Certain pe:sons incorporated. Corporate neral powers. I. Louis Roussy, James Thomson, D. Normand, Narcisse Cyr, Thomas Lafleur, James N. Williams, Thomas M. Thomson, Benjamin Davids, James Milne, Toussaint Riendeau, with all such other persons as now are or hereafter may become members of the same, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of the Evangelical Society of La Grande Ligne," and shall by that name have perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to alter, renew, or change such seal at pleasure, and shall by the same name, and at all times hereafter, have power to purchase, acquire, hold, possess and enjoy such lands and tenements only as may be necessary for the actual use and occupation of the said CorpoReal property ration, not exceeding in annual value the sum of five hundred pounds currency, and the same to sell, alienate, and dispose of, and others in their stead to purchase and acquire and hold for actual use and occupation as aforesaid only, and not for the purposes of revenue: And the said Corporation may by the said name, sue and be sued in all Courts of Law, or other places whatsoever, in as large, ample and beneficial a manner as any other body politic or corporate in this Province; and in all actions and suits at law which may at any time be brought against the said Corporation, service of process at the domicile of the President or Secretary of the said Corporation shall be held to be a sufficient service for all legal purposes; Purposes of but the powers of the Corporation shall extend only to the Incorporation. purposes and objects mentioned in the Preamble, to which only its property and means shall be applied. limited Service of process. Power to make Bylaws. Board of Meetings of Quoruin. II. The Members of the said Corporation, or any majority thereof, shall have power and authority to make By-laws, Rules and Regulations not contrary to law or to the provisions of this Act, for the government and management of the said Corporation, and of the officers, members, affairs and property thereof, and for the admission, demission and qualification of Members thereof, and for all purposes relating to the wellbeing and interests of the said Corporation, and the same to amend, alter, or repeal from time to time as shall be deemed necessary or expedient. III. The affairs of the said Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, consisting of not less than five nor more than nine members, who shall be elected from time to time by the Members of the Corporation, in the manner prescribed by the By-laws of the said Corporation, and who shall remain in office during such term as shall be fixed by the said By-laws. IV. The said Board of Directors shall have power to meet from time to time for the transaction of the affairs of the said Corporation, and at any such meeting a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall be a quorum competent for the transaction of business, and the said Directors shall from time to President, &c. time elect one of their number to be President of the said Corporation, and another one to be Secretary-Treasurer. V. All and every the estate and property, real and personal, Property of of the Society mentioned in the Preamble to this Act, and all Society transproperty held in trust for it at the time of the passing of this ferred to CorAct, and all debts due to, or rights or claims possessed by the poration. said Society, shall be and the same are hereby transferred to, and vested in the said Corporation, which shall be liable in like manner to and for all debts due by or claims upon the said Society. when re VI. It shall be the duty of the said Corporation to lay before Statements to the Governor, whenever they shall be required so to do, a be made to detailed statement of the number and names of members of the Governor said Corporation, the number of teachers employed inthe various branches of instruction, the number of scholars under instruction, and the course of instruction pursued, and of the real or immoveable property or estate held by virtue of this Act. VII. This Act shall be a Public Act. CAP. LXXIII. An Act to incorporate the College de Monnoir. W [Assented to 3rd April, 1855.] quired. Public Act. THEREAS the Reverend Edonard Crevier, Vicar-General, Preamble. and Curé of the Parish of Ste. Marie de Monnoir, in the Diocese of St. Hyacinthe, in this Province, hath, by his Petition to the Legislature, represented that he hath established in the said Parish of Ste. Marie de Monnoir a College for the education of youth, in which instruction has been imparted in the French and English languages since the month of October last, and being desirous that the said College should have permanent Administrators and Directors, he hath prayed that corporate powers be conferred thereon, and in consideration of the great advantages to be derived from the said establishment, it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said Petition: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lover Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, as follows: I. The said College, which shall be composed of the Priest How the Cor and Curé of the said Parish of Ste. Marie de Monnoir, of the poration shall Church Warden in office of the Euvre and Fabrique of the said be constituted, Parish, of the Rector of the said College, the Prefect of Studies, and the Bursar of the said College, and their successors in office, as they may be called upon and apointed to fill the above limited. Further powers. duties and offices, under the rules and regulations which may be established for the good governing and administration of the affairs of the said College, shall be and is hereby constituted a Body Politic and Corporate in deed and in name, by and Corporate under the name of La Corporation du Collège de Monnoir, and name and ge- by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common neral powers. seal, and shall have power from time to time to alter, renew or change such common seal at their pleasure, and shall by the same name from time to time, and at all times hereafter, be able to purchase, acquire, hold, possess and enjoy, and to have, take and receive to them and their successors, to and for the uses and purposes of the said corporation, any lands, tenements Real property and hereditaments and real or immoveable property and estate situate, lying