0 OFFICERS PUBLIC, to exempt from the expense of a new Commission-on the Ordinance, for vesting in the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance, the Estates Pages. 28 68 296 252, 253,254 P PARLIAMENT Provincial to continue notwithstanding the demise of the Crown, 12 17 20 242 Police, to alter and amend certain provisions of the Ordinance of the Governor and 177 Population of Lower Canada, Census of, 185 Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance, Processions, Party-to restrain in certain cases, Protests of Notaries Public, to declare to be evidence in certain cases, Public Meetings, to provide for the calling and orderly holding of—in this Province, and for the better preservation of the public peace thereat, Public Officers, 28 Punishment of Bankrupts, 52-3 QUEBEC, Seminary of-to authorize the Superior and Directors of the—to acquire and hold a certain amount of property in addition to that now held by them, Quebec, Police, R REGISTRATION of Titles to Real Property or Incumbrances thereon in Lower Religious Sects, numbers and denominations of—in Lower Canada, (Census Act, Rivers and Rivulets, to prevent obstructions on-in Upper Canada, Saint Francis, District of, to alter the Terms of General Sessions, Schools, Common-to provide further for the establishment and maintenance of, and Schools, Common-for the establishment and maintenance of, in Upper Canada, Sessions of the Peace, to fix periods for holding in Upper Canada, Sheriffs and Coroners, to render more summary the means of enforcing the returns of T TAY NAVIGATION COMPANY, to amend the Act incorporating, Tenure of Lands, to empower the Seigniors of the Fiefs Nazareth, St. Augustin and St. Joseph, in the City and County of Montreal, to commute lands now held en censive in the said Fiefs, respectively, Terrebonne, Terms of General Sessions of the Peace for St. Francis District, Timber, Masts, Spars, Deals and Staves, and other articles of a like nature, to regulate the Inspection and measurement of, Titles, see Registration, 179 Tolls Turnpike, exemption from, 96 Trust and Loan Company, Upper Canada, for Incorporating and granting certain powers to, 159 316 W Trial, summary of small causes in Lower Canada to provide for, 259 WAREHOUSING Ports for Foreign Cattle slaughtered and bonded in this Province, 6-10 Water Works, Montreal, to authorize the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Montreal, to purchase, acquire and hold the property now known as the, Welland Canal, to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned, and to make further provision for enabling the Government to purchase the Stock held by private parties in the, 245 AN ANALYTICAL INDEX TO THE STATUTES OF THE PROVINCE OF CANADA, VOLUME THE THIRD. Containing the Acts passed in the Third Session, of the First Parliament, 7th Victoria, (1843.) PLAN OF THE INDEX.-A separate Analysis of every Act in this volume will be found in the following Index. The titles are in alphabetical order; and under the several heads are given, concisely, and in numerical succession, the contents of each Section of the particular Statute, or such an indication thereof as will readily lead the inquirer to the object of his search. The numerals on the left hand are arbitrary and correspond with the figures attached to the brief general entries. The right hand numerals correspond with the Sections of each Act. A. Actions, See Trust and Loan Company, 57, and Kingston Mineral Wells Company, 52. Agricultural Produce. 1. To impose duties on the importation of Agricultural Produce and Live Stock, 7 Vict. c. 1. 16 Nov. 1843. 2. Duties imposed on the kinds and descriptions set forth in Schedule annexed to Act, s 1. 3. Agricultural Produce and Live Stock imported by | Sea for the use of the Fisheries of this Province to be exempt from the said duties; but subject to the provisions of such parts of Act 4 & 5. V. c. 14. as are not repealed by this Act, s 2. 4. Duties payable in Sterling money, s 3. 5. Duties to be recovered according to provisions of Imperial Act cited in s 2, so far as may be consistent with the other provisions of this Act, s 4. 6. Governor in Council may appoint places to be Warehousing Ports for the purposes of this Act, s 5. 7. Neat Cattle and Swine from foreign parts, may be slaughtered, cured and packed in Bond for home consumption or exportation, on the same conditions in every respect as if the meat had been imported cured and packed, s 5. 8. Regulations for the slaughtering, curing, and packing in Bond, s 5. 9. All expenses incurred in carrying the provisions of this section into effect, shall be paid by the importer or owner of the Cattle or Swine imported, s 5. 10. Governor in Council may, on receiving proof thereof, order return of duties on Cattle and Swine, imported to fulfil contracts with Her Majesty's Commissariat, if entered into before October 1st, 1843, s 6. 11. Monies arising from duties imposed by this Act, with all fines, penalties and forfeitures to be paid to Receiver General of the Province, s 7. 12. Part of Act 4 & 5. V. c. 14. repealed, s 8. 13. Act to cease to be in force after the fifth day of January, 1844 9. 14. To continue for a limited time the duties imposed on the importation of Agricultural Produce and Live Stock, 7 Vict. c. 2. 9th Dec. 1843. 15. Continuation of duties on the importation of Agricultural Produce and Live Stock, as set forth in words and figures in Schedule annexed to this Act, s 1. 16. Repetition of Sections 2, 3, 4, of Act 7 V. c. 1. 3 2, 3, 4. 17. Repetition of Sections 5 & 6, of Act 7 V. c. 1. s 5 & 6. 18. Repetition of Sections 7 & 8, of Act 7 V. c. 1. 87 & 8. 19. Act to come into operation on the 5th January, 1844, and to cease on the 5th January, 1845, s. 9. Aliens, See Schools, (2) 33. Anatomy. 