61. An Act to continue various expiring laws. 62. An Act to authorise the Governing Body of Queen's College to borrow a sum not exceeding five hundred pounds and guaran- teeing the payment of any sum so bor- 63. An Act for making better provision for the disposal of the undisposed of residues of the effects of testators thau at present exists. (10th November, 1885.)........... 298 65. An Act to incorporate into one Act all the pensions granted by resolution of the 66. An Act to grant a sum of money out of the public treasury and to appropriate the same for the service of the year ending the thirty first day of December one thou- 67. An Act to amend " The Real Estate Act, 1853." (10th November, 1885.)...... 313 68. An Act to amend the Act of the 23rd day of December 1853 entitled. "An Act for the more effectual securing the payment 69. An Act to protect the goods of lodgers against distresses for rent due to the su- perior landlord. (10th November, 1885.) 317 70. An Act to legalize certain expenditure in- curred by the vestry of the parish of Saint Michael in paying to Mrs. Keturah Bruce Umphrey a monthly sum in con- sideration of her faithful services as over- seer at the late Constitution Almshouse, parish a monthly pension to the said Keturah Bruce Umphrey. (10th No- 71. An Act to declare that the execution of any power of appointment by deed or by any instrument in writing, not testamentary, in the presence of and attested by two or more witnesses shall be a valid exe- 72. An Act to amend the law relating to forfei- tures and rights of re-entry under cove- nants, conditions or powers reserved in leases. (10th November, 1885.).......... 323 73. An Act to further amend the administration of criminal law in this Island. (10th No- vember, 1885.)................ 74. An Act to alter and amend the law provid- ing for the renting of the pews, sittings and seats of the several churches and chapels of this Island, and to make [SESSION OF 1884-'85.] LAWS OF BARBADOS. CAP. I. (Assented to 31st December 1884.) BARBADOS. An Act to continue various expiring laws. HEREAS the several Acts mentioned WH in the columns one and two of the schedule to this Act annexed, are limited to expire at the times specified in respect thereof in column three of the said schedule; And Whereas it is expedient to continue such Acts for the times mentioned respectively in column four of the said schedule; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly of this Island, and by the authority of the same as follows; I. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1884." Short title. Acts mentioned in column one of this Act and enactments such Acts continued amending or affecting in force until 31st December 1885. II. The Acts mentioned in column one of the schedule to this Act annexed are hereby continued until (and inclusive of) the dates respectively specified in column four of the said schedule, and any enactments amending or affecting the enactments continued by this Act are also hereby in like manner continued; provided nevertheless as to the Highways Act that the legislative Highways Act. grant of one thousand pounds which has been annually made from the public treasury to the Commissioners of Highways of the Proviso as to the This Act not to re LAWS OF BARBADOS. rural portion of the parish of Saint Michael in aid of the funds provided for road purposes under section nine of the Act of the twenty fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty four, and the legislative grant of one thousand pounds which has been annually made from the public treasury to the Commissioners of Highways of the City of Bridgetown, under the same section of the said Act, in aid of the funds provided for road purposes of the City of Bridgetown, the same respectively shall be and are hereby withdrawn, and no such grants shall be made to the aforesaid commissioners respectively for the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty five; And in continuing the said Act of the twenty fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty four, that Act shall be read and taken as if the annual grants of one thousand pounds and one thousand pounds to be made respectively to the rural portion of the parish of Saint Michael and to the City of Bridgetown had been omitted therefrom. III. Nothing in this Act contained shall vive any enactments revive any provisions of the Acts mentioned in the said schedule, which are not in force at the time of the passing of this Act. not now in force. SESSION OF 1884-85. ORIGINAL ACTS. SCHEDULE AMENDING ACTS. 17th February 1853 TIME OF EXPIRATION CONTINUED UNTIL Public Health, (19th February 1851) 16th February 1881 31st December 1884 31st December 1885 Highways, (24th February 1864) 1878 21st June 29th December 1879 30th August 1880 16th February 1881, Highways (St. Michael's) (3rd March 1882) 8th March 1884 Duty upon Rum, (20th December 1871) 30th December 1879 Fire Brigade, (24th March 1874) 25th October 1880 Additional Clerk to the Petty Debt Court, Bridgetown, (21st October, 1874) ... 31st December 1884 31st December 1885 31st December 1881 31st December 1885 31st December 1884 31st December 1885 31st December 1884 31st December 1885 ... Liquor Licenses, (6th November 1876) 18th November 1876 Trade, (11th December 1878) Lunatics Removal, (12th July 1879) Emigration, (15th June 1881) ... 24th October 18791 31st December 1884 31st December 1885 31st December 1884 31st December 1885 31st March 1885 31st December 1885 31st March 1885 31st December 1885 31st December 1884 31st December 1885' |