OF THE PROVINCE OF CANADA PASSED IN THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA AND IN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF CANADA. Begun and holden at Quebec on the Sixteenth day of March, in the year of HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR EDMUND WALKER HEAD, BARONET, K. C. B. GOVERNOR GENERAL. QUEBEC: PRINTED BY STEWART DERBISHIRE & GEORGE DESBARATS, LAW PRINTER TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Anno Domini, 1861. Can, Dec. 10.9.15 1862, Mar. 19 Legift of the Executive Chovernment of Canada. Alpheus Fodd, Suibrarian ANNO VICESIMO-QUARTO VICTORIA REGINE. CAP. I. An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of moncy required for defraying certain expenses of the Civil Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and for certain other expenses connected with the public service, and also for raising a Loan on the credit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN: [Assented to 18th May, 1861.] HEREAS by Messages from His Excellency Sir Edmund Walker Head, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over this Province of Canada, and the Estimates accompanying the same, laid before both Houses of the Provincial Parliament, it appears that the sums hereinafter mentioned are required to defray certain expenses of the Civil Government of this Province and of the Public Service thereof, for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one; May it therefore please Your Majesty that it be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, that, Preamble. 1. From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of this $2,349,933 23 Province, there shall be and may be paid and applied a sum cts. appronot exceeding in the whole the sum of two million three hun- priated for dred and forty nine thousand, nine hundred and thirty-three Civil Governcharges of dollars, and twenty-three cents, for defraying the several ment, &c., for charges and expenses of the Civil Government and Public 1861. Service of this Province, for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and other purposes set forth in the Schedule to this Act. Loan of How such loan may be raised. 2. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to authorize the raising, by way of loan, on the credit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of this Province, of a sum not exceeding two million dollars, to be placed to the credit of the said Consolidated Revenue Fund towards making good the sums charged upon the said Fund by this Act, for the Public Service. 3. For the purpose of raising such sum as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to authorize the sale of Provincial Stock, or the issuing of Debentures, or both, to an amount not exceeding in the whole the sum last aforesaid; and any Debentures so to be issued may be in such form, for such Rate of inte- separate sums, at such rate of interest not exceeding five per rest limited. Accounts to be laid before Parliament. Account to centum per annum, and the principal and interest thereon may be made payable at such periods and at such places, as to the Governor in Council shall seem most expedient, the said principal and interest being hereby made chargeable upon the said Consolidated Revenue Fund of this Province. 4. Accounts in detail of all moneys received and paid under this Act, and of the Debentures issued and the interest thereon, and of the redemption of the whole or any part of such Debentures, and of all expenses attending the collection and payment of the sums of money collected, received or paid under the authority of this Act, shall be laid before both Houses of the Legislature of this Province at each Session thereof. 5. The due application of the moneys raised and expended Her Majesty. under the authority of this Act, shall be accounted for to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, through the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in such manner and form as Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors shall be pleased to direct. SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE. SUMS GRANTED TO HER MAJESTY BY THIS ACT, AND THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY ARE GRANTED. To meet Contingent Expenses of the Administration of 23100 00 38370 00 Police. Amount required to meet the expenses of the Water Police, 1200 00 Do For the expenses of the River Police, Montreal, for 1861, $10700, of which to be borne by the Harbour Commissioners $3700, balance required 7000 00 Το pay 2 Policemen at Sault Ste. Marie and rent of Lock-up. 882 00 9082 00 |