CAP. VIII

An Act to establish Registry Offices in the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford and Missisquoi.

(26th March 1830.)

Mosr Gracrous SuVEREIGN,

WyErREsS it isexpedient to establish within certain Counties of this Province, Offices for the enregistration of all Deeds concerning immoveable property situate within such counties: May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it 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 Majesty”s Reïgn, intituled, An Act for making more effectual provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec, in North America ;ÿ”’ and to make further provision for the Government of the said Province; And it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this Act there shall be established in each of the Counties of Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford and Missisquoi, an Office for the enregistration of all Acts or deeds in law and instruments in writing, by which immoveable property shall or may be transferred, disposed of or incumbered in any way, whether the same be by bargain and sale, enfeofment, gift, mortgage, hypothêque, exchange, devise or marriage contract, and that it shall be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Persons administering the Government of this Province, to name the place in each County where such Register Office shall be kept, and to nominate and appoint a person of sufficient integrity and ability, to each and every Office that shall or may be established, and as often as occasion may require, under the condition hereinafter mentioned, who shall faithfully cause to be enregistered all deeds and instruments in writing by which immoveable property held in free and common soccage or otherwise within the Counties aforesaid, may be transferred, alienated or affected, that shall be presented to him, in the order in which they may be presented to him, in manner hereinafter mentioned.

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A. D, 1830, Anno decimo et undecimo Georgii IV. C.8. 81

CAP. VIIT.

Acte pour établir des Bureaux d’Enrégistrement dans les Comtés de Drummond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead, Shefford et Missisquoi.

(26e. Mars, 1830.)