by this Act,) to the Clerk of Her Majesty's Council of this Island, who shall file the same in his office.

VII. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of each and every coal meter who shall qualify as such under the provisions of this Act, before he shall proceed to act in his said office, to provide himself with at least two measures, one to contain one bushel of coal, (heaped), and the other to contain three heaped bushels of coal level with the brim, and which shall be duly assayed and stamped, according to the standard coal measure of this Island.

VIII. And be it enacted, That any person in this Island who shall presume to sell or vend any coals after the passing of this Act, by any other measure than the standard coal measure of this Island, shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offence, a sum not exceeding forty shillings, the same to be sued for, recovered, and appropriated in the manner provided for recovery of penalties under the fifth section of this Act.

IX. And be it enacted, That every coal meter who shall Remuneration have complied with the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to coal meters. to receive for his services the respective amounts following; that is to say, if appointed for Charlottetown, the sum of six pence; and if appointed for any other port or place in this Island the sum of nine pence, for every chaldron of coal by him. measured, and so in proportion for any less quantity, and which sum shall be paid by the seller or vender of such coal.

XI. And be it enacted, That the fees to which any Justice of the Peace shall be entitled under this Act, shall be as fol

lows, that is to say:

For every oath administered to coal meter, one shilling.
For transmitting same to Clerk of Council, one shilling.
For every certificate, one shilling.

And no other or greater fees whatsoever.

Justice of the
Peace's fees un-

der this Act.

XII. And be it enacted, That the Act made and passed in Repeals Act of the second year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled 2d Vic., c. 5. "An Act to authorize the appointment of coal meters for Charlottetown," shall be and the same is hereby repealed.

XIII. And be it enacted, That this Act shall be and conti- Continuance nue in force for the space of ten years, and from thence to the of Act. end of the then next session of the General Assembly, and no

longer.

Section 10 of the above Act, relating exclusively to Charlottetown, has been omitted, it having been repealed by a law of the City Council of said Town.

Coal meter's oath.

SCHEDULES to which this Act refers.

SCHEDULE (A.)-FORM OF COAL METER'S OATH.

I, A. B., do swear, that I will faithfully, and without fear or partiality, execute and perform the duties of coal meter for the harbor or port of (as the case may be,) in pursuance of and according to the manner required and prescribed by the Act of the General Assembly of this Island, in such case made and provided, and according to the best of my skill and ability.

So help me God.

Sworn before me at

this

A. B.

day of

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Form of coal meter's certificate.

SCHEDULE (B.)-FORM OF CERTIFICATE.

I do hereby certify, that

of

was this day duly sworn by me as a coal meter for the port or
harbor of
(as the case may be,) in conformity with

the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of this
Island, in such made and provided.

Given under my hand at

day of

this

18

A. B., J. P.

Repealed by 18 Vic. c. 17.

CAP. XVII.

An Act to amend the Act relating to the manner of proceed ing upon controverted elections of members to serve in General Assembly.

CAP. XVIII.

For further

duty of pilots An Act to extend the provisions of the Act relating to pilots.

see 14 Vic. c.11,

s. 19; see also

2 W. 4, c. 13,

s. 3.

WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend the Act

passed in the seventh year of the reign of His late Ma7 W. 4, c. 19. jesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to regulate the duties and charges of pilots, and to repeal the Acts formerly passed for that purpose:" Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, That from and after pilots qualified the passing of this Act, each and every pilot who shall qualify and be provided with a boat, as directed in and by the second

Regulates the charges of

as prescribed

Parliament,

to

enforce the

law

of

copyright,

Such duty not payable on newspapers, &c. containing ex

tracts from

British works.

Any reprint of

&c., imported

be forfeited.

whether imported from the United States or other foreign countries, there shall be paid an ad valorem duty on the bona

twenty

fide price of such reprints of per cent, currency of this Island: provided always, that said duty shall not be paid on newspapers or other regular periodicals, containing extracts only from said books or reviews as aforesaid; and after collection by the proper officers, the said duty shall be paid into the treasury, and then remitted by the Lieutenant Governor to the commissioners of customs at London, with a detailed acthereof, at least once a year, in order that the

count

may

respectively

said duty

of the copyalways,

provided

be duly paid over to the registered proprietor right of said books or reviews : that before the reprint of any book or review be made liable to such ad valorem duty as aforesaid, the said book or review

the

provisions of

shall have been duly registered, according to the Imperial Act, made in the fifth and sixth years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to amend the law of copyright."

