thereof up stream to the eastern line of lot number one hundred and one granted to Johu M'Eachran, thence along that line and its prolongation to the northern line of lot number ninety five granted to John M'Nairn, thence westerly along the said last mentioned line and its western prolongation to meet the eastern line of lot number one hundred and thirty eight granted to George Holder, thence along said eastern line and its prolongation in a northerly direction to the northern line of lot number one hundred and ten in Block O, thence along that line in an easterly direction to meet the southern prolongation of the eastern line of lot number fifty two granted to John Cochrane, thence along said prolongation and eastern line of said last mentioned grant to the northwestern line of the Parish, including the Islands in front.

Saint Mary-South by Dundas and the County line; east by Dundas and Wellington; north by the prolongation of the northwestern boundary of Wellington; and west by a line running north twenty two degrees west from a point on the County line between Westmorland and Kent distant twenty miles from the north point of Shediac Island.

Weldford-South by Wellington and Saint Mary; west by the west line of Saint Mary prolonged; north and east by a line running south from the mouth of Black Brook, the east branch and main River of Saint Nicholas, Richibucto River, the west line of the grant to William Harley, and its prolongation to the rear of the Indian Reserve, thence by a line running true west.

Richibucto--South by Wellington; west by Weldford and a line running true south from the forks of Aldouane River; north by the centre of Aldouane River and Lake; and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including all the Islands in front.

Saint Louis-West by the west line of Weld ford prolonged; south by Weldford and Richibucto; east by Richibucto and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; and north by a line commencing at the southeast boundary of the grant to George Kollock, and running thence along the southern side line of the said grant and the prolongation of the same west to the post road, thence along the post road northerly to the northeast boundary of a grant to Basil White, thence along the northerly

line of Basil White's lot west to the old post road, thence along the old post road southerly to the northeast boundary of the grant to Peter Votour, thence along the northerly side line of Peter Votour's lot to the northwest boundary thereof, and thence south seventy five degrees and thirty minutes west, till it meets the rear line of the said Parish, including the Islands in front.

Carleton---Westerly by the southern and northern prolongations of the easterly line of lot number one hundred and twenty four, in block ten, in range eight, prolonged until it meets the northerly line of Saint Louis in the one direction, and the line dividing the Counties of Kent and Northumberland in the other; south by Saint Louis; north by the County line; and east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, including the Islands in front.

Acadieville-West by the west line of Saint Louis prolonged; south by Saint Louis; north by the County line; and east by Carleton.

Harcourt--South and west by the County lines; east by Saint Mary and Weldford; and north by a true west line passing through the mouth of the north forks of Richibucto River. Huskisson-Northwesterly by the County line; east by Carleton, Saint Louis. and Weldford; and south by Harcourt. IN WESTMORLAND.

Dorchester-West by Petitcodiac River; north by a line running true east from the mouth of Fox Creek; east by the southeast line of lot numbered one (John Sherwood) and the prolongation thereof two hundred and fifty chains from the sea, thence north eleven degrees east by the magnet of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.

Sackville--North by the north line of Dorchester prolonged; west by Dorchester and Chignecto Bay; south and east by Cumberland Basin and the river Au Lac from its mouth to the upper line of the Sackville grant, thence by a line running north.by the magnet of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty five.

Westmorland-Southeast by the Province limits; west by Sackville; and northeast by the north line of Sackville prolonged until it intersects the northeast line of the Cumberland grant, thence along the same southeasterly to Bay Verte.

Botsford--Northeast by the Straits of Northumberland; south by Bay Verte and Westmorland; and west by the west line of Westmorland prolonged northerly.

Shediac--East by Botsford; northeasterly by Northumberland Straits and the County line; south by Dorchester and Sackville; and west by the prolongation of the west line of the grant to Columb Connor on the Shediac road.

Moncton-East by Shediac; north by the County line; west by that part of the east line of the grant to Martin Gay and associates which lies north of Petitcodiac River and the northerly prolongation thereof to the County line; and southwesterly by the Petitcodiac River.

