Application of the money to be accounted for to His Ma. jesty, and a detailed ac. Count to be furnished to the Legisla. ture. vanced to the accountant, the sum actually expended, the balance (if any) remaining in his hands, and the amount of the monies hereby appropriated to the purpose for which such advance shall have been made, remaining unexpended in the hands of the Receiver General, and that every such account shall be supported by Vouchers therein distinctly referred to, by numbers corresponding to the numbering of the items in such account, and shall be made up to and closed on the tenth day of April and tenth day of October, in each year, during which such expenditure shall be made, and shall be attested before a Justice of the Court of King's Bench, or a Justice of the Peace, and shall be transmitted to the officer whose duty it shall be to receive such account within fifteen days next after the expiration of the said periods respectively. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the due application of the monies appropriated by this Act, shall be accounted for to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, through the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury for the time being, in such manner and form as His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors shall direct; and that a detailed account of the expenditure of all such monies shall be laid before the several Branches of the Provincial Legislature, within the first fifteen days of the next session thereof. CAP. XLV. An Act to make provision for defraying the Civil Expenditure of the Provincial Government for the current year. [31st March, 1831.] Preamble. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, W HEREAS by Message of His Excellency MATTHEW LORD AYLMER, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Governor in Chief, laid before both Houses of the Legislature, it appears that the Funds already by Law appropriated are not adequate to defray the whole expence of Your Majesty's Civil Government of this Province and of the Administration of Justice, and other expences mentioned in the said Message; and whereas it is expedient to make further provision towards defraying the same for the present year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one :-We Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects ihe Commons of Lower-Canada in Provincial Parliament assembled, most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legsilative Council la somme alors dépensée, la balance (si aucune y a) restant entre ses mains, et le montant des deniers affectés par le présent, à la fin pour laquelle telle avance aura été faite, restant non dépensée entre les mains du Receveur Général ; et que tout tel compte sera appuyé de pièces justificatives auxquelles on renverra d'une manière claire, par des numéros correspondant à ceux des articles de tel compte, lequel sera clos le dixième jour d'Avril et le dixième jour d'Octobre de chaque année, et sera attesté devant un Juge de la Cour du Banc du Roi ou devant un Juge de Paix, et sera transmis à l'Officier à qui il appartiendra de recevoir tel compte, dans les quinze jours qui suivront l'expiration des dites périodes respectivement. III. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, qu'il sera tenu compte à Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs par la voie des Lords Commissaires de la Trésorerie de Sa Majesté, pour le tems d'alors de l'emploi légal des deniers affectés par le présent Acte, en telles manière et forme qu'il plaira à Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs de l'ordonner, et qu'il sera mis un compte détaillé de l'emploi de tous tels deniers, devant les diverses Branches de la Législature Provinciale, dans les premiers quinze jours de la Session suivante d'icelle. CAP. XLV. ACTE pour pourvoir à défrayer les Dépenses Civiles du Gouvernement TRES-GRACIEUX SOUVERAIN, V [31 Mars, 1831.] que par un Message de Son Excellence MATTHEW LORD AYLMER, Cheva- Préambule. lier Commandeur du Très-Honorable Ordre Militaire du Bain, Gouverneur en Chef, mis devant les deux Branches de la Législature, il appert que les fonds déjà affectés par la loi ne sont pas suffisans pour défrayer toutes les dépenses du Gouvernement Civil de Votre Majesté en cette Province, et de l'administration de la Justice et autres dépenses mentionnées au dit Message; et vû qu'il est expédient de pourvoir ultérieurement à défrayer icelles pour la présente année mil huit cent trente-et-un; Nous, les fidèles et loyaux Sujets de Votre Majesté, les Communes du Bas-Canada, réunis en Parlement Provincial, Prions très-humblement Votre Majesté qu'il puisse être statué et qu'il soit statué par la Très-Excellente Majesté du Roi, par et de l'avis et consentement du Conseil Législatif et de l'Assemblée de la A certain sum of money granted, which togeth. er with the monies already appropri ated by law, shall am ounts to a sum not exceeding £465495-11d. defraying the sterling, for expences of the adminis. tration of Jus tice and sup port of the Civil Goveroment. Persons having the expenditure of the monies to accounts. Council and Assembly of the Province of Lower-Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great-Britain, intituled, "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North-America," and to make further provision for the Government of "the said Province;" And it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that from and out of the unappropriated monics which now are in, or shall hereafter co me into the hands of the Receiver-General of the Province for the time being, there shall be applied and paid towards defraying the expences of the Administration of Justice, and of the support of the Civil Government of this Province for the present year, one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, such sum or sums of money as together with the sums already appropriated by Law for the said purposes. shall amount to a sum not exceeding forty-six thousand five hundred and forty-nine pounds five shillings and eleven pence, sterling. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every person to whom shall be entrusted the expenditure of any portion of the monies hereby apmake up their propriated, shall make up detailed accounts of such expenditure, shewing the sum advanced to the Accountant, the sum actually expended, the balance, if any, remaining in his hands, and the amount of the monies hereby appropriated to the purpose for which such advance shall have been made, remaining unexpended in the hands of the Receiver. General; and that every such account shall be supported by Vouchers therein distinctly referred to by numbers corresponding to the numbering of the items in such account, and shall be made up to and closed on the tenth day of April and the tenth day of October in each year during which such expenditure shall be made, and shall be attested before a Justice of the Court of King's Bench, or a Justice of the Peace, and shall be transmitted to the officer whose duty it shall be to receive such account, within fifteen days next after the expiration of the said periods respectively. III. And be it further enacted by the anthority aforesaid, that the due application of the monies appropriated by this Act, shall be accounted for to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, through the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury for the time being, in such manner and form as His Majesty, his heirs and successors shall be pleased to direct, and that a detailed account of the expenditure of all such monies shall be laid before the several Branches of the Provincial Legislature, within the first fifteen days days of the next Session thereof. CAP. la Province du Bas-Canada, constitués et assemblés en vertu et sous l'autorité d'un II. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que chaque personne qui sera chargée de l'emploi de quelque partie des deniers affectés par le présent, fera un compte détaillé de tel emploi, faisant ressortir la somme avancée au comptable, la somme alors dépensée, la balance (si aucune y a,) restant entre ses mains, et le montant des deniers affectés par le présent, à la fin pour laquelle telle avance aura été faite restant non dépensée entre les mains du Receveur Général, et que tout tel compte sera appuyé de pièces justificatives, auquel on renverra d'une manière claire par des numéros correspondant à ceux des articles de tel compte, lequel sera clos le dixième jour d'Avril et le dixième jour d'Octobre de chaque année, pendant laquelle telle dépense sera ainsi faite, et sera attesté devant un Juge de de la Cour du Banc du Roi, ou devant un Juge de Paix, et sera transmis à l'Officier à qui il appartiendra de recevoir tel compte, dans les quinze jours qui suivront l'expiration des dites périodes respectivement. III. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, qu'il sera tenu compte à Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs, par la voie des Lords Commissaires de la Trésorerie de Sa Majesté pour le tems d'alors, de l'emploi légal des deniers affectés par le présent Acte, en telle manière et forme qu'il plaira à Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs l'ordonner, et qu'il sera mis un compte détaillé de l'emploi de tels deniers devant les diverses branches de la Législature Provinciale, dans les premiers quinze jours de la Session suivante d'icelle. compre à la l'emploi des rents etilen compte detail. Legislature. Couronne de sera mis un lé devant la CA P. XLVI. An Act to appropriate the sums of money therein mentioned, to the payment of certain expences of the Civil Government, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty. [31st March, 1831.] Preamble. Certain sums of money granted to re imburse the like sums ad. vanced for certain servi ces. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, WH THEREAS it is expedient to appropriate certain sums of money for the purposes hereinafter mentioned;-May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Lower-Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great-Britain, intituled, "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of "His Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for making more effectual provision for "the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North-America,' and to make further provision for the Government of the said Province"; And it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that it shall be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or person administering the Government by warrant under his hand, to take out of any unappropriated monies in the hands of the Receiver General, a sum not exceeding one hundred and ninety-six pounds seventeen shillings and six-pence sterling, to defray the expences incurred for preparing Jury Lists for the District of Montreal, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty;-a sum not exceeding eight pounds fifteen shillings and six-pence sterling, to be paid to the Sheriff of the Inferior District of Saint Francis, being the amount of the balance due to that officer for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine ;-a sum not exceeding fourteen pounds eight shillings,sterling, to be paid to Bazile Bernier, for the purpose of re-imbursing the sum by him paid for the passage of certain poor and distressed emigrants wrecked on Cape Rosier;-a sum not exceeding twenty nine pounds four shillings and two-pence, sterling, to discharge the balance of the contingent accounts of the office of the Provincial Secretary;-a sum not exceeding seventeen pounds ten shillings and four-pence, sterling, to discharge the balance of the cost of firewood for the Public Offices of the Province, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty;-a sum not exceeding eighty-eight pounds sixteen shillings and eight-pence, sterling, to discharge thebalance of the expence of Postage for the Civil Secretary's Office, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty;-a sum not exceeding eighty-nine pounds twelve shillings and two-pence, sterling, to discharge the balance of the expences incurred at the Common Gaol of the District |