and of third

Abbreviated Twenty-seventhly. Any abbreviated form of reference to references.

any act, or part of an act, is sufficient if it is intelligible. * Now," spent." Twenty-eighthly.- The words “ now” and “next” apply to

the time at which the act came into force. * Session of Tecenty-ninthly.–For all purposes of computation of legal parliament - delars, the words "session of parliament” and “ session of the

of the legislalature"

legislature” in any act passed either before or after the union, comprise the period during which the parliament or legislature is held, including both the day fixed in the proclamation for the opening and the day of the prorogation or dissolution

thereof. au Commission. Thirtiethly.—The word “commission" whenever it refers

t) a commission issued or to be issued by the lientenantgorernor, under any law or order in council, means a com

mission under the great seal and running in the queen's name. Greet es present 3. No provision of law is declaratory, or has a retroactive

effect, by reason alone of its being enacted in the present tense. Aets subjeet to 4. Any act may be amended, altered or repealed by any

e same other act passed in the same session of the legislature. session. of crown 5. No act affects the rights of the crown unless they are

specially included ; nor does any act affect the rights of third parties.

parties, not specially mentioned therein, unless it is public

and general. All acts deemed 6. Notwithstanding article 10 of the civil code, all acts of public. this province are public unless they are declared to be private.

All persons are bound to take cognizance of public acts; but

private acts must be pleaded. Recovery of 7. When no other mode is provided for the recovery of any penalties.

pecuniary penalty or forfeiture imposed by any act, it may be recovered in the same manner and before the same court as any ordinary debt of like amount, at the suit of the crown alone, or of any private party, suing as well for the crown as

for himself; but no commissioners' court has jurisdiction in Application of such cases. When such penalty is not otherwise appropriated penalties. by law, one half of it belongs to the crown and the other half

to the private plaintiff, if there is one ; if there is none, the

whole belongs to the crown. Penalties form

8. Any duty, penalty, or sum of money, or the proceeds of part of the any forfeiture, given by any act to the crown, if there is no general funds.

express provision to the contrary, forms part of the general funds of the province, and is to be acconnted for and dealt

with accordingly. Place for impri- 9. When any act provides for the imprisonment of any soament where person, and no place is designated by law for that purpose, none is provided.

the place for such imprisonment is the common jail of the locality in which the order of imprisonment issues, or if there is no gaol there, the common gaol nearest to such locality.

10. The civil code of Lower Canada and the code of civil code of civil pro- procedure of Lower Canada, as printed before the Union, by cedure in force

the queen's printer of the former prorince of Canada, have

Civil code and

been and are in force as law in this province; and no act or not to be affected provision of the legislature in any way affects any article of preselemen either of the said codes, unless such article is expressly tioned. designated for that purpose.

11. When any provisions of law are repealed and other Effect of repealprovisions are substituted therefor, the provisions repealed ing clauses. remain in operation until the provisions substituted come into operation under the repealing law.

12. All acts, proceedings or things, done or begun, and all Things begun rights accrued in virtue of any provision of law may be con- may be continu

ed notwithstandtinued, completed, carried into execution and exercised under ing repeal. such provision, notwithstanding any repeal thereof, unless the repealing law provides otherwise.

13. This act may be cited as “The Quebec Interpretation Short title.

CAP. VIII.

statvince, and every elo is repealed.

shall compose the ments composto

An act respecting the organization of the Civil Service.

[Assented to 24th February, 1868.] LTER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of 11 the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

1. It is declared that chapter eleven of the consolidated con. stat. Car., statutes of Canada does not apply to the civil service of this ch. 11, partially province, and every part of that statute which might be deemed to apply thereto is repealed.

2. The departments hereinafter named shall compose the What departcivil service of this province :

ments compose

civil service. 1. The department of the executive council ;

2. The department of the secretary and registrar of the province;

3. The department of the law officers of the crown ;
4. The department of the treasury of the province ;
5. The department of crown lands;
6. The department of agriculture and public works ;
7. The department of public instruction.

3. The lieutenant-governor in council shall appoint from Appointment of time to time from among the functionaries whose duties are board of

aminers, hereinafter specified not less than five who shall form a ex board of examiners for the civil service; and the functionaries hereinafter named shall be hereafter known by the name of “ deputy heads” of their respective departments, and they who are shall not be included in this act nor in any other act under the heads of departname of “ employees," and whenever there are two deputy mer heads in the same department, they shall be designated joint deputy heads or first or second deputy head as the case may be, that is to say :

1. The clerk of the executive council ;

references,

tense.

session.

Abbreviated Twenty-seventhly.—Any abbreviated form of reference to

any act, or part of an act, is sufficient if it is intelligible. “Now," “next.” Twenty-eighthly.- The words " now” and “next” apply to

the time at which the act came into force. " Session of Twenty-ninthly. For all purposes of computation of legal parliament”. delays the

... delays, the words "session of parliament” and “ session of the to of the legislalature."

legislature" in any act passed either before or after the union, comprise the period during which the parliament or legislature is held, including both the day fixed in the proclamation for the opening and the day of the prorogation or dissolution

thereof. “Commission."

Thirtiethly.--The word "commission” whenever it refers to a commission issued or to be issued by the lieutenantgovernor, under any law or order in council, means a com

mission under the great seal and running in the queen's name. Effect of present 3. No provision of law is declaratory, or has a retroactive

effect, by reason alone of its being enacted in the present tense. Acts subject to 4. Any act may be amended, altered or repealed by any others of same other act passed in the same session of the legislature.

crown 5. No act affects the rights of the crown unless they are and of third specially included ; nor does any act affect the rights of third parties.

parties, not specially mentioned therein, unless it is public

and general. All acts deemed 6. Notwithstanding article 10 of the civil code, all acts of public. this province are public unless they are declared to be private.

