The said al lowance vest ed in the Hon. B. Seymour and J. Wade. Public Act. Preamble. said allowance for road between lots numbers thirty-four and thirty-five, save and except that part thereof between the old travelled road and the concession line in front of the said first concession; And whereas the said Honorable Benjamin Seymour and John Wade have prayed the Legislature to vest in them the said road allowance in lieu of and as compensation for the land taken for the said Road across lot number thirtyfour as before mentioned; And whereas it is expedient to vest in them the said road allowance, so far as the same adjoins their respective estates, save and except that part thereof hereinbefore mentioned: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: I. The said allowance for road so far as it adjoins that part of the said lot number thirty-four, in the first concession of the said Township of Hamilton, now owned by the said Honorable Benjamin Seymour, shall be vested in him, his heirs and assigns for ever; and that part of the said allowance for road which adjoins the property of the said John Wade, shall be vested in him, his heirs and assigns for ever; save and except that part of the said allowance south of the point where it intersects the old travelled road between Toronto and Kingston, and the present gravelled road. II. This Act shall be held to be a Public Act. CAP. XXXVI. An Act to vest in Samuel Doolittle and Robert Johnson, a certain allowance for Road in the Township of Haldimand. W [Assented to 16th May, 1856.] THEREAS Samuel Doolittle and Robert Johnson, both of the Township of Haldimand, in the County of Northumberland, farmers, and divers other freeholders of the said Township, have by their petition represented, that the said Samuel Doolittle is the owner in fee and occupier of the north halves of lots numbers fourteen and fifteen, in the Broken Front, Concession A, of the said Township, and that the said Robert Johnson is the owner in fee and occupier of the south halves of the same lots; that the allowance for road between the said lots has never been opened, but that instead thereof, and for the greater convenience of the public, in consequence of the extreme unfitness of the said road allowance for a road, a strip of land taken for the most part from off the east side of the said lot number fourteen, has been used by the public as a highway for nearly fifty years, and is now used as such from the regular highway between Cobourg and Kingston to the Lake Shore, for which no compensation has been made to the said Doolittle and Johnson, and the petitioners have prayed that the said present present highway may be confirmed, and the original road allowance vested in the said Samuel Doolittle and Robert Johnson, each for his proper share, and it is right to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: and Johnson. I. Notwithstanding any thing to the contrary in any Act The said alLaw, so much of the original allowance for road between lots lowance vestnumbers fourteen and fifteen in the said Broken Front, Conces- ed in Doolittle sion A, of the said Township of Haldimand, as lies between the north halves of the said lots, is hereby vested in the said Samuel Doolittle, his heirs and assigns for ever; and so much of the said allowance for road as lies between the south halves of the said lots is hereby vested in the said Robert Johnson, his heirs and assigns for ever; and the strip of land mentioned in the Preamble as being now used as a highway instead of the said allowance for road, shall be a public highway from the main road between Kingston and Cobourg to the Lake Shore. II. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. CAP. XXXVII. An Act to vest in James Taunton, a certain Allowance for Road in the Township of Southwold. W [Assented to 16th May, 1856.] Public Act. HEREAS the original allowance for road between Lot Preamble. number Ten in the Second Range East of the River Road and Lot number Forty, South of Talbot Road East, presented great obstacles to its being rendered fit for travel, and in consequence thereof a new Road was established across and through the fronts of lots numbers forty, forty-one and forty-two, whereby a part of the said lot number forty, south of Talbot road east was severed and detached from the other part of the said lot; And whereas the proprietor of the said lot number forty never received any compensation for the land taken for the said new road, and whereas James Taunton, of the Township of Southwold, farmer, has purchased and now owns the said part or parcel of lot number forty so severed as aforesaid which adjoins other property of the said James Taunton; And whereas the said James Taunton hath petitioned the Legislature to vest in him so much of the said original allowance for Road as lies between the point where the said new road diverges from the said original allowance for road in front of the said lot number forty, and the boundary line between the said lot number forty and the lot number forty-one adjoining the same; And whereas it is reasonable and proper to grant the prayer of the said petition: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and The said al ed in James Taunton. with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: I. That part of the said original allowance for road between lowance vest- the point where the said new road diverges from the said original allowance for road in front of the said lot number forty and the boundary line between the said lots numbers forty and forty-one, south of Talbot road east, shall be and the same is hereby vested in the said James Taunton, his heirs and assigns for ever, and the said new road is hereby declared a public highway in place of the said old allowance for road. Public Act. II. