allowed to run at large, or for preventing such dogs from being allowed Destroying Dogs. to run at large at improper times, and for killing and destroying such as are found running at large contrary to such By-law. Destruction of weeds. Exhibitions, puppet shows, wild animals, &c. Fines for exhi biting contrary to such By-laws. Damages pay able by owners of animals trespassing. Sale of animals impounded. Height and description of fences. Establishment of Twenty-firstly. For the destroying and suppressing the growth of weeds detrimental to good husbandry. Twenty-secondly. For preventing, restraining or regulating exhibitions of wax figures, wild animals, puppet shows, wire-dancing, circusriding, and other idle acts or feats which common showmen, circusriders, mountebanks or jugglers usually exhibit, practice or perform, and requiring the payment of a sum not exceeding five pounds to the Township Treasurer before any and every such exhibition shall be allowed to be held or to take place; for imposing a fine upon the proprietors or persons in charge of such exhibition, in case they shall exhibit without such payment, and for the levying thereof by summary distress to be levied upon the goods and chattels of such showmen, or belonging to such exhibition, whether the owners shall be known or not, or for the imprisonment of the parties offending, for any time not exceeding one calendar month, and for the appropriation of such sums as may be re"ceived or recovered under any regulation or By-law to be passed for that purpose. Twenty-thirdly. For appraising the damages to be paid by the owners of horses, cattle and other animals trespassing, contrary to the By-laws or regulations of such Township. Twenty-fourthly. For causing such horses, cattle or other animals as shall be impounded, to be sold, in case the same are not claimed within a reasonable time, or in case the damages, fines and expenses shall not be paid according to such By-laws or regulations. Twenty-fifthly. For settling the height and description of lawful fences. Twenty-sixthly. For procuring, in case the same hath not been already boundary lines. done, the ascertaining and establishment by public authority according to law, of the boundary lines of such Township, and providing for the periodical inspection and preservation of the durable monuments by law required to be erected for evidencing the same, and for procuring the necessary estimates, and making the necessary application for the same according to law. Compounding for Statute labour. Applying composition money. Enforcing Statute labour. Fines and penalties. Borrowing moneys. Twenty-seventhly. For empowering the landholders in such Township, to compound for the Statute labour by them respectively performable, for any term not exceeding five years, at any rate not exceeding two shillings and six pence for each day's labour, and at any time before the labour compounded for ought to be performed, and by any such regulations to direct to what officer in each Township such composition money shall be paid, and how such money shall be applied and accounted for, and to regulate the manner and the divisions in which the Statute labour shall be performed. Twenty-eighthly. For enforcing the performance of Statute or Road labour, or payment of a commutation in money therefor. Twenty-ninthly. For the imposing and collecting by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the offender or offenders reasonable penalties anÏ fines not exceeding in any case five pounds currency, and reasonable punishment by imprisonment, not exceeding twenty days, for the breach of all or any of the By-laws or regulations of such Municipality. Thirtiethly. For borrowing under the restriction, and upon the security hereinafter mentioned, all such sums of money as shall or may be necessary for the executing of any Township public work within their jurisdiction, and the scope of the authority by this Act conferred upon them. Thirty-firstly. For raising, levying, collecting and appropriating such Raising and moneys as may be required for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, levying moneys. either by way of tolls to be paid on any Township bridge, road, or other township work, to defray the expense of making, repairing, or maintaining the same, or by means of a rate or rates to be assessed equally on the whole rateable property of such Township, liable to assessment according to any law which shall be in force in UpperCanada, concerning rates and assessments. trary to law. Thirty-secondly. For making such other local regulations not contrary Local regulato any law of this Province, or to any By-law of the Municipal Council tions not conof the County within which such Township shall lie, and which shall by law extend to and be in force within such Township, as the good of the inhabitants of such Township may in their opinion require. By-laws. Thirty-thirdly. For the repeal, alteration, or amendment, from time to Repeal, &c., of time, of all or any of such By-laws, and the making others in lieu thereof, as to them may seem expedient for the good of the inhabitants of such Township. II. COUNTIES. incorporated. Corporate pow ers. XXXII. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of each and every Counties County in Upper Canada, shall be a Body Corporate, and shall have perpetual succession and a Common Seal, with power to break, renew or alter the same at pleasure, and shall be capable of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, in all courts and places whatsoever, of purchasing, acquiring and holding lands and tenements and other real and personal property within such county, for the use of the inhabitants thereof in their corporate capacity, and of making and entering into such contracts as may be necessary for the exercise of their corporate functions, and that the powers of the Corporation shall be exercised by and through and in the name of the Municipal Council of such County. How exercised. Townreeves of form the Munici- such County. Meetings of pal Councils. County Munici XXXIII. And be it enacted, That the Townreeves and Deputy-Townreeves of the several Townships, Villages and Towns within each Deputies, &c., to County shall constitute the Municipal Council for such County. XXXIV. And be it enacted, that the Municipal Council of each