CAP. XIV. Preamble. Acts of Canada, 10, 11 V. c. 1. Acts of L. C., 2 G. 4, c. 8. Laprairie. 2 G, 4, c. 10. Baie St. Antoine. 2 G. 4, c. 26. the same. 2 G. 4, c. 32 Fief Grosbois. Continued to end of Session alter 1st Jan., 1867. Acts of Cana Bankrupts. An Act to continue for a limited time the several Acts therein mentioned. W [Assented to 15th August, 1866.] HEREAS it is expedient further to continue the Acts hereinafter mentioned, which would otherwise expire at the end of the present Session: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. The Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the Session held in the tenth and eleventh years of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled: An Act to enlarge the powers of the Trinity House of Montreal, in certain cases where the public health of the city may be endangered; the Act passed in the twenty-eighth year of Her Majesty's reign, intituled: An Act for the prevention and repression of outrages in violation of the Peace on the Frontier of this Province, and for other purposes; the Act of the Parliament of the late Province of Lower Canada, passed in the second year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, and intituled: An Act for better regulating the Common of the Seigneurie of Laprairie de la Madeleine; the Act of the said Parliament, passed in the same year of the same reign, and intituled: An Act to enable the inhabitants of the Seigneurie of La Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called La Baie du Febvre, to provide for the better regulation of the common in the said Seigneurie, as amended and extended by the Act of the said Parliament, passed in the fourth year of the same Reign, and intituled: An Act to authorize the Chairman and Trustees of the common of the Seigniory of the Baie Saint Antoine, commonly called the Baie du Febvre, to terminate certain disputes relating to the limits of the said common, and for other purposes appertaining to the same; the Act of the said parliament, passed in the ninth year of the same Reign, and intituled: An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the sixth year of His Majesty's Reign, intituled: 'An Act to authorize the inhabitants of the Fief Grosbois, in the County of St. Maurice, to make regu lations for the common of the said Fief;' and all and every of the said Acts are hereby continued to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and from thence until the end of the then next ensuing Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer. 2. The Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the da, 7 V. c. 10. seventh year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled: An Act to repeal an Ordinance of Lower Canada, intituled: 'An Ordinance concerning Bankrupts, and the administration and distribution of their estates and effects,' and to make provision for the same object throughout the Province of Canada, and the Act amending the the same, passed in the ninth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled: An Act to continue and amend the Bankrupt Laws, 9 v. c. 30. now in force in this Province, in so far as the same are continued by and for the purposes mentioned in the Act passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled: An Act to 12 V. c. 18. make provision for the continuance and completion of proceedings in Bankruptcy now pending, and the said last mentioned Act; and the Act of the said Parliament, passed in the Session held in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled: An Act to afford relief to Bankrupts in 13 & 14 V. certain cases, shall respectively be and they are hereby continued, and shall be in force until the said first day of Continued for January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and certain pur poses only to thence until the end of the next ensuing Session of the Provincial end of Session after 1st Jan., Parliament, and no longer. c. 20. 1867. 3. The period limited by the Act of the Parliament of this Period limited Province, passed in the twelfth year of Her Majesty's Reign, by 12 V. c. 97. and intituled: An Act to amend the Acts passed to remedy certain Hastings. Registration in defects in the Registration of titles in the County of Hastings, as that within which it shall be lawful for the Registrar of the County of Hastings to receive and index any memorial, under the authority of the Act of the said Parliament, passed in the ninth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled: An Act to 9 v. c. 12. remedy certain defects in the registration of titles in the County of Hastings, in Upper Canada, or of the Act of the said Parliament passed in the Session held in the tenth and eleventh years of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled: An Act to alter and 10 & 11 V. c. amend an Act, intituled: 'An Act to remedy certain defects in 38. the registration of titles in the County of Hastings, in Upper Canada,' or to endorse any deed, conveyance, will or probate, to which such memorial relates, shall be and is hereby extended Extended to to the said first day of January, one thousand eight hundred end of Session and sixty-seven, and thence until the end of the then next ensuing 17. Session of the Provincial Parliament and no longer. after 1st Jan., 4. And whereas certain Provident Institutions or Savings 4,5 V. c. 32. Banks have been established and are now in operation in this Savings Banks. Province, under the conditions, privileges, and restrictions made, granted, and imposed by an Act of Parliament of this Province, passed in the Session thereof held in the fourth and fifth years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled: An Act to encourage the establishment of and regulate Savings Banks in this Province; and whereas the time thereby fixed for the continuance and operation of such Savings Banks was extended for the period. of five years, by an Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the Session thereof held in the fourteenth and fifteenth years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled: An Act to continue for a limited time an Act intituled: An Act to encourage the es- 14 15 V. c. 55. tablishment of and regulate Savings Banks in this Province; and whereas the time thereby limited for the operations of the said Savings Banks was further extended until the thirtieth day 18 V. c. 96. c. 56, s. 70. of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, by an Act of the Parliament of this Province passed in the Session thereof held in the eighteenth year of Her Majesty's reign, intituled: An Act to regulate Savings Banks, and to repeal the Act now in Con. Stat. Can. force for that purpose, and subsequently by the seventieth section of chapter fifty-six of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada; and whereas it is expedient that the operations of the said Savings Banks should be further continued for a limited time: Therefore, the said first-cited Act shall continue end of Session and remain in force as regards the Savings Banks mentioned in the said seventieth section, until the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and from thence until the end of the next ensuing Session of the Provincial Parlia ment, and no longer. Continued to after 1st Jan., 1868. Proviso. Act not to preof any Act of vent the effect this Session. Preamble. 6 V. c. 32. 5. Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the effect of any Act passed during the present Session, repealing, amending, rendering permanent, or continuing to any further period than that herein appointed, any of the Acts hereinbefore mentioned and continued, nor shall continue any provision or part of any of the Acts in this Act mentioned, which may have been repealed by any Act passed during the present Session or in any previous Session. CAP. XV. An Act to make further provision in relation to the Temporalities of the United Church of England and Ireland, in this Province. [Assented to 15th August, 1866.] HEREAS it is desirable to provide that the Act passed by the Parliament of Upper Canada in the third year of Her Majesty's reign, chaptered seventy-four, and intituled: Act of U. C.3 An Act to make provision for the management of the TempoV. c. 74, cited. ralities of the United Church of England and Ireland, in this Province, and for other purposes therein mentioned, and also the Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the sixth year of Her Majesty's reign, chaptered thirty-two, and intituled: An Act to make provision for the management of the Temporalities of the United Church of England and Ireland, in the Diocese of Quebec, in this Province, and for other purposes. therein mentioned, and also the Act of the Parliament of this Province, passed in the session thereof held in the fourteenth and fifteenth years of Her Majesty's reign, chaptered one 14 15 V. c. 176. hundred and seventy-six, and intituled: An Act to make provision for the management of the Temporalities of the United Church of England and Ireland, in the Diocese of Montreal, and for other purposes therein mentioned; may be altered and amended from time to time, and the Provincial Synod of the United Church of England and Ireland, in Canada, have, by their petition, prayed that power may be given to the said Synod to make such alterations in the said Acts, as may from time to time be found necessary for the better and more uniform regulation and management of the Temporalities of the said Church in this Province, and it is expedient that the prayer of the said petition be granted: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: amend the said Acts. 1. The Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the United Church of Provincial England and Ireland in Canada, assembled in Provincial Synod or general assembly Synod or General Assembly, under the provisions of the Act under 19 20 V. passed in the session held in the nineteenth and twentieth c. 141, may years of Her Majesty's reign, chaptered one hundred and forty-one, section two, shall have power and authority from time to time by any By-law or Canon by them adopted, to make such repeal, change, alteration and amendment of and in all or any of the clauses or provisions in all or any of the said Acts in the Preamble of this Act mentioned, as they shall deem advisable and necessary for the better and more uniform regulation and management of all or any of the temporalities of the said United Church of England and Ireland in this Province; and every such Canon or By-law shall have effect accordingly; Provided always, that the proviso to the sixteenth Except certain section of the Act firstly, and the proviso to the eighteenth section of each section of the Act thirdly in the Preamble of this Act mentioned, and also the eighteenth sections of the Acts firstly and secondly and the twenty-second section of the Act thirdly in the Preamble of this Act mentioned, shall not, nor shall either of them be, in any manner varied, altered or repealed, by any such Canon or By-law, as aforesaid; and provided also that such Canon or By-law shall be approved by the Governor in Council, and before such approval, shall be published for three months in the Official Gazette. 2. This Act shall be a Public Act. CAP. XVI. An Act to provide for the sale of the Rectory Lands in this Province. [Assented to 15th August, 1866.] of them. the Provincial of the United Church of Preamble. England and Ireland in Canada, have by their petition prayed for the passing of an Act to give permission to the Incorporated Synods and Church Societies of the different dioceses of the said Church in this Province, to sell the Rectory lands held in such dioceses, by grant from the Crown; and whereas it is desirable to grant the prayer of such petition: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of By what authority glebe or Rectory lands may be sold. of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. The incorporated Synod of any diocese of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada, or the Church Society of any diocese, with the consent of the Synod of such diocese, where such Synod is not incorporated, shall have full power and authority to sell and absolutely dispose of any lands granted by the Crown in such diocese, as a glebe of, or as appurtenant or belonging to, or appropriated for, any Rectory of the said Church in such diocese, by whatever name the same may be called, or in whomsoever the title thereto may be vested; and any deed executed by such incorporated Synod, or by such Church Society, shall vest in the purchaser a full, clear and absolute title to the said lands, subject only to any leases thereof or rights granted therein, by competent authority prior to such sale, and also to any mortgage that may be executed thereof, to secure all or any of the purchase money thereof; provided always, that such sale shall not affect the the then Incum- estate or interest of the Incumbent of such Rectory at the time of such sale, unless the consent in writing of such Incumbent to such sale be first given, and that without such consent the title vested in the purchasers by virtue of such deed, shall be subject to the estate and interest of the then Incumbent, in the lands so sold. Proviso: as to interest of bent. Investiment of proceeds of sale. Applications of 2. The proceeds of such sales, as the same may be from time to time paid, or as the same may come in from any investment, shall be invested in Government securities or county municipal debentures, and the interest arising from the said proceeds shall be paid to the Incumbent of the Rectory to which such lands belonged at the time of such sale, during the term of his incumbency. 3. The proceeds of such sale shall be held by such incorposuch proceeds. rated Synod or Church Society in trust, first to pay all expenses attending the management thereof; secondly, to pay the interest of the moneys arising from such sale to the Incumbent of the Rectory to which such lands belonged at the time of such sale, during the term of his incumbency, if he has consented to such sale as aforesaid; and thirdly, after the death, retirement, or removal of such Incumbent, to pay such interest, if the amount be sufficient therefor, to the Incumbent of such Rectory for the time being, as follows: in cities, to the extent of seven hundred and fifty pounds a year; in towns, to the extent of five hundred pounds a year; and in townships to the extent of four hundred pounds a year, and any excess of interest beyond such annual payments shall be apportioned to and divided among the Incumbents of the other churches of the said Church in the City, Town or Township, in which said lands are situate, or to which such Rectory belonged, in such proportion as such incorporated Synod, or Church Society with the |