САР. Х. Repealed by 24 Vic., c. 2. 16 Vic. c. 19. An Act to amend the Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to statute labor and the expenditure of public moneys on the highways. CAP. XI. [Passed May 19th, 1859.] An Act further to amend the Act incorporating the Charlottetown gas light company. [Passed May 19, 1859.] This Act has been printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to Act 24 Vic. c. 3. CAP. XII. 9 Vic. c. 27. Continues Act of 9th Vic. cap. An Act further to continue an Act regulating seamen shipped on board of any ship or vessel belonging to Prince Edward Island, whilst within the precincts of the said Island. [Passed May 19, 1859.] year of E it enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and the 27, for 5 years. reign of her present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled “An Act to make provision for the regulation of seamen shipped on board of any ship or vessel owned in or belonging to Prince Edward Island, whilst such ship or vessel shall be within the precincts of the said Island," and which was continued by an Act passed in the thirteenth year of the said reign, intituled "An Act to continue several Acts therein mentioned," and which was further continued by an Act passed in the fifteenth year of the said reign, intituled “An Act further to continue an Act regulating seamen shipped on board of any ship or vessel belonging to Prince Edward Island, whilst within the precincts of the said Island," be, and the same is hereby further continued and declared to be in force for the space of five years from the passing hereof, and from thence to the end of the then next session of the General Assembly, and no longer. CAP. XIII. Repealed by 24 An Act to continue an Act for the better prevention of smug Vic. c. 16. gling. [Passed May 19, 1859.] CAP. XIV. An Act to amend the Act to enable the Supreme Court of Judicature to give relief against adverse claims made 20 Vic. c. 11. against Sheriffs, and other persons, having no interest in the subject of such claims. [Passed May 19, 1859.] HEREAS under the fifth section of the Act of the twen- 20 Vic. c. 11, tieth Victoria, chapter eleven, intituled "An Act to sec. 5. enable the Supreme Court of Judicature to give relief against adverse claims made against Sheriffs, and other persons, having no interest in the subject of such claims," power is given to the Supreme Court to give relief and protection to Sheriff's and other officers, in cases where claims are made to goods and chattels, by assignees, and other persons, not being the parties against whom process against such goods and chattels was issued: and whereas it is deemed expedient to extend the powers conferred by the said section upon the Supreme Court to and upon any Judge of the said Court during vacation : of recited Act upon Supreme Court, to any during vacaJudge thereof, tion. I. Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Extends the Council and Assembly, That in all cases whatsoever, where powers conferany such claims as those referred to in and by the said section red by 5th sec. of the said recited Act, shall be made to any goods or chattels taken, or intended to be taken in execution, under any process in the hands of any Sheriff or other officer, or to the proceeds or value thereof, any Justice of the Court from which such process issued shall have as full power and authority in vacation, upon application of such Sheriff or other officer made to him, to afford relief and protection to such Sheriff or other officer in all matters and things touching any such claims, or the application made to him regarding the same, in all respects as fully as the Court itself, from which such process issued, can or is entitled to exercise by the said fifth section of the said recited Act. CAP. XV. An Act to incorporate the minister and trustees of the Free [Passed May 19, 1859.] This Act is printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to Act. 24 Vic., cap. 3. 5 W. 4, c. 5; 17 Vic. c. 16. CAP. XVI. An Act to amend the Acts concerning the property of the [Passed May 19, 1859.] This Act remains in force, but has been printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to Act 24 Vic., c. 3. CAP. XVII. An Act to incorporate the minister and trustees of the Free [Passed May 19, 1859.] This Act has been printed in the volume of private and local Acts, pursuant to Act 24 Vic., c. 3. ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIA REGINÆ. At the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Island of PRINCE 1860. G. DUNDAS, Lt. Governor. CHAS. YOUNG, D.MONTGOMERY Speaker of H. of Assembly. CAP. III. 6 Vic., c. 26. c. 26, part of sec. 7. In what respects validity of will is affected by position of signature. An Act for the amendment of an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to repeal an Act made and passed in the twentyfirst year of the reign of King George the Third, intituled 'An Act relating to wills, legacies and executors, and for the settlement and distribution of the estates of intestates, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof."" [Passed May 2, 1860.] WHEREAS the laws with respect to the execution of wills require amendment: Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, as follows: I. Whereas by an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign Recites & Vic., of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to repeal an Act made and passed in the twenty-first year of the reign. of King George the Third, intituled 'An Act relating to wills, legacies and executors, and for the settlement and distribution of the estates of intestates, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof," it is enacted, that no will shall be valid unless it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence, and by his direction: every will shall, so far only as regards the position of the signature of the testator, or of the person signing for him as aforesaid, be deemed to be valid within the said enactment, as explained by this Act; if the signature shall be so placed at or after, or following, or under, or beside, or opposite to the end of the will, that it shall be apparent on the face of the will, that the testator intended to give effect by such his signature to the writing signed as his will, and that no such will shall be affected by the circumstance, that the signature shall not follow or be immediately after the foot or end of the will. or by the circumstance that a blank space shall intervene between the concluding word of the will and the signature, or by the circumstance that the signature shall be placed among the words of the testimonium clause, or of the clause of attestation, or shall follow, or be after, or under the clause of attestation, either with or without a blank space intervening or shall follow, or be after, or under, or beside the names of or one of the names of the subscribing witnesses, or by the circumstance, that the signature shall be on a side or page or other portion of the paper or papers containing the will, whereon no clause or paragraph, or disposing part of the will shall be written above the signature, or by the circumstance, that there shall appear to be sufficient space on or at the bottom of the preceding side or page or other portion of the same |