County shall meet at the Shire Hall, if there be one, or otherwise at the County Court House annually, on the fourth Monday in January, or if not on that day, then on some day thereafter, and their meeting may be adjourned from time to time, and to the same place, or to any other place within the County, or any City lying within the boundaries of such As to Cities. County, although such City may be a County in itself for municipal or other purposes, or within the liberties of any such City, and any Municipal Council may hold special meetings, (to be summoned at any time Special Meetby the County Warden) at the place where the then last meeting of such Council shall have been held; and such special meetings may be adjourned from time to time, and to the same place, or to any other place within the County as aforesaid. ings. Election of County XXXV. And be it enacted, That the Municipal Council of each XXXVI. And be it enacted, That the keeping and repairing of the Keeping and Shire Hall, &c., repairing of allowed to run at large, or for preventing such dogs from being allowed Destroying Dogs. to run at large at improper times, and for killing and destroying such as are found running at large contrary to such By-law. Destruction of weeds. Exhibitions, puppet shows, wild animals, &c. Fines for exhi biting contrary to such By-laws. Damages pay Twenty-firstly. For the destroying and suppressing the growth of weeds detrimental to good husbandry. Twenty-secondly. For preventing, restraining or regulating exhibitions of wax figures, wild animals, puppet shows, wire-dancing, circusriding, and other idle acts or feats which common showmen, circusriders, mountebanks or jugglers usually exhibit, practice or perform, and requiring the payment of a sum not exceeding five pounds to the Township Treasurer before any and every such exhibition shall be allowed to be held or to take place; for imposing a fine upon the proprietors or persons in charge of such exhibition, in case they shall exhibit without such payment, and for the levying thereof by summary distress to be levied upon the goods and chattels of such showmen, or belonging to such exhibition, whether the owners shall be known or not, or for the imprisonment of the parties offending, for any time not exceeding one calendar month, and for the appropriation of such sums as may be re"ceived or recovered under any regulation or By-law to be passed for that purpose. Twenty-thirdly. For appraising the damages to be paid by the owners able by owners of of horses, cattle and other animals trespassing, contrary to the By-laws or regulations of such Township. animals trespas sing. Sale of animals impounded. Height and description of fences. Establishment of Twenty-fourthly. For causing such horses, cattle or other animals as shall be impounded, to be sold, in case the same are not claimed within a reasonable time, or in case the damages, fines and expenses shall not be paid according to such By-laws or regulations. Twenty-fifthly. For settling the height and description of lawful fences. Twenty-sixthly. For procuring, in case the same hath not been already boundary lines. done, the ascertaining and establishment by public authority according to law, of the boundary lines of such Township, and providing for the periodical inspection and preservation of the durable monuments by law required to be erected for evidencing the same, and for procuring the necessary estimates, and making the necessary application for the same according to law. Compounding for Statute labour. Applying composition money. Enforcing Statute labour. Fines and penalties. Borrowing moneys. Twenty-seventhly. For empowering the landholders in such Township, to compound for the Statute labour by them respectively performable, for any term not exceeding five years, at any rate not exceeding two shillings and six pence for each day's labour, and at any time before the labour compounded for ought to be performed, and by any such regulations to direct to what officer in each Township such composition money shall be paid, and how such money shall be applied and accounted for, and to regulate the manner and the divisions in which the Statute labour shall be performed. Twenty-eighthly. For enforcing the performance of Statute or Road labour, or payment of a commutation in money therefor. Twenty-ninthly. For the imposing and collecting by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the offender or offenders reasonable penalties anÏ fines not exceeding in any case five pounds currency, and reasonable punishment by imprisonment, not exceeding twenty days, for the breach of all or any of the By-laws or regulations of such Municipality. Thirtiethly. For borrowing under the restriction, and upon the security hereinafter mentioned, all such sums of money as shall or may be necessary for the executing of any Township public work within their jurisdiction, and the scope of the authority by this Act conferred upon them. Thirty-firstly. For raising, levying, collecting and appropriating such Raising and moneys as may be required for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, levying moneys. either by way of tolls to be paid on any Township bridge, road, or other township work, to defray the expense of making, repairing, or maintaining the same, or by means of a rate or rates to be assessed equally on the whole rateable property of such Township, liable to assessment according to any law which shall be in force in UpperCanada, concerning rates and assessments. Thirty-secondly. For making such other local regulations not contrary Local regulato any law of this Province, or to any By-law of the Municipal Council tions not conof the County within which such Township shall lie, and which shall trary to law. by law extend to and be in force within such Township, as the good of the inhabitants of such Township may in their opinion require. By-laws. Thirty-thirdly. For the repeal, alteration, or amendment, from time to Repeal, &c., time, of all or any of such By-laws, and the making others in lieu thereof, as to them may seem expedient for the good of the inhabitants of such Township. II. COUNTIES. of incorporated. Corporate pow ers. XXXII. