Power to compel attendance of witnesses. Proviso. Act to apply to matters connected with matters), and to produce such documents and things as the Commissioners deem requisite to the full investigation of the matters into which they are appointed to examine. R. S. O. 1877, c. 17, s. 1. 2. The Commissioner or Commissioners shall then have the same power to enforce the attendance of witnesses, and to compel them to give evidence and produce documents and things, as is vested in any Court in civil cases; but no party or witness shall be compelled to answer any question, by his answer to which he might render himself liable to a criminal prosecution. R. S. O. 1877, c. 17, s. 2. 3.-(1) This Act shall be deemed to include for inquiry as aforesaid matters connected with elections to the Legiselections, and lative Assembly, and the proceedings in any such election; to attempts to but no commission shall issue except where no petition has bers of Legis been presented complaining of the return within the time lative Assem- prescribed, or except where, if a petition has been presented, the proceedings thereon have terminated. corrupt mem bly. (2) This Act shall be deemed to apply also to any attempts, or alleged attempts, to corrupt the successful candidate at such elections, or members of the Legislative Assembly, after their election, and notwithstanding that the persons charged with such attempts may be liable to criminal prosecution in respect thereof, and notwithstanding that criminal proceedings against them may have been commenced or concluded. The commission may be issued authorising an inquiry into such attempts as aforesaid, and the commission need not minutely specify the particular matters of inquiry. (3) The Legislative Assembly, upon the evidence taken under the commission being submitted to it, may take, under Rev. Stat. c. section 48 of The Act respecting the Legislative Assembly, or under any other authority belonging to the Assembly, such action as the Legislative Assembly deems proper, as fully as if such evidence had been given at the bar of the Assembly. 11. (4) No action shall be taken against any person so charged founded upon evidence given by any witness unless it appears that he had an opportunity of appearing before the Commissioner and cross-examining the witness either at the time that he was examined in chief or subsequently, and that he had also an opportunity of calling witnesses on his own behalf. 47 V. c. 4, s. 46. CHAPTER 18. An Act respecting the Publication of Official Notices. HERA ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: : Ontario Gazette is directed. 1. All advertisements, notices or publications, which, by Advertiseany Act or law in force in this Province, are required to be ments required by law given by the Provincial Government or any Department thereof, shall be inor by a Sheriff or other officer, or by any municipal authority, serted in the or by any officer, person or party whomsoever, shall be given unless in the Ontario Gazette, unless some other mode of giving the another mode same be directed by law; and if in any Act in force in Ontario, of the late Province of Upper Canada, or of the late Province of Canada, and being within the legislative authority of the Legislature of this Province, any notice is directed to be given in the Upper Canada Gazette by authority, or in the Canada Gazette, the Ontario Gazette shall be understood to be intended. R. S. O. 1877, c. 18, s. 1. cial advertise 2. Where Sheriffs' advertisements, and other legal and official Publication of advertisements (except lists of convictions by Justices of the legal and offi Peace or other advertisements, the whole expense of which is ments. payable by Counties), are required to be published in a newspaper other than the Ontario Gazette, they shall be published in such newspapers as the Lieutenant-Governor in Council from time to time directs. R. S. O. 1877, c. 18, s. 2. publication by Counties. 3. Tenders for the publication of the lists of convictions by Tenders to be Justices of the Peace and other legal and official advertisements made for the whole expense of which is payable by Counties, shall be of advertisepublicly advertised for by the Council of the County, subject ments paid for to such conditions, if any, as to circulation and other matters, as the Council may think just, and the contract shall be given to the newspaper making the lowest tender, on or subject to the said conditions, if any there be. R. S. O. 1877, c. 18, s. 3. CHAP. 24.-SALE AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS, p. 286. 25.-FREE GRANTS TO ACTUAL SETTLERS ON PUBLIC LANDS, p. 298. 26.-FREE GRANTS IN RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, p. 304. 27.-HEIR AND DEVISEE COMMISSION, p. 306. 28.-MANAGEMENT OF TIMBER ON PUBLIC LANDS, p. 314. 29.--TRESPASSES TO PUBLIC LANDS, p. 319. 30.