and being within this Province, not exceeding in yearly value the sum of one thousand pounds currency, exclusive of the buildings necessary for the said College, and the ground on which they are or may be erected, and the same sell, alienate and dispose of, and to purchase others in their stead for the same purpose, and by the said name shall and may be able and capable in law to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in all Courts of law and places whatsoever, in as large, ample and beneficial a manner as any other body politic or corporate, or as any persons able or capable in law may or can sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in Making By- any matter whatsoever: and any majority of the members of the Corporation for the time being, shall have power and authority to make and establish such By-laws, rules, orders and regulations, not being contrary to this Act or to the laws in force in this Province, as shall be deemed useful or necessary for the interests of the said Corporation and for the management thereof, and for the admission of members into the said corporation, and from time to time to alter, repeal and change the said Bylaws, rules, orders and regulations, or any of them, and shall and may do, execute and perform all and singular other the matters and things relating to the said corporation and the management thereof, or which shall or may appertain thereto, subject nevertheless to the rules, regulations, restrictions and provisions hereinafter prescribed and established. laws. Further powers. Property to be applied solely to certain pur poses. Certain property trans ferred. II. Provided always, That the rents, revenues, issues and profits of all property, real or personal, held by the said corporation, shail be appropriated and applied solely to the advancement of education by the instruction of youth, and for objects legitimately connected with or depending on the purposes aforesaid. III. All and every the estate and property, real and personal, belonging to the said College or proceeding from or which may have been acquired by the said Curé of Ste. Marie de Monnoir for himself and his successors in office, in trust for the purposes of the said College, shall be and are hereby vested in the corporation hereby established. Governor IV. It shall be the duty of the said corporation to lay before Certain statethe Governor, when required, a detailed statement of the number ments to be of members of the said corporation, the number of teachers laid before the employed in the various branches of instruction, the number of when rescholars under instruction and the course of instruction pursued, quired. and of the real or immoveable property or estate, and of all personal estate or property, held by virtue of this Act, and of the revenue arising therefrom. V. This Act shall be deemed to be a Public Act. CAP. LXXIV. An Act to vest in Edward Shortis, of Toronto, Esquire, the road or concession allowance between lots numbers fifteen and sixteen in the sixth concession of the Township of Thorah. [Assented to 3rd April, 1855.] Public Act. HEREAS Edward Shortis, of Toronto, Esquire, has Preamble. granted two Roads on and over Lots fifteen and sixteen in the sixth Concession of the Township of Thorah, and in consequence thereof the Road or Concession allowance between the said Lots is no longer required; And whereas the Municipality of the said Township of Thorah has adopted the said Roads, and consented that the said Road or Concession allowance should be vested in the said Edward Shortis, in lieu of the said Roads so granted by him as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled, An Act to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, as follows: Shortis. I. For and notwithstanding any thing in any Act of the The said Road Parliament of Upper Canada, or of Canada, contained, the allowance Road or Concession allowance between Lots numbers fifteen vested in E. ̧. and sixteen in the sixth Concession of the said Township of Thorah, shall be and is hereby vested in the said Edward Shortis, his heirs and assigns for ever. II. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act. Public Act. САР. Preamble. Debts not exceeding £10 to be contract ed before 15th July, 1855, for Seed in L. C., to be privileged debts. CAP. LXXV. An Act to enable the Farmers of Lower Canada more easily to obtain Seed for the present year. W [Assented to 19th May, 1855.] HEREAS by reason of the failure of the crops in many parts of Lower Canada in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, the inhabitants are without Seed to sow their lands, and it is expedient to facilitate their obtaining the same: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, intituled, An Act to reunite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, as follows: I. Every debt contracted in Lower Canada between the passing of this Act and the fifteenth day of July next thereafter in good faith, and for the purpose of obtaining or paying for any Seed Wheat, or other Grain or Seed, Peas or Potatoes, for sowing any land in Lower Canada, and evidenced by any deed, agreement, or other instrument in writing, made either before Notaries or before a Notary, or a Justice of the Peace, or the Rector (Curé) of the Parish, or the Captain of Militia for the place where such land is situate, and one credible witness, for a sum not exceeding ten pounds currency for any one purchaser or borrower, shall be a privileged debt, for which the creditor shall be preferred to every other creditor of the debtor, and shall have a privileged hypothee upon all his lands and real property, having preference over every other hypothee whatever, subject to Conditions of the provisions hereinafter made, that is to say: the said privilege shall cease and determine at the end of two years from the passing of this Act unless an action shall before that time be brought and effectively prosecuted for the recovery of the debt secured by such privilege, and the said privilege shall also cease and determine if any action be brought for the recovery of the sum thereby secured before the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. such privilege. Registration II. It shall not be necessary to register any deed, agreement not requisite. or instrument made under this Act in order to preserve the privilege hereby given for securing the same. САР. |