SESSIONAL PAPER No. 30 concerning, our Assembly at the day and Place aforesaid to be present We did command, to treat consent and conclude upon those things which in our Assembly should then and there be proposed and deliberated upon; and for certain causes and considerations us to this specially moving we have thought fit further to prorogue our said Assembly so that you nor any of you on the said fifth day of November instant at our City of Quebec, to appear are to be held or constrained, for we do will therefore that you and each of you be as to us in this matter entirely exonerated, commanding and by the tenor of these Presents firmly enjoining you and every of you and all others in this behalf interested, that on the thirty first day of December next, at our City of Quebec personally you be and appear to treat, do act and conclude upon those things which in our said Assembly by the Common Council of our said Province by the favour of God may be ordained. In testimony whereof these our Letters we have caused to be made Patent and the Great Seal of our said Province to be thereunto affixed. Witness our trusty and wellbeloved Sir Robert Shore Milnes Bart. Lieutenant Governor of and over our said Province of Lower Canada, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis in our City of Quebec in our said Province of Lower Canada the second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two and in the forty third year of our Reign. HERMAN W. RYLAND, C.C. in Ch. UPPER-CANADA. PROCLAMATION By His Excellency R.S.M. PETER HUNTER, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the said Province of UpperCanada, Lieutenant General Commanding His Majesty's Forces in Upper and Lower-Canada, &c. &c. &c. WHEREAS, by a certain Act of the Parliament of this Province passed, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hunderd and Ninety Seven, intitled, “An Act for Securing the Titles to Lands in this Province," the Lieutenant Governor, or Person Administering the Government, at any time during the space of three years from the passing thereof, was empowered to issue Commissions, and the Commissioners therein named, were authorized to hear and decide upon all Claims to Lands within this Province, in all Cases in which the Faith of the King's Executive Government had been pledged, and in which the Deeds of Letters Patent of the Crown had not issued.—AND WHEREAS, Commissions were accordingly issued, and the Commissioners therein named duly attended, and proceeded to decide upon some of the Claims that came before them; but many Persons, during the space of the said three years, neglected to come forward and give the necessary notice to entitle them to have their Claims heard; and many others gave notice of their Claims, and either altogether neglected to attend before the said Commissioners to prosecute such Claims, or came unprepared with the necessary Documents, Proofs and Evidence, and although warned and made fully acquainted with the nature of the Proof essential to the establishment of their said Claims, altogether neglected to attend again, either in Person or by Agent, or to take any proper steps for ascertaining their Titles in manner by the said Statute directed. AND WHEREAS, nothwithstanding such manifest inattention and negligence, in order to accomodate and indulge His Majesty's Subjects, the said Act was, by another Statute passed in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Nine, extended and continued for the further term of two years; but such indulgence failed 12 GEORGE V, A. 1922 to produce that activity and exertion which was expected, and ought to have marked the conduct of those for whose benefit the Law was passed. AND WHEREAS, in the last Session of the Parliament of this Province, the Legislature again extended the time within which the King's Subjects may assert their Claims, in all Cases where the Faith of Government stands pledged, and the Deeds or Letters Patents have not issued, for the further term of two years from that period, and Commissions were issued, and the Commissioners duly attended at the respective times when the Assizes were held for the several Districts in this Province, but some of the Parties, who had given notice of asserting Claims, came in the same unprepared manner as had before been experienced, and many more never attended at all; so that, if such gross negligence and inattention is persevered in, the salutary and benevolent intentions of the Crown, in assenting to such repeated extensions of so indulgent a Law, will be altogether disappointed and frustrated. BE IT THEREFORE KNOWN, TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, That the Judges of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench, with the other Commissioners named in the several Commissions, issued under the Authority of the last mentioned Statute, will, for the purpose of deciding on all such Claims as aforesaid, attend at the following times and places-VIZ. At YORK, for the Home District, on the Twenty-Third Day of December next, on the first day of February, on the Twenty Fourth day of March, and on the Twentieth Day of July-1803. At NIAGARA, for the District of Niagara, on the Twenty Fifth Day of April1803. At NEWCASTLE, for the District of Newcastle, on the Twenty Third Day of May-1803. At KINGSTON, for the Midland District, on the Second Day of May-1803. At JOHNSTOWN, for the District of Johnstown, on the Seventeenth Day of May-1803. At CORNWALL, for the Eastern District, on the First Day of June-1803. At CHARLOTTEVILLE, for the District of London, at the Assizes, which will be held for that District in the year 1803-and At SANDWICH, for the Western District, also at the time of the Assizes, which will be held for that District in the said Year 1803. Previous to which, all Persons interested will give Notice, according to Law, in the Offices of the Clerks of the Peace of the respective Districts:-And His Majesty's Subjects are hereby required to take Notice, that such Claims will then be called on for hearing, and the Commissioners will continue to sit till they shall have afforded opportunity to the Parties of having every Case heard and decided upon; but that after they have so done, such Commissioners, or any other Commissioners, will never more sit again in the execution of the said Commission, and the Parties who shall then neglect to bring on their Claims to hearing, will forever have lost all opportunity of acquiring, by any means, a legal Title to their Property, and will have to regret that they so grossly neglected their own Interest, and omitted to avail themselves of that indulgence so repeatedly in vain held out to them by the Crown. Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at York, this Ninth Day of November, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Two, and in the forty Third Year of His Majesty's Reign. By His Excellency's Command, Wm. JARVIS, Secy. Quebec Gazette, December 9, 1802. P. HUNTER, Lieut. Gov. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 30 ROBt. SHORE MILNES, Lieut. Governor. GEORGE THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. To our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of our Province of Lower Canada, and our faithful and well beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province, Greeting: Whereas the meeting of the Provincial Parliament stands prorogued to the Thirty First Day of December, instant, nevertheless for certain causes and considerations we have thought fit further to prorogue the same to Tuesday the eighth day of February next, so that you, nor any of you on the said thirty first day of December, at our City of Quebec, to appear are to be held or constrained, for we do will that you and each of you be as to us in this matter entirely exonerated; and being willing that you should actually meet, and proceed to the despatch of business, We command, and by the tenor of these Presents firmly enjoin you, and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested, that you, on the said eighth day of February next, at our City of Quebec, be and appear personally; to treat, do, act and conclude upon those things which in our said Provincial Parliament, by the Common Council of our said Province, by the favour of God may be ordained. In Testimony whereof these our Letters we have caused to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province to be thereunto affixed. Witness our trusty and well beloved Sir Robert Shore Milnes Bart. Lieutenant Governor of and over our said Province of Lower-Canada, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec and the Province aforesaid, the twenty ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and two, and in the forty third year of our Reign. HERMAN W. RYLAND, C. C. in Chancery. Quebec Gazette, December 30, 1802. ROBt. SHORE MILNES, Lieut. Governor. R. S. M. GEORGE THE THIRD by the Grace of GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. To our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of our Province of Lower Canada, and our faithful and well beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province, Greeting: Whereas the meeting of the Provincial Parliament stands prorogued to the Thirty First Day of December, instant, nevertheless for certain causes and considerations we have thought fit further to prorogue the same to Tuesday the eighth day of February next, so that you, nor any of you on the said thirty first day of December, at our City of Quebec, to appear are to held or constrained, for we do will that you and each of you be as to us in this matter entirely exonerated; and being willing that you should actually meet, and proceed to the dispatch of business, We command, and by the tenor of these Presents firmly enjoin you, and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested, that you, on the said eighth day of February next, at our City of Quebec, be and appear personally; to treat, do, act and conclude upon those things which in our said Provincial Parliament, by the Common Council of our said Province, by the favour of God may be ordained. In Testimony Whereof these our Letters we have caused to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province to be thereunto affixed. Witness our trusty and well beloved Sir Robert Shore Milnes Bart. Lieutenant Governor of and over our said Province of LowerCanada, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec and the Province aforesaid, the twenty ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and two, and in the forty third year of our Reign. HERMAN W. RYLAND, C.C. in Chancery. R. S. M. 12 GEORGE V, A. 1922 By His Excellency Sir Robert Shore Milnes, Baronet, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Lower Canada, &c. &c. &c. A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS it hath graciously pleased the King's most excellent Majesty, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of this Province bearing date the Fifth day of April 1802, to grant to Simon McTavish, John Gregory, Wm. McGilivray, Duncan McGilivray, Wm. Hollowell and Roderick McKenzie, all that certain tract or parcel of his Domain Lands, situate, lying and being on the North side of the River Saint Lawrence in the said Province of Lower Canada, commonly called and known by the name of the King's Posts, together with all and every the Wharves, and Buildings thereon erected and being, and all and every the appurtenances; and together also with the right of carrying on an exclusive trade with the Indians at and upon the said Domain Lands, and an exclusive Fishery or Fisheries thereat for the term