tificate, he shall affix a stamp, for the duty payable for such search, if such duty be then payable by stamps; and each registrar shall hereafter state, in the returns which he is bound to make under the act of the present session, intituled : “An act respecting public officers of the province of Quebec,” the amount of the duties, which he shall have received, during the period covered by each such return, for searches made in his office, as well as of the amount of the duties received by him, under the authority of this

act. to: 8. There shall be imposed, levied and collected, on each }. ... deed, instrument or document, registered in any registry tered. office, and on every search made therein, the following duties: On every will, marriage contract, or donation...... 30 cents.

On every deed or instrument effecting or eviden-
cing the sale, exchange, hypothecation, or mort-
gage of real property, for a sum or consideration

less in value than $400................................. 10 cents. If $400 and less than $1000............................... 30 cents If $1000 or over......., - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50 cents. On every other deed or instrument, registered, filed or deposited............. ............................ 20 cents. On every search, with or without certificate........ 10 cents. By whom The said duties shall be paid by the party requiring * * such registration or search, and shall be payable in stamps, M. issued under the provisions of this act; but no fee or duty royiso.

shall be paid or exigible for the deposit of any notice, list or other document mentioned in the act of this session intituled: “An Act to provide for the better protection of hypothecary creditors and to give greater publicity to the seizure and sale of real estate,” nor for the deposit of any voters' list or other municipal document, and moreover no fee or duty shall be due or payable for the renewal of enregistration of deeds or instruments, on which a duty had already been paid at the time of their first enregistration.

on 9. There shall be imposed, levied and collected a duty of summons in ten cents on every writ of summons, issued out of any certain courts county circuit court, magistrates' court, or commissioners' o court in the province; and a duty of ten cents shall be exhibits. imposed, levied and collected, on each promissory note,

receipt, bill of particulars and exhibit whatsoever, pro

duced and filed before the superior court, the circuit court,

or the magistrates' court, such duties payable in stamps. 10. No instrument, requiring to be stamped, shall be Instruments of issued, received, acted on or recognized, by any officer, too. subject to this act, or by any court, judge or person whatever, or avail in evidence, or otherwise for any purpose whatever, until all and every the stamps, requiring to be attached thereto or impressed thereon, have been duly so

attached or impressed.

11. Every officer, subject to this act, on issue or receiptstamps to be

of any such instrument, having any stamp or stamps **** attached thereto or impressed thereon, shall, forth with, cancel every such stamp, by writing or impressing thereon in ink, his name and the date of such cancellation, so as effectually to prevent it being used again, or shall cancel such stamp in any other manner that the Lieutenant Governor may direct.

12. Every officer, subject to this act, shall be deemed to officers be as such a revenue officer, within the meaning of, and ...”

subject to, the treasury department act. officers.

13. All needed supplies of stamps and stamped paper stamps, etc..to shall be procured from time to time by the treasurer; t; .

or copies, for or by reason of which, such money payments are made, or which are in any wise connected therewith, or relative thereto, shall require to have stamps attached to, or impressed upon them, or be written or printed upon stamped paper, as by such order is provided.

And such 15. On and after the day so fixed, such notice having payments Shill then be been duly given, the money payments, so indicated, shall anade in or may be so collected or paid by means of adhesive stamps.

stamps, or stamped paper, as by such order is provided ;and all letters-patent, commissions, licenses, certificates and instruments whatever, whether originals, exemplifications or copies, for or by reason of which, such money payments are made, or which are in any wise connected therewith, or relative thereto, shall require to have such stamps attached to, or impressed upon them, or be written or printed upon stamped paper, as by such order is provided.

Orders may be amended or repealed.

16. Any such order may, at any time thereafter, be amended or repealed, by another order in council, notified in like manner, and for the like term.

stan

Cand pr thereotine eile or

1.ieutenant 17. The Lieutenant Governor may, from time to time, by Governor, by order in

order in council, provide, that on and after such day, as council, may may be therein named, and after at least one month's notice, call in

given by proclamtion in the Quebec Oflicial Gazette, all and any stamps or stamped paper, or all stamps or stamped paper, of any one or more values or denominations, or forms and patterns, in such order and proclamation designated, shall cease to be stamps or stamped paper, or to be issued or received or avail as stamps or stamped paper; and, by such order and proclamation, may provide for the

calling in and canceling thereof, and for the procuring And issue and issuing instead thereof, and the exchanging therefor,

of other stamps or stamped paper of like or other value, or denomination, or form or pattern, in such order and proclamation designated ;-and all the provisions of the stamps' regulation act, shall, on and after such day, apply to all stamps or stamped paper, issued in terms of such order and proclamation, to all intents as theretofore, to the stamps or stamped paper, thereby called in; and all provisions whaterer of such order and proclamation, in anywise relative to such calling in, cancelling, procuring, issue or exchange aforesaid, shall have force in law, to all intents, as though herein expressly set forth and enacted.

others.

