THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. ANNO DECIMO TERTIO GEORGII III. REGIS. Governor. 1773. At the General Assembly of His Majesty's Island of SAINT JOHN, begun and holden at CHARLOTTETOWN, the Seventh W. PATTERSON, day of July, Anno Domini 1773, in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. Being the First General Assembly convened in the said Island. JOHN DUPORT, President of R. STEWART, CAP. I. An Act for confirming the past Proceedings of His Majesty's Governor and Council, antecedent to the calling of a General Assembly. WHEREAS it has been found absolutely necessary and expedient, by His Majesty's Governor and Council of this Island, to make several Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances, and Regulations, for the good government of said Island: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council and Assembly, That all the Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances and Regulations made by His Majesty's Governor and Council, antecedent to the calling of a General Assembly within this B All Ordinances, &c., by Gover nor and Council antecedent to calling a Gene ral Assembly, repealed, saving rights of parties. Proceedings thereunder confirmed. Island, are hereby repealed and made void, saving always, to all and every person or persons whatsoever, what was and is his, her or their Rights and Benefits, which he, she or they had by the said Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances and Regutions; and also, saving harmless and indemnified all and every person or persons who hath or have acted or done any thing in consequence of or pursuance to any of them: and all proceedings heretofore had and done in pursuance of such Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances and Regulations, and every of them, shall be, and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed, to all intents and purposes whatsoever. See 16 G. 3, cap. 4. All prior proceedings of Courts confirmed, CAP. II. An Act to confirm and make valid in Law all manner of process and proceedings in the several Courts of Judicature within this Island, from the First day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, to this present Session of Assembly. WHEREAS this Island has been without a complete Legis lature from the commencement of the Government thereof, which took place on the First day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, unto this present Session of Assembly; during which time many and various proceedings have been had at the several Courts of Judicature in this Island: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council and Assembly, That all Writs, Pleas, Process, Actions, Bills, Suits, Indictments, Informations, Judgments and Decrees, of or concerning any matter or thing whatsoever, which have been heretofore sued out and prosecuted to judgment in any of the said several Courts within this Island from and after the said first day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, to the end of this present session of Assembly, shall be good and valid in the law: Provided always, that this Act shall not be construed to extend to take away or rectify errors in the misusing of Process, Mispleadings, and erroneous rendering of Judgment in point of Law: but in all such cases the saving to par- parties aggrieved may have their Writ or Writs of Error upon such erroneous Judgment, in such manner as they might have done before the making of this Act. ties Writs of Error. CAP. III. Repealed by 12 An Act for establishing the times and places of holding the Vie, cap. 9. Supreme Court of Judicature. CAP. IV. G. 3, c. An Act for the publication of all the Laws within this Island, Repealed CAP. V. An Act for ascertaining damages on protested Bills of Exchange. E it enacted, by the Governor, Council and Assembly, that Bite act after the frot day, or Foreign Bills of turned protest ed, subject to per cent. inter Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy-three, all Bills of Exchange drawn from and after said time, by any person 10 per cent. or persons residing within this Island, upon any person damages, and 6 persons in Europe, and which shall be protested and returned est, per annum. to this Island under protest, each and every such protested Bill of Exchange shall be subject to ten pounds per centum damages, and six pounds per centum per annum interest, over and above all charges of protest, postage, and other attendant expenses; the same to be calculated on such Bill or Bills from the day of the date of the protest, up to the time of payment. II. And be it further enacted, That all Bills of Exchange drawn by any person or persons residing within this Island, from and after the expiration of said time, on any person or persons in other Colonies, and sent back protested, shall be subject to five pounds per centum damages, and to six pounds per centum per annum interest; to be calculated from the day of the date of the protest, up to the time of payment. Bills drawn on other Colonies, subject to 5 per cent. damages, with interest. 6 per cent. interest. III. And be it further enacted, That all Bills and Orders Inland Bills, which shall or may be drawn from and after the said first day of August, by any person or persons living or residing within this Island, on any person or persons also living or residing in the same, and which may be duly protested, shall be subject to six pounds per centum interest, to be calculated from the day of the protest up to the time of payment. CAP. VI. An Act to prevent the throwing of Ballast into Rivers and Repealed by Creeks on this Island. 12 Vic. c. 18. Repealed by 39 G. 3, c. 2. Repealed by 5 Vic., c. 6. CAP. VII. An Act for indemnifying persons who shall burn small Bushes, rotten Windfalls, decayed Leaves, and all other Brush and Rubbish, upon the Lands and in the Woods on this Island. CAP. VIII. An Act for the more easy and effectual trial of Criminal Offenders; also, trials of Property, or any other suit or suits of what nature or kind soever; and for the ascertaining the qualifications of Jurors in trials of such offenders, as also in trials of property, or any other suit or suits, of what nature or kind soever. Repealed by 21 G. 3, c. 5. CAP. IX. An Act empowering His Excellency the Governor, or other Commander in Chief for the time being, to direct the making of public Roads, and to appoint persons to carry the same into execution. Repealed by 25 G. 3, c. 9. Repealed by 2 W. 4, c. 1. Amended by 25 G. 3, c. 5 and 6, G. 4, c. 8; suspended by 11 G. 4, c. 18; repealed by 9 Vic. c. 26. САР. Х. An Act prohibiting all Masters of Ships or Vessels, or any other person, from transporting or conveying away any person or persons out of this Island, or the Territories adjacent thereto, without a License or Pass, except only such as are hereinafter excepted. CAP. XI. An Act for the more easy and speedy recovery of Small Debts. CAP. XII. An Act prohibiting the sale (by retail) of Rum, or other Distilled Spirituous Liquors, without first having a License for that purpose, and for the due regulation of such as shall be licensed. CAP. XIII. Repealed by 43 An Act for the effectual recovery of certain of His Majesty's G. 3, c. 2. Quit Rents in the Island of Saint John. |