ANNO QUINTO GULIELMI IV. REGIS. At the General Assembly of His Majesty's Island of PRINCE EDWARD, begun and holden at CHARLOTTETOWN, the Twenty-sixth day of January, Anno Domini, 1835, in the fifth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord WILLIAM the Fourth by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith: 1835. Sir A. W. YOU, Lt. Governor. Knight, E. J. JARFI Speaker. And from thence continued, by prorogation, to the twenty- G. DALRYMPLE ninth day of April, 1835, and in the said fifth year of His Majesty's Reign; being the second Session of the fourteenth General Assembly convened in the said Island. CAP. I. An Act to continue four several Acts therein mentioned. This Act continued 9 G. 4, c. 3; 10 G. 4, c. 3; 11 G. 4, c. 11, and 2 W. 4, e. ♦, for one year, and to the end of the then next session. Continued by 6 W. 4, c. 1. Expired. Firecated. CAP. II. An Act for the increase of the revenue in this Island. CAP. III. An Act for appropriating certain moneys therein mentioned, for the service of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. ANNO SEXTO GULIELMI IV. REGIS. At the General Assembly of His Majesty's Island of PRINCE EDWARD, begun and holden at CHARLOTTETOWN, the twentysixth day of January, Anno Domini, 1835, in the fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord WILLIAM the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith: And from thence continued, by several prorogations, to the twenty-sixth day of January, 1836, and in the sixth year of His said Majesty's reign; being the third session of the fourteenth General Assembly convened in the said Island. 1836. GEO. WRIGHT, E. J. JARVIS, G. DALRYMPLE, CAP. I. An Act to continue for one year, and to amend an Act of the fifth year of his present Majesty, for the increase of the revenue in this Island. Expired. CAP. II. Expired. An Act to provide against accidents by fire, and for the improvement of property at Georgetown. *This Act may affect titles to lands, but is omitted pursuant to directions of 12 Vic., c. 23. Notes payable to bearer, to be transferable, & or bearer may indorsee, holder recover the amount therein expressed. Any person is sory note, pay &c., for less than £5, to forfeit £10. CAP. III. An Act to restrain the issue of certain Promissory Notes. WHEREAS divers undertakings in writing, purporting to be Promissory Notes, for the payment of small sums of money, on demand, to the bearer thereof, and declared or intended to be negotiable and transferable by delivery only, or with or without indorsement thereof, and made payable in Treasury Notes, have been issued and put in circulation in this Island by certain individuals: and whereas much public embarrassment and inconvenience is likely to arise in consequence thereof: Be it therefore enacted, by the President, Council and Assembly, That from henceforth, every such undertaking in writing, already issued, or which may hereafter be issued. by any person or persons, shall be, and is hereby made and declared to be, negotiable and transferable; and the money therein mentioned shall vest in and be payable to the indorsee. holder or bearer thereof; and if the same shall not be paid to such indorsee, holder or bearer, by the issuer or issuers thereof, when payment thereof shall be demanded, according to the tenor of such undertaking in writing, every such indorsee, holder or bearer of any such undertaking in writing shall and may sue for and recover the amount therein expressed, as if the same were a promissory note, and were made absolutely payable in gold or silver money-any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. II. And be it enacted, That from and after the passing suing or reissu- hereof, if any person or persons whosoever shall make, sign ing any promis- and issue, or reissue, any promissory note in writing, payable able on demand on demand, or at sight, or at a future day, to any real or fictitious person, or to the indorsee, holder or bearer thereof, for any sum of money less than five pounds, every such person or persons shall, for each and every such undertaking in writing. or promissory note so made, signed and issued, or reissued, Not to prevent forfeit and pay a penalty of ten pounds: provided, that nothing any person ac- herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to prevent any person or persons actually indebted to another in any sum of money less than five pounds, from making and tually indebted to another, from making to such creditor a pro |