VII. An Act to oblige husbands and natural relatives of indigent and impotent persons, unable to maintain themselves, to contribute to their support,

689

XI. An Act relating to emigrants,

691

XII. An Act to provide for the transfer of the management of the inland posts within Prince Edward Island,

702

XIII. An Act to regulate the costs of distresses levied for payment of rents, and to amend the laws relating to distress,

715

XIV. An Act relating to stray cattle,

722

XX. An Act to authorize a loan for the use of this Island, and also to make provisions respecting the payment of treasury bonds and warrant, and the interest thereon,

727

XXI. An Act to provide for the summary trial of common assaults and batteries,

731

XXIII. An Act to provide for removing the Post Office of Charlottetown into the Old Court House therein, and for other purposes therein mentioned,

735

XXIV. An Act authorizing the Colonial Secretary of this Island to appoint a deputy,

735

XXV. An Act authorizing the Treasurer of this Island to appoint a deputy,

736

XXVI. An Act to reduce the salary of the Collector of Impost and Excise, for the district of Charlottetown,

737

XXX. An Act to alter the appropriation of a certain sum of money raised by the present land assessment Act,

738

XXXI. An Act relating to the office of Registrar of deeds and keeper of plans,

738

XXXII. An Act to provide salaries for the Controllers of customs and navigation laws, appointed or to be appointed at the various outports in this Island, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned,

741

15th Victoria, 1852.

I. An Act to further continue an Act intituled "An Act to regulate the fisheries of this Island,"

II. An Act to continue two several Acts therein mentioned, relating to the floating of logs, scantling, deals and other kinds of wood down the rivers and lesser streams in this Island,

744

744

III. An Act further to continue an Act relating to landlord and tenant, V. An Act to consolidate the laws now in force regulating the sale of the interest of leaseholders when taken in execution,

744

745

VI. An Act to facilitate the intercourse between this Island and the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,

747

VII. An Act to amend the Act providing for the payment of the civil list of Prince Edward Island, and for commuting the Crown revenues thereof,

751

X. An Act to consolidate and amend the laws now in force relating to division fences,

XI. An Act to prevent the stealing of dogs,

XIV. An Act relating to corporate bodies,

XV. An Act to amend an Act relating to corporate bodies,

753

756

757

760

XX. An Act to regulate the office of Colonial Secretary and Road Correspondent of this Island, and the amount of fees to be taken therein,

761

XXI. An Act to make provision for the service of nonbailable process in certain cases,

762

XXII. An Act to amend certain parts of the law in force relating to the admission of barristers, solicitors and attorneys, and to make other provisions in addition thereto,

764

XXIV. An Act to regulate the sale of arsenic and other poisons therein mentioned,

765

XXV. An Act further to continue an Act relating to dogs, and the taxation thereon,

769

XXXI. An Act to regulate the publishing of notices and advertisements relating to the public service,

770

XXXII. An Act to facilitate the proving of wills and testamentary dispositions within this Island,

770

XXXIII. An Act authorizing the harbor and ballast masters of the various harbors and rivers in this Island, to superintend the laying down, erection and maintenance of the buoys and beacons therein, XXXIV. An Act relating to the Charlottetown ferry, and the wharfs connected therewith,

XXXVI. An Act to provide for the care and maintenance of idiots, lunatics, and persons of unsound mind,

772

773

777

THE

ACTS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

ANNO DECIMO TERTIO GEORGII III. REGIS.

1773.

Governor.

At the General Assembly of His Majesty's Island of SAINT JOHN, begun and holden at CHARLOTTETOWN, the Seventh W.PATTERSON, day of July, Anno Domini 1773, in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith.

Being the First General Assembly convened in the said Island.

JOHN DUPORT,

President of
Council.

R. STEWART,
Speaker.

CAP. I.

An Act for confirming the past Proceedings of His Majesty's Governor and Council, antecedent to the calling of a General Assembly.

HEREAS it has been found absolutely necessary and expedient, by His Majesty's Governor and Council of this Island, to make several Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances, and Regulations, for the good government of said Island: Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council and Assembly, That all the Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances and Regulations made by His Majesty's Governor and Council, antecedent to the calling of a General Assembly within this

B

All Ordinances, &c., by Gover

nor and Council antecedent to

calling a Gene

ral Assembly,

repealed, saving rights of parties.

Proceedings thereunder confirmed.

Island, are hereby repealed and made void, saving always, to all and every person or persons whatsoever, what was and is his, her or their Rights and Benefits, which he, she or they had by the said Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances and Regutions; and also, saving harmless and indemnified all and every person or persons who hath or have acted or done any thing in consequence of or pursuance to any of them: and all proceedings heretofore had and done in pursuance of such Resolutions, Rules, Ordinances and Regulations, and every of them, shall be, and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.

See 16 G. 3, osp. 4.

All prior proceedings of Courts confirmed,

CAP. II.

An Act to confirm and make valid in Law all manner of process and proceedings in the several Courts of Judicature within this Island, from the First day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, to this present Session of Assembly.

WHEREAS this Island has been without a complete Legis

lature from the commencement of the Government thereof, which took place on the First day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, unto this present Session of Assembly; during which time many and various proceedings have been had at the several Courts of Judicature in this Island:

Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Council and Assembly, That all Writs, Pleas, Process, Actions, Bills, Suits, Indictments, Informations, Judgments and Decrees, of or concerning any matter or thing whatsoever, which have been heretofore sued out and prosecuted to judgment in any of the said several Courts within this Island from and after the said first day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, to the end of this present session of Assembly, shall be good and valid in the law: Provided always, that this Act shall not be construed to extend to take away or rectify errors in the misusing of Process, Mispleadings, and erroneous rendering of Judgment in point of Law: but in all such cases the saving to par- parties aggrieved may have their Writ or Writs of Error upon such erroneous Judgment, in such manner as they might have done before the making of this Act.

ties Writs of

Error.

CAP. III.

Repealed by 12 An Act for establishing the times and places of holding the Vic. cap. 9.

Supreme Court of Judicature.