23 VICT. appointment Peace assembled in any County, may dismiss any person from from time to the office of Constable, and may at any time appoint such additional number of Constables as they, in their discretion, may consider necessary. time. Act limited to U. C. 5. This Act shall apply only to Upper Canada. CAP. IX. Preamble. Council autho a certain An Act to consolidate the Debt of the County of Middlesex. W [Assented to 23rd April, 1860.] HEREAS the Corporation of the County of Middlesex have, by petition, set forth that their indebtedness, byoutstanding Debentures of the said County, amounts to eight indred and seventy-nine thousand one hundred and fouteen dollars, which they desire to consolidate and discharge by the issue of new Debentures, in such sums, and payable at such periods and places, as they may deem advisable, and it is expedient that the prayer of the said petition should be grated: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice andconsent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canda, enacts as follows: 1. The Corporation of the County of Middlesex may aise, rized to raise by way of loan upon the credit of the Debentures here irater mentioned, from any person or persons, body or bodies conorate, in this Province or in Great Britain or elsewhere, a sm of money not exceeding eight hundred and seventy-nine thasand one hundred and fourteen dollars. amount by loan. And to issue for the pur- How the mo ney so raised shall be applied. 2. The said Corporation, from time to time, in such maner as the Council thereof shall by By-law' direct, may causeto be issued Debentures of the said County under the Corpoite Seal, signed by the Warden, and countersigned by the Tasurer, in such sums, not exceeding in the whole eight hunded and seventy-nine thousand one hundred and fourteen dollts, and payable at such periods, as the Council thereof shall diret, and the principal sum or sums secured by such Debentues, and the interest accruing thereon may be made payable eiter in this Province, or in Great Britain or elsewhere, as the sid Council shall deem expedient. 3. So much of the said loan, as shall be necessary for he purpose, shall be applied by the said Corporation, to he redemption of the now outstanding Debentures thereof andto no other purpose whatever, and the Treasurer of the said Coury, on receiving instructions so to do, from the said Council, ny call in such outstanding Debentures, and discharge the sale with the funds raised under this Act, or may substitute theror Debentures issued under this Act, as may be agreed betwen je the said Corporation and the holders of such outstanding Debentures. the Deben 4. For the payment, satisfaction and discharge of the De- Special rate bentures to be issued under this Act, the said Council, by any for the reBy-law to be passed authorizing the issuing of Debentures as demption of aforesaid, shall impose a special rate per annum to be called tures. the Consolidated Debenture Rate (over and above and in addition to all other rates to be levied in each year), sufficient to form a sinking fund of two per centum per annum for that purpose. 5. The Treasurer of the said County shall, from time to time, Investment of invest all moneys raised by special rate for such sinking fund, money raised either in the Debentures to be issued under this Act, or in by special rate any as a Sinking Debentures issued by the Government of Canada, or in such Fund. other securities as the Governor shall, by order in Council direct and shall apply all dividends or interest on such sinking fund to the extinction of the Debentures to be issued under this Act. 6. The Council, after having called in and paid such now Repeal of outstanding Debentures, may repeal all By-laws concerning former By the same. laws. 7. Any By-law, passed under this Act, authorizing the But only after issue of the said new Debentures or any part thereof, shall not satisfaction of be repealed until the debt created thereby and the interest the debt. thereon, shall be paid and satisfied. Assent of 8. It shall not be necessary to obtain the assent of the Electors of the said County to the passing of any By-law under this Electors need Act, or to observe the formalities in relation thereto prescribed not be obtained to By-lawS by the two hundred and twenty-third and two hundred and under this twenty-fourth Sections of Chapter fifty-four of the Consolidated Act. Statutes for Upper Canada. 9. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. CAP. X. An Act to divide the Township of Windsor, in the palities. [Assented to 23rd April, 1860.] Public Act. WHEREAS it is expedient to separate the Township of Preamble. Windsor, in the County of Richmond, into two distinct Municipalities, inasmuch as such division of the said Township will greatly promote the welfare and convenience of its inhabitants: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: New Township constituted out part of Windsor. 1. Upon, from and after the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth ranges of the said Township of Windsor shall constitute a separate Township or Municipality, by the name of the Township of St. George de Windsor, and the said Township of St. George de Windsor shall hereafter be deemed to be such separate Municipality for all Municipal, School, Judicial and other purposes whatsoever, in the same manner to all intents and purposes as though the said Township had always been distinct from, and had never formed part of said Township of Windsor, and shall enjoy all the rights and priviRemainder to leges appertaining to other Townships in Lower Canada; and be a Township the remainder of said Township shall be a Township of itself by the name of the Township of Windsor, and until other provision in that behalf be duly made, shall, with the Township of Stoke, be known as and shall form the Municipality of Windsor and Stoke. with Stoke. Division of 2. All and every the assets and debts of the present Munithe debts of cipalities of Windsor and Stoke shall be divided between the the old Township. respective Municipalities of Windsor and Stoke on the one hand, and St. George de Windsor on the other, by a By-law to be passed by the County Council to that effect; and as soon as the said debts shall have been divided as aforesaid, each of the said Municipalities shall be bound to the payment of the share of the said debts which shall have been so assigned to it as aforesaid, as though such share of the said debts had been incurred by such Municipalities respectively. Public Act. Preamble. 3. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. CAP. XI. An Act to remove doubts as to the validity of Marriages solemnized in Lower Canada by the Religious Society of Friends commonly called Quakers, and for other purposes. [Assented to 23rd April, 1860.] WHEREAS doubts have arisen as to the validity of certain Marriages solemnized in Lower Canada between persons professing the Religious Faith of the Society of Friends commonly called Quakers, and it is necessary to remove all such doubts: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice. and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: Quakers mar1. All Marriages heretofore solemnized in Lower Canada riages in LC. according to the rites, usages and customs of the Religious declared valid. Society of Friends commonly called Quakers, and all Marriages hereafter to be solemnized in Lower Canada between persons professing the Faith of the said Religious Society of Friends, Friends, commonly called Quakers, or of whom one may belong to that denomination, shall be held, and are hereby declared to be valid to all intents and purposes whatsoever. declared bind 2. All the provisions of the Act of the Parliament of Lower Acts of L. C., Canada passed in the thirty-fifth year of the Reign of King 35 G. 3, c. 4, George the Third and chaptered four, and of the Legislature of and 2 V. o. 4, Lower Canada passed in the second year of Her Majesty's ing on QuakReign and chaptered four, amending the Act first mentioned, ers. in so far as the same are applicable, are hereby extended to, and declared to be binding upon the said Religious Society of Friends commonly called Quakers. 3. The Registers, directed to be kept by the said first men- Registers to tioned Act, shall be kept, and the Births, Marriages and be kept by Burials, required to be enregistered therein, shall be so regis- Clerk, &c. tered by the Clerk of the Monthly Meeting, and in his absence by the Clerk of the Preparatory Meeting of the Members of the said Religious Society of Friends, as the case may be, under Penalty. the penalties in the said Act provided. 4. Any act or duty, or other matter or thing, apart from the And certain act of celebrating Marriage, required in and by the said Act other things to be done or performed by any Priest or Minister, shall be to be done by done and performed by the said Clerk of the Monthly or Preparatory Meeting as aforesaid. 5. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. CAP. XII. An Act to incorporate the Compton High School. W [Assented to 23rd April, 1860.] him. Public Act. HEREAS Arba Stimson, James Doak, W. R. Doak, R. Preamble. ton, Esquires, have, by their petition, prayed that a High School rated. 1. Arba Stimson, James Doak, W. R. Doak, R. Rugg and Certain perR. S. Mayo, and all other persons who may, by virtue of this sons incorpoAct, replace or be united with them, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name of the "Compton High School," and shall by that name have perpe- Corporate tual succession and a common seal, with power to alter, renew or change such seal at pleasure, and power to sue and be sued in all Courts of law or equity; and shall have power at all Power to hold times hereafter to purchase, hold, possess, and enjoy such lands property. and name and powers. Whole reve and tenements as may be necessary for the actual occupation of the said High School, and the same to sell, alienate and dispose of, and others in their stead to purchase, and hold for the use and purposes aforesaid. 2. All the revenues of the said Corporation shall be devoted nue to be de- exclusively to the maintenance of said Corporation, and furtherance of education, and to no other purpose whatever. voted to edu cation. Administra Officers. 3. The said Corporation shall have power to administer their tion of affairs. affairs by such and so many directors and other officers, and under such restrictions, in respect to their powers and duties, as by By-law in that behalf they may from time to time ordain; and they may assign to such officers such remuneration as they Proviso: who may deem requisite; Provided always that no person shall be only to vote. entitled to vote for directors or other officers, unless he is a subscriber to the funds of said Corporation, for the then current year, to the amount of one dollar or more. Corporation to account to Legislature, &c. Public Act. 4. The Corporation shall, at all times, when thereunto required by the Governor or either branch of the Legislature, make a full return of their property, real and personal, and of their receipts and expenditure, for such period, with such details and other information as the Governor or either branch of the Legislature may require. 5. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. Preamble. CAP. XIII. An Act to incorporate the Art Association of Montreal. W [Assented to 23rd April, 1860.] HEREAS the Right Reverend Francis Fulford, Lord Bishop of Montreal, the Reverend William T. Leach, and William H. A. Davies, Thomas D. King, and John Leeming, Esquires, and others, have by petition set forth, that they and others have lately formed themselves into an Association for the encouragement of the Fine Arts by means of the establishment and maintenance, in so far as may be found practicable, of a Gallery or Galleries of Art, and the establishment of a School of Design, in the City of Montreal, and otherwise; and that they are desirous of being enabled so to carry out the objects of such Association by means of a Charter of Incorporation, under the name of the "Art Association of Montreal; " And whereas, it is expedient to grant their prayer: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: |