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cil and Assembly of the Province of Lower Canada, constituted and assem- 

 bled by virtue of and under tbe authority of an Act passed in the Parlia- 

 ment of Great Britain, entitled "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act 

 passed in the Fourteenth Year of His Majesty'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 Govern- 

 ment of the said Province," and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the 

 same, that it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, or Lieutenant- 

 Governor, or person administering the Government for the time being, by 

 nn instrument under his hand and seal at arms to nominate and appoint 

 one discreet and intelligent person resident in the Parish of Chateauguay, to 

 be Inspector, and two others so residing to be Measurers of scows and rafts of 

 timber and lumber, as also of firewood, and from time to time the said 

 Inspector and Measurers, or either of them, to remove, and also in case of 

 death and resignation, another, or others being resident in the said Parish 

 of Chateauguay, to nominate and appoint in his or their place and stead. 



2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall be 

 the duty of the Inspector and Measurers to keep themselves informed of the 

 state of the water in the rapids between Chateauguay and Montreal, and 

 in consequence from time to time, as often as in their judgment need be to 

 determine what depth of water scows and rafts respectively may draw, to 

 pass through the said rapids in safety, of which depth the said Inspector 

 shall at every such time make a record in a book to be kept by him for that 

 purpose, and the applicant for the measurement of scows and rafts, shall 

 have access thereto, without fee ; and the said Inspector upon application to 

 him shall proceed himself, or send one of the Measurers, to take the depth 

 of water which each scow or raft then intended to be conveyed through the 

 rapids draws, and shall brand such draught of water thereupon . Pro- 

 vided that, before any scow or raft shall be so branded, it shall be lightened 

 (if exceeding the same) to the draught of water so determined upon, as the 

 measure of safety, and if the said Inspector and Measurer, or one of them, 

 shall not in a reasonable time proceed to measure any scow or raft, as to 

 the depth of water it draws when applied to for that purpose, or shall refuse 

 or omit to brand the same, when drawing or lightened to draw a depth of 

 water, not exceeding that upon record for the time, or shall brand a scow 

 or raft which exceeds such depth upon record, the Inspector or Measurer so 

 offending, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, a sum not exceeding 

 forty shillings current money of this Province. 



Licensed Pilots. 



3. And for the greater safety of property which may be committed to 

 the care of Pilots undertaking for hire to conduct scows and rafts from 

 Chateauguay to Montreal : be it further enacted that every person intend- 

 ing to act as a Pilot in any such case shall annually take out a license to 

 authorize him to practice for hire the piloting and conducting of scows and 

 rafts from Chateauguay to Montreal, aforesaid which license the Justices 

 of Peace for the District of Montreal, in their weekly sittings, or any special 

 session to be held in the said city, are hereby authorized and re<]uired, on 

 Ihe recommendation of the Inspector, or any one of the Measurers (if no 

 crood reason be showm to the contrary) to grant to the person applying for 

 the same on paying to the Clerk for such license, two shillings and sixpence 

 currency, and no more : and the said Clerk is hereby required to keep a 

 register of the names of the persons who shall be so licensed. Provided always 

 that if any person applying for such a recommendation shall be refused the 



