Lon lon. Wards. First Ward. Second Ward Third Ward, Fourth Ward. Fifth Ward. range of Division A; thence, north-easterly, along the south-easterly limit of the allowance for road, which bounds the third, second and first ranges of Division A, aforesaid, and lots letter C, and numbers two, and lots numbers fifteen in the first and second ranges of Division F, and lots numbers four and five on the west side of the Eramosa road to the northerly angle of the last mentioned lot number five; thence, south-easterly, along the south-westerly limit of the allowance for road between Divisions C and F to the southern branch of the river Speed; thence, across the said southern branch of the river Speed, to the southerly bank thereof; thence, along the said bank, down the stream, to the limit between lots numbers two and three in the second range of Division G, aforesaid; thence, south-westerly, along the last mentioned limit and prolongation thereof across Dundas road to the place of beginning." [Proclamation made extending Boundaries, Sep. 27th, 1854.] London,―to consist of all that part of the Province, situate within the County of Middlesex, and lying within the following limits, that is to say; all the lands comprized within the old and new surveys of the Town of London, together with the lands adjoining thereto, lying betweeen the said surveys and the river Thames, producing the northern boundary line of the new survey until it intersects the north branch of the river Thames, and producing the eastern boundary line of the said new survey until it intersects the east branch of the river Thames, and the eastern boundary line being known as Adelaide street. The said City to be divided into seven wards, to be called respectively, First Ward, Second Ward, Third Ward, Fourth Ward, Fifth Ward, Sixth Ward, Seventh Ward. The said First Ward to comprise all that part of the said City which lies south of Dundas street and west of Richmond street. The said Second Ward to comprise all that part of the said City which lies west of Burlington street, Mark lane and Richmond street, and between Oxford and Dundas streets. The said Third Ward to comprise all that part of the said City which lies south of Dundas street, and between Richmond and Waterloo streets. The said Fourth Ward to comprise all that part of the said City which lies west of Waterloo street and east of Burlington street, Mark lane and Richmond street, and between Oxford and Dundas streets. The said Fifth Ward to comprise all that part of the said City which lies west of Adelaide street and east of Waterloo street, and south of Dundas street. The said Sixth Ward to comprise all that part of the said City which Sixth Ward. lies west of Adelaide street and east of Waterloo street, and between Oxford and Dundas streets. The said Seventh Ward to comprise all that part of the said City Seventh Ward. which lies north of Oxford street." [Proclaimed a City, Sep. 21st, 1854.] Napanee,-To consist of all that part of this Province, situate Napanee. within the County of Lennox, and lying within the following limits, that is to say: "Commencing at the north-west angle of lot number Limits. twenty-one, in the first concession, second range of the Township of Richmond; thence, along the western limit of said lot, to the Napanee River; thence, across said River to the side line between lots numbers sixteen and seventeen, in the sixth concession of the Township of Fredericksburgh; thence, southerly, along said side line to the present travelled Road, running across said lots; thence, easterly, along said Road to the intersection of said Road, and the Kingston and Napanee Macadamized Road, and crossing said Macadamized Road; thence, along the northerly side of said Macadamized Road, to the limit between lots numbers twenty and twenty-one, in the seventh concession of said Township of Fredericksburgh; thence, northerly, along said limit to the Napanee River; thence, across said River to the eastern limit of lot number twenty-four, in the said first concession, second range of the Township of Richmond; thence, northerly, along said eastern limit to the rear of the said concession; thence, westerly, along the concession line to the place of beginning." [Froclaimed an Incorporated Village, Sep. 29th, 1854.] Paris,-To consist of all that part of this Province situate within the County of Brant, and lying within the following limits, that is to say: Commencing at the intersection of the original Northern Limit of the Village of Paris, by the easterly limit of the Galt road; thence, northerly, along the easterly limit of the Galt road, six chains sixty links, more or less, to an angle in the said road; thence, westerly, at right angles to the part of the Galt road before mentioned, to the rear line of lots fronting on Jane Street; thence, north-westerly, along the rear line of the said. lots to the limit between lots numbers thirty and thirty one in the firs Concession of the Township of South Dumfries; thence, northerly along the limit between lots numbers thirty and thirty one aforesaid, to the allowance for road in rear of the said first Concession; thence westerly, along the southerly limit of the last mentioned allowance for road to the westerly limit of the grounds belonging to the Buffalo and Goderich Railway Company; thence south-easterly, along the westerly limit of Paris. Limits. St. Mary's. Limits. the said grounds as far as it continues on a straight line; thence southeasterly, in prolongation of the said straight line, to the northerly bank of Smiths Creek; thence, following the northerly bank of the said Creek with the stream as it turns and winds until it intersects the original northern limit of the Village of Paris aforesaid, and thence, easterly along the said northern limit to the place of beginning."