The said vestry authorised to raise a sum not exceed ising them to lay rates, is hereby extended to the thirty first day of May one thousand eight hundred and ninety one. (2.) All rates to be made and set by the said vestry shall be published, be subject to objection, confirmation or amendment, and be collected in the usual way. 3. (1.) For the purpose of carrying on the affairs of the parish until rates for the ing £3000 for paro- current parochial year shall be collected, it chial purposes. shall be lawful for the vestry of the parish of Saint Michael, and they are hereby authorised, if they find it necessary to do so, from time to time as they may require the same, to borrow from any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, willing to lend them the same upon such terms and in such manner as they shall deem fit, a sum or sums of money not exceeding three thousand pounds. Sums so borrowed (2.) Any money so borrowed with interand interest to be a est thereon at a rate not exceeding six charge on the rates pounds per centum per annum, shall be of the current paro- repaid by the Parochial Treasurer of the chial year. parish at the Parochial Treasurer's office (3.) When any sum borrowed as aforesaid, the Chairman, sums borrowed how Churchwarden, and senior member of the and by whom given. vestry in vestry assembled, shall give to the persons from whom any sum or sums may be borrowed a certificate or certificates showing the amount borrowed in the words or to the effect in schedule A to this Act. or sums shall be Certificates of 4. (1.) An entry or memorial of every Entry of particusuch certificate containing the number and lars of certificate to date thereof, and the names of the persons be made. (with their proper additions) bodies politic or corporate, to whom the same shall have been made and of the sum borrowed, together with the rate of interest to be paid thereon, and the date on which the sum mentioned in the said certificate is appointed to be paid, shall within fourteen days after the date thereof, be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose by the Parochial Treasurer of the said parish, which book may be perused at all convenient hours of the day by any person interested in any certificate upon payment of a fee of sixpence to the Parochial Trea urer. (2.) All persons, bodies politic or corporate, to whom any such certificate shall have been issued as aforesaid, or who shall become entitled to the money due thereon may from time to time transfer their respective rights and interests therein to any other person, bodies politic or corporate. (3.) Any transfer thereof shall be in the words or to the effect in schedule B to this Act, and must be attested by two witnesses. Power of transfer Form of transfer. (4.) Every such transfer shall be produ- Transfer to be produced to parcchial treasurer. to full benefit of certificate. ced to the Parochial Treasurer of the said parish who shall cause an entry or memorial to be made thereof in the same manner as of the original certificate, for which entry or memorial the Parochial Treasurer shall be paid a fee of two shillings and six pence. After entry there(5.) After such entry made, every transof assignee entitled fer shall entitle the assignee or his executors administrators and assigns to the full benefit of the certificate and payment thereof, and it shall not be in the power of any per son, bodies politic or corporate who shall have made such transfer to make void release or discharge the transfer or any sum of money then due or owing thereon or thereby secured or any part thereof. until noted. (6.) No transfer of any certificate issued Transter not valid under the authority of this Act shall be of any force or validity until the same shall have been duly noted in the book to be kept for that purpose by the Parochial Treasurer. 5. Sections six, seven, eight, nine and ten of the Saint Michael's Parish Rating and Loan Act, 1890, shall be deemed to be incorporated in and to form part of this Act in the same manner as if the said sections were herein set out and expressly enacted. SCHEDULE A. CERTIFICATE NUMBER. The Saint Michael's Parish Rating and Loan We, the Chairman, Churchwarden, and senior member of the vestry of the parish of Saint Michael in vestry assembled do with the authority of the said vestry, here by certify that the said vestry have under the provisions of the said Act borrowed. the sum from of of pounds, which sum has been paid to the said vestry and is to carry interby from this date at the rate of per censum per annum, and the said sum with the interest thereon is to be repaid at the Parochial Treasurer's office in the said parish on the day of 189 Given under our hands this day of of 1891, and numbered do hereby day made by the vestry of the parish of Saint Michael under the provisions of the said Act for securing the sum of pounds and interest thereon and the money thereby secured and all my right and interest in and to the same to of his executors, administrators, and assigns for value of him received. Escheator-Gene ral to summon a escheat to the Crown. CAP. XXXX. (Assented to 17th April 1891.) BARBADOS. An Act to consolidate and amend the Acts of this Island relating to escheat and casual revenue of the crown. BE E it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly of this Island and by the authority of the same as follows: Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Escheat Act, 1891." Escheat. 2. In all cases of escheat to the Crown it shall be lawful for the Escheator-General to jury in all cases of issue his precept in the form set forth in Schedule A, hereunto annexed, to the Provost Marshal, to summon a jury of twenty four persons, any twelve of whom shall be sufficient to constitute a jury to inquire of such escheat, and the Provost-Marshal shall thereupon summon any twenty four persons competent and qualified in like manner as jurors, qualified to serve on a jury in the court of Common Pleas, and he shall imme diately thereafter return such precept to the Escheator-General, with the names of the persons summoned indorsed thereon certified under his hand. 3. Every person duly summoned and returned to serve upon any jury for the trial of any cause to be tried in the Court of Escheat holden within this Island, who shall not appear in obedience to any such summons, after being openly called in court three times, or offer some sufficient excuse for his absence, or shall depart from the said court during the sitting of the same, with |