OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, PASSED IN THE FORTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA; And in the Second Session of the Third Parliament, BEGUN AND HOLDEN AT QUEBEC ON THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, AND CLOSED BY PROROGATION CANADIAN LAW THE HONORABLE LUC LETELLIER DE ST. JUST; LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. QUEBEC: PRINTED BY CHARLES-FRANÇOIS LANGLOIS, ANNO DOMINI 1878. ANNO QUADRAGESIMO VICTORIE REGINE. САР. І. An act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money required for defraying certain expenses of the civil government, for the financial years ending on the 30th June 1877, and the 30th June 1878, and for other purposes connected with the public service. [Assented to 28th December, 1876] MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, WHEREAS it appears by messages from the Hono- Preamble rable ANTOINE AIMÉ DORION, late administrator of the government of the province of Quebec, and from the Honorable LUC LETELLIER DE ST. JUST, lieutenantgovernor of this Province, and the estimates accompanying the same, that the sums hereinafter mentioned are required to defray certain expenses of the government of this Province, not otherwise provided for, for the financial years ending on the 30th June 1877, and the 30th June 1878, and for other purposes connected with the public service; may it therefore please Your Majesty, that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislature of Quebec, that: ending on the 1. From and out of the consolidated revenue fund of $116,489.38 this province, there shall and may be applied a sum not for the year exceeding in the whole one hundred and sixteen thou- 30th June sand four hundred and eighty-nine dollars and thirty-eight 1877. cents, for defraying the several charges and expenses of the civil government and public service of this pro vince, for the current financial year, ending on the 30t June 1877, as set forth in schedule A: to this act. 1,970,158 00 for the fiscal 2. From and out of the consolidated revenue fund of year 1877-78. this province, there shall and may be applied a sum not exceeding in the whole one million, nine hundred and seventy thousand, one hundred and fifty-eight dollars, for defraying the several charges and expenses of the civil government and public service of this province, for the financial year ending on the 30th June, 1878, as set forth in schedule B. to this act. Condition of appropriations. Account to be rendered to both houses. Sums to be accounted for to Her Majesty. Act into force 3. Every payment or application of moneys appropriated by this act, shall be held to be made provisionally and subject to all rightful adjustment in account hereafter, in respect of the Dominion and of the Province of Ontario, and of special funds which this act may in any manner affect. 4. Accounts in detail of all moneys expended under the authority of this act, shall be laid before both houses of the legislature of this province, at the then next session thereof. 5. The application of all sums expended under the authority of this act, shall also be accounted for to Her Majesty. 6. This act shall come into force on the day of the sanction thereof. SCHEDULES. SCHEDULE A. Sums granted to Her Majesty, by the present act, to defray the expenses for the financial year ending 30th June 1877, with indication of the purposes for which they are granted. Rents, insurances, repairs, &c., of public buildings generally, &c.... Bonaventure Court-House and Gaol, to complete residence of Garler, &c...... Philadelphia Exhibition. Registration Service, through Crown Lands Department. ...... To cover special warrants for expenditure already made belonging to the fiscal year ended 30th June, 1876, as per Public Accouats, Statement No. 11, page 102 9,900 00 13,000.00 3,000 00 16,000 00 5,458 88 250 00 7,628 16 25,115 54 936 80 39,389 38 1,200 00 50,000 00 $116,189 38 $67,486 18 |