CHAPTER IV.

An ACT to repeal and amend Part of an Act passed in the 35th Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, "An ACT to ascertain the Eligibility of Persons to be returned to the House of Assembly."

CHAPTER V.

An ACT to repeal Part of an Act, and to amend and continue an Act passed in the 51st Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, " An ACT to repeal an Act passed in the 47th Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, An Acr for granting to His Majesty Duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars, and petty Chapmen, and other trading Persons therein mentioned, and further, for granting to His Majesty Duties on Licences to Hawkers, Pedlars, and petty Chapmen, and other trading Persons therein mentioned" (duties on licences; every traveller on foot 51., and for every beast 21. 10s.; for every decked vessel 251.; for every boat 101.; for every non-resident 201. The act to continue two years).

CHAPTER VI.

An ACT to empower His Majesty, for a limited Time, to secure and detain such Persons as His Majesty shall suspect of a treasonable Adherence to the Enemy (to continue to the end of next Session of Parliament, or sooner, if war terminates).

CHAPTER VII.

An ACT laying an additional Duty on Stills

within this Province (3s: 9d. per gallon on the contents of stills licensed).

CHAPTER VIII.

An Act to continue and amend an Act passed in the 53d Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, "An ACT to authorize the Governor, LieutenantGovernor, or Person administering the Government of this Province, to prohibit the Exportation of Grain and other Provisions, and also to restrain the Distillation of Spirits from Grain."

STATUTES

PASSED IN THE FOURTH SESSION

OF THE

SIXTH PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT,

MET AT YORK, 1ST FEBRUARY, 1815.

CHAPTER I.

An ACT to grant His Majesty a Sum of Money to provide for amending and repairing the public Highways in this Province (20,5001. granted, and Commissioners on the roads to have 251. each, as compensation for services),

CHAPTER II.

An ACT to repeal an Act passed in the 54th

Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, " An ACT to supply, in certain Cases, the Want of County Courts in this Province, and to make further Provision for proceeding to Outlawry in certain Cases therein mentioned" (to continue two years).

CHAPTER III.

An ACT to afford Relief to Barristers and Attornies, and to provide for the Admission of Law Students within this Province, and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

CHAPTER IV.

An ACT for granting a Compensation to Thomas Merrit, Esquire, Sheriff of the District of Niagara, for certain extraordinary Services performed by him (1001. granted).

CHAPTER V.

An ACT to continue and amend an Act passed in the 51st Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, "An ACT to repeal an Act passed in the · An 47th Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, ACT to repeal the several Acts now in force in this Province, relative to Rates and Assessments, and also to particularize the Property, real and personal, which, during the Continuance thereof, shall be subject to Rates and Assessments, and fixing the several Valuations at which each and every Particular of such Property shall be rated and assessed, and to make further Provision for the same'" (to continue four years).

CHAPTER VI.

An ACT to explain and amend an Act passed in the 53d Year of His Majesty's Reign, entituled, "An Act to provide for the Maintenance of Persons disabled, and the Widows and Children of such Persons as may be killed in His Majesty's Service."

An ACT to exonerate Isaac Swayze, Esquire, from the Payment of certain Monies therein mentioned (being robbed of 1781. 5s. 8d. public money).

CHAPTER VIII.

An ACT to provide for the rebuilding and repair of certain Gaols and Court-Houses in this Province (60001. for building these in the Western, London, and Niagara Districts: 20001. each).

CHAPTER IX.

An ACT to amend an Act, entituled, "An ACT to remove Doubts with respect to the Authority under which the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and other Courts, have been erected and holden, and other Matters relative to the Administration of Justice done in the several Districts of this Province, and also to fix the Time of holding the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the same."

CHAPTER X.

An ACT to license Practitioners in Physic and Surgery throughout this Province (Governor, &c. to appoint a board of surgeons to examine persons applying for licence: 1001. penalty for practising without licence; but the act not to apply to such as have taken a degree at any University in His Majesty's dominions).

CHAPTER XI.

An ACT granting Relief to certain Inspectors of Districts (2921. 2s. 6d. granted, to repay advances on team-work, and apprehension of deserters).

CHAPTER XII.

An ACT to provide for the Accommodation of the Provincial Legislature, at its next Session (15001. granted).

CHAPTER XIII.

An ACT granting to His Majesty a certain Sum of Money for the Uses of the incorporated Militia of this Province, and other Purposes therein mentioned (6,0001. granted).

CHAPTER XIV.

An ACT for applying a certain Sum of Money therein mentioned, to make good certain Monies advanced by His Majesty, through his Honour the President, in pursuance of several Addresses of this

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