TABLE OF ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

PROVINCE OF NOVA-SCOTIA

ANNO UNDECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

1848.

Text from pages 67 and 68 of this book:

An Act to consolidate the Acts respecting the Incorporation of the City of Halifax.

(Passed the 11th day of April, 1848.)

BE it enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Assembly, That the Act made and passed in the Fourth Year of Her present Majesty's Reign, repealed, except entitled, An Act to Incorporate the Town of Halifax; also the Act made and passed in the Ninth Year of Her present Majesty's Reign, entitled, An Act to amend and continue the Act to Incorporate the Town of Halifax, and every matter, clause, and thing in the said several Acts contained, shall be, and the same are hereby respectively repealed, save and except so far however as relates to any Election, Appointment, Bye Law, Ordinance, Rule, Regulation, Rate, Tax, Act, Deed, Matter, Action, Suit, Proceeding, or thing heretofore had, done, passed, and made, or now pending, in progress, and undetermined, under or by virtue of the said several Acts, or either of them, which shall remain in full force, and be respectively observed, and fulfilled, proceeded with, and determined, unless as is hereinafter otherwise directed, in the same manner, and to the same effect and purpose as if the said Acts had not been repealed.

II. And be it enacted, That the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council-men, Assessors, and other Officers of the City, heretofore elected or appointed, and who shall or may be in Office at the time of the passing of this Act, shall remain and continue in Office, and be respectively liable and compelled to serve in their said respective Offices, and perform their several duties, and shall exercise their several powers and authorities for the respective terms for which they may have been severally elected or appointed, as in and by the said several Acts directed and provided, unless as may be hereinafter otherwise declared and enacted, in the same manner, and under the same penalties and forfeitures, to be enforced, collected, and recovered, in the same manner, unless hereinafter otherwise enacted, as if the said Acts hereby repealed had continued and remained un-repealed and in full force.

III. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the said Town of Halifax, and City of Halifax and their Successors, inhabitants of the same, within the limits hereinafter mentioned, shall be, and they are hereby constituted a Body, Corporate and Politic, in fact and in name, by and under the name, style, and title of the City of Halifax—and as such shall have perpetual succession, and a Common Seal, with power to break, renew, change, and alter the same at pleasure, and shall be capable of suing, and being sued, and of impleading, and being impleaded, in all Courts of Law and Equity, and other places, in all manner of Actions, Causes, and matters whatsoever ; and of accepting, taking, purchasing, and holding Goods and Chattels; Lands and Tenements, real and personal, moveable and immoveable Estates; and of granting, selling, alienating, assigning, demising, and conveying the same, and of entering into, and becoming a party to Contracts ; and of granting and accepting any Bills, Bonds, Judgments, or other instruments or securities, for the payment or securing of the payment of any money borrowed or lent, or for the performance or securing the performance of any other duty, matter, or thing whatever ; and to do and execute all acts, and possess and enjoy all powers and immunities incident to such a Corporation, or which may be for the benefit and advantage thereof, subject to the regulations and provisions hereinafter appointed.

IV. And be it enacted, that from and after the passing of this Act, the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, as limited and defined by an Act passed in the Second. Year of the Reign of His late Majesty William the Fourth, entitled, An Act to establish the limits of the Town and Peninsula of Halifax, shall hereafter be described and known as the City of Halifax.

V. And be it enacted, that for the purposes of this Act, the said City of Halifax shall be, and hereby is divided into Six Wards, to be called respectively the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Wards.

NUMBER ONE.—To commence on the shore on the East side of Water Street at a point opposite to the centre of Wallace Street ; thence Westwardly through the centre of said Street to Barrington Street ; thence Northwardly through the centre of the said Street to the Street known as the Spring Garden Road ; thence by the centre of the said Street Westwardly to the termination thereof; thence Southwardly to the Road which leads to the North West Arm past Studley ; thence Westwardly by the centre of said Road to the North West Arm ; thence by the shore Southwardly and Easterly by the courses of the shore to the place of beginning.