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. CAP. XXX VIII. Preamble. The said al lowance vesten in John Farley. Public Act. An Act to vest in John Farley the younger, a certain W [Assented to 16th May, 1856.] HEREAS the allowance for Road between the North halves of lots numbers eighteen and nineteen in the Fifth Concession of the Township of Darlington is not required as a road and would be impassable if opened; And whereas John Farley the younger, of Darlington, Gentleman, has granted a road in lieu thereof, and the municipal Council of Darlington have consented that the said allowance for road should be vested in the said John Farley the younger, in lieu of the road granted by him as aforesaid: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: I. For and notwithstanding any thing in any Act of the Parliament of Upper Canada or of Canada contained, the road or concession allowance between the North halves of lots numbers eighteen and nineteen in the Fifth Concession of the said Township of Darlington shall be and is hereby vested in the said John Farley the younger, his heirs and assigns for ever, and the said road so granted by the said John Farley the younger, is hereby declared a public highway in lieu of the said road or concession allowance. II. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. Preamble. An Act to vest in Daniel Burritt a certain Allowance for Road in the Township of Marlborough. W [Assented to 16th May, 1856.] HEREAS in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, a road from the River Rideau through the Broken Front and first concession of the Township of Marlborough, (then in the District of Johnstown, but now in the County County of Carleton,) was laid out by Stephen Burritt, the Road Surveyor for the place, then in office, on the west side of lot number twenty-five in the said Broken Front and concession, then and now the property in fee of Daniel Burritt, of the said Township, farmer, and has ever since been used and travelled by the public, and is much more practicable and convenient for the purpose than the allowance for road between lots numbers twenty-four and twenty-five in the said Broken Front and concession for which it was substituted; And whereas such substitution was made without the consent of the said Daniel Burritt, and without any compensation to him, and it is just and right that the said allowance for road should be granted to him as such compensation, as he hath by his petition prayed: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: Burritt. 1. The allowance for road between lots numbers twenty-four The said aland twenty-five in the said Broken Front and first concession lowance vestof the said Township of Marlborough, shall be, and is hereby ed in Daniel vested in the said Daniel Burritt, his heirs and assigns for ever; and the road so laid out as aforesaid by Stephen Burritt as Road Surveyor, shall be a legal highway instead of the said allowance for road. II. This Act shall be held to be a Public Act. Public Act. An Act to naturalize Hervey Killam. [Assented to 16th May, 1856.] HEREAS Hervey Killam, of the Township of Townsend, Preamble. in the County of Norfolk, Machinist, has by his Petition in that behalf represented, that he has been a resident in this Province ever since sometime in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and that he has determined to become a permanent resident in this Province, and has prayed that he may be naturalized as a subject of Her Most Gracious Majesty; And whereas it seems expedient that his prayer should be granted: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: I. The said Hervey Killam shall be deemed, adjudged and H. Killam na taken to be and to have been a natural born British Subject of turalized. Her Majesty and of Her Royal Predecessors, to all intents, constructions and purposes whatsoever, as if he had been born in this Province; Provided always, that in order to entitle Proviso: he himself to the benefit of this Act, the said Hervey Killam shall must take the Oath of Alletake and subscribe within three months from the date of the giance. passing of this Act, before the Clerk of the Peace of the said County of Norfolk, (who is hereby authorized and directed to 7* administer Public Act. administer the same,) the oath of Allegiance to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, and that such oath so taken and subscribed shall be kept by the said Clerk of the Peace among the records of his office. II. This Act shall be taken to be a Public Act. CAP. XLI. Preamble. Speaker finding it neces sent on any ber to act for him during such day. An Act to provide for the execution of the Office of cases. W [Assented to 19th June, 1856.] HEREAS great public inconvenience might ensue from the unavoidable absence of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of this Province, from illness or other cause, at any time when any sitting of the said Legislative Assembly ought to be held; and His Excellency the Governor General being advised thereof, hath, in Her Majesty's name, consented that the Legislature should adopt such measures as to them might appear expedient to avoid such inconvenience: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: I. Whenever the Speaker of the said Legislative Assembly shall, from illness or other cause, find it necessary to leave the sary to be ab- Chair during any part of the sittings of the said Assembly on day, may ap- any day, it shall be lawful for him to call upon any member point a Mem- thereof to take the Chair and to act as Speaker during the remainder of such day, unless the Speaker shall himself resume the Chair before the close of the sittings for that day and the Member so called upon shall take the Chair and act as Speaker accordingly; and every Act passed, and every Order made and thing done by the said Assembly, while such member is acting as Speaker as aforesaid, shall be as valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if done while the Speaker himself was presiding in the Chair. Preamble. An Act to impose an additional Excise Duty on [Assented to 19th June, 1856.] WHEREAS it is expedient to increase the duty payable on Spirits manufactured in this Province: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: Duty imposed I. In addition to the duty imposed by the second section of on Spirits ma- the Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty's Reign and nufactured or taken out of intituled, An Act to continue and amend the Act imposing duties bond, after 5th on Spirits distilled in this Province, and to provide for the warehousing |