18. Section 18 of the act of the late province of Canada, 27–28 Vict, chap. 5, is amended by adding thereto, after the words : " in the case,” in the fourth line thereof, the following words : " or to the prothonotary or clerk of such courts” and sections 6, 22 and 23 thereof, are hereby SS. 6, 22 and repealed, in respect of all matters, subject to the control

" repealed. of this legislature.

23 thereof

19. The act, 29–30 Vict., chap. 28 of the late province of 29 Vic. c. 28 Canada,-sections 1 and 2 of the act, 39 Vict., chap. 8 ; 5630

of 39 V. c. 8, and the acts, 31 Vict., chap. 2, 83 Vict., chap. 2, and 39 31 Vic. c. 2 Vict., chap. 9, of this province, are hereby repealed ;-and a are also repealed, any and all orders in council imposing a repealed. stamp duty or fee on writs of summons, issued out of any And certain,

Y orders in commissioners' court.

council also

repealed. 20. This act and the said act, 27-28 Vict., chap. 5, Present act

and 27-28 V. of the said late province of Canada, as hereby amended, c. 5 one act. shall be read together as one act, -and may be cited as “The stamps' regulation act”;-and all the provisions there. Name of act.. of, so read together, shall extend and apply to all stamps, stamped paper and duties, as hereby defined, and to all instruments requiring to be stamped, and to all officers subject to this act.

CAP. X.

An Act respecting Coroners' Inquests.

(Assented to 24th July, 1880.]

UJER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent 11 of the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

uest.

1. No inquest shall be held on the body of any deceased When coroner

shall hold person, unless the coroner shall, prior to the issuing of his shinobedst warrant for summoning the jury, have made a declaration in writing, stating that, from information received by him, he is of opinion that there is reason to believe that a crime has been committed, or that the deceased died from violence or unfair means, or under such circumstances as require investigation, which declaration shall contain the reasons and facts upon which such opinion is based, and shall be returned and filed with the inquisition.

2. Upon the death of any prisoner, the warden, gaoler, Case of death keeper or superintendent of any penitentiary, gaol, reform-o

form of a prisoner. atory, house of correction or lock-up, in which such prisoner dies, shall immediately give notice to the coroner, detailing the circumstances connected with the death.

Post mortem examination when to be held during an inquest.

3. No coroner shall direct a post mortem examination of any body, upon which an inquest is being held, except upon the requisition of the majority of the jury, unless the coroner shall have made a declaration in writing, (to be returned and filed with the inquisition,) that, in his opinion, the holding of a post mortem examination of such body is necessary, in order to ascertain whether or not the deceased came to his death from violence or unfair means.

Statement of costs to be sent by e coroner to law officers of the Crown.

4. Within fifteen days, following the holding of any inquest, the coroner shall send a detailed statement of the costs attending the same, to the law officers of the Crown, together with a certified copy of the declaration or demand made or received by him, as the case may be.

at expense of the

Human bodies 5. Any human body, found within the limits of a city, in cities, etc., to be buried' town, incorporated village, parish or township, shall, un

less it be disposed of under the provisions of chapter 76 corporation.

of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, as amended by the act of this Province, 36 Victoria, chapter 29, be buried at the expense of the corporation of such city, town, village, parish or township, but the corporation may recover such expense from the estate of he deceased.

Proviso.

Costs of inquest.

6. The costs for any proceeding, had or taken under this act, are regulated by the tariff, contained in the schedule A, forming part hereof; and the coroner shall certify to the correctness of the same.

Useless inquests.

7. If it be made to appear to the law officers of the crown that any useless inquest has been held, they may order that no fees shall be paid the coroner therefor.

42-43 V. c. 12, 8. The act of this province, 42-43 Vic., chap. 12, is hereby repealed. repealed.

Act in force.

9. The present act shall come into force on the day of the sanction thereof.

SCHEDULE A.

To the coroner or physician, for every mile, actually

travelled by him, for the purpose of inquiring
whether an inquest should be held, or of holding
an inquest ........

.......................$ 0 10 To the coroner, for each inquest and return......... 600 To the coroner, for every day, exceeding two days,

in which he is actually engaged in holding an
inquest ........

......... 300