Lieute nant Governor's Secre tary. Person Administering the Government of this Province, to demand and take the sum of forty shillings, on delivery of each and every commission granted under and by virtue of this Act. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall be and continue to be in force for and during two years, and from thence to the end of the then next ensuing Session of Parliament, and no longer. Whenever any hor ses, cattle, sheep or swine taken, they may be impounded, &e. The pound-keeper within 48 hours to give notice of sale, &c. CHA P. X. An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act passed in the thirty-fourth year of His Majesty's [5th March, 1803.] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with 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 whenever any Horses, Cattle, Sheep or Swine, taken damage feasant, or running at large contrary to law, shall be impounded in the pound of any township, parish or place, it shall be the duty of the pound-keeper to feed the same, for doing which he shall be entitled to an allowance over and above his fees as pound-keeper, which allowance shall be from time to time regulated by the Justices in Quarter Sessions. 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And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all such cases, the pound-keeper, within forty eight hours after the distress shall have been impounded, shall cause a notice thereof in writing to be affixed in three of the most conspicuous and frequented parts of the Township, parish, or place, which notice shall give a description of such distress, and specify when and where the said distress was intended to be sold; and if the owner of such distress, or some person on his behalf, shall not, within fifteen days after such notice shall have been so affixed, redeem the same by paying the charges of the pound-keeper, and also by paying or tendering the damages or penalty, if any, at the place where the pound is kept, it shall and may be lawful to and for such pound-keeper to cause such distress, or so much of the said distress to be sold, and after deducting in the first place his own charges, to pay the damages or penalty, if any, to the person entitled thereto, and after pay ment of such charges, damage or penalty, to return the surplus, if any, to the owner. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the owner of any distress, or some person on his behalf, shall not appear, or shall dispute the amount of the damages claimed, it shall and may be lawful for the pound-keeper to apply to some neighboring Justice of the Peace, who is hereby authorised and required forthwith to summon three freeholders, to whom he shall administer an oath well and truly to assess the damages, and where the said freeholders shall not agree, the determination of the majority of them shall be conclusive as to such damages. Provided nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be construed or taken to restrain the owner of the distress from instituting any suit or suits in consequence of any distress or distresses to be made under the authority of this Act, in which nothing shall be tried or called in question, except the legality of taking or impounding such distress or distresses. If the owner of any distress shall not ap pear, Justices to summon freeholders to as Fess damages, &c. Swine not to go a large, in York, Niaga. herstburgh, Kingston' or New Johnstown. ra, Queenston, Am IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the first day of May next, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons residing in the several towns of York, Niagara, Queenston, Amherstburgh, Sandwich, Kingston, or New-Johnstown, to have any Swine going at large in the said towns; and if any Swine belonging to any such person or persons, shall be found at large in any of the towns aforesaid, such person or persons shall for every such Swine forfeit and pay the sum of ten shillings, to and for the use of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, to be accounted for unto His said Majesty through the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, for the time being, in such manner and form as His Majesty shall direct, to be recovered in a summary way, before any one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, either upon the confession of the party complained of, or upon the oath of one credible witness, which sum after the party shall be so convicted, shall be levied by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, returning the overplus, if any shall arise upon such sale, to the party complained of, after deducting the said sum of ten shillings, and the charges c8-44th c 4.) of the sale. (See 34th Geo. III. An Act the more conveniently to collect the Compensation to the Members of the House of Assembly for their attendance in their Duty in Parliament, and to repeal part of an Act passed in the Parliament of this Province in the thirty-third year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act to authorize and direct the laying and collecting of Assessments and Rates within this Province, and to provide for the payment of WAGES to the House of ASSEMBLY. [ 5th March, 1803.] HEREAS the present mode of Assessment for making compensation to the Members of the House of Assembly for their attendance in their duty in Parliament, is found to be inconvenient; for the more easy collection and payment of the same; Be it therefore 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 Preamble, Every Member havfrom the Speaker a ing attended, to receive warrant. And may demand of the Justices, a sum not exceeding 10s per day, Which shall be levied by assessment. Where any Member Districts, he may demand a warrant directed to the Justices of represents two or more each District. Thirtieth clause of former Act repealed. 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 after every prorogation and dissolution of the Assembly of this Province, it shall and may be lawful for every Member thereof, having attended, to receive from the Speaker of the House of Assembly, a warrant under his hand and seal, signifying the time that such Member hath attended his duty in the said Assembly; and every Member possessed of such warrant, shall and may ask and demand of the Justices of the Peace for the District in which the County or Riding represented by such Member may be situate, in their General Quarter Sessions assembled, a sum not exceeding ten shillings per day, for every day that the said Member shall have been engaged in the attendance of his duty in the House of Assembly, and have been necessarily absent from his place of abode in going to, or returning from his attendance; which sum it shall or may be lawful for the said Justices to levy, by assessment to be made on each and every inhabitant householder in the several parishes, townships, reputed townships, or places within the County or Riding represented by such Member, in the same manner and form as by law any assessment may now or hereafter be levied, for any public purpose in any District in this Province; and for the said Justices to issue their order upon the Treasurer of the District to pay the amount of the sum to which any such Member may be entitled, out of the monies which may come into his hands, under and by virtue of any Act of the Provincial Parliament. And it shall and may be lawful to and for each and every Member, who may now or hereafter represent part of two or more Districts, to ask and demand from the Speaker of the House of Assembly, who is hereby authorized and required to grant the same, a Warrant directed to the Justices in General Quarter Sessions assembled, of each of the said Districts, which the said Member shall so represent, which Warrant shall specify the sum that each District is liable to pay, and the Justices thereof respectively, are hereby required to cause the sum specified in such Warrant to be collected and paid to the said Member, in manner and form as herein before directed. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the thirtieth clause of an Act passed in the Parliament of this Province, in the thirty-third year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act to authorize and direct the laying and collecting of assessments and rates within this Province, and to (See 33rd Gco. III. provide for the payment of Wages to the House of Assembly," shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. 43.) An Act particularizing the Property, Real and Personal, which, during the continuance there of, shall be subject to ASSESSMENTS and RATES, and fixing the several VALUATIONS at which each and every particular of such Property shall be Rated and Assessed. OF UPPER-CANADA, PASSED IN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE THIRD PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT, MET AT YORK, ON THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY, AND PROROGUED ON THE NINTH DAY OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE III. PETER HUNTER, ESQUIRE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. ANNO DOMINI 1804. CHAP. I. An Act for the better securing THIS PROVINCE against all SEDITIOUS ATTEMPTS or [ 9th March, 1804. ] HEREAS it is necessary to protect His Majesty's Subjects of this Province from the Insidious Attempts or Designs of evil minded and seditious Persons; And whereas much danger may arise to the Public Tranquility thereof, from the unrestrained resort and residence of such persons therein; Be it therefore 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 Preamble. |