1. To regulate and facilitate the Study of Anatomy, 7 Vict. c. 5. 9th Dec. 1843. 2. The bodies of persons found dead and publicly exposed, and of those supported in any public Institution maintained by public funds immediately before their death, shall be delivered to persons duly qualified as hereinafter provided, s 1. 3. Except the persons so dying shall otherwise direct, s 1. 4. Except also the bonâ fide friends of the persons so dying claim the bodies within the usual time of interment, and except the persons so dying shall direct any other disposal of their bodies than to such friends, s 1. 5. Public Teachers of Anatomy or Surgery, or pri vate Medical Practitioners who shall have three or more pupils, shall be qualified to receive such bodies, s 2. 6. Any public Medical School in the locality shall have a preferable claim to such bodies, s 2. 7. Governor shall appoint an Inspector of Anatomy for each locality, who shall not be of or connected in any way with the Medical Profession, but one holding some municipal office, s 3. 8. The Inspector of Anatomy shall keep a Register of bodies, and persons receiving them, distribute the bodies and of order interment, s 4. 9. Enumeration required in the Register, and specification of the duties and powers of the Inspector, 8 4. 10. The Coroner presiding at the inquest of any unclaimed body, shall give notice thereof to the Inspector of Anatomy, if there be any, and if not, order interment, s 5. 11. Superintendents of Public Institutions receiving Government aid shall give notice of the death of any inmate thereof to the Inspector of Anatomy, if there are no friends to claim the body of the deceased, s 6. 12. Each Superintendent of such Institution shall keep a register of the bodies given up for dissection, and to whom given, s 7. 13. Superintendent shall not give up a body without a written order from the Inspector of Anatomy, 8 7. 14. Particulars to be recorded in such Register, s 7. 15. Every Teacher or Medical Practitioner to pay to the Inspector of Anatomy one pound five shillings, currency, for every body delivered to such Teacher for dissection, s 8. 16. Every Medical Practitioner wishing to avail himself of the benefit of this Act, shall give security to the amount of Forty Pounds, for the due performance of the requisitions of this Act, s 9. 17. Upon fulfilment of the conditions of this section, the Inspector of Anatomy to give every Medical Practitioner authority to open a dissecting room, s 9. Appeals, See Processions, 10; Ordnance, 25; Court of, Judicafure, 118; Trust and Loan Company, 50. Arms, See Processions, 3; Public Meetings, 23. Army, See Census, 7. Arrest for Debt, See Imprisonment. Assault, See Timber, 39. Attachment, See Sheriffs, 2. Attorney, See Imprisonment, 3. B. Bankrupt. 1. To repeal an Ordinance of Lower Canada concerning Bankrupts, and make provision for the same object throughout the Province of Canada, 7 Vict. c. 10. 9th Dec. 1843. 2. Description of persons liable as Traders to Bankrupt Laws and of those who are not, s 1. 3. Acts of Bankruptcy: arrest on mesne process and not giving bail; absconding from arrest; imprisonment for debt for 30 days, or escaping from imprisonment; having goods or estate attached for debt and not superseding the same within 20 days; departing Province or remaining concealed to de fraud Creditors; fraudulent conveyance of lands 21. 4. Trader, upon affidavit of Cr. (as in Schedule A.) 5. Trader in answer to Summons to state whether 7. Refusal to sign admission of demand, to be deem- 9. Part of demand admitted the amount shall be 10. Proceedings as to admission of demand signed 11. Costs payable to Trader on dismissal of Sum- 14. Commission arising from concert or agreement 15. Publication of Notice of Bankruptcy in the Canada Gazette, to be evidence in cases relating to such Bankruptcy, s 18. 16. Transfers, &c., made with the knowledge or in contemplation of an act of Bankruptcy to be void and fraudulent, with certain qualifications, s 19. 17. Who may be or act as Commissioner under this Act, s 20. 18. Amount of Debt of Creditors petitioning, and 19. Proceedings on issuing Commission, s 22. Sheriff to give notice of such Meeting. Sheriff's further duties thereon, s 24. 22. Sheriff to take possession of Bankrupt's Estate fully and entirely, the duty of Bankrupt thereon, s 25. 23.-Proceedings for proving Debts and appointment of Assignees, s 26. 24. What Creditors may vote at Meeting of Creditors, and how qualified, s 27. 25. The Judge or Commissioner may scrutinize Creditor's claim, who may appeal to the Court of Review, s 28. 26. Creditors failing to appoint Assignees, Judge or Commissioner may do so, s 29. 27. Assignees appointed, to signify their acceptance of the office within six days, or appointment to be void, s 29. 28. Judge or Commissioner then to appoint other 29. Assignees accepting, to be appointed by an in- 31. By which all attachments and mesne process on 32. Further obligation of Bankrupt, duties of Assignees as to suits pending, on change of Assignees, death of Bankrupt and allowance due to him, s 31. 33. Further duties of Assignees, as to collecting debts, selling property, keeping accounts, paying disbursements, referring disputes to arbitration and relating to the election of new Assignees on death or removal, s 32. 34. Directions for the sale of Real Estate of Bankrupt, s 33. 35. How claims on Real Estate of Bankrupt are to be determined and titles upon sale thereof rendered valid, s 34. 36. What debts owing but not yet due by the Bankrupt may be proved, s 35. 37. Cases of Mutual Credit, and of Creditors hold- 38. Judge or Commissioner may enforce attendance |