shall be forthwith transmitted to the Lieutenant Governor, who by and with the advice of the Executive Council, shall within three months from the receipt thereof disallow or confirm the same, and all bye laws and ordinances shall be in force until such disallowance shall be transmitted to and received by the Common Clerk.

16th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 38.

An Act to amend an Act for the division of King's Ward, in the City of Saint John, into two separate Wards.

Section 1.-Dividing line of King's and Wellington Wards.

Passed 3rd May 1853.

Be it enacted, &c.-1. The point described in the first Section of an Act passed at the present Session of the Legislature, intituled An Act for the division of King's Ward, in the City of Saint John, into two separate Wards, shall be formed by lines drawn through the centre of King and Charlotte Streets in the said City, instead of Union Street, and a continuation of Charlotte Street, as described in the said Act; and the line running from said point shall run northwardly through the centre of Charlotte, Coburg, and Garden Streets, to the City line, any thing in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

17th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 5.

An Act relating to the repair of Streets in the City of Saint John.

WHEREAS it is expedient to alter the Law relating to the Assessments for repairing Streets in the City of Saint John ;

Be it therefore enacted, &c.-1. In lieu of the mode of assessment directed by the thirty first Section of an Act made and passed in the sixteenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to amend the Charter of the City of

Saint John, and certain Acts of Assembly relating to the local government of the said City, the sum required to be raised and levied in any year shall in future be assessed by a rate of three shillings and nine pence upon the poll of all male inhabitants of the said City of the age of eighteen years and upwards, not being paupers, and the residue by a just and equal proportion upon the real estate situate in the said City, and upon the personal estate and incomes of all inhabitants of the said City. And there shall be a separate rate and assessment for the east and west sides of the harbour respectively; the sum to be assessed on the east side not to exceed in any one year the sum of two thousand pounds, and the sum to be assessed on the west side not to exceed in any one year the sum of five hundred pounds; and separate Warrants shall be issued accordingly; the amount raised on each side to be expended by the Common Council on that side, and separate accounts to be kept by the Chamberlain.

2. The real and personal estate of all joint stock Corporations shall be liable to assessment under this Act, excepting nevertheless from such assessments the property of the Corporation of the City of Saint John, and of any Literary or Charitable Corporation or Institution.

3. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of Saint John are authorized to number the lots, or buildings, or houses, in the City of Saint John, and to affix the names of the several streets on any building or erection on or near to the corner of such street, as they may deem necessary; and for such purposes are hereby authorized by themselves, their servants or agents, to enter upon any dwelling house, property, or premises in the said City, (doing as little damage as need be to the owners and occupiers thereof,) and to place, affix, and mark thereon such names or numbers as may be required; provided always, that nothing herein contained shall apply to that part of the said City lying on the western side of the harbour.

4. Any person who shall remove, deface, or destroy any number or name affixed under the provisions of this Act, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five pounds, to be recovered, levied, and applied as any penalty imposed under an Act in further amendment of the Charter of the City of Saint John,

passed in the twelfth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty; and in default of payment thereof, any offender or offenders shall be dealt with and imprisoned as provided by the said Act.

17th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 6.

An Act relating to the Fire Department of the City of Saint John.

Section.

1. Limited rate to be annually made.

Section.

2. Additional privileges granted to certain members.

Passed 20th March 1854.

Be it enacted, &c.-1. In lieu of the mode of assessment for the Fire Department of the said City, directed to be made by the second Section of an Act passed in the fifteenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to continue and amend an Act intituled An Act for the better extinguishing of Fires which may happen in the City of Saint John,' the said rate and assessment shall in future be made as follows:The Common Council shall, in the month of April in each year, including the present year, make a rate and assessment on the east side of the harbour, not exceeding in any one year the sum of one thousand pounds, and a separate rate and assessment on the west side of the harbour, not exceeding in any one year the sum of five hundred pounds, besides the charges of assessing and collecting, for the purpose of the said fire department, and preserving the same in an efficient state; the said sums to be assessed, levied, collected, and paid in such proportions and in the same manner as any County rates or taxes can or may be assessed, levied, collected, or paid, and when collected shall be paid to the Chamberlain of the City for the purposes of this Act; and the said Chamberlain, who shall disburse the same on the order of the Common Council, shall keep and render separate accounts of the same.