III. And be it enacted, That after this Act shall

go into

import or

any such book, operation, it shall not be lawful for any person to contrary to this bring, or cause to be imported or brought into this Island for Act declared to use, sale or hire, any reprint referred to in the said foregoing clause, and therein and thereby made liable to duty, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act, or knowingly to sell, publish, or expose to sale, or let to hire, or have in his possession for use, sale or hire, any such reprint; and every such reprint so imported or brought, sold, published, or exposed to sale, shall be forfeited and sold, one half of the proceeds thereof to be applied to the use of the officers of customs or excise seizing the same, and the other half to the registered proprietor of the copyright of the book from which such reprint is made; and further, every person so offending, being duly convicted thereof before any Court of Commissioners for the recovery of small debts, in the County where the seizure is made, which said Courts are hereby empowered to try the same, according to the form of the Acts provided in ordinary cases of small debt, shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of five pounds, and double the value of every copy of such reprint, which he shall so import or cause to be imported into this Island, or shall knowingly sell, publish, or expose to sale, or let to hire, or shall have in his possession for sale or hire, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this Act; two

1848

11th VICTORIA.

Chap. 26-28.

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boundary lines of Counties and Townships, and parts of townships, and for regulating the duties of surveyors, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned."

** This Act suspended operation of Boundary Act, 4 W. 4, c. 15, so far as regards Townships Nos. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, to the end of the then next session of the General Assembly.

CAP. XXVI.

An Act to render perpetual an Act passed in the third year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to prevent the running at large of sheep and goats in the town of Charlottetown."

** This Act has been repealed by virtue of a law of the City Council of Charlottetown, passed under the powers vested in said Corporation by the 18 Vic., c. 34, s. 37.

3 Vic., c. 10.

CAP. XXVII.

An Act to amend the laws for the relief of insolvent debtors. Repealed by 14 Vic., c. 2.

CAP. XXVIII.

An Act to regulate the importation of books, and to protect the British author.

WHEREAS in consequence of the passing of the Act of

the Imperial Parliament, made in the tenth and eleventh years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to amend the law relating to the protection in the Colonies, of works entitled to protection in the United Kingdom," it is expedient to legislate on the law of copyright:

All books except reprint of books composed Great Bri

tain or Ireland,

re- and protected

I. Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, That from and after the time when this Act shall go into operation, it shall be lawful to import all books of whatsoever nature or kind, and from whatsoever in country the same shall be imported, save and except the prints of any books first composed, written, or published in by law there, Great Britain and Ireland, and protected at the time thereof may be importby the laws of copyright passed by the Imperial Parliament, now in force, and as hereafter provided, and that the said books, save and except the reprints as aforesaid, shall be ad

ed duty free.

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Chap. 19-25.

REVISED STATUTES.

1848

Repealed by 12 Vic., c. 16.

7 W. 4, c. 27.

CAP. XIX.

An Act to provide for the summary punishment of persons trespassing upon crown lands.

CAP. XX.

An Act to repeal a certain clause of the Act incorporating the bank of British North America.

*The whole of Act 7 W. 4, c. 27, the sixteenth clause of which is repealed by this Act, has been repealed by 12 Vic., c. 29.

Repealed by

19 Vic. c. 21.

CAP. XXI.

An Act to consolidate and improve the laws for the election of members to serve in the General Assembly.

Executed.

CAP. XXII.

An Act for the encouragement of the seal fishery.

7 Vic. c. 14.

CAP. XXIII.

An Act in addition to the Act regulating fire engine companies.

This Act has been repealed by virtue of a law of the City Council of Charlottetown, passed under the powers vested in said Corporation by the Act 18 Vic. cap. 34, sec. 37.

7 W. 4, c. 22.

Expired.

CAP. XXIV.

An Act to continue the Act for establishing the standard weight of grain and pulse.

Expired.

CAP. XXV.

An Act for suspending, for a limited period, certain parts of an Act passed in the fourth year of His late Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act for ascertaining and establishing the