—[Proclamation enlarging boundaries dated, Sep. 20th, 1854.] St. Mary's,-To consist of all that part of this Province situate in the County of Perth, and lying within the following limits, that is to say: Commencing at the south-westerly angle of lot number thirty-six abutting on the Thames,. in the township of Blanshard; thence, along the rear boundary of the said lot and prolongation thereof north eighty degrees thirty minutes east to the eastern limit of lot number twelve, in the south boundary concession; thence, northerly, along the eastern limit thereof to the southerly limit of lot number twenty-two, in the eighteenth concession; thence, easterly, along the said southerly limit of lot number twenty-two, in the eighteenth concession, to the limit between the eighteenth and nineteenth concessions; thence, northerly, along the said limit between the eighteenth and nineteenth concessions to the southerly limit of lot number eighteen; thence, easterly, along the southerly limit of lot number eighteen, in the nineteenth concession, to the southeasterly angle thereof; thence, northerly, along the easterly limit of lots numbers eighteen and seventeen, in the nineteenth concession, to the northerly limit of the said lot number seventeen; thence, westerly, along the same to the limit between the eighteenth and nineteenth concessions; thence, northerly, along the said limit to the northerly limit of lot num. ber fifteen; thence, westerly, along the northerly limits of lots numbers fifteen, in the eighteenth and seventeenth concessions and prolongation thereof, to the limit between lots numbers seventeen and eighteen, abutting on the River Thames; thence, southerly, along the said limit to the said River; thence, southerly, across the same; thence, southerly, along the easterly side of the allowance for road, between lot number nineteen, abutting on the River Thames, and lot number sixteen, in the fifteenth concession, to the southerly limit of the said lot number sixteen produced; thence, westerly, across the last mentioned allowance for road; thence, westerly, along the southerly limit of lot number sixteen aforesaid, twenty chains; thence, south, nine degrees and thirty minutes east to the northerly limit of lot number nineteen, in the fifteenth concession; thence, easterly, along the same, to the north-easterly angle of the said lot number nineteen; thence, easterly, across the allowance for road on the westerly limit of lot number twenty-five, abutting on the River Thames; thence, southerly, along the westerly limit of the said lot number twenty-five to the River Thames; thence, southerly, across the said River; and thence, southerly, along the westerly limit of lot number thirty-six, abutting on the River Thames, to the place of beginning. [Proclamation made incorporating, Sep. 21st, 1854.] WENTWORTH AND HALTON. [Proclamation, dissolving Union, Wentworth and issued 27th December, 1854.] See page 213. [The following Acts passed during the late Session of Parliament, (17th Victoria,) are here inserted, in order to render the Municipal Manual as complete as possible.] CITY OF OTTAWA. An Act to erect the Town of Bytown into a City under the name of the City of Ottawa. Whereas the Mayor and Corporation of the Town of Bytown, have in behalf of the inhabitants thereof, expressed their desire that the said Town should be erected into a City, to be called the City of Ottawa; And whereas from the great and rapidly increasing population and commercial importance of the said Town, it is desirable to comply with their request: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, as follows: Halton. Preamble. erected into a I. Upon, from and after the first Monday in January, in the year of Town of Bytown our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, the Town of By- city. town shall be a City, and shall be called and known as the City of Ottawa, and the first Municipal Election therein as a City shall take place on the said day; and the said City of Ottawa shall be bounded in the manner set forth as regards the Town of Bytown in the Schedule B to the Upper Canada Municipal Corporations Act of 1849. City of Ottawa Wards. II. The said City of Ottawa shall be and is hereby divided into five Wards, viz: That portion of the City lying easterly from the Ri- divided into five deau Canal shall constitute three Wards, and the portion of the City lying westerly from the Rideau Canal shall constitute two Wards, which latter two Wards shall be divided by the centre of Wellington street, George street, Victoria Terrace and the concession line known as Wellington St. George's Ward. Victoria Ward. the Richmond road, to the limits of the City; and the portion lying North of the said streets and road, shall constitute one Ward, to be called Victoria Ward; and the portion lying south of the said streets shall constitute a Ward to be called Wellington Ward; the portion of the City lying easterly from the Rideau Canal as aforesaid, shall be divided and called as follows, viz: The whole of Rideau street and the portion of the City, south of it, shall constitute a Ward to be called St. George's Ward; That portion of the City from the line dividing Rideau and George streets and a continuation of such line, terminating on the Rideau Canal in one direction, and on the waters of the river Rideau in another, to the centre of St. Patrick street, and in a continuing line therewith, east and west, to the waters of the Rivers Ottawa and Rideau, shall constitute a second Ward to be called By Ward, and the remaining portion lying north of the line above described on St. Ottawa Ward. Patrick street and the continuation thereof, shall constitute a third Ward, to be called Ottawa Ward. By Ward. III. All the provisions of the Act last cited and of the Upper Canada Municipal Corporations Acts generally, as therein in force, so far as the same relates to Cities, shall, upon, from and after the day last aforesaid, extend and apply to the said City of Ottawa, as if a proclamation had issued more than three calendar months before the said day, erecting the said Town of Bytown into a City by the name aforesaid, so that the first Municipal Election therein, would under the said Acts be held on the said day, and setting forth the boundaries of the said City as hereinbefore mentioned. IV. This Act may be varied, altered or repealed by any Act to be passed during this present Session. V. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. Preamble. TOWN OF WHITBY. An Act to incorporate the Town of Whitby, and to define the limits thereof. Whereas the inhabitants of the Township of Whitby, residing within the boundaries and limits hereinafter described, by Petition have prayed the Legislature to incorporate the same into a Town; And whereas the population of the same amounts to about two thousand three hundred inhabitants; And whereas it is expedient and necessary, and would tend to promote the benefit and convenience of the inhabitants, if the prayer of the said Petition were granted: Be it therefore |