An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Ordinances therein mentioned. W [ 28th July, 1847. ] HEREAS it is expedient to continue for a limited time the several Acts and Preamble. Ordinances hereinafter mentioned: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Act of the Legislature of the Province of Canada, passed in the seventh year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to repeal an Ordinance of Lower Canada, intituled, 'An Ordinance concerning Bankrupts and the administration and distribution of their estates and effects, and to make provision for the same object throughout the Province of Canada,' as amended and extended by the Act passed in the ninth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to continue and amend the Bunkrupt Laws now in force in this Province, and the said last mentioned Act shall remain in force until the first day of January which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. 7 as Vict. c. 10, amended and extended by 9 Vict. c. 30, continued. continued. II. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature, passed in the eighth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act for the better preservation of the Peace 8 Vict. c. f, and the prevention of Riots and violent outrages at and near Public Works while in progress of construction, shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. III. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature, passed in the eighth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to amend the Act and Ordinance 8 Vict. o. 27, therein mentioned, relative to the Registration of Titles to and Incumbrances upon Real continued. Property in Lower Canada, shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. 8 Vict c. 40, continued. But this Act is repealed by c. of this Session. 8 Vict. c. 48 continued. L. C., 2 Geo. 4, c. 8. continued. L. C 2 Geo. c. 10, as tended by 4 sex 4 Geo. 4 c. 26, continued. L C. 3 Will. 4. c. 14, continued. Ordinance of L. C., 2 Vict. (3) c 7, con tinued. IV. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature, passed in the eighth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to repeal certain Ordinances therein mentioned, and to make better provision for the establishment of Local and Municipal Authorities in Lower- Canada, shall remain in force until the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. V. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature passed in the eighth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in Upper Canada, and for other purposes therein mentioned, shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. VI. And be it enacted, That the Act of the Legislature of the late Province of Lower Canada, passed in the second year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, and intituled, An Act for better regulating the Common of the Seigneurie of La Prairie de la Magdeleine, shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. VII. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature, passed in the year last aforesaid, intituled, An Act to enable the Inhabitants of the Seigneurie of La Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baic du Febvre, to provide the better regulation of the Common in the said Seigneurie, as extended by the Act of the said Legislature passed in the fourth year of the same Reign, and intituled, An Act to authorize the Chairman ana Trustees of the Common of the Seigniory of the Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called The Baie du Febvre, to terminate certain disputes relating to the limits of the said Common, and for other purposes appertaining to the same, and the said last mentioned Act shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. VIII. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature, passed in the third year of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, and intituled, An Act further to suspend certain parts of an Act or Ordinance therein mentioned, and to consolidate and further to continue for a limited time the provisions of two other Acts therein mentioned, for more effectually ascertaining the damages on proicsted Bills of Exchange, and for determining disputes relating thereto, and for other purposes, shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. IX. And be it enacted, That the Ordinance of the said Legislature, passed in the third Session held in the second year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Ordinance to amend the Act passed in the thirty-sixth year of the Reign of King George the Third, Chapt r nine, commonly called the Road Act, shall remain in force (except in so far as it may be affected by any subsequent Act or Ordinance whether passed during the present or any other Session,) until the first day of January, which will be in the year year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. L. X. And be it enacted, That the Act of the said Legislature, passed in the Session last mentioned, and intituled, An Ordinance to suspend in part certain Acts therein men- Ordinance of tioned, and to establish and incorporate a Trinity House in the City of Montreal, shall C., 2 Vict. remain in force as amended or altered in its effect by any subsequent Act or Ordi- tinued. nance, until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. (3) c. 29, as Vict. c 23, continued. XI. And be it enacted, That the Ordinance of the said Legislature, passed in the Session last mentioned, and intituled, An Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes Ordinance of and the building of Churches, Parsonage Houses and Church Yards, as amended and C, Vict. extended by the Ordinance of the said Legislature, passed in the fourth year of Her extended by 4 Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Ordinance to extend the provisions of a certain Ordinance concerning the erection of Parishes for civil purposes to Parishes canonically erected before the passing of the said Ordinance, and the said last mentioned Ordinance shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. XII. And be it enacted, That the Ordinance of the said Legislature, passed in the third Session held in the second year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Ordinance to provide for the Inspection of Fish and Oil, shall remain in force until the first day of January, which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. XIII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act passed during the present Session, and nothing herein contained shall in any way be construed to prevent the full effect of any Act passed during the present Session, and amending, altering, repealing or continuing any Act or Ordinance hereinbefore mentioned. MONTREAL :-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIRE & GEORGE Desbarats, Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. Ordinance of L. C., 2 Vict. tinued. Proviso: this amended durios, and shall not prevent Act may be the effect of any other Act. An Act to consolidate and amend the laws, and to repeal certain Acts relating to the crime of Forgery. [ 28th July, 1847. ] HEREAS it is desirable that the laws concerning offences relating to forged Preamble. writings and to other forged and counterfeit matters, and to divers false personations, false oaths, false entries, and other false matter, should be amended and consolidated into this Act, and that none of those offences shall be hereafter punishable with death: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That if any person shall forge or counterfeit, or shall utter, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, the Great Seal of this Province, or of the late Province of Upper Canada, or of the late Province of Lower Canada, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to be kept confined at hard labour in the public Penitentiary of this Province, for any time not less than seven years. Forging the Canada or of Upper or Lower Canada, to be felony, Great Seal of and how pun ishable. at Arms of Public Regis ter, &c. II. And be it enacted, That if any person shall forge or counterfeit, or shall utter, Forging Seal knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, the Seal at Arms of any Governor, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to any commission, grant, appointment, license, warrant, order, or other instrument of a public nature appertaining or relating to the affairs of this Province, or to any instruinent purporting to be a commission, grant, appointment, license, warrant, order, or other instrument of a public nature appertaining or relating to the affairs of this Province, or shall forge any public register book, appointed by law to be made or kept, or shall wilfully certify or utter any writing as and for a true copy of such public register or book, or of any entry therein, knowing such writing to be counterfeit or false, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept confined at hard labour, in the Punishment. public Penitentiary of this Province, for any term not less than five nor more than fourteen years. 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