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128

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XXXVI. An Act to change the name of the Peterborough and Port
Hope Railway Company, and to amend the Act incorporating
the same,
XXXVII. An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Niagara Falls
Suspension Bridge Company, -
XXXVIII. An Act to amend the Charter, and increase the Capital
Stock, of the Bank of Montreal,
XXXIX. An Act to authorize an addition to the Capital Stock of the
Bank of Upper Canada, and to facilitate the Transfer of Shares
in certain cases,
XL. An Act to authorize an addition to the Capital Stock of the
Quebec Bank, and for other purposes relative to the said Bank, 135
XLI. An Act to amend the several Acts incorporating the City
Bank, and to add to its Capital Stock,

XLII. An Act to authorize an addition to the Capital Stock of the
Commercial Bank of the Midland District, and to facilitate the
Transfer of Shares in certain cases,

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138

143

XLVI. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Upper Canada
Mining Company,
XLVII. An Act to incorporate "The Quebec and St. Francis Min-
ing and Exploring Company,"

XLIII. An Act to increase the Capital Stock of La Banque du Peuple, and for other purposes,

146

XLIV. An Act to incorporate the Montreal Ocean Steamship Com

pany,

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XLV. An Act to incorporate The Canada Ocean Steam Navigation
Company,

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167

LIV. An Act to incorporate The Toronto Exchange,
LV. An Act to incorporate Saint Francis College,

XLVIII. An Act to incorporate the International Mining and Manufacturing Company,

XLIX. An Act to incorporate the "Megantic Mining Company,
L. An Act to incorporate certain persons under the name and style
of the "St. Lawrence Mining Company,"

LI. An Act to incorporate the Canada Copper Company,
LII. An Act to incorporate the Kingsey Slate Works,
LIII. An Act to incorporate the Shipton Slate Works,

LVI. An Act to incorporate the College Masson at Terrebonne,
LVII. An Act to incorporate The Huntingdon Academy,
LVIII. An Act to enable Ministers of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, in this Province, to solemnize Matrimony and to keep
Registers of Marriages, Baptisms and Burials,

LIX. An Act for the relief of a Religious Congregation at Montreal,
denominated The German Evangelical Church,

LX. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Mutual Assurance
Associations of the Fabriques of the Dioceses of Quebec and
Three-Rivers, and of Montreal and St. Hyacinthe,

LXI. An Act to incorporate the University Lying-in Hospital in the
City of Montreal,

LXII. An Act to incorporate the Montreal Dispensary,

LXIII. An Act further to amend the Act incorporating the Quebec
Friendly Society,

LXIV. An Act to incorporate the Members of the British American
Friendly Society of Canada, -

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LXV. An Act to enable the Trustees and Members of Zion Church in Montreal, to alienate and hypothecate certain property of the said Church, and for other purposes,

LXVI. An Act to enable the Reverend William Ritchie to sell and convey, or to demise, certain Lands held by him in trust, LXVII. An Act to authorize the sale of certain Lands described as Lots numbers Five and Six in Division A of the Township of Guelph, and the re-investment of the proceeds for the objects of the Trust,

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INDEX

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ACTS OF
OF CANADA.

FIRST SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT, 18 VICT., 1854.

(Acts passed in the said Session on or before 18th December, 1854.)

ADMINISTRATION of Justice. See Witnesses.

L. C. See Imprisonment-Notaries.
U. C. See County Courts.

Aliens, Laws for Naturalization of, amended,

Ashes, Inspection of, regulated,

Assessments and Collection of Taxes, U. C., for 1854, time allowed
for extended,

BANK of Montreal, Charter extended, Capital increased, &c.
Upper Canada, Charter extended, Capital increased, &c.
Banks. See above and also, City Bank-Commercial Bank-Banque
du Peuple-Quebec Bank-Savings Banks.

Banque du Peuple, Charter extended, Capital increased,

Bedford, Township of, Survey confirmed,

Bills and Notes falling due on Holidays,

British American Friendly Society of Canada incorporated,
Building Societies in L. C., Act to encourage establishment of,

amended,

Bytown made a City. See Ottawa.

CANADA Ocean Steam Navigation Company incorporated,

Copper Company incorporated,

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84

129

132

146

89

60

242

82

Charitable and Benevolent Institutions. See British American
Friendly Society-Montreal Dispensary-Quebec Friendly
Society-University Lying-in Hospital.