2. All persons who have been members of the said fire department, and shall have been relieved from their service therein by reason of their long services, shall, in addition to the privileges now allowed them by law, be also relieved from serving on any Jury in the City and County of Saint John.

17th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 7.

An Act relating to Elections of City Officers in the City of

Section.

Saint John.

1. Residence not a necessary qualification. 2. Constables to assist the Commissioners and be paid.

3. Voter to state the capacity he votes under. 4. Oath of voters for Mayor.

Section.

5. Tax receipt to be produced, but not delivered as in 16 V. c. 37.

6. Posting of names of caudidates for office of Mayor, Alderman, or Constable.

Passed 20th March 1854.

Be it enacted, &c.-1. Any person being otherwise duly qualified may be elected Alderman or Councillor for any Ward in the said City, notwithstanding such person may not be a resident in the Ward for which he may be so elected.

2. The constables of the respective Wards are hereby required to attend at the time and place appointed for holding any election in the respective Wards, and shall remain during the continuance of the election, and shall obey the orders of and assist the Commissioner in preserving order, and shall be paid therefor at and after the rate of seven shillings and six pence per diem, and in case such constable shall refuse, neglect, or omit to attend or remain as aforesaid, or to obey the orders of the Commissioner, he shall pay a fine of forty shillings.

3. Every person presenting himself to vote at any election shall state whether he claims to vote as a freeman or freeholder, and if as freeman, the Ward in which he resides, and if as freeholder, the Ward in which his freehold is situate, and these particulars shall be entered in the poll book.

4. At any election for Mayor, the oath to be taken by voters shall be as follows, instead of the oath prescribed by the twenty third Section of an Act made and passed in the sixteenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Saint John, and certain Acts of Assembly relating to the local government of the said City, namely, 'I do swear that I am a British subject, that I am 'qualified by law to vote in this Ward at this Election for Mayor, and have not before voted at the Election this day for Mayor. So help me God.'

5. So much of the sixteenth Section of the said last recited Act as requires the tax receipt therein mentioned to be delivered to the Commissioner, is hereby repealed; and in lieu thereof, every freeman before he shall be allowed to deliver his ballot,

shall produce and shew to the Commissioners a tax receipt to the effect described in the said Section, which may be signed by the Collector of taxes or his Deputy; and so much of the twentieth Section of the said Act as requires the tax receipts to be sealed up, is also repealed.

6. So much of the eleventh Section of the said Act as requires the names of all the candidates nominated for each office to be posted up in each Ward, is repealed; and in lieu thereof, the names of all candidates for the office of Mayor, at the election for Mayor, and the names of all candidates in each Ward respectively for the office of Alderman, Councillor, or Constable, shall be posted up at the polling places in each Ward at the time of the election for each Ward of the said officers.

17th VICTORIA-CHAPTER 37.

An Act to amend the Act relating to Highways, so far as relates to the Parish of Portland, in the City and County of Saint John.

Be it enacted, &c.—1. From and after the passing of this Act, the Justices of the Peace for the City and County of Saint John, at any General Sessions shall, instead of Commissioners of Highways, appoint only one Commissioner of Highways in and for the Parish of Portland, which Commissioner shall have all the powers and authorities, and shall be required to perform all the duties which the Commissioners of Highways now have or are required to perform, and shall be entitled to receive out of the moneys collected from the inhabitants of the said Parish, for the faithful performance of his duty as Commissioner, the sum of ten shillings per day for each and every day that his services may be required in attending to the duties of his office, not however to exceed in any one year the number of eighty days.

2. The Commissioner of Highways for the Parish aforesaid shall make out a list of the inhabitants of the said Parish in the same manner as the Commissioners are now required to do,