of Twenty Years. For the purpose therefore of securing to them the said Simon McTavish, John Gregory, Wm. McGilivray, Duncan McGilivray, Wm. Hollowell and Roderick McKenzie, the peaceable and full possession and enjoyment of the said Domain Lands, Posts and Fisheries, and the exclusive right of trading thereat for the said term of years, free from intrusion, hindrance or molestation, by any Trader or Traders or any other Person or Persons whatsoever within the limits of the said Domain Lands and Posts, and the dependencies thereof. I have thought fit to issue this Proclamation, hereby strictly warning and forbidding all manner of Persons whatsoever (excepting those who shall be duly authorized by the said Lessees) from going to Trade with the Indians or otherwise obtruding themselves within the limits of the said Domain Lands, Posts and Fisheries, or any of the Dependencies thereof; and from seducing or enticing away any of the Indians therefrom, as well as from interrupting, disturbing or molesting the said Lessees or their Agents, or servants, in their exclusive Right to Trade thereat, in any manner whatsoever, as they will answer the contrary at their Peril. Given under my hand and Seal at Arms at the Castle of St. Lewis in the City of Quebec, the thirtieth day of April, in the Year of Our Lord, One thousand, eight hundred and three, and in the forty third year of His Majesty's Reign. By His Excellency's Command, NATH. TAYLOR, Dy. Secy. & Regr. Quebec Gazette, May 5, 1803. ROBt. SHORE MILNES. ROBt. SHORE MILNES, Lieut. Governor. GEORGE THE THIRD by the Grace of GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. To our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of our Province of Lower Canada, and our faithful and well beloved the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province, Greeting: Whereas the meeting of the Provincial Parliament stands prorogued to the twenty seventh Day of May instant, nevertheless for certain causes and considerations we have thought fit further to prorogue the same to Friday the eighth day of July, next, so that you, nor any of you on the said Twenty seventh day of May, at our City of Quebec, to appear are to held or constrained, for we do will that you and each of you be as to us in this matter entirely exonerated; We command, and by the tenor of these Presents firmly enjoin you, and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested, that you, on the said eighth day of July next, at our City of Quebec, be and appear personally; to treat, do, act and conclude upon those things which in our said Provincial Parliament, by the Common Council of our said Pro SESSIONAL PAPER No. 30 vince, by the favour of God may be ordained. In Testimony Whereof these our Letters we have caused to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province to be thereunto affixed. Witness our trusty and well beloved Sir Robert Shore Milnes Bart. Lieutenant Governor of and over our said Province of Lower Canada, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec and the Province aforesaid, the twenty fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and two, and in the forty third year of our Reign. HERMAN W. RYLAND, C.C. in Chancery. ROBt. SHORE MILNES, Lieut. Governor. R.S.M. GEORGE THE THIRD by the Grace of GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. To our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of our Province of Lower Canada, and our faithful and well beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province, Greeting: Whereas the meeting of the Provincial Parliament stands prorogued to the eighth Day of July, instant, nevertheless for certain causes and considerations we have thought fit further to prorogue the same to Friday the nineteenth day of August next, so that you, nor any of you on the said eighth day of July at our City of Quebec, to appear are to held or constrained, for we do will that you and each of you be as to us in this matter entirely exonerated; We command, and by the tenor of these Presents firmly enjoin you, and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested, that you, on the said nineteenth day of August next, at our City of Quebec, be and appear personally; to treat, do, act and conclude upon those things which in our said Provincial Parliament, by the Common Council of our said Province, by the favour of God may be ordained. In Testimony Whereof these our Letters we have caused to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province to be thereunto affixed. Witness our trusty and well beloved Sir Robert Shore Milnes Bart. Lieutenant Governor of and over our said Province of Lower-Canada, &c. &c. &c. at our Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec and the Province aforesaid, the sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and three and in the forty third year of our Reign. HERMAN W. RYLAND, C.C. in Chancery. Quebec Gazette, July 7, 1803. ROBt. SHORE MILNES, Lieut. Governor. R.S.M. GEORGE The THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith. To our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of our Province of Lower-Canada and to our faithful, and well beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of our said Province.-Greeting Whereas by an Act passed in the last Session of our Provincial Parliament, intituled "An Act for the better regulation of the Militia of this Province, and for repealing certain Acts or Ordinances therein mentioned," it is among other things enacted, that in case of War, Invasion or emminent danger thereof, Insurrection, or other pressing exigencies, if the Legislature shall then be separated by such adjournment or Prorogation, as will not expire within fourteen days, it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Person administering the Gov |