ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO GEORGII III. REGIS. 1788. Lt. Governor, At the General Assembly of His Majesty's Island of SAINT JOHN, begun and holden at CHARLOTTETOWN, the twentysecond day of January, Anno Domini 1788, in the twenty- E. FANNING, eighth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France T. DESBRISAT, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith: President of Being the First Session of the Fifth General Assembly P. CALLBECK, convened in the said Island. Speaker. CAP. I. Repealed by 35 G. 3, 0.3 21 G. 3, c. 5. An Act in addition to two several Acts hereinafter in part recited; that is to say, an Act made and passed in the twenty-first year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to explain, amend and render into one Act all the Laws now in being for the purpose of making and repairing Highways in this Island;" also an Act made and passed in the twenty-sixth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled “An Act for altering, amending, and reducing into 26 G. 3, 0. one Act an Act made and passed in the twenty-fifth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled 'An Act to alter and amend so much of an Act made and passed in the twentyfirst year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled 'An Act to explain, amend and render into one Act, all the Laws now in being for the purpose of making and repairing Highways in this Island,' as relates to the time appointed by said Act for performing Statute Labor, and some further regulations as to the payment and duty of Overseers of the Highways." ANNO TRICESIMO GEORGII III. REGIS. 1790. E. FANNING, P. STEWART, At the General Assembly of His Majesty's Island of SAINT Lt. Governor. JOHN, begun and holden at CHARLOTTETOWN, the Twentysecond day of March, Anno Domini 1790, in the Thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, President of by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith: Being the first Session of the sixth General Assembly convened in the said Island. Council. A. FLETCHER, CAP. I. An Act ascertaining the Toll to be taken at the different Amended by 4 Expired. CAP. II. Copy of pro- Majesty's tive to titles of lands, properly legal evidence. attested, made An Act to establish authenticated copies of the Records of His WHEREAS many titles to lands depend on votes, and other proceedings in His Majesty's Council, and become frequently necessary evidence in suits at law: and whereas doubts may arise relative to the admissibility of such evidence; and as the producing the original records in Court is attended with great inconvenience: to remedy the same-Be it enacted, by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, That hereafter the transcript or copy of any vote or proceedings of His Majesty's Council, relating to the grants or titles of lands, attested as a true and genuine extract from the said records, and signed by the Clerk of the Council, shall be deemed, admitted and received as legal evidence in any cause depending, or that may at any time hereafter be depending, in any of His Majesty's Courts within this Province: and the Clerk of the Council is hereby required and directed, Council to give upon the application of any of the parties to the said suits, or their attorneys, to give an exact copy or extract of all such resolutions or proceedings of Council relative to lands, attested and signed by him; and that there shall be paid for the same-for every search one shilling; for every authenticated copy six shillings (if under one hundred words); and for every hundred words above the first hundred, at the rate of one shilling for every hundred words. Clerk of the attested copies of such proceedings. This Act continued by 26 G. 3, c. 1, for three years. Expired. CAP. III. An Act for continuing an Act made and passed in the twenty- CAP. IV. An Act for repealing so much of an Act made and passed in the twenty-sixth year of His present Majesty's reign, in- 26 G. 3, e- 10. WE I. Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Repealing Council and Assembly, and by the authority of the same it is clause. hereby enacted, That from and after the publication hereof, so much of the said Act, intituled "An Act to amend, render more effectual, and reduce into one Act, all the Acts made by the General Assembly of this Island concerning bail, and to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests," as extends to the attachment of the goods, chattels or estate of any debtor or debtors, be, and the same s hereby repealed. II. Provided nevertheless, That this Act shall not extend to affect any suits now depending under the said Act, so as the same are prosecuted without delay. Not to affect suits now de pending. III. Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall be Suspending of any force or effect until His Majesty's pleasure is known. This Act has been allowed by His Majesty, dated June 22d, 1796. CAP. V. An Act to empower the Lieutenant Governor to give grants of lands, under the great seal of this Island, to such loyalists and disbanded troops as are in the occupation thereof, by virtue of locations formerly made by the Governor and Council. THEREAS in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, a number of the proprietors of lands in this Island, or their attorneys for them, signed and delivered a paper to the Right Honourable Lord North, at that time one of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, of which the following is a copy, videlicet: clause. |