4000 00 3000 00 3200 00 Hospitals and Charities, Asylums.) Do Deaf and Dumb Institution Carried over.... 1600 00 320 00 320 00 $1273304 11 320 00 320 00 320 00 3200 00 480 00 : 640 00 : 480 00 : Do Dispensary, Widows and Orphans, Quebec. Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, do Three Rivers. Do Do Marine and Emigrant Hospital, Quebec. Do .. St. John's Lunatic Asylum-Maintenance ........ 320 00 : CAP. II. An act to amend certain acts therein mentioned, and further to provide in reference to Stamps. [Assented to 24th February, 1868.] ITER MAJESTY by and with the advice and consent of the 11 Legislature of Quebec, enacts as follows: 1. The words “revenue” and “revenue officer,” in this act, Meaning of “ revenue" and have the meanings and extent assigned to them in the treasury « revenue department act. " officer." 2. The word “stamps” or “stamp” refers to and includes What the word all stamps issued in respect to matters subject to the control of stamp,” in cludes. this legislature, under chapter five of the statutes of the late province of Canada, passed in the session held in the twentyseventh and twenty-eighth years of her majesty's reign and 27 & 28 V., c. 5. intituled: “An act for the collection by means of stamps, of fees of office, dues and duties payable to the crown upon law proceedings and registrations," or under chapter twenty-eight of such statutes passed in the session held in the twenty-ninth 29 & 30 V., c. 28, and thirtieth years of her majesty's reign and intituled: “An act to provide a fund towards defraying expenses incurred for matters necessary to the efficiency of the registry law of Lower Canada," —or under this act or an act of this legislature, -or under any order in council of the governor of the said late province, or of the lieutenant-governor of this province, founded on or recognized by the said acts or any thereof. 3. The word “fees” or “fee” refers to and includes all And of word fees, dues, duties, taxes and charges, in respect of matters“ fe subject to the control of this legislature, and which under the term “fees" or otherwise are within the purview of the said acts of the late province of Canada, or either of them,-and all money payments which under any act, order in council or other authority are due or payable to or through any public department or officer, by reason of any matter subject to the control of this legislature, and which under any act or order in council are or may be collected or paid in by means of stamps,-and all revenue whatever which under any act or order in council is or may be so collected or paid in ; 2. And all such fees are and shall be deemed to be payable Fees payable to the crown. to the crown. 4. The words “instrument requiring to be stamped,” refer Meaning of to and include all matters, proceedings, memoranda, deeds, a marondo doada “instrument re bude "ocus, quiring to be instruments, documents, and papers of whatever kind, subject stamped.” to the control of this legislature, and which, under the said acts of the late province of Canada or either of them, or under any order in council founded on or recognized by either of such acts, require to have any stamp attached thereto or impressed thereon,—and also all letters patent, commissions, licenses, |