SESSION OF 1884-'85. CAP. XXVI. (Assented to 27th June 1885.) BARBADOS. An Act to amend the law relating to mortgages and judgments affecting land. W THEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend the law relating to mortgages and judgments affecting land; 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 as "The Transfer of Securities Act, 1885." II. In this Act, (1) "land" includes land of any tenure (2) "mortgage" includes any charge on Short title. Definitions. creditor to transfer instead of reconvey faction. LAWS OF BARBADOS. in respect of the judgment debt, or any part thereof; and "judgment creditor" includes any person from time to time deriving title under the original judgment creditor. Obligation on mort- III. Where a mortgagor or judgment debtor gagee or judgment is entitled to redeem the mortgage, or to pay off, and have satisfaction entered in respect ing or entering satis of the judgment debt, he shall by virtue of this Act have power to require the mortgagee or judgment creditor, instead of reconveying or entering satisfaction, and on the terms on which he would be bound to re-convey cr enter satisfaction, to assign the mortgage debt and convey the mortgaged property or to assign the judgment debt and the benefit of the judgment and of the writ of execution (if any) thereon and of all other securities (if any) to any third person as such mortgagor or judgment debtor directs and the mortgagee or judgment creditors shall by virtue of this Act be bound (as the case may be) to assign and convey as aforesaid or to assign as aforesaid accordingly. Cases to which this Act applies Act to apply to cases in which part of a mortgage or judgment debt is vested in one person IV. This Act shall apply to mortgages and judgments made and obtained or confessed either before or after its passing and shall have effect notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary; provided always that this Act shall not apply to any mortgage or judgment if and so long as the mortgagee or judgment creditor is by any defeasance, condition or contract precluded from enforcing payment of the principal sum by such mortgage or judgment secured, or of some part thereof. V. In all cases in which any part of a mortgage debt or of a judgment debt has been or shall be assigned or transferred to and is held by some person or persons other SESSION OF 1884-'85. than the person or persons in whom the re- and the remainder in mainder of such debt is vested, the mortgagor another or other peror judgment debtor shall be entitled to redeem son or persons. or pay off such part or such remainder as if it were an entire and independent debt; and in respect of such part and of such remainder and of the securities therefor, the mortgagor or judgment debtor on the one hand and the mortgagee or judgment creditor on the other hand shall respectively have and be subject to powers and obligations respectively similar to the power and obligation which are by section three of this Act respectively conferred and imposed on them respectively in the case of an entire mortgage debt or of an entire judgment debt and of the mortgage or judgment by which the same is secured. CAP. XXVII. (Assented to 7th July, 1885.) BARBADOS. An Act to amend The Trade Act 1878, DE it enacted by the Governor, Council, I. This Act may be cited as "The Customs Tariff Amendment Act, 1885," and shall be read with "The Trade Act, 1878," and "The Trade Act 1878, Amendment Act, 1883," as one Act. Short title. Advalorem duties II. Schedule A, Table A, of "The Trade Act 1878, Amendment Act, 1883" is hereby raised from 4 per cent amended as follows, namely; the schedule to 8 per cent. shall be read as if the words at the end of the said Table A, "four per cent advalorem" Commencement and duration of Act. LAWS OF BARBADOS. were omitted, and in place thereof the words 66 eight per cent advalorem," shall be read. III. This Act shall come into force from the date of the passing thereof, and shall continue in force until (and inclusive of) the thirty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty six. CAP. XXVIII. (Assented to 17th July 1885.) BARBADOS. An Act to regulate the keeping of places of public entertainment. BE E it 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 as "The Licensed Places of Public Entertainment Act, 1885.” II. The term place of public entertainment" when used in this Act shall mean any house, room, garden, or other place habitually kept, although not at stated intervals, for public dancing or other public entertainment in which the public may join on payment of money either directly or indirectly. III. From and after the passing of this Act, no person shall in any year have, keep, or open any place of public entertainment unless and until he has in manner hereinafter provided, previously in such year, obtained a license for that purpose. IV. Every person who infringes the provisions of the last preceding section of this Act, shall for every offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. SESSION OF 1884-'85. V. Every person who desires to obtain a Mode of obtaining license to keep a house, room, garden, or a license. other place of public entertainment shall in each year in which he desires to obtain such license comply with the following requirements; (1) he shall produce and leave with the VI. Every person who complies with the Licenses to be given provisions of the preceding section shall by Colonial Trea receive from the Colonial Treasurer, who is surer. hereby authorised and required to give the same, a license in the form marked 'A' in Their form and effect. the schedule to this Act; which license shall authorise such person to keep a place of public entertainment from the date of such license up to and inclusive of the thirtyfirst day of December in the year in which such license is given. VII. The license mentioned in the last preceding section shall not be transferable. License not transferable. Removal of license holder from one VIII. Whenever any person holding a license under the provisions of this Act shall be desirous to remove from the place place to another. of public entertainment in respect of which such license was originally granted, before doing so he shall have the consent of the police magistrate of the district in which the place to which he intends to remove is situated; provided always that not more |