Chatham, School Trustees empowered to dispose of a certain land,
City Bank, Charter extended, Capital increased, &c.
Civil Government, Supplies for support of. See Supplies.
Clergy Reserves, appropriation of Moneys arising from,
College Masson at Terrebonne incorporated,

Commerce and Trade and matters connected therewith. See Ashes-

Banks-Bills-Customs-Grain-Navigation-Partnership.
Commercial Bank of Midland District, Charter extended, Capital in-
creased, &c.

143

Commissioners of Port Hope Harbour, Act incorporating them
amended,
Consolidated Municipal Loan Fund, Act amended and extended to
Lower Canada,

Constitution and Political Rights and Institutions.-Imp. Act 18 V.
c. 116. See also Aliens-Representation.
Cornwall, Town, Survey of part of, confirmed,

County Courts, U. C., to provide for holding in case of absence of
County Judge,

Customs Duties, Acts imposing, amended,

Academy-St. Francis College.

Election to provide further for freedom of,

Elective Franchise Extension Act amended,

Evangelical Lutheran Ministers authorized to solemnize Matrimony,

&c.

FABRIQUES. See Mutual Assurance Associations of.

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87

74

95

83

44

3

56

48

234

Feudal Rights and Duties, abolition of,

10

Finance. See Supplies.

GERMAN Evangelical Church at Montreal, for the relief of,
Grain, Seeds Pulse, &c., Act establishing standard weight of, ex-

236

tended to Lower Canada,

79

Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, Acts relating to, amended, 104
Guelph Township, Trustees empowered to sell &c. certain lands in
division A. See Powell.

HOLIDAYS, payment of Bills, &c., falling due on.

IMPRISONMENT for Debt in L. C., Act 12 V. c. 42 explained,
Incorporated Companies for divers purposes. See Railway Com-
panies-Mining Companies-and also the several Companies
under their corporate names.

International Mining and Manufacturing Company incorporated,

JOINT Stock Company, Pier, Wharf and Harbour Act, U. C.,
amended,

KINGSEY Slate Works, Company incorporated,

LEGISLATIVE Council and Assembly, Constitution of, Imp. Act

18 V. c. 116.

Limited Partnership. See Partnership.
Loan for Public Works. See Supplies.

MINING Companies. See Canada Copper Co.-International Min-
ing and Manufacturing Co.-Kingsey Slate Works-Megan-
tic Mining Co.-Quebec and St. Francis Mining and Explor-
ing Co.--Shipton Slate Works-St. Lawrence Mining Co.-
Upper Canada Mining Co.

Montreal Ocean Steamship Company incorporated,

Dispensary incorporated,

Municipal Loan Fund. See Consolidated M. L. Fund.
Authorities in L. C. Act establishing amended,
Corporations their rights and property, U. C. See Assess-
ments-Ottawa-Otonabee-Whitby.

in L. C. See Quebec.

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240

81

Mutual Insurance Associations of Fabriques, Act amended,

NATURALIZATION. See Aliens.

Navigation and Shipping.-Imp. Acts 18 V. c. 104 and 120.
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, Act amended,
North Shore Railway Company, Act amended,
Notaries empowered to hold meetings of relations &c. in certain
cases, without being authorized by a Judge,

OTONABEE Township, exchange of a Concession Road allowance,

PARTNERSHIP, Act extended to Lower Canada,
Peterborough and Port Hope Railway, Act amended,

Pier, Wharf and Harbour Companies, U. C., Act amended,
Port Hope Harbour. See Commissioners of &c.

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128

117

80

91

86

77

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125

85

Potash. See Ashes.

Powell, W. D., and his wife, certain lands in Guelph held in Trust ›
for, vested in other Trustees, with power to sell &c.

QUEBEC, Corporation enabled to borrow a further sum for Water
Works,

may raise a Loan to consolidate City debt,

and Saguenay Railway Company incorporated,
Bank, Charter extended, Capital increased, &c.

and St. Francis Mining and Exploring Company incor-

porated,

Friendly Society, Charter amended,

Savings Bank. See Savings Banks.

RAILWAY Companies. See Grand Trunk-North Shore-Peter-
borough and Port Hope-Quebec and Saguenay.

Reciprocity. See Customs.

Religious Bodies, privileges and relief. See Evangelical Lutheran

Church-German Evangelical Church.

Representation. See Election-Elective Franchise.

Ritchie, Revd. W., empowered to sell &c. certain trust lands,