to Prothono

Supreme Court of this Island, as and for the $800 per. an. salary of that office, the sum of eight hundred tary, &c. dollars of lawful current money of this Island, per annum, the same to be in lieu of all fees of office, charges, allowances and emoluments paid or payable to him or any of his assistants, or heretofore received or receivable by him or them for all services usually performed, by him, as such Prothonotary, and by his assistants, as such deputies, or for the doing of which he or they now can or hereafter, unless this Act had been passed, might make any charge.

II. There shall be paid and allowed to the Allowance to Deputy Prothonotaries of the Supreme Court, deputies. as and for the respective salaries of their offices, the following sums, of lawful current money of this Island, per annum, that is to say: To the assistant prothonotary of Queen's County, three hundred and twenty-five dollars; to the assistant prothonotary of King's County, eightytwo dollars; to the assistant prothonotary of Prince County, eighty-two dollars.

III. The prothonotary and such assistant Judges to noprothonotaries shall be each and all nominated minate. and appointed by the Judges of the Supreme Court of this Island, and shall hold office during the pleasure of the said Supreme Court, and shall and may exercise all the powers and duties of the prothonotary for their respective Counties, and shall be subject to the direction and supervision of their principal.

Salaries from

IV. The said salaries to the prothonotary and assistant prothonotaries respectively, shall 1st July, 1872 commence and be computed from the first day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, and shall be payable, from time to time, by quarterly por

Warrant to be drawn.

Account of fees to be kept and paid

ly to treasu

rer.

tions or instalments thereof respectively, which shall be due on the first day of October, January, April and July, in every year.

V. The Lieutenant Governor, or other Administrator of the Government, in Council, shall immediately after any of the said quarterly payments of the said yearly salaries and allowances, by this Act granted, become due by and with the advice of his Council, draw Warrants on the Treasurer of the Island, in the usual form, for payment of the said salaries

VI. The said Prothonotary, and also the said assistants for King's and Prince Counties, shall each, from and after the first day of July over, quarter- anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, keep an exact and correct account in a Book to be kept by each of them for that purpose, of all fees, moneys, payments, or emoluments, of what nature or kind soever, paid or to be paid, or payable to them respectively, or into their respective offices; which said book shall, at all times be open to the inspection of the Government of this Island, and the said prothonotary, and each of the said assistants, shall each account for, and pay the respective amounts received by them, to the Treasurer of this Island quarterly, on the first days of October, January, April, and July, or within ten days from such periods respectively, and every year the first quarterly payment to be made on the first day of October, now next ensuing, and to be applied to and for the use of Her Majesty's Government of this Island, in such manner as shall be appropriated by any Act or Acts of the Legislature hereof.

Penalty of

VII. In case any person or persons holding $200 for refu- the said office of prothonotary, or of assistant

prothonotary of Prince and King's Counties sing to acrespectively, shall refuse or wilfully neglect to count. account to the Treasurer, or to keep the said account book, or to allow the inspection in manner as in the last preceding section enacted, the party so neglecting or refusing, shall forfeit and pay to Her Majesty, for every such refusal or neglect, the sum of two hundred dollars, over and above the amount of any deficiency in the said moneys, so by him payable, the same to be recovered by bill, plaint, or information, in the Supreme Court of Judicature of this Island, to and for the use of Her Majesty's Government.

CAP. XV.

An Act to incorporate the Presbyterian Printing and Publishing Company, of Prince Edward

Island.

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(Passed June 29, 1872.)

HEREAS the Reverend Thomas Dun- Preamble. can, Reverend John McLean McLeod, Reverend Alexander McLean, Reverend Isaac Murray, John William Morrison, Archibald Kennedy, Robert Milne Barrett, William Dunbar Stewart, William McGill, Donald McKenzie, John Scott, John D. McLeod, John Auld Lawson, Angus Bruce McKenzie, Robert Muirhead, with divers other persons, have associated themselves into a company for the purpose of publishing and printing, which said company is in the first instance to have a capital or joint stock of ten thousand dollars, divided into shares of ten dollars each, and whereas it is needful that such company should be incorporated. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, as follows:

Duncan and

others to be a

rate, &c.

I. That the said Reverend Thomas Duncan, Rev. Thomas Reverend John McLean McLeod, Reverend Alexander McLean, Reverend Isaac Murray, Body cerpo- John William Morrison, Archibald Kennedy, Robert Milne Barrett, William Dunbar Stewart, William McGill, Donald McKenzie, John Scott, John D. McLeod, John Auld Lawson, Angus Bruce McKenzie, and all and every other person or persons who now or hereafter may, from time to time, be and become proprietors of shares in the said Company, their successors and assigns, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The Presbyterian Printing and Publishing Company of Prince Edward Island," and by that name shall have succession and a common seal, and sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in any Court or Courts of Law or Equity, or place whatsoever, and be able and capable in law to have, hold, purchase, lease, possess and enjoy, in fee simple, such Real Estate as may be required, together with printing material and stock, (in accordance with the Acts in force, respecting the mode of holding, acquiring, and transmitting a title to the same), and any goods or chattels, and to sell, assign, convey, and transfer the same, or any part thereof, as may be thought necessary for the benefit of the Company provided always, that the said Company shall not, at any one time, possess lands or real estate of greater value than five thousand dollars.

May sue and defend, hold

real estate,&c.

May take sub scriptions for shares, but

II. It shall be lawful for the said Reverend Thomas Duncan, Reverend John McLean McLeod, Reverend Alexander McLean, Reverend not more than Isaac Murray, John William Morrison, Archibald Kennedy, Robert Milne Barrett, William Dunbar Stewart, William McGill, Donald Mc

50 shares to

each person.

Kenzie, John Scott, John D. McLeod, Angus Bruce McKenzie, Robert Muirhead, immediately after the passing of this Act, to take subscriptions for shares in the said Company, but no person shall be entitled to subscribe for or take in his own name more than fifty shares altogether.

Meeting,

III. When one hundred and fifty of the said General shares or joint stock of the said Company, as when to be herein prescribed, shall be taken up and sub- called. scribed for, it shall and may be lawful to call a general meeting of the shareholders of the said Company, in Charlottetown; notice of which shall be given in one of the newspapers published in Charlottetown, at least ten days previous to such meeting, at which meeting the shareholders present shall appoint, by a majority, vote by ballot, seven directors of the how appointsaid Company, not holding less than three shares ed. of the capital stock, who shall have power to elect from among themselves a President, which directors so chosen shall serve until the first annual meeting of the said Company, and shall have full power and authority to manage the affairs of the said corporation, subject to any rules or by-laws of the said Company.

Directors,

annual gene

IV. There shall be a general meeting of the Last Tuesday members and stockholders of the said corpora- in Sept. for tion, to be annually holden on the last Tuesday ral meeting. in September, in each and every year, at Char lottetown, at which annual meeting there shall be chosen by ballot, by a majority of the said members and stockholders present, entitled to vote, seven directors, who shall continue in office for one year, or until others are chosen in their room; and the directors, when chosen, shall, at their first meeting after their election, chose out of their number a President,