An Act to continue for a limited time the Act for imposing duties on W [20th December, 1844.] THEREAS it is expedient to continue for a limited time the Act hereinafter Preamble. mentioned, and the duties thereby imposed :-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 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 Act passed in the seventh year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to continue for a Act 7 Vict., limited time the duties imposed on Agricultural Produce and Live Stock imported cap. 2, cited into this Province, shall be, and the same is hereby continued, and shall remain in force until the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fortysix, and thence until the end of the then next Session of the Provincial Parliament, and no longer; any thing in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding. II. Provided always, and be it enacted, that this Act, and the Act hereby continued, may be amended, altered or repealed, by any Act passed during the present Session of the Provincial Parliament. MONTREAL:-Printed by STEWART DERBISHIRE and GEORGE Desbarats, and continued. Either Act may be amend ed during the present session. An Act to amend the Laws now in force imposing a Duty upon Dis. tilleries in any part of the Province of Canada. W [20th December, 1844.] HEREAS it is expedient to provide for the issuing of Licenses for the use Preamble. of Stills for a less period than one year, on payment of a due proportion of the Duties and Charges now imposed by authority of any Law or Laws in force in any part of this Province:-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 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, notwithstanding any thing to the contrary in any Law of Upper Canada, or of Lower Canada, or of Canada, all Licenses for keeping and using a Still or Stills shall be granted and be in force for three months only from the date of such Licenses, and such Licenses shall be renewed from three months to three months. II. And be it enacted, that one-half of the Duties and Charges now imposed on Licenses for a year, shall be paid for Quarterly Licenses, and no more. Licenses for Stills to be months instead of for one year. issued for three A proportionate amount of duties to be paid. III. And be it enacted, that this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act This Act may or Acts to be passed during the present Session. MONTREAL :-Printed by STEWArt DerbisHIRE and GEORGE Desbarats, Lay Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. be amended during the present session. W CAP. III. An Act for granting Provincial Duties of Customs. [17th March, 1845.] the Act 4 & 5 HEREAS it is expedient from and after the time hereinafter mentioned Preamble. to repeal so much of the Acts hereinafter mentioned as imposes any duties of Customs, to the end that other duties may be imposed in lieu thereof: 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, That upon, from and after the Sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, so much of the Act passed in the Session held in the fourth and fifth years of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned, and to consolidate the Laws relating to the Provincial Duties to be levied on goods, wares and merchandize imported into this Province, or of an Act passed in the seventh year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to continue for a limited time the duties imposed on Agricultural Produce and Live Stock imported into this Province, as imposes any duty of Customs on any goods, wares and merchandize, or agricultural produce, imported into this Province, shall be, and so much of the said Acts is hereby repealed; any thing in the Act passed during the present Session to continue that last above cited, to the contrary notwithstanding. II. And be it enacted, That upon, from and after the said day, in lieu and instead of all other Duties of Customs imposed by any Provincial Act, (except the duty upon Foreign Wheat imposed by the Act passed in the sixth year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, An Act to impose a Duty upon Foreign 7 So much of Vict. cap. 14 or Vict. cap. 2, as imposes any Duties of Cusfrom and after toms, repealed the 6th day of April next. The Duties set Schedule to be instead of all that on foreign forth in the others, except Wheat wheat. |