-MUNICIPALITIES FUND FROM CLERGY RESERVES, p. 325. 32. FISHERIES ACT, p. 337. 3. Public Works. CHAP. 33.-PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, p. 346. 66 34.-RIOTS NEAR PUBLIC WORKS, p. 362. 35.-SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS NEAR PUBLIC WORKS, p. 366. 4. Drainage Works. CHAP. 36.-EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR DRAINAGE, p. 371. 37.-MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE AID ACT, p. 386. CHAP. 40.-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, p. 429. HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Revenue Fun posed. 1. The Upper Canada Grammar School Income Fund, and Consolidated all moneys arising from investments made on account thereof, of Ontario, the income and revenue derived from the Upper Canada Gram- of what commar School Fund, the Upper Canada Grammar School Lands, the Upper Canada Building Fund, the Common School Fund and the Common School Lands, and all the fees and charges payable under and by virtue of chapter 22 of these Revised Statutes or the Acts therein mentioned, and all other duties, revenue and moneys whatsoever, of the Province of Ontario, over which the Legislature of this Province has, or hereafter may have, the power of appropriation, shall form one Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be called "The Consolidated Revenue Fund of Ontario," to be appropriated for the public service of this Province, in the manner and subject to the charges hereinafter mentioned, R. S. O. 1877, c. 19, s. 1. 2. The Consolidated Revenue Fund shall be permanently Permanent charged with all the costs, charges and expenses incident to the charges. collection, management and receipt thereof; such costs, charges and expenses being subject nevertheless to be reviewed and audited in the manner directed by any Act of the Legislature. R. S. O. 1877, c. 19, s. 2. 1 Investment of 3. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may from time to surplus. time, in his discretion, invest any surplus of the Consolidated Revenue Fund not required for the public service, in the debentures or other public securities of the Dominion of Canada; and whenever the exigencies of the public service render it necessary or expedient to convert the same into money, shall sell and dispose of the same, first giving one month's notice of the intended sale in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ontario and of the Dominion of Canada, calling for tenders for the purchase of the stock or debentures in which the surplus is invested. R. S. O. 1877, c. 19, s. 3. Securities, etc., vested in Treasurer of Ontario by virtue of his in his suc cessors. 4. Where any security, obligation, debenture or covenant, or any interest in real or personal estate, effects, or property is given, or transferred to, made with, or vested in the Treasurer of office, to vest Ontario, by virtue of his office of Treasurer, such security, obligation, debenture or covenant, and any right of action in respect thereto, and all the estate, right or interest of the Treasurer in respect of such real or personal estate, effects or property upon the death, resignation or removal from office of the Treasurer, from time to time, and as often as the case happens and the appointment of a successor takes place, shall, subject to the same trusts as the same were respectively subject to, vest in the succeeding Treasurer by virtue of this Act, and shall and may be proceeded on by action or in any other manner, or may be assigned, transferred or discharged, in the name of the succeeding Treasurer as the same might have been proceeded on, assigned, transferred or discharged by the Treasurer to, with or in whom they were first given, transferred, made, or vested if he had continued to hold office. R. S. O. 1877, c. 19, s. 4; 47 V. c. 6, s. 1. Assignment, etc., of securi ties. 5. Every security, obligation, debenture, covenant or interest in real or personal estate, effects and property may in like manner as in the last section mentioned be proceeded on, assigned, transferred or discharged by and in the name of any member of the Executive Council of Ontario, acting under the authority of section 3 of The Act respecting the Executive Council. Rev. Stat. c. R. S. O. 1877, c. 19, s. 4; 47 V. c. 6, s. 2. 13. Application of sect. 4. 6. Section 4 of this Act shall apply to every security, obligation, debenture or covenant, and every interest in real or personal estate, effects or property given or transferred to, made with, or vested in any former Treasurer of Ontario, by virtue or on account of his said office, and shall transfer all the interest, rights and estate of the former Treasurer to the present Treasurer of Ontario, to be vested in him by virtue of his office and subject to the provisions of this Act. R. S. O. 1877, c. 19, s. 4; 47 V. c. 6, s. 3. |