tion may dispose of lands. disposed of and made productive for the better support of the College; And whereas it is expedient that sufficient authority be given for effecting the disposal of parts or portions of its lands: 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 Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, and for the Govern ment of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Royal Institu- from and after the passing of this Act, it shall be lawful for the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning, or such other body Corporate as may hereafter become duly seized and possessed of the aforesaid estate, to lease such portions of the said property, from time to time, and for such limited periods as they may think fit, or to dispose thereof in perpetuity for an annual irredeemable ground rent, (rente foncière,) or otherwise to alienate such parts and portions of the said lands, and on such terms and conditions as may be considered most advantageous for the present and permanent interests of the said College: Provided any reate fou that such rente foncière, (in case any portion of such lands be disposed of in perpetuity for an annual irredeemable ground rent,) (rente foncière) shall be subject to an increase of not less than twenty-five per cent. on the original rent, at the expiration of every twenty years, for one hundred years: Provided always, that tine and terms the lots or portions of land so to be leased, sold or otherwise alienated, shall be exhibited on one or more plans of the whole, correctly executed, and be publicly disposed of to the best and highest bidder after one month's public notice thereof, and of the terms and conditions connected therewith, in not less than two newspapers published in Montreal. Proviso, as to the increase of cière. Proviso, as to notice of the of sale. MONTREAL:-Printed by STEWart Derbishire and GEORGE Desbarats, An Act to authorize the conveyance of certain real estates to the College of Regiopolis, and to enable the said College to acquire and hold real property to a certain amount. WH [29th March, 1845.] HEREAS by the petition of "The College of Regiopolis," and the docu- Preamble. ments laid before the Legislature by the said Corporation, it appears before by said that the late Honorable and Right Reverend Alexander M'Donell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kingston, now deceased, by his last Will, devised to the Right Reverend Remigius Gaulin and the Very Reverend Angus M'Donell, their heirs and assigns (after sundry devises) all the rest and residue of his property, both real and personal, in trust to sell and dispose of the same, and apply the proceeds in their discretion for the benefit of the poor, and towards the erection and maintenance of the said College; and whereas the said Remigius Gaulin and Angus M'Donell, the said Trustees, are desirous of conveying to the said College certain of the real estate so held by them in trust, instead of selling the same and applying the proceeds thereof to the erection and maintenance of the said College as aforesaid; and whereas also, the success and usefulness of the said College would be greatly increased, if it were allowed to take, hold and purchase real as well as personal property: 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 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 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, That the said Remigius Gaulin and Angus M'Donell, their heirs and assigns shall have full power and authority at any time or times hereafter to Power to Remigius Angus Mac donneil to convey to said to convey by any sufficient conveyance or conveyances in the law, to "The College College real estate. of Regiopolis" aforesaid, such parts and portions of the said real estate so held by them in trust for the purposes aforesaid as in their discretion they may deem proper. II. And be it further enacted, That "The College of Regiopolis" aforesaid, shall be able and capable in law, and have full power to take, purchase and hold, in fee simple, or other legal title, by conveyance, gift, devise, or otherwise, not only all such lands, buildings, hereditaments and possessions, as may be from time to time exclusively used and occupied for the immediate purposes of the said College, but also any other lands, buildings, hereditaments and possessions what soever situate in the Province of Canada, and that the said College shall be able and capable in law to grant, demise, alien, or otherwise dispose of all or any of the Property, real or personal, belonging to the said College: Provided always, that the net rents, issues and profits accruing from the said real property shall not at any time exceed the yearly sum of three thousand pounds current money of this Province. III. And be it enacted, That it shall be incumbent on the said College to submit annually to each of the Three Branches of the Legislature, if so required, a detailed statement of the real property held by them under this Act, and of the annual revenue arising therefrom. IV. And be it enacted, That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act, by all Judges and Officers of Justice, and by all other persons whomsoever, and shall be judicially taken notice of by them, without being specially pleaded. MONTREAL-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIRE and GEORGE Desbarats, An Act to incorporate the Quebec School of Medicine. WH [29th March, 1845.] Preamble. HEREAS Joseph Painchaud, John Rowley, Joseph Parent, Charles Fremont, James Arthur Sewell, Pierre Martial Bardy, Joseph Morrin, Jean Blanchet, James Douglas, John Racey, A. Jackson, and J. Zephirin Nault, all of the City of Quebec, licensed Practitioners of Medicine and Surgery, have by their Petition to the Legislature represented that certain of their number connected with the Hospitals in the said City, have associated themselves to deliver Lectures on Anatomy, Surgery, the Practice of Medicine, and Midwifery, to a class of Students attending the said Hospitals; and that the said petitioners believe that if they and their successors were incorporated and invested with the powers hereinafter mentioned, they would be able still further to increase their means of affording adequate instruction to their pupils, and would be enabled to place within their reach such means of acquiring Medical knowledge as would render it unnecessary for them to spend any portion of their period of study out of this Province and frequently out of Her Majesty's Dominions, as many are under the necessity of doing at an expense which they can ill afford, and to their disadvantage in other respects; and whereas 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, intituled, An Act to Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lnver Canada, and for the Government of Canada, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Joseph Painchaud, John Rowley, Joseph Certain perParent, Charles Fremont, James Arthur Sewell, Pierre Martial Bardy, Joseph the name of Morrin, sons, under School of Me dicine" incor porated, and hold real and "The Quebec Morrin, Jean Blanchet, James Douglas, John Racey, A. Jackson and J. Zephirin Nault, and their successors, and those who may be associated with them or their successors in the manner hereinafter mentioned, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Quebec School of Medicine," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and a Common Seal, with power to break, alter or make anew the same, and may by that name sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all Courts of Law or Equity in this Province, and may pur chase, take, and hold real and personal property, provided the real property so held by the said corporation do not at any time exceed the value of Five Thousand Pounds currency, and may alienate the same and acquire other property instead thereof. On death re nation of members, others to be oppointed by tition. Corporation not exceed ten in number. II. And be it enacted, That whenever any of the members of the said corporation moval or resig- shall die, or shall become permanently resident out of the City of Quebec, or shall resign (and any member shall be at liberty so to resign) or it shall be deemed advisable by the corporation to increase the number of members thereof (which public compe- the said corporation may always do, provided the number of the members shall never at any time exceed ten,) then the said corporation shall give public notice of such vacancy in the manner to be provided by the By-Laws of the corporation, and that on a day to be appointed in such notice a member (or members as the case may be) will be chosen by public competition, and on the day so appointed the candidates shall attend at the place where the meetings of the corporation shall be held, and shall then and there be examined as to their qualifications as public teachers of the sciences they will be required to teach, in such manner as shall be appointed by the By-Laws of the corporation then in force; and the name of the candidate whom the corporation shall deem in all respects best qualified to fill the vacancy, shall be submitted to the Governor of this Province for his approval: or if the corporation shall be of opinion that none of the candidates are qualified to fill such vacancy, and the vacancy cannot be filled, then a new competition shall be had as aforesaid. Governor's approval. Lectures: 120 in French and English to be delivered an nually. III. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall yearly and every year cause to be delivered at least one hundred and twenty lectures of at least one hour each in the English language, and the like number and of the same duration in the French language, on the following branches of Medical Science, to wit: Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Materia Medica, Theory and Practice of Physic, Principles and Practice of Surgery and Midwifery, and Diseases of Women and Children, to be given by competent lecturers, at some place in the City of Quebec, between the first day of October and the last day of April. |