real rights ; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

1. Every registrar shall keep a register for the addresses Register to be or elections of domicile of hypothecary creditors.

kept by regis

trar.

2. Every hypothecary creditor or every transferee, heir, Notice to be donee or legatee of an hypothecary creditor, shall give notice iven by bypoto the registrar of the registration division wherein the tor &c. immoveables hypothecated are situated, of his address or of his elected domicile; and if he afterwards changes his residence, of his new address.

The registrar shall enter such address or elected domi-Duty of regiscile in the register of addresses, and shall note the number rar in respect of the entry of the same in the index to immoveables, in the page or space allotted for the lot or subdivision hypothecated in favor of the person giving the notice.

thereto.

this

3. So soon as the sheriff of any district has made a Notice by sheseizure of real estate, he shall transmit to the registrar of ritirof seizure the registration division wherein it is situated, a notice to registrar. thereof, by sending him, in a registered letter, a printed copy of the notice, prescribed by article 648 of the code of civil procedure; and the registrar shall, on the receipt of Duty of regissuch notice, deposit the same of record in his office, and

u respect. make an entry in his index to estates or in the margin opposite the last entry in his books, in either case, for each lot or piece of land mentioned in such notice, by writing the words: “under seizure No.- of deposit." 4. On the receipt of such copy, the registrar shall send, Notice of such

seizure to be by registered letter, to each hypothecary creditor, whose in name appears in the register of addresses, as being interest- gistrar to hyed in such real estate, a notice informing him that the same pothecary crea is under seizure by the sheriff, and of the place where and the time when it will be sold.

5. The registrar shall, until the notice of seizure is can- Such notice to celled, mention it in all certificates demanded of him, either be mentioned

- in every corti. against the real estate described in such notice, or against fioate by registhe judgment debtor, upon whom the real estate was trar. seized.

6. When the seizure is followed by judicial expropria- Registration of tion, the notice will be cancelled by the registration of the sheriffs’deed of

sale annuls sheriff's deed of sale.

notice.

7. When the seizure is released, the notice will be can- Enregistration celled by the deposit of record in the registry office of a "

celled by de certificate establishing such release, given by the prothoposit of certific

release notary, and mention of the cancellation must be made in from seizure. the margin where the notice was entered or in the

index for estates, as the case may be. Costs if sei- 8. When a seizure of real estate is annulled and the

judgment creditor is condemned to pay the costs thereof, the expenses of the cancellation of the notice of seizure

shall be borne by him. Prothonotary 9. The prothonotary is bound to deliver to any person, to give testita demanding the same, a certificate of the release from

seizure of any real estate that may appear by the record of the cause in which such seizure was made.

to furnish re

lands advertised for sale.

Seo. -treas. of 10. The secretary-treasurer of each county council, shall county council

al transmit to the registrar, a list of the lands sold for taxes, gistrar list of under the provisions of the municipal code, within eight

e days after the adjudication thereof; and the registrar shall, Duty of regis- on the receipt of such list, deposit the same of record in

his office and make an entry in his index to estates, or in the margin, opposite the last entry in his books, for each lot or piece of land so sold, by writing the words “ sold for municipal taxes No. of deposit.”

trar in such case.

Mention in all 11. The registrar shall, until such municipal sale is cancertificate un celled, mention it in all certificates demanded of him til sale cancel. led.

affecting any lot or piece of land mentioned in the said list. How concella- 12. The cancellation referred to in the preceding sec

a. tion, is effected by the registration of a municipal deed of

sale or by the deposit of a certificate from the secretarytreasurer that the land has been redeemed; and mention of the cancellation must be made as provided in section 7 of this act.

tion is effected

tion to

Duty of sheriff 13. When no opposition has been made to the seizure if no opposi

seizure and sale of immoveables or rents, or if made, has been disand sale. allowed, the sheriff shall cause to be published in one issue

at least, of some newspaper nearest to the locality where the land or real rights under seizure is located, å notice briefly detailing the particulars of such sale, and this, in addition to the publications and notices already required of

him by any existing law. Proceedings 14. The omission to comply with any of the provisions valid, altho

t of this act will not invalidate any proceeding in any cause complied with. or matter in which such omission may occur; but the Responsibility of sheriff.

it. officer in default will be responsible for all damages which

may result therefrom.

provisions not

15. The sheriff, registrar, prothonotary and secretary- Fees of sheriff, treasurer will be entitled to such fees for the performance registrar, &c. of the duties imposed by this act, as are hereinafter set forth :

1. To the sheriff, for notice of sale to registrar,-twenty Sheriff. cents; and, also, ten cents for each piece of land mentioned therein; which last amount he shall transmit to the registrar, with the notice, to cover the fees of the latter for deposit and entry of the same as well as for the cancellation ;

