Hillsborough-South and west by the south line of lot numbered seventeen (William Carlisle) and its prolongation westerly to the distance of twelve miles from Petitcodiac River, thence by a line running north twenty degrees west by the magnet of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty five, north by Coverdale, and east by the Petitcodiac River.

Hopewell North by Hillsborough, southeast by Chignecto Bay, and southwest by a line commencing at the mouth of Shepody River, thence up the centre of the said River to the mouth of Crooked Creek, thence up the centre of the said Creek to the old Bridge over the same on the old main road, and thence north twenty degrees west to intersect the south line of Hillsborough or its westerly prolongation.

Harvey-North by a line running south seventy two degrees west from the northwest angle of Hopewell, west by the County line, east by Hopewell, and south by Chignecto Bay, including Grindstone Island.

Elgin-North by Coverdale and the County line, east by Hillsborough, south by Harvey, and west by the County line.

16. All bearings or courses of lines described in this Chapter shall be taken and understood to be by the Magnet, unless otherwise expressed.

17. The City of Fredericton in the County of York, the Parish of Burton in the County of Sunbury, the Parish of Gagetown in the County of Queen's, the Parish of Kingston in the County of King's, the City of Saint John in the City and County of Saint John, the Parish of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte, the Parish of Dorchester in the County of Westmorland, the Parish of Newcastle in the County of Northumberland, the Parish of Richibucto in the County of Kent, the Parish of Bathurst in the County of Gloucester, the Parish of Woodstock in the County of Carleton, the Parish of Dalhousie in the County of Restigouche, the Parish of Hopewell in the County of Albert, and the Parish of Grand Falls in the County of Victoria, shall be and continue to be Shire or County Towns of the said Counties respectively.

TITLE II.

OF PUBLIC LANDS.

CHAPTER 2.

OF THE GROUNDS AND ENCLOSURES AROUND THE PROVINCE BUILDINGS IN FREDERICTON.

1. The Governor in Council may appoint a 2. Penalty for trespasses and injuries, &c. person for protection of.

1. The Governor in Council may appoint a person to look after and protect the grounds enclosed around the Province Buildings in Fredericton, and the enclosures thereof, who shall, during his continuance in office, be deemed for all the purposes of this Chapter to be in lawful and exclusive occupation and possession of the said grounds and enclosures for the protection thereof.

2. If any person shall wilfully break down or remove any part of the said enclosures, or the gates thereof, or injure, remove, or destroy any trees planted within the same, he shall upon conviction thereof before any Justice, forfeit the sum of four pounds for every offence.

Section.

CHAPTER 3.

OF THE LAND BELONGING TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Section.

1. Land upon which Government House 2. Commissioners to be appointed by

stands vested in the Queen.

Governor in Council.

1. The land upon which Government House stands, conveyed for the use of the Province, shall continue to be vested in Her Majesty for the sole purpose of a residence for the Governor.

2. The Governor in Council shall appoint one or more Commissioners to have the care and management of Government House and premises, and the control of the repairs and improvements thereof.

1. When the Commander in Chief of Her Majesty's Forces, or Commanding Royal Engineer, shall judge it necessary to crect fortifications on private property, or to apply the same to other military purposes, he shall apply to the Governor in Council, who shall, if he deem it advisable, direct the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery to issue a Writ to the Sheriff of the County where the lands are situate, commanding him to summon a jury of freeholders, who after being sworn shall view the premises and ascertain to whom the lands belong, and the value of the interest of each proprietor separately, and of any occupant thereof; and he shall forthwith return the inquisition under his hand and seal, and the hands and seals of the said jury, to the Court of Chancery.

2. The Commander in Chief shall within twelve months after the return deposit with such Clerk of the Crown the amount of such valuation, to be applied by the Court of Chancery to the payment of the person who shall appear by the said inquisition or other proof entitled thereto.

3. When the inquisition is returned and the valuation de posited within the time aforesaid, the land described therein, with the appurtenances, shall vest in Her Majesty.

4. The fortifications and military works erected in the City of Saint John partly in that part of King Street which lies north of lots number four hundred and twenty eight to four hundred and thirty five inclusive, and partly on Wentworth Street, with the lands and portions of the Street on which they are situated, shall be vested in Her Majesty for military purposes.

1. The proceeds of all Her Majesty's Hereditary, Territorial, and Casual Revenues, and of all sales and leases of Crown Lands, Woods, Mines, and Royalties, now and hereafter to be collected, having been surrendered by the Crown, shall, with the exceptions hereinafter provided, be payable and paid to the Provincial Treasurer for the use of the Province.

2. There shall be granted to Her Majesty the clear yearly sum of fourteen thousand five hundred pounds lawful money of this Province, payable quarterly, on the thirty first day of March, the thirtieth day of June, the thirtieth day of September, and the thirty first day of December, in each year, by equal proportions, out of the revenues aforesaid and all other revenues of this Province, to be paid by the Treasurer by Warrant under the hand and seal of the Governor, with preference to all other charges or payments.

3. All moneys paid to the Treasurer under this Chapter, except the said fourteen thousand five hundred pounds, shall form part of the general revenues, and be appropriated as such.

4. The Governor in Council may expend out of the gross proceeds of such hereditary and other revenues and such sales, the sums of money which from time to time they may deem necessary for the prudent management, protection, and collection thereof.

5. The Governor shall within fourteen days from the opening of every Session of the Legislature, cause to be laid before the Assembly a detailed Account for the previous year of all the particulars of the income and expenditure of and relating

to the said revenues, sales, and leases, accompanied by proper vouchers.

6. All grants, leases, or other assurances of any lands, rights, or revenues, by this Chapter declared to be under the control of the Legislature, shall be void unless the same be made upon sale or lease to the highest bidder at public auction, after due notice in the Royal Gazette, and the consideration thereof be made payable to Her Majestty. The Great Seal affixed to any such instruments shall be evidence in all Courts of the performance of these conditions.

7. Nothing in this Chapter shall impair or affect any powers of control, management, or direction, which have been or may be exercised by the Crown, or by other lawful warrant, relative to any proceedings for the recovery of any such revenues, or to compensation made or to be made on account of any of the same, or to any remission, mitigation, or pardon of any penalties, fines, or forfeitures, incurred or to be incurred, or to any other lawful act, matter, or thing which has been or may be done touching the said revenues, or to disable Her Majesty from making any grant or restitution of any estate, or of the produce thereof, to which Her Majesty hath or shall become entitled by escheat for want of heirs, or by reason of any forfeiture, or of the same having been purchased by or for the use of an alien, or to make any grant or distribution of any personal property devolved on the Crown for the want of next of kin or personal representatives of any deceased person; but such rights and powers shall continue to be exercised and enjoyed in as ample a manner as if this Chapter had not been made, and as the same have or might have been heretofore enjoyed by the Crown; but the moneys arising from the full exercise and enjoyment of the rights and powers aforesaid, shall be a part of the joint revenues at the disposal of the General Assembly, subject to the restrictions hereinafter provided.

8. Nothing herein shall annul or prejudice any sale, purchase, grant, lease, enfranchisement, exchange, agreement, bond, mortgage, security, exoneration, or other act, matter, or thing, relating to the said lands, woods, mines, or royalties, which on or before the seventeenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, has been made, given, effected, or created, but the same shall remain good and valid.