NUMBER TWO.—To commence on the Harbor of Halifax at the centre of Noble's Wharf; thence Westwardly by the centre of Sackville Street until it inter sects the Road which crosses the Common in the rear of Citadel Hill ; thence Northwardly and Westwardly through the centre of the said Road past the Wind mill Hill to the shores of the North West Arm ; thence Southwardly by the courses of the said shore to the centre of the Road which leads to the North West Arm by Studley, being the Northern bounds of Ward Number One; thence Eastwardly by the centre of the said Road and by the Spring Garden Road to Barrington Street ; thence Southwardly through the centre of the said Street to Wallace Street; thence Eastwardly through the centre of the said Street to the point of commencement of Ward Number One ; thence by the Harbor to the place of beginning.

NUMBER THREE.—To commence on the Harbor of Halifax, at the centre of Ryan's Wharf; thence Westwardly by the centre of Duke Street across the Citadel Hill to the Road which crosses the Common in the rear thereof; thence Southwardly by the centre of the said Road until it is intersected by Sackville Street; thence Eastwardly through the centre of Sackville Street to the point of commencement of Ward Number Two ; thence by the Harbor to the place of beginning.

NUMBER FOUR.—To commence on the Harbour of Halifax, at the centre of Leppert's Wharf; thence Westwardly by the centre of Jacob Street to Barrack Street; thence Northwardly through the centre of that Street to the Street which leads Westwardly past the Barrack Stores to the Road which crosses the Com mon in the rear of Citadel Hill; thence Southwardly by the said Road to the Northern line of Ward Number Three; thence Eastwardly by said line until it strikes the centre of Duke Street; thence through the centre of the said Street Eastwardly to the place of commencement of Ward Number Three; thence by the Harbour to the place of beginning.

NUMBER FIVE.—To commence on the Harbor of Halifax at the South-western corner of the Dock Yard Wall; thence Westwardly by the centre of Gerrish Street to Gottingen Street; thence Northwardly by the centre of Gottingen Street to North Street; thence Westwardly by the centre of North Street until it reaches the Dutch Willage Road; thence through the centre of the said Road until it reaches the Brook which runs into the North West Arm ; thence Southwardly by: the shore of the said Arm until it meets the Northern line of Ward Number Two; thence by the said line, Eastwardly, through the centre of the Wind Mill Hill Road to the Road which crosses the Common in the rear of Citadel Hill; thence Northwardly by said Road until it is intersected by the Road which runs Westwardly from Barrack Street past the North Barracks; thence Eastwardly through the centre of said Street to Barrack Street; thence Southwardly by the centre of said Street to the centre of Jacob's Street; thence Eastwardly by the centre of said Street to the place of commencement of Ward Number Four ; thence by the Harbor to the place of beginning.

NUMBER SIX.--To commence at the South-western corner of the Dock Yard Number six. Wall; thence running Northwardly on the Eastern side of the Dock Yard by the shores of the Harbor and Basin, Northwardly to the place where the Basin Road is intersected by the Road running through the Dutch Village by Titus Smith's; thence Southwardly by the said Road until it intersects the Road leading from the Town of Halifax past Hosterman's Mills ; thence Eastwardly through the centre of said Road until it meets North Street; thence Eastwardly through the centre of North Street until it intersects Gottingen Street; thence by the centre of Got tingen Street until it is intersected by Gerrish Street; thence Eastwardly by the centre of Gerrish Street to the place of commencement at the South West corner of the Dock Yard.

VII. And be it enacted, That at all times hereafter, as occasion may require, it Alteration of ward. shall be in the power of the City Council of the said Corporation, by any Ordinance, to alter or change the limits of the said Wards, or any of them : Provided Proviso. that no Ordinance for effecting such change in the limits of any of the Wards of the said City, shall have any force or effect until sanctioned by order of the Governor in Council : And also provided that an interim of at least five years shall always elapse between any such changes.