CAP. X. An Act to continue the Act relating to Dry and Pickled Fish. Section 1.-Continuation of Act. Passed 1st May 1854. Be it enacted, &c.-1. That an Act made and passed in the fifth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act to regulate the inspection of Dry and Pickled Fish for home consumption and for exportation, is hereby continued and declared to be in force until the "Revised Statutes" shall come into operation, and regulations be made relating to such Fish, under the authority of the Title and Chapter authorizing the Justices in Session for any County to make such regulations, when the provisions of such continued Act shall cease to have effect as respects such County. CAP. XI. An Act to revive the first, second and third Sections of an Act intituled An Act in addition to an Act intituled An Act to enable the Justices of the Peace for the several Counties in this Province for the time being, to receive for public uses Grants of Land lying in their respective Counties, and to regulate the Commons belonging to the several Townships or Parishes within the same.' Section 1.-Revival of certain Acts. Passed 20th March 1854. WHEREAS the said recited Act was repealed by an Act made and passed in the thirteenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the local government of Counties, Towns and Parishes in this Province, without any provision being made in lieu thereof, which may not only have the effect of rendering doubtful the titles to Lands that have been given under the provisions of the said Act so repealed, but has rendered inoperative the powers thereby given to the Justices of the Peace named therein; for remedy whereof, Be it enacted, &c.-1. That the first, second and third Sections of the said Act, made and passed in the tenth and eleventh years of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act in addition to an Act intituled An Act to enable the Justices of the Peace for the several Counties in this Province for the time being, to receive for public uses Grants of Land lying in their respective Counties, and to regulate the Commons belonging to the several Townships or Parishes within the same,' be and the same are hereby revived and declared to be in full force, virtue, and effect, any thing in the said Act by which the same was repealed to the contrary notwithstanding. CAP. XII. An Act to authorize the election of certain Town or Parish Officers. Section 1.-Election of certain Parish Officers. Passed 1st May 1854. Be it enacted, &c.-1. That one or more of the following Town or Parish Officers, namely, Weighers of Hay and Straw, Weighers of Coals, Measurers of Salt, Measurers of Wood or Bark, and Inspectors of Barrels, may be elected in the several Towns or Parishes of this Province, in the same manner and at the same time as other Town or Parish Officers are by law authorized to be elected; and if not so elected, the said Officers may be appointed by the Sessions. CAP. XIII. An Act relating to the qualification of Freeholders in Section. certain cases. Section. 1. Trustees of Freehold Property not enti 2. Penalties for breach of this Act. tled to vote. Passed 1st May 1854. Be it enacted, &c.-1. No person possessing a freehold interest in any real estate which is held in trust for charitable, educational, or ecclesiastical purposes, or for a Cemetery or Public Burial Ground, or for any other purpose whatever, shall in respect of such freehold interest be qualified to vote as a freeholder at any Election for Members to serve in the General Assembly of this Province. 2. Any person or persons voting contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall be liable to such fines and penalties as are imposed by an Act made and passed in the eleventh year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act relating to the Election of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly. CAP. XIV. An Act relating to the establishing of Polling Places in the Counties of Charlotte, Gloucester, York, Queen's, Saint John, Victoria, Northumberland, and Sunbury. Be it enacted, &c.-1. The following shall be Polling Places in the County of Charlotte, for the Election of Members to serve in the General Assembly, in addition to those already established by law, that is to say :— At or near the residence of John King, in the Parish of Saint James; the District commencing at the end of the Bridge at Moore's Mill, thence passing along the Road to the corner near the English Church, thence along the Road through Oak Hill to the Canoose Stream, to include all that part of the said Parish lying to the north and east of the said Road; and At or near M'Gowan's, New River, in the Parish of Pennfield; the District to be called the Eaton District, east of Popologan River. 2. The following shall be the Polling Places in the County of Gloucester, instead of those now established by law, that is to say : For the Parish of Beresford, near the Church of Petit Rocher; For the Parish of Bathurst, at the Court House in Bathurst; For the Parish of New Bandon, at or near Thomas Kerr's, at Pokeshaw; For the Parish of Caraquet, near the Church at Caraquet ; For the Parish of Saumarez, near the Church at Tracadie, and at or near Thomas Rivers', Pokemouche; For the Parish of Shippagan, near the Church at Shippagan. 3. The following shall be additional Polling Places in the County of York, that is to say :— For the Parish of Stanley, at or near Logan's, in the Town of Stanley; At or near John Cockburn's, in the Harvey Settlement, for all electors residing in that part of the Parish of Kingsclear southwest of a line running magnetic northwest and southeast from the southeast line of Lot number seven, on the Fredericton and Saint Andrews Road, granted to James Taylor ; At or near Dan. Richards', in Ham Town, Parish of Douglas, for all electors residing in that part of the Parish of Douglas northerly and northeasterly from the rear line of granted Lands fronting on the Saint John and Keswick Rivers, and Jones' Mill Stream; the Grant to the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Land Company excepted. 4. The following shall be the Polling Places in the Parishes of Waterborough and Hampstead, in Queen's County, instead of those already established by law, that is to say : In the Parish of Waterborough, at or near Abraham Wiggins', Young's Cove, on the south side of the Grand Lake; For the Parish of Hampstead, at or near Vanwart's, lower end of Long Island. 5. Instead of the Polling Place established at Musquash for the Parish of Lancaster, in the County of Saint John, the Sheriff shall divide the said Parish of Lancaster into two Districts : Number one, Musquash; number two, Spruce Lake Mills; the different boundaries to be defined by the Sheriff, who shall give notice thereof as required by law. 6. The following shall be the Polling Places in and for the County of Victoria, instead of those already established, that is to say : For the Parish of Grand Falls, at the Grand Falls; For the Parish of Andover, opposite the mouth of the Tobique River; near Fermé For the Parish of Perth, at or near Thomas Finn's; For the Parish of Saint Leonard, at or Nedeau's ; For the Parish of Saint Basil, at or near Joseph Cire's; For the Parish of Madawaska, at or near Simon Hébert's; For the Parish of Saint Francis, at or near Richard Leighey's. 7. The following shall be additional Polling Places in the County of Northumberland, that is to say : At or near Flett's Cove, in Nelson, for all electors residing east of the Semogan Bridge on Barnaby River, and all residing on the south side of the South West, east of the upper side of Lot number thirteen, granted to George Henderson, except the electors on both sides of Semogan Road; At or near James Hutchison's, in Northesk, for all electors on the east side of the North West, below the lower line of the Grant to the late James Walsh, and all on the west side below the lower line of the Lot formerly owned and occupied by the late Andrew M'Grath; At or near Goodfellow's, in Newcastle, for all electors above Grand Down Creek, in Alnwick, and for all the electors in Newcastle below the Mill Stream owned by Gilmour, Rankin, and Company, opposite Middle Island. 8. The following Polling Place is established in the Parish of Sheffield, in the County of Sunbury, in addition to the one already established by law, that is to say: At or near William Scott's, Hardwood Ridge, for all electors residing in the New Zion Settlement, and from thence to the northeastern boundary of the said County. CAP XV. An Act to regulate the Sale of Spirituous Liquors. 1. Repeal of Act relating to traffic in liquors. 9. Licenced persons guilty of breach of law, 2. No liquors to be sold without licence. 3. Licences granted by whom, for what sum, and time. 4. In remote situations, how granted. 6. Licence, to whom granted, quantity to be 7. Duty of Sessions to make regulations. proceedings against. 10. Witnesses refusing to appear; Penalty. 14. Penalty in reference to apprentices and 15. Penalty for selling on Sunday, and proceedings. |