Amends sec. 81.

Amends s. 82.

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4. Section 81 of the "Land Registry Act" is hereby amended by inserting after the word "cancelled" in the second line of said section the words "or renewed," and after the word "registration" in the fourth line thereof the word "renewal."

5. Section 82 of the "Land Registry Act" is hereby amended by inserting after the word "cancel" in the second line of said section the word "or renew."

VICTORIA, B. C.:

Printed by RICHARD WOLFENDEN, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.

An Act to amend the "Provincial Land Surveyors' 1891, Chap. 17.
Act, 1891."

[23rd April, 1892.]

ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as

follows:

1. This Act may be cited as the "Provincial Land Surveyors' Short title. Amendment Act, 1892"

2. Sub-section (a) of section 2 of the "Provincial Land Surveyors Repeals sub-s. (a) of Act, 1891," is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof be it enacted:

s. 2.

"(a.) Provided, however, that nothing in this Act shall be construed Proviso to s. 2.
to prevent any British subject who is a qualified civil engineer,
and who holds undoubted credentials as such from any British
or Canadian University or chartered Institute of Engineers, or
from any British or Canadian civil engineer or firm of British
or Canadian civil engineers of repute, from making such surveys
as may be incidental to works of construction upon which he
may be employed; and plans of such surveys prepared and
certified by him shall be authoritative and admissible, when
necessary, to public record. Such civil engineer shall, however,
be entitled to practice as a Provincial Land Surveyor when he
shall have presented such credentials to the Board of Exam-
iners, and furnished proof to them that he is possessed of a
proper knowledge of the Provincial system of land surveys,
and that he has practiced for not less than one year under a
duly qualified Provincial Land Surveyor, six months of which
shall have been spent in actual practice in the field."

1893.24.1

Amends s. 3.

Surveyors' chains to be certified by Federal authorities.

3. Section 3 of the "Provincial Land Surveyors Act, 1891," is hereby amended by striking out the word "Wednesday" and substituting therefor the word "Monday," in the sixth and eighth lines thereof.

4. Every Land Surveyor duly admitted to the profession, and practising in this Province, shall, under penalty of forfeiting his license or certificate, procure and cause to be examined, corrected, and stamped, or otherwise certified by the Federal authorities, a standard measure of length, and every such Surveyor shall, previously to using a chain for surveying, verify by such standard the length of his chains.

VICTORIA, B. C.:

Printed by RICHARD WOLFENDEN, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty

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CHAPTER 28.

[8th April, 1892.]

HEREAS it is enacted by the "Constitution Act" that it shall be lawful for the Legislature of British Columbia from time to time to define the privileges, immunities, and powers to be held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Legislative Assembly, and by the members thereof, respectively:

And whereas it is expedient that such privileges, immunities, and powers should be defined:

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1. The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and the com- Powers and privimittees and members thereof, shall hold and enjoy such and the like leges of Legislative Assembly defined. privileges, immunities, and powers as, and the privileges, immunities, and powers of the said Assembly, and of the committees and members thereof, are hereby defined to be the same as on the 14th day of February, 1871, were held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and by the committees and members thereof, so far as the same are not inconsistent with the said recited Act, whether such privileges, immunities, or powers were so held, possessed, or enjoyed by custom, statute, or otherwise.

And for greater certainty as to the privileges, immunities, and And further specipowers of the Assembly, but not so as to limit the same, or to restrict fied.

the generality of this section, be it enacted as follows:

2. The Legislative Assembly may at all times command and compel Power to compel atthe attendance before the Assembly, or before any committee thereof, tendance of wit

nesses, etc.

Speaker's warrant for attendance, "etc.

Protection of perauthority.

of such persons, and the production of such papers and things, as the Assembly or committee may deem necessary for any of its proceedings or deliberations.

3. Whenever the Legislative Assembly requires the attendance of any persons before the said Assembly, or before a committee thereof, the Speaker may issue his warrant or subpoena directed to the persons named in the order of the Legislative Assembly, requiring the attendance of such persons before the Legislative Assembly, or a committee thereof, and the production of such papers and things as may be ordered.

4. No person shall be liable in damages or otherwise for any act sons acting under done under the authority of the Legislative Assembly, or under or by virture of any warrant issued under such authority; all such warrants may command the aid and assistance of all sheriffs, bailiffs, constables and others, and every refusal or failure to give such aid or assistance when required shall be an infringement of this Act.

Assembly to have jurisdiction to summarily enquire into certain matters.

Assaults, insults, libels.

Threats.

Bribery and offering of fee.

Interference with officers.

Tampering with wit

nesses.

False evidence.

5. The said Assembly shall have all the rights and privileges of a Court of Record for the purpose of summarily enquiring into and punishing, as breaches of privilege or as contempt of Court (without prejudice to the liability of the offenders to prosecution and punishment, criminally or otherwise, according to law, independently of this Act), the acts, matters, and things following:

(1.) Assaults, insults to or libels upon members of the Legislative Assembly during the Session of the Legislature, and twenty days before or after the same:

(2.) Obstructing, threatening, or attempting to force or intimidate members of the said Assembly:

(3.) The offering to or the acceptance of a bribe by any member of said Assembly to influence him in his proceedings as such, or the offering to or acceptance of any fee, compensation, or reward by any member for or in respect of the drafting, advising upon, revising, promoting, or opposing any Bill, resolution, matter, or thing submitted to, or intended to be submitted to, the said Assembly or any committee thereof:

(4.) Assaults upon or interference with officers of said Assembly while in the execution of their duty:

(5.) Tampering with any witness in regard to evidence to be given by him before said Assembly or any committee thereof:

(6.) Giving false evidence or prevaricating or otherwise misbehaving in giving or refusing to give evidence or produce papers before the said Assembly or any committee thereof: