ministrator of the Government, in the same Court, in all causes, matters and things therein cognizable by this Act.

Causes of di

IV. And be it further enacted, That the causes of divorce. from the bond of matrimony, and of dissolving and annulling vorce. marriage, are and shall be frigidity or impotency, adultery, and consanguinity within the degrees prohibited in and by an Act of Parliament made in the thirty-second year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled "An Act for marriages to stand, notwithstanding precontracts," and no other causes whatsoever.

V. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That in case of a sentence of divorce from the bond of matrimony as aforesaid, the issue of such marriage shall not in any case be bastardized, or in any way prejudiced or affected with any disability thereby provided also, that the wife in such case shall not be thereby barred of her dower, or the husband be deprived of any tenancy by the courtesy of England, unless it shall be so expressly adjudged and determined in and by such sentence of divorce.

VI. And be it further enacted, That an Act of the General Assembly of this Island, made and passed in the third year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act for establishing a Court of Divorce, and for preventing and punishing incest, adultery and fornication," and every matter, clause and thing therein contained, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Proviso.

In case of divorce, the issue tardized, nor the wife barred husband deprived of ten

not to be bas

of dower, nor

ancy, unless by

sentence.

Repeals 3 W. 4, o. 22, for estab

lishing Court of Divorce.

VII. Provided always, That nothing in this Act contained Suspending shall have any force or effect until His Majesty's pleasure clause. therein shall be known.

This Act received the Royal allowance on the 28th April, 1836, and the notification thereof was published in the Royal Gazette newspaper of this Island on the ith June, 1836.

CAP. XI.

An Act to amend and render perpetual certain laws now in For Acts relaforce relating to Treasury Notes.

ting to Treasury Notes, see note to 5 G. 4,

c.

WHEREAS an Act was passed in the fifth year of the . 18.

reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act to empower His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes;" and another Act was passed in the sixth year of the reign of His said late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act to authorize the Commissioners named and appointed under an Act

made and passed in the fifth year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled 'An Act to empower His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes,' to issue notes of the value of ten shillings cach"-and which Acts, by an Act passed in the ninth year of His said late Majesty's reign, were continued for three years, and by another Act passed in the eleventh year of His said late Majesty's reigh were further continued, and are in force until the twentyeighth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfive; and whereas an Act was also passed in the eleventh year of His said late Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to authorize a further issue of Treasury Notes, and to continue an Act intituled "An Act to revive and continue two certain Acts therein mentioned;"" and another Act was passed in the first year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act to authorize a further issue of Treasury Notes"-and which two last mentioned Acts are also in force to the twenty-eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five: and whereas it is deemed expedient that the said recited Acts should be rendered perpetual-Be it enacted, by the LieutenTreasury Note ant Governor, Council and Assembly, That the said Act intituled "An Act to empower His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes ;" and the said Act intituled "An Act to authorize the Commissioners named and appointed under an Act made and passed in the fifth year of the reign of His present Majesty, intituled 'An Act to empower His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-chief for the time being, to appoint Commissioners to issue Treasury Notes,' to issue notes of the value of ten shillings each;" and the said Act intituled "An Act to authorize a further issue of Treasury Notes, and to continue an Act intituled An Act to revive and continue two certain Acts therein mentioned;"" and the said Act intituled "An Act to authorize a further issue of Treasury Notes," be, and the same are hereby respectively made and rendered perpetual.

Acts of 5 G. 4, c. 18.

6 G. 4, c. 12.

11 G. 4. c. 16. and

1 W. 4, c. 15.

rendered perpetual.

Torn and de

faced notes received at the Treasury may

be cancelled,

and replaced

II. And be it further enacted, That when and so often as any Treasury Notes already received by the public Treasurer of this Island, or which may hereafter be paid in and received by him, shall appear to be so much worn out or dewith others of faced as to be unfit for further circulation, it shall and may be lawful for the said Treasurer, and the Commissioners, to cancel and destroy such notes, and to replace the same by new notes of the same description and value as those destroyed.

the same des

cription.

CAP. XII.

Continued by S

An Act to prevent hawkers and pedlars travelling and selling Vic., c. 13, and within this Colony without license.

8 Vic. c. 8. Expired.

CAP. XIII.

An Act to authorize the sale of lands in this Island, reserved as sites for churches and for glebe and school lands.

WHEREAS in each of the sixty-seven Townships into

Within one

sent to this Act

point 3 Com

which this Island was originally divided and granted, a tract of one hundred acres of land was reserved to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, for the site of a church, and as a glebe for a minister of the gospel, and thirty acres of land for a schoolmaster: and whereas, by a despatch from the Right Honorable Thomas Spring Rice, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, to the Lieutenant Governor of this Island, His Majesty has been pleased to direct the sale of such reserves: and whereas such sale will tend much to the benefit and improvement of this Colony, and it is deemed necessary to make Legislative provision as to the mode of conducting such sales, and giving titles to the lands: Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, That within one calendar month after month after His notice shall be received in this Island of the Royal assent having Majesty's asbeen given to this Act, the Lieutenant Governor of this Island, shall be receivor other Administrator of the Government thereof, shall, and ed, Lt. Governhe is hereby authorized and required, to appoint three Com- or, &c., to apmissioners, one residing in each County within this Island, missioners in whose duty it shall be to sell and dispose of the said glebe each County, to and school lands, and give titles thereto in manner hereinafter school lands. mentioned (that is to say): the said Commissioners shall, and they are hereby required, within one calendar month after Duty of Comhaving accepted of their appointments, to cause an advertise- missioners. ment to be inserted in any newspaper or newspapers that may at the time be printed in this Island, setting forth the times and places when and where the said reserved lands will be sold, and shall also post handbills to the same effect in as many public places within this Island as to the said Commissioners shall appear proper; and the said lands shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, in such quantities in each Lot, not exceeding one plot of one hundred and thirty acres, as to the said Commissioners shall appear most advantageous, and likely to bring the highest and best price; and Places of sale of such sales shall take place at the Court House in the County wherein the lands lie or are situate; and shall be so adver- Notice to be tised as aforesaid, a time not exceeding six calendar months, sale.

lands.

given of such

Beserves the rights of persons legally in possession of Glebe and School Lands.

to execute deeds to purchasers.

Fee for deeds.

nor less than three calendar months, at the discretion of the said Commissioners.

II. And be it further enacted, That where any such reserved Lands shall be in the possession or occupation of any person or persons under or by virtue of any written agreement or indenture of lease or other title lawfully obtained from a conservator of Glebe Lands within this Island, duly appointed, such tenant or occupier shall not be disturbed in his possession, but shall attorn to the purchaser or purchasers of such lands, from the time when such purchaser's title shall accrue, on pain of being treated as a trespasser by such purchaser after he shall have refused so to do, and shall have received notice in writing of such purchaser's title being registered in the office for registry of deeds in this Island.

III. And be it further enacted, That the said CommissionCommissioners ers shall, upon receiving the price of the land sold to any purchaser or purchasers, execute to him or them a deed of conveyance of the same, in the form set forth in the Schedule annexed to this Act, which deed shall be good and valid, to vest in such purchaser a title in fee simple to the land thereby conveyed; and the Commissioners shall charge ten shillings, and no more, for such deed; and if any purchaser shall have bought several lots or parcels of such reserved lands, he shall have the same conveyed to him in one deed, if he shall so desire, and the sum of two shillings, and no more, shall be added to the charge for the deed for each lot inserted therein after the first; and such Commissioners shall be jointly entiRemuneration tled to receive out of the proceeds of such sales three per centum on all moneys received and paid over by them under and by virtue of this Act; and before they enter upon the Commissioners duties of their office, each commissioner shall give security to give security His Majesty, his heirs and successors, in the sum of five huniin £500 for dred pounds, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his charge of their office; and such Commissioners shall also be entitled to receive four pence per mile for every mile they shall necessarily have to travel in the performance of their duties under this Act.

(to Commission

faithful dis

Auty.

after receiving

the same to

IV. And be it further enacted, That within fourteen days Commissioners, after such Commissioners shall have received any moneys within 14 days arising from such sales, they shall pay the same over to the moneys, to hand public Treasurer of this Island, who shall give a receipt for the same, if required; and all such moneys as may arise by or Treasurer. from such sales, shall be appropriated for the purpose of proAppropriation moting general Education within this Island, in such manner and under such regulations as His Majesty, his heirs or successors, may hereafter be pleased to prescribe or command.

such moneys.

Major part of Commissioners may act.

V. And be it further enacted, That in all places in this Act where the Commissioners are mentioned, the major part

filled up.

or the whole may act; and the Administrator of the Government for the time being is hereby authorized to appoint one Vacancies, how or more Commissioners as often as vacancies may occur, so as to keep the number of three Commissioners in being, until the objects to be accomplished by this Act are executed.

Suspending

VI. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall have any force or effect, until His Majesty's clause. pleasure thereon shall be known.

This Act received the Royal allowance on the 28th of April, 1836, and the notification thereof was published in the Royal Gazette newspaper of this Island on the 7th June, 1836.

SCHEDULE to which this Act refers.

To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:

Commissioners.

KNOW ye, that we A. B., C. D. and E. F. of Esquires, Form of conCommissioners named in and appointed by an Act of the Ge- veyance from neral Assembly of Prince Edward Island, passed in the fifth year of the reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to authorize the sale of Lands in this Island, reserved as sites for Churches and for Glebe and School Lands," by virtue of the power and authority given unto us by the said Act, and in consideration of the sum of of lawful money of the currency of the said Island, in hand paid to us before the execution of these presents, by G. H. of the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said G. Hall, &c. [here describe the premises] together with all hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining which said Land hath been sold by us at public auction to the said G. H., pursuant to the said Act of Assembly-to have and to hold the said land, hereditaments and premises hereby intended to be conveyed unto the said G. H., his heirs and assigns for ever [if the land, or any part of it is let, as mentioned in the Act, here insert that it is sold subject to such lease]. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this day of in the year of our Lord 183

A. B.,

(L. S.)

C. D.,

(L. S.)

E. F.

(L. S.)

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

J. K.

L. M.

CAP. XIV.

An Act to provide for the payment of interest on Warrants

which are not paid at the Treasury on demand.