All persons are bound to take cognizance of public acts ; but

private acts must be pleaded. Recovery of

7. When no other mode is provided for the recovery of any penalties.

pecuniary penalty or forfeiture imposed by any act, it may be recovered in the same manner and before the same court as any ordinary debt of like amount, at the suit of the crown alone, or of any private party, suing as well for the crown as

for himself; but no commissioners' court has jurisdiction in Application of such cases. When such penalty is not otherwise appropriated

by law, one half of it belongs to the crown and the other half to the private plaintiff, if there is one ; if there is none, the

whole belongs to the crown. Penalties form 8. Any duty, penalty, or sum of money, or the proceeds of part of the any forfeiture, given by any act to the crown, if there is no general funds.

express provision to the contrary, forms part of the general. funds of the province, and is to be acconnted for and dealt

with accordingly. Place for impri- 9. When any act provides for the imprisonment of any sonment where person, and no place is designated by law for that purpose, none is provided. In

'the place for such imprisonment is the common jail of the locality in which the order of imprisonment issues, or if there is no gaol there, the common gaol nearest to such locality.

10. The civil code of Lower Canada and the code of civil code of civil pro- procedure of Lower Canada, as printed before the Union, by codure in force h a es printed and the queen's printer of the former province of Canada, have

penalties.

Civil code and

been and are in force as law in this province; and no act or not to be affected provision of the legislature in any way affects any article of any way affects any article of unless article is

reclamen either of the said codes, unless such article is expressly tioned. designated for that purpose.

11. When any provisions of law are repealed and other Effect of repealprovisions are substituted therefor, the provisions repealed ing clauses. remain in operation until the provisions substituted come into operation under the repealing law.

12. All acts, proceedings or things, done or begun, and all Things begun rights accrued in virtue of any provision of law may be con- may be continu

ed notwithstandtinued, completed, carried into execution and exercised under ing repeal. such provision, notwithstanding any repeal thereof, unless the repealing law provides otherwise.

13. This act may be cited as “The Quebec Interpretation Short title.

CAP. VIII.

An act respecting the organization of the Civil Service.

[Assented to 24th February, 1868.] [ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of 11 the Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows:

1. It is declared that chapter eleven of the consolidated Con. stat. Can., statutes of Canada does not apply to the civil service of this ch. 11, partially province, and every part of that statute which might be te deemed to apply thereto is repealed. 2. The departments hereinafter named shall compose the What depart

ments compose civil service of this province :

civil service. 1. The department of the executive council;

2. The department of the secretary and registrar of the province ;

3. The department of the law officers of the crown ;
4. The department of the treasury of the province ;
5. The department of crown lands;
6. The department of agriculture and public works ;
7. The department of public instruction.

3. The lieutenant-governor in council shall appoint from Appointment of time to time from among the functionaries whose duties are board of hereinafter specified not less than five who shall form a ex board of examiners for the civil service; and the functionaries hereinafter named shall be hereafter known by the name of “ deputy heads” of their respective departments, and they who are deputy shall not be included in this act nor in any other act under the heads of departname of “ employees,” and whenever there are two deputy ments, heads in the same department, they shall be designated joint deputy heads or first or second deputy head as the case may be, that is to say :

1. The clerk of the executive council ;

xaminers,

part of civil ser

2. The assistant secretary of the province ;
3. The assistant of the law officers of the crown;
4. The assistant treasurer of the province ;
5. The auditor of accounts of the province ;
6. The assistant commissioner of crown lands;

7. The assistant commissioner of agriculture and public works ;

8. The secretary of the department of public instruction ;

9. The assistant secretary of the department of public instruction ;

10. The deputy registrar of the province, When there is no 4. When there is no minister of public instruction but a minister of pub- superintendent of education, the department of public instruclic instruction, department of tion or board of education may or may not form part of the education may civil service, and the lieutenant-governor in council, if he

er deems it expedient that it should form part thereof, on the vice,

recommendation of the superintendent of education, shall declare what functionaries in such department shall be deemed

to be included in the preceding section of this act. Who shall pre- 5. The senior in virtue of the date of his commission, or in side at board of virtue of the date of another commission of the same or superior examiners.

rank held previously to his actual office, or in the event of equality in these respects, the senior in age of the two officers whose commissions bear tho same date, shall preside at the

board of examiners. Duties of the

6. It shall be the duty of the said board :

1. To frame and publish regulations to be observed by candidates for employment in the civil service of the province of Quebec, such regulations being first approved by the lieutenant-governor in council ;

2. To examine all candidates who present themselves in accordance with the regulations of the board or such other regulations as may be made by the lieutenant-governor in council;

3. To keep a register of the candidates for examination, such register shewing the name, age, place of birth, and residence of each candidate, and the result of his examination, mentioning the particular branch of the civil service, if any, for which any candidate passing the examination has, in the opinion of the examiners, shown any special aptitude ;

4. To grant certificates of qualification to candidates whose examination as to fitness and whose testimonials as to moral character have been found satisfactory;

5. To cause to be transmitted to the clerk of the executive council with all convenient speed, copies of the minutes of the proceedings of the board at each sitting thereof,

and such copies shall be certified by the chairman. Time and place

ce 7. The lieutenant-governor in council shall fix the time and of sittings of place at which the sittings of the board for examination shall board.

be held, and notice thereof shall be given in the official gazette.

board.