Salisbury--North, west and south by the County lines; and east by Moncton and the County of Albert.

IN ALBERT.

Coverdale-North and east by the River Petitcodiac; south by the south line of lot numbered two (Robert Crossman) and its westerly prolongation; and west by that part of the County line run south twenty degrees west by Deputy Wilmot in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six, and its prolongation.

Hillsborough--South and west by the south line of lot numbered seventeen (William Carlisle) and its prolongation westerly to the distance of twelve miles from Petitcodiac River, thence by a line running north twenty degrees west by the magnet of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty five; north by Coverdale; and east by the Petitcodiac River.

Hopewell.-North by Hillsborough; southeast by Chignecto Bay; and southwest by a line commencing at the mouth of Shepody River, thence up the centre of the said river to the mouth of Crooked Creek, thence up the centre of the said Creek to the old Bridge over the same on the old main road, and thence north twenty degrees west to intersect the south line of Hillsborough or its westerly prolongation.

Harvey.--North by a line running south seventy two degrees west from the north west angle of Hopewell; west by a line running north from the Bay shore at the southwest angle of a lot granted to James Speer in or about the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty five; east by Hopewell; and south by Chignecto Bay.

Alma--North by the westerly prolongation of the northern boundary of Harvey; west by the County line; south by Chignecto Bay; and east by Harvey.

Elgin-North by Coverdale and the County line; east by Hillsborough; south by Harvey and Alma; and west by the County line.

17. All bearings or courses of lines described in this Chapter shall, unless herein otherwise expressed, be taken and understood to be by the Magnet of the year in which the line was established.

18. The City of Fredericton in the County of York, the Parish of Burton in the County of Sunbury, the Parish of Gagetown in the County of Queen's, the Parish of Hampton in the County of King's, the City of Saint John in the City and County of Saint John, the Parish of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte, the Parish of Dorchester in the County of Westmorland, the Parish of Newcastle in the County of Northumberland, the Parish of Richibucto in the County of Kent, the Parish of Bathurst in the County of Gloucester, the Parish of Woodstock in the County of Carleton, the Parish of Dalhousie in the County of Restigouche, the Parish of Hopewell in the County of Albert, the Parish of Andover in the County of Victoria, and the Town of Edmundston in the Parish of Madawaska in the County of Madawaska, shall be and continue to be Shire or County Towns of the said Counties respectively

1. The number of the Members of the Legislative Council shall not exceed eighteen.

2. To fill any vacancy in such Council, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint (absolutely) fit and proper persons by Instruments in the Queen's name, under the

Great Seal of the Province, witnessed by the Lieutenant Governor.

3. No person being a Member of the Senate or House of Commons of Canada shall be capable of being appointed to or of sitting or voting in the said Legislative Council.

4. The qualification of a Legislative Councillor shall be as follows:

(1) He shall be a British subject of the full age of twenty five years or upwards:

(2) He shall be legally seized as of freehold for his own use, of land in the Province of the value of two thousand four hundred dollars over and above all incumbrances whatsoever charged upon or affecting the same.

(3) He shall be a resident of the Province.

5. The place of a Legislative Councillor shall become. vacant in any of the following cases:

(1) If, by writing under his hand addressed to the Lieutenant Governor, he resigns his place in the Legislative Council:

(2) If, without leave of absence from the Lieutenant Governor, he fails to give his attendance in the Legislative Council for two consecutive Sessions of the Legislature:

(3) If he take an oath or make a declaration or acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign power, or does any act whereby he becomes a subject or citizen, or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen, of a foreign power:

(4) If he is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or applies for the benefit of any law relating to insolvent debtors, or becomes a public defaulter:

(5) If he is attainted of treason, or convicted of felony, or of any infamous crime:

(6) If he ceases to be qualified in respect of property or of residence:

(7) If he accepts a seat in the Senate, or is elected a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.

6. When a question arises respecting the qualification of a Legislative Councillor, or a vacancy in the Legislative Council, the same shall be heard and determined by the Legislative Council in such mode or manner as the House may order or prescribe.