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of each and every Counties County in Upper Canada, shall be a Body Corporate, and shall have perpetual succession and a Common Seal, with power to break, renew or alter the same at pleasure, and shall be capable of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, in all courts and places whatsoever, of purchasing, acquiring and holding lands and tenements and other real and personal property within such county, for the use of the inhabitants thereof in their corporate capacity, and of making and entering into such contracts as may be necessary for the exercise of their corporate functions, and that the powers of the Corporation shall be exercised by and through and in the name of the Municipal Council of such County. How exercised. Townships and Townreeves of form the Munici- such County. XXXIII. And be it enacted, That the Townreeves and Deputy-Townreeves of the several Townships, Villages and Towns within each County shall constitute the Municipal Council for such County. XXXIV. And be it enacted, that the Municipal Council of each County shall meet at the Shire Hall, if there be one, or otherwise at the County Court House annually, on the fourth Monday in January, or if not on that day, then on some day thereafter, and their meeting may be adjourned from time to time, and to the same place, or to any other place within the County, or any City lying within the boundaries of such As to Cities. County, although such City may be a County in itself for municipal or other purposes, or within the liberties of any such City, and any Municipal Council may hold special meetings, (to be summoned at any time by the County Warden) at the place where the then last meeting of such Council shall have been held; and such special meetings may be adjourned from time to time, and to the same place, or to any other place within the County as aforesaid. Special Meetings. Election of County XXXV. And be it enacted, That the Municipal Council of each Keeping and repairing of XXXVI. And be it enacted, That the keeping and repairing of the Shire Hall, County Court House and Gaol, and of any House of Correc- Shire Hall, &c., to be charged upon each County. Duty of Council with respect to ing highways, County Roads or Powers of Minor same. tion that may be erected and established by the Municipal Council, shall be charged upon each County in Upper-Canada, and it shall be the duty of the Municipal Council to cause the same to be repaired and kept in repair at the expense of the County, and to raise by rate upon the County all sums of money which shall be necessary for such purposes, and for every other purpose, the expense whereof shall be by law chargeable upon the County. XXXVII. And be it enacted, That whenever any new or existing properly repair- highway, road, street, bridge or other communication within any Township, shall by any By-law of the Municipal Council of the County in which such Township is situate, be assumed by such Municipal Council as a County County road or bridge as being one in which more than one Township or the whole County is interested, it shall be the duty of such Municipal Council, and they are hereby required with as little delay as reasonably may be, and at the expense of the County, to cause such road to be planked, gravelled or macadamized, or such bridge to be built in a good and substantial manner, and from the time of the passing of the By-law assuming such road or bridge as a County work as aforesaid, and so long as the same shall remain unrepealed, the Municipalities of the Townships in which such road or bridge shall be situate, shall cease to have any jurisdiction or control over the same or any part thereof as respects the making, maintaining or improving the same, or the stopping up, altering or diverting the same, or the protection or preservation of any timber, stone, sand or gravel growing or being thereon, or the regulating the driving or riding thereon, or other use thereof: Provided always, nevertheless, that the mere laying out of County money upon any road lying between any two or more Townships for the improvement thereof, or exercising the other powers by this Act conferred upon them with respect to such line roads, shall not be deemed an assumption of the same as County roads, so as to render it obligatory upon the said County, to cause the same to be planked, graveled or macadamized as hereinbefore provided, and this notwithstanding that the line of such roads may occasionally deviate from its course between such Townships, or any two of them, so as in some places to lie wholly or in part within one of such Townships only. Proviso: certain improvements not to constitute such assumption. Roads and which they run. XXXVIII. And be it enacted, That all roads and bridges running, Bridges between lying or being between different Townships, situate in the same County, different Townshall be exclusively within the jurisdiction and subject to the control of ships to be under jurisdiction of the Municipal Council of such County as far as respects the making, Counties through maintaining or improving the same, or the stopping up, altering or diverting the same, or the protection and preservation of any timber, stone, sand or gravel growing or being thereon, or the regulating, the driving or riding thereon, or other use of the same, and this notwithstanding that the line of such road or bridge shall or may occasionally deviate from its course between such Townships, and in some parts thereof may lie wholly within one of such Townships. Roads and Bridges between two Counties, &c., to be under the jurisdiction of both. As to By-laws regarding the same XXXIX. And be it enacted, That all roads and bridges running, lying or being between different Counties or between a County and a City lying within the boundaries of such County or on the bounds of a Town or Incorporated Village within such County, shall be within the jurisdiction and subject to the control of the Municipal Corporations of both such Counties, or of such County and City or Town and Village as far as respects the making, maintaining or improving the same, or the stopping up, altering or diverting the same, or the protection of any timber, stone, sand or gravel growing or being thereon, or the regulating the driving or riding thereon, or other use of the same, and this not withstanding that the line of such road or bridge shall or may occasionally deviate |