2. To the sheriff, for notice of sale for publication, -twenty The same. cents.

These fees, together with costs of publication, to be included in his bill of costs, and which he may require to be advanced as provided in articlc 647 of the code of civil procedure ;

3. To the registrar, for each address or change of address, Registrar. fifty cents; which will cover his fees for all proceedings in connection therewith ;

4. To the prothonotary, for certificate of release from Prothonotary. : seizure,-fifty cents,-of which he shall transmit twenty cents to the registrar, to cover his fees for deposit and entry of the same;

5. To the secretary-treasurer,- twenty cents for each piece Sec.-treasurer. of land, mentioned in the list furnished by him,-one half of which he shall transmit to the registrar with the list, to cover the fees of the latter, for the deposit and entry of the same as well as for the cancellation.

16. The acts 41 Vict, chap. 15, and 42-43 Vict, chap. 23, Acts repealed :

41 V. c. 15, are hereby repealed.

and 42-43 V.

C. 23.

CAP. XXVI.

An Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure of Lower

Canada and certain acts amending the same.

(Assented to 24th July, 1880.]

TTER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

1. Article 648 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Lower Art. 648, C. C. Canada is amended, by replacing the word : "four,” in the , first paragraph of the said article, by the word : "two."

2. Article 929 of the said Code is amended, by replacing Art. 929, C. C. the word : "four," wherever it occurs in the said article," by the word : "two."

Art. 951, c. c. 3. Article 951 of the said Code is amended, by replacing P., amnended. the word : " four” therein by the word : “ two."

Art. 959, C. C. 4. Article 959 of the said Code is amended, by replacing -, amended. the word : “four" therein by the word: two."

CAP. XXVII.

An Act to amend Article 1188 of the Code of Civil Proce

dure of Lower Canada.

(Assented to 24th July, 1880.]

Preamble.

W HEREAS it has become necessary to amend article

1188 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Lower Canada, relating to the Commissioners' Court for the summary trial of small causes, so as to render clearer the third paragraph of the said article, determining the jurisdiction of the said Court; Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

S. 3 of article
P., amended.

1. The third paragraph of article 1188 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Lower Canada is amended, by adding after the words: “ commissioners” in the first and second lines thereof, the words : " or other courts having jurisdistion to take cognizance of the matter in issue."

Application of 2. This act shall apply only to the cities and towns of this act.

Montreal, Quebec, Three Rivers and St. Hyacinthe, and shall take effect only after the first day of September next, 1880.

CAP. XXVIII.

[Assented to 24th July, 1880.]

An Act to amend article 1061 of the Municipal Code.

LTER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent
IT of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

S. 2 of sub. 1. The second paragraph of sub-section 3 of article 1061 866. 3 of art. 1061 of Mun.

of the Municipal Code is amended, by adding after the C., amended. words: “article 735," the following words: “or to obtain

the revision and the amendment of the valuation roll in conformity with articles 746 and 746a.”

Act in force.

2. This act shall come into force on the day of its sanction.

WS,

1880. Game Laws. — Protection of Toll Bridges. Caps. 29, 30.

CAP. XXIX.

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An Act to amend the Act, 40 Victoria, chapter 21, in

tituled : “An Act to amend and consolidate the Game Laws of this Province.”

(Assented to 24th July, 1880.]

W HEREAS it is expedient to amend the Game Laws Preamble.

W of this Province; Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

1. The Act of this Province, 40 Victoria, chapter 21, is 40 V., c. 21, amended, by adding after section 6, the following words : 4mm

- amended. “Any person, who shoots at or kills any migratory quail Migratory in this Province, before the 31st day of December, 1882,9 shall be liable to a fine of not more than five dollars, or an imprisonnent of not more than fifteen days.

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of not morday, of Decembery quail Migratory

CAP. XXX.

An Act to protect toll bridges in this Province.

[Assented 24th July, 1830.]

VHEREAS there are toll bridges in this Province, Preamblo..

whose charter does not provide for their protection, in the interest of the proprietor and of the public at large, and it is important to provide therefor; Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows :

1. Every person, firm or company, being proprietor of Forbidden to

go faster than any bridge, may cause to be posted on any such bridge, a åt a walk. written or printed notice, in French and inglish, prohibiting any person from driving any vehicle faster than at a walk on such bridge.

2. Whosoever, after such notice shall have been so Fine for contra

í vention and for posted, drives any vehicle, faster than a walk on any such catti bridge, or cuts, defaces or injures any part of such bridge, bridge. or the posts or any other object forming part thereof or depending therefrom, incurs a fine, in the nature of damages, of not less than two nor more than twenty dollars, in addition to the damages caused.

3. Any suit for the contravention of this act may be Before whom brought, by the proprietor of any such bridge, before the footschat.be