this Province, and shall be accounted for to His Majesty, by His Majesty's Receiver-General of this Province, through the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, in such manner and form as His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, shall be graciously pleased to direct. And to be accounted for through the Lords Commissioners of the CHA P. XXVII. An Act to increase the SALARY of the SPEAKER of the HOUSE of ASSEMBLY, and to remunerate the present Speaker for past Services. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN. WHE Passed 1st April, 1816. THEREAS, it is expedient to increase the Salary of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, and that the said increase should take place and become payable from and after the twenty-sixth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and twelve'; We, your Majesty's Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commons of Upper-Canada, in Provincial Parliament Assembled, beseech your Majesty, that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled, "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, and to make further provision for the Government of the said Province," and by the authority of the same, That from and out of the Rates and Duties raised, levied and collected, or hereafter to be raised, levied and collected, to and for the uses of this Province, and in the hands of the Receiver-General unappropriated, there be granted to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, for the present year, the sum of eight hundred pounds, and annually in each and every succeeding year, the sum of two hundred pounds; which said sum of eight hundred pounds, and two hundred pounds, shall be appropriated, applied and disposed of as follows, (that is to say :) To Allan MacLean, Esquire, Speaker of the House of Assembly, for four years additional Salary, as Speaker of the House of Assembly, the sum of eight hundred pounds: To the Speaker of the House of Assembly, for the time being, annually, in each and every year, the sum of two hundred pounds, in addition to the sum of two hundred pounds heretofore annually paid to the Speaker of the House of Assembly. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said sums of eight hundred pounds, and two hundred pounds respectively, shall be paid by the Receiver-General of this Province, in discharge of such Warrant or Warrants, as shall for that purpose from time to time be issued, by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Govern3 Z ment The money how to ment of this Province; and shall be accounted for to His Majesty, His he paid and accounted for. Heirs and Successors, through the Lords Commissioners of His Trea(See 41st Geo. III. e sury, for the time being, in such manner and form as His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, shall be graciously pleased to direct. 12.) c An Act for making temporary Provision for the REGULATION of TRADE between this Pro vince and the United States of America, by Land or Inland Navigation. [Expired] CHA P. XXIX. An Act to continue for a limited time the PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT entered into, between this Province and Lower Canada, at Montreal, on the fifth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and four, relative to Duties; also, for continuing for a limited time, the several Acts of the Parliament of this Province relative thereto. [Repealed by 58th Geo. III. c 13.] CHAP. XXX. An Act to appropriate a sum of Money for the REMUNERATION of ELIZABETH WRIGHT [Private.] Preamble CHAP. XXXI. An Act to amend an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled, “An Act to explain, amend, and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the several Laws now in being, for the RAISING and TRAINING the MILITIA of this Province." [Passed 1st April, 1816.] W year ex HEREAS, it is necessary to explain and amend an Act passed in the forty-eighth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled, "An Act to ex48th Geo. III. c b plain, amend, and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the several Laws now in being for the Raising and Training the Militia of this Province: Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled, " An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, and to make further provision for the Government of the said Province," and by the authority of the same, That nothing contained in the third clause of the said Act, passed in the forty-eighth year of His Majesty's Reign, entitled, "An Act to explain, amend, and reduce to one Act of Parliament, the several Laws now in being for the Raising and Training the Militia of this Province," shall extend or be construed to extend to oblige any person to enroll himself in the Militia of this Province, unless such person is a natural born Subject of His Majesty, or a Subject of His Majesty naturalized by an Act of the British Parliament, or a Subject of His Majesty having become such by the cession of Canada, or a person who has taken the Oath of Allegiance, but that in all cases such persons as are not liable to be called upon for the defence of the Province in case of invasion, shall be excluded from the Rolls of the Militia of the same, any thing in the before mentioned Act in any wise to the contrary notwithstanding. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to issue his warrant in favour of the Adjutant General of Militia of this Province, and cause him to be paid all such expences as he shall incur for the Postage of Letters, Stationary, and other contingent expences of his Office. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all fines or exemption money imposed by any Militia Law heretofore in force, since the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and whereby any judgment may have passed against any person or persons by virtue of such Militia Law, as aforesaid, and such fine or fines, or exemption money may not have been collected, the like powers, authorities, ways, means, and methods are hereby given for the collection of the said fines, as other fines are collected by virtue of this Act, or any other Militia Law of this Province. Justices granting any warrant under this Act, required to direct the same to the IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of all Justices of the Peace, issuing or granting any summons or warrant under and by virtue of this Act, and they are hereby required to direct every such summons or warrant, as aforesaid, to the Sheriff of the District, and such Sheriff shall not be entitled to any milage on such summons or warrant, as aforesaid, against such person or persons beyond the ship. limits of the Township where such person or persons shall reside. the limits of the Town No Milage beyond ν. Sheriffs and Treasu⚫ rers in the several Dis tricts have a right to retain 3 per cent. on transmitted to Receiver monies collected and General. If any Sheriff or Treasurer shall not transmit money collect ed within three months shall not receive the 3 per cent. All fines or exemption money collected shall within 3 months he transmitted to the Receiver General, Certified on oath be V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every Sheriff, and each and every Treasurer in the several Districts of this Province, shall hereafter severally have a right to retain for his use the sum of three pounds for every hundred pounds, so collected and transmitted to the Receiver General, and in the same proportion for any greater or less sum, Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any Sheriff or Treasurer shall not transmit the money by him so collected to the Receiver General of this Province, within three months thereafter, such Sheriff or Treasurer, as aforesaid, shall not be entitled to retain the said sum of three pounds for every hundred pounds so collected. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all fines or exemption money heretofore collected under and by virtue of any Militia Law of this Province, either by Magistrates, Commanding Officers, Sheriffs, Treasurers, or other persons, shall within three months from the date hereof, be transmitted to His Majesty's Receiver General, to and for the public uses of this Province, which said fines or exemption monies, shall be accompanied by a detailed account of the same from the person transmitting fore a Justice of the them, regularly certified on oath before one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and any Magistrate, Commanding Officer, Sheriff, Treasurer, or other person having in their possession such Militia fines or exemption monies, who shall refuse or neglect to transmit the same, as herein before directed, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds, to be recovered in any of His Majesty's Courts of this Province, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, wherein no essoin, privilege, protection, or wager of Law shall be allowed, and only one imparlance, any thing to the contrary in this Act notwithstanding. Peace. Any Magistrate,Commanding Officer, &c. who shall neglect to transmit, to forfeit £100 All monies directed to be paid by this Act, to be accounted for missioners of His Majesty's Treasury. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all such sum through the LordsCom- or sums of money, as are directed to be paid by this Act, by virtue of any warrant or warrants to be issued by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, shall be duly accounted for to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successrs, by the ReceiverGeneral of this Province, through the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's See 51 Geo. III. c 7. Treasury, in such manner and form as His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, shall be graciously pleased to direct. 59th, 2d Session. Grants £1000 for the cultivation of Hemp. CHAP. XXXII. An Act granting to His Majesty a sum of Money to be applied for the encouragement of the CULTIVATION of HEMP, within this Province. [Repealed by 58th Geo. III. c. 7.] CHAP WHE CHAP. XXXIII. An Act to regulate the POLICE, within the Town of KINGSTON. [Passed 1st April, 1816.] HEREAS, the population of the Town of Kingston is much increased in the number of inhabitants, and further provision is necessary to be made for the internal regulation of the said Town; Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Upper Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America, and to make further provision for the Government of the said Province," and by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the Magistrates assembled in General Quarter Sessions, for the Midland District, or the majority of them, to make, ordain, constitute and publish such prudential Rules and Regulations, as they may deem expedient relative to paving, keeping in repair, and improving the streets of the said Town, regulating slaughter houses and nuisances, and also to enforce the said Town Laws, relative to horses, swine or cattle of any kind from running at large, in said Town; relative to the inspection of weights and measures, fire men and fire companies. Provided always, that nothing herein contained, shall extend or be construed to extend to the regulating or ascertaining the price of any commodities, or articles of provisions that may be offered for sale; Provided also, That such rules and regulations be not contrary to, or inconsistent with the Laws and Statutes of this Province. Preamble. The Magistrates in Sessions, or a majority, to make certain ReguKingston. lations in the Town of The Magistrates or ral Quarter Sessions in rated on the Assessment ton, a sum not more mentioned. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Magistrates in Quarter Sessions assembled, for the Midland District, or the major part the majority in Geneof them, in the month of April, in cach and every year, may raise, by assess- April in every year, ment from the persons rated upon any assessment for property in the Town may raise from persons of Kingston, a sum not exceeding one hundred pounds in any one year, for property in Kingsfor purchasing and keeping in repair, fire engines, ladders, buckets, and than £100 in one year, other utensils, for the extinguishing of fires, and for making any other ne- for the purposes herein cessary improvement in the said Town, exclusive of the sum such person Exclusive of the sum may be rated for, in and upon any other assessment of this Province, and such person may be rated for on any other in order to carry the said assessment into effect, it shall be the duty of the Assessment. Clerk of the Peace for the Midland District, to select from the general assessments of the said Midland District, a list or assessment of the ratable District to select from property that each and every person owns or possesses in the said Town of Kingston, ready to be laid before the Magistrates in Quarter Sessions assembled for the Midland District, in April in each and every year. pence for the Midland The Clerk of the the general Assessments perty each person holds a list of the ratable pro in Kingston, ready to be laid before the Mas gistrates. |