SCHEDULE A. SCHEDULE OF TOLLS, RATES AND WHARFAGE DUES TO BE LEVIED IN THE On Spirits and Wines of all kinds, Molasses and Fish Oil in pipes, butts or pun cheons, for each,.... On the same in hogsheads, for each,. On the same in quarter casks or barrels, for each,.... On the same in cases or baskets of three dozens and under, for each,. On the same in cases over three dozens or under six dozens, for each, On the same in cases of six dozen and upwards, for each,. 0 3 On Coffee and Sugars, in packages over 300 lbs. and under 1200 lbs. for cach.. On Coffee and Sugar, raw and refined, in packages of 300 lbs. gross and under, for each,.... 0 11 On Teas of all kinds in packages of 20 lbs. gross and under, for each,. On the same in packages over 20 hs. and under 60 lbs. for each,... On the same in packages of 60 lbs. and upwards, for each,.... 0 2 1 On Tobacco and Snuff in packages of 300 lbs. gross and under, for each, On Salt, in bulk per 100 minots,.... On Stoved or fine Salt, in casks or bags. for each,.. On Fish, dry and green, not in packages, per hundred weight, On Hemp or Flax, per ton,. On Pitch, Tar, Turpentine or Rosin, in barrels or other packages, for each, On Pot and Pearl Ashes, per barrel,. 0 11/2 0 3 On Pork, Beef, Tongues, Butter, Lard, Cheese, Rice, Honey and Bees Wax, in tierces, for each,. On the same, in barrels for each,.. 1 0 2 On the same, in half barrels, kegs and kitts, for each,. On Flour, Meal, Apples and Onions, in tierces, for each,.. On the same, in barrels, for each,.. On the same, in half-barrels and bags, for each,. On Wheat, in bulk, per 100 minots,. On Oats, in bulk, per 100 minots,.. On all other Grain and Seeds, in bulk, per 100 minots,. On Grain and Seeds of all kinds, in tierces, for each,. 03 On Horses and neat Cattle, per head,. On Hogs alive or in carcass, Sheep and Calves, for each,. On Timber, square and round, per ton, On Standard Staves and Heading, per 1000 pieces, On Deal ends, per 100 pieces,. . On Oars, rough or dressed, per 100 pieces, On Puncheon or Pipe Packs, for each,. On Fire Wood and Bark, per cord,. On Hay, per 100 bundles,.. On Goods landed from Vessels from Sea or the Lighters thereof, or imported from On Goods not subject to ad valorem duty, nor to specific rates under this tariff, per On Goods shipped, not subject to specific rates under this tariff, per ton weight or On Government Stores of all kinds, per ton, weight or measurement, at the option of the Collector,.. MONTREAL :-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIre and GEORGE Desbarats, Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 20 4 0 08 1 4 0 6 1 0 0 8 1 4 0 5 0.10 0 3 06 0 3 06 An Act for ascertaining the Liabilities of the several Municipal same. WE [29th March, 1845.] HEREAS it is necessary to ascertain the amount of the debts and liabilities of the several Municipal Districts in Lower Canada, previous to the adoption of any Legislative measure to provide for the payment thereof: 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 forthwith after the passing of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Province to adopt measures for procuring from the Wardens of the several Municipal Districts in Lower Canada, and from the Clerks of the District Councils, detailed statements of the amount and nature of the debts and liabilities of such Councils respectively, and of the sums due to them by the inhabitants of each Parish or Township, or by any other party. II. And be it enacted, That such Wardens and Clerks respectively, shall give public notice in at least one public newspaper in each language circulating in their respective Districts, and in such other manner as they may deem expedient, calling upon all persons having claims upon the said District Councils they respectively represent, to file such claims; and the said Wardens or Clerks, or the persons having then last held the said offices, shall and may publish such notice, receive such Copies of the said statements to be such claims, and make returns thereupon to the Secretary of the Province, although by any Act passed during this Session the Ordinance establishing Municipal Dis tricts in Lower Canada may have been repealed. III. And be it enacted, That copies of the Statements so received by the Secre tary of the Province, shall be laid before each branch of the Provincial Legislature laid before the within fifteen days after the opening of the then next Session thereof. Legislature. MONTREAL :-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIRE and GEORGE DESBARATS, An Act to enable the Corporation of the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning, to dispose of certain portions of Land, for the better support of the University of McGill College. WHE [29th March, 1845.] HEREAS the Honorable James McGill, late of Montreal, now deceased, by his last Will and Testament, bearing date the eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, did give and bequeath a certain estate called Burnside, near Montreal, containing about forty-six acres of land, together with the sum of ten thousand pounds, current money of this Province, to certain Trustees named in his said Will, in trust, to convey the same to The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning, upon condition that the said Royal Institution shall erect and establish, or cause to be erected and established thereupon a University or College for the purposes of Education and the Advancement of Learning; And whereas, by reason of a protracted litigation having ensued concerning the payment of the said sum of ten thousand pounds currency, it was deemed advisable by the said Royal Institution to receive in part satisfaction of the before mentioned sum of ten thousand pounds of the said currency, and interest accrued thereon a certain other portion of land of about seventeen acres, adjoining to the before mentioned estate called Burnside; And whereas the said Royal Institution have caused to be erected on the said estate of Burnside certain suitable buildings, and have obtained from His late Majesty King George the Fourth, his Royal Charter incorporating the said University or College by the name and title of The Governors, Principal and Fellows of McGill College; And whereas the net amount of income arising from so much of the aforesaid legacy of ten thousand pounds currency, as remains unexpended after the erection of buildings as aforesaid, is insufficient for the maintenance and support of the said College; And whereas parts or portions of the land bequeathed as aforesaid may with due advantage be disposed Preamble |