When an ac

tion is brought

given pro

subsequent

offence com

XI. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, and due notice that when an action, suit, or information, shall be brought, and due notice thereceedings to be of shall be given to the person against whom such action, suit, or information staquey shall be brought, no proceedings shall be had upon any subsequent action, suit, cation for any or information against the same person, for any offence committed before the mitted before time of giving such notice; but the Court wherein such subsequent action, suit, or information shall be brought, may upon the Defendant's motion, stay proceedings upon every such subsequent action, suit or information: Provided action be pro- such first action, suit, or information be prosecuted without fraud, and with effect, it being hereby declared that no action, suit, or information shall be deemed or construed to be an action, suit, or information, within the intent and meaning of this Act, unless it shall be so prosecuted.

the time of giving such

ed the first

secuted without fraud.

Manner of proceeding in actions instituted for the

penalties un

XII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the Court in which any action, suit, or information shall be brought, for the recovery of any recovery of penalty imposed by this Act, shall require from the Plaintiff or informer his declaration upon oath, that such action, suit, or information has been brought without fraud, and not for the purpose of protecting the Defendant from any action, suit or information, which might be brought by any other person, by reason of the same offence; and that if such declaration be not made to the satisfaction of the Court, the action, suit, or information, shall be immediately dismissed with costs.

Persons mak.

ing false state

ments in oath guilty of

wilful perjury.

Limitation of

actions.

Provisions contained in

this act not to,

extend to her

sons holding

certain situa

tions therein Damed,

XIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if the statement in any oath or in any declaration under oath, taken or made in pursuance of the requirements of this Act, shall, to the knowledge of the person making the same, be false, such person shall be guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury, and subject to all the pains and penalties attendant on that offence.

XIV. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every action, suit, or information given by this Act, shall be commenced within the space of six calendar months next after the fact upon which the same is grounded, shall have been committed.

XV. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that nothing in this Act contained, shall extend to the Members of His Majesty's Legislative Council, or to the Members of His Majesty's Executive Council, or to the Justices of the Court of King's Bench, Provincial Judges of the Inferior Districts of Saint Francis and Gaspé, or to His Majesty's Attorney General, Solicitor-General, Advocate-General, or any of His Majesty's Counsel in the Law.

XI. Pourvû aussi, et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que lorsqu'une action, poursuite ou information sera intentée, et qu'avis suffisant en aura été donné à la personne contre laquelle la dite action, poursuite ou information aura été intentée, il ne sera procédé sur aucune action, poursuite ou information subséquente contre la même personne, pour aucune offense commise avant le tems où tel avis aura été donné, mais la Cour où telle action, poursuite ou information subséquente aura été intentée, pourra, sur motion du Défendeur, suspendre les procédures sur chaque telle action, poursuite ou information subséquente. Pourvû, que telle première action, poursuite ou information soit poursuivie sans fraude et avec effet, étant déclaré par le présent qu'aucune action, poursuite ou information qui ne sera pas ainsi poursuivie, ne sera censée être une action, poursuite ou information suivant le sens et intention de cet Acte.

XII. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que la Cour devant laquelle on aura intenté une action, poursuite ou information pour le payement de quelques pénalités que ce soit imposées par cet Acte, exigera du Demandeur ou Dénonciateur sa déclaration sous serment, constatant que telle action, poursuite ou information a été intentée sans fraude, et non à l'effet de protéger le Défendeur contre aucune action, poursuite ou information qui pourroit être intentée par quelque autre personne à raison de la même offense; et si telle déclaration n'est pas faite à la satisfaction de la Cour, l'action, poursuite ou information sera immédiatement déboutée avec dépens.

XIII. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que si l'exposé des faits, dans quelque serment, ou dans quelque déclaration sous serment qui sera prêté ou reçu en conformité aux requisitions de cet Acte, est à la connaissance de la personne qui l'aura prêté un faux, telle personne sera coupable de parjure volontaire et criminel, et elle sera assujetie à toutes les peines et pénalités qui sont décernées dans le cas de cette offense.

XIV. Pourvû toujours, et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que toute action, poursuite ou information donnée par cet Acte, sera commencée dans les six mois de Calendrier après que le fait sur lequel elle sera fondée aura été commis.

XV. Pourvû toujours, et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que rien de ce qui est contenu en cet Acte, ne s'étendra aux Membres du Conseil Législatif de Sa Majesté, ni aux Membres du Conseil Exécutif de Sa Majesté, ni aux Juges des Cours du Banc du Roi, ni aux Juges Provinciaux des Districts Inférieurs de St. François et de Gaspé, ni au Procureur Général, Solliciteur Général, Avocat Général de Sa Majesté, ni à aucun des Conseils en Loi de Sa Majesté.

Fines and

payable to His

XVI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no person or persons having, using, or exercising the Office of Sheriff or Coroner, in and for any District in this Province, shall be competent or qualified to be a Justice of the Peace, or act as such, for any District wherein he or they shall be Sheriff or Coroner, during the time that he or they shall have used or exercised such office, under the penalties aforesaid; and that all and every Act and Acts to be done by any such Sheriff or Sheriffs, Coroner or Coroners, by the authority of any commission of the Peace during the time aforesaid, shall be absolutely void and of none-effect.

XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the fines and penalties to be penalties which shall be incurred and payable to His Majesty, his heirs and sucMajesty, and cessors, by virtue of this Act, shall be paid into the hands of the Receiver-Geneposal of the ral, and shall remain at the disposal of the Provincial Parliament for the public uses of the Province, and shall be accounted for to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, through the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury for the time being, in such manner and form as His Majesty, his heirs and successors shall direct.

be at the disProvincial Parliament &

to be account

ed for to His Majesty.

The qualifica.

ing provissons

to certain counties, for which coun

ties other qua

XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the precedtions required ing provisions of this Act respecting the qualification required, shall not in anyby the preced. wise extend to the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, Misnot to extend siskoui, Megantic, Bonaventure, and Gaspé, in which Counties no person shall be a Justice of the Peace, or act as such, who shall not have in his actual possession, to and for his own proper use and benefit a real estate either in fief, en rôture, lifications are or in free and common soccage, in absolute property, or by emphyteose or lease, for one or more lives, or originally created for a term exceeding twenty-one years, or by usufruit for his life in lands, tenements, or other immoveable property, lying and being in the County wherein he shall reside, of, or above the actual value of one hundred and fifty pounds, currency, over and above what will satisfy and discharge all incumbrances affecting the same, and over and above all rents and charges payable out of or affecting the same.

hereby re. quired.

XIX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that this Act shall Continuance be and remain in force, until the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and no longer.

of this act.

САР.

XVI. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, qu'aucune personne ayant, remplissant ou exerçant l'Office de Shérif ou de Coronaire dans ou pour aucun District en cette Province, ne pourra ou ne sera qualifiée à être Juge de Paix dans aucun District où elle sera Shérif ou Coronaire, ni à agir comme tel durant le tems qu'elle aura, remplira ou exercera tel office, sous les peines susdites et que tout et chaque Acte qui sera fait par aucun tel Shérif ou Coronaire sous l'autorité d'une commission de la Paix durant le tems susdit, sera absolument nul et de nul effet.

XVII. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que les amendes et pénalités qui seront encourrues au profit de Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs, en vertu de cet Acte, seront payées entre les mains du Receveur Général, et demeureront à la disposition du Parlement Provincial pour les usages publics de la Province, et il en sera tenu compte à Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs par la voie des Lords Commissaires de la Trésorerie de Sa Majesté pour le tems d'alors, en telles manière et forme que Sa Majesté, Ses Héritiers et Successeurs l'ordonneront.

pour

XVIII. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que les dispositions précédentes de cet Acte relativement à la qualification requise, ne s'étendront aucunement aux Comtés de Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford, Missisquoui, Megantic, Bonaventure et Gaspé, dans lesquels Comtés aucune personne ne pourra être Juge de Paix ou agir comme tel, si elle ne possède réellement son propre usage et avantage un bien soit en Fief, en Rôture ou en Franc et Commun Soccage, en propriété absolue, ou à Tître d'Emphytéose dont le Bail aura été originairement fait pour un terme excédant vingt-et-une années, ou par usufruit pour sa vie, en terres, possessions ou autres propriétés immeubles sis et situés dans le comté où elle résidera, de la valeur réelle de cent cinquante livres courant ou au dessus, en sus de ce qui pourra satisfaire et décharger toutes les dettes dont le dit immeuble pourra être chargé, et en sus de toutes rentes et charges payables sur icelui.

Durée de cet

XIX. Et qu'il soit de plus statué par l'autorité susdite, que cet Acte sera et demeurera en force jusqu'au premier jour de Juin, mil huit cent trente-cinq, et acte. pas plus longtems.

CAP.

Preamble.

All men from

the age of 18

to 60 declared

to be Militia

men.

Persons ex

serving in the Miitia.

CA P. III.

An Act to provide for the better defence of the Province, and to regulate the Militia thereof.

W

[26th March, 1830.]

HEREAS it is expedient to provide by Law for the co-operation of the effective Male population of the Province for its defence in case of War or Invasion, or of the imminent danger thereof, and for the greater security of public order and tranquillity in time of peace-Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Province of Lower-Canada, constituted and assembled by virtue of, and under the authority of an Act passed in the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled, “ An "Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the fourteenth year of His Ma"jesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act for making more effectual provision for the "Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America," and to make "further provision for the Government of the said Province;" And it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that every able bodied male inhabitant of this Province above eighteen years and under sixty years of age, being a British subject and having resided in the Province more than six months, and not being in His Majesty's Naval or Military service, shall be liable to serve as a Militia-man for the defence of the Province, and of the public order and tranquillity thereof, unless specially exempted from such service, by Law.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all Clergymen empted from and Religious Teachers, the Members and Officers of the Legislative Council, of the Assembly, of the Executive Council of this Province, the Judges, Advocates, Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables and Officers of the Courts of Justice, the Secretary of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or person administering the Government and his assistants, the Secretary of the Province, the ReceiverGeneral, the Inspector General of Accounts, the Surveyor General, the Inspector of the King's Domain, the Grand Voyers of the several Districts of the Province and their Deputies, the Collector, Comptroller and Officers of the Customs, the Post-Master General and his Deputies, Officers in His Majesty's Navy and Army on half-pay, and persons having served as Officers in the Militia before the passing of this Act, Physicians and Surgeons, Notaries, Land Surveyors, Ferrymen duly licenced as such, Millers, Schoolmasters having above twenty scholars in regular attendance, Stewards of Religious Communities, and all Students attending in Seminaries, Colleges, Schools and Academies, and having attended as such Students at least six months previous to the time at which they might otherwise be called upon to do Militia duty, shall be exempt from serving as Militiamen.

III.