Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, August 1, 1866. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     VOL. VlII.-—No. 379 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     LA‘WS 0F PRINCE EB'WARD ISLAND. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     C A P . X X X. 
     
     in Act to alter, add to, and amend the Act to In- 
     
     corporate the Town of Charlottetown, and the 
     
     Acts in amendment thereof. 
     
     [Passed May 11, 1366.] 
     
    
   
   
    
     " ,7HEREAS several parts of the Act to Incor- 
     
     \ ' porate the Town of Charlottetown, and the 
     
     Acts in amendment thereof, require alteration and 
     
     amendment: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Be it enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Coun— 
     
     cil and Assembly, as follow : 
     
    
   
   
    
     I. The Oaths of Office of the Mayor, Councillors, 
     
     Assessors and Auditors shall be as follow : 
     
    
   
   
    
     MAYOR’S OATH. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1 do swear that 1 am duly qualified, 
     
     as required by Law, for the office of Mayor, to 
     
     which I have been now elected, and that I am seized 
     
     or possessed (as the case may be) ofFreehold Estate, 
     
     Leasehold Estate, or Freehold and Leasehold Estate, 
     
     both together, for my own use, in the City of Char- 
     
     lottetown, over and above all legally recorded in- 
     
     cumbrances, ofthe value of Five Hundred Pounds; 
     
     and that I have not fraudulently or collusively 
     
     obtained the same, or a title to the same, lor the 
     
     purpose of qualifying myselfto be elected to the said 
     
     'otlice. And I do swear that I will diligently, faith- 
     
     fully and impartially, and to the best of my ability, 
     
     discharge the several duties which appertain t0 the 
     
     said other: of Mayor while I hold the same. 
     
    

    
     So help me God. 
     
    
   
   
    
     COUNCILLORS, Assnssons Ann AUDITORs OATH. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I do swear that I am duly qualified 
     
     by Law for the Oflice of to which I have 
     
     now been elected or appointed, and that I am seized 
     
     or possessed, for my own use, (as the case may be,) 
     
     of Freehold Estate, Leasehold Estate, or Freehold 
     
     and Leasehold Estate, both together, ofthe value of 
     
     Two Hundred Pounds, or fin case the following shall 
     
     be the qualification) that 1 am in the use, possession 
     
     or occhpation of premises, in the City, ofthe yearly 
     
     rent of, or assessed at, Forty Pounds per annum, 
     
     and that I have not fraudently or collusively obtain- 
     
     ed the same, or a title to the same, for the purpose 
     
     of qualifying myself to be appointed or elected to 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     the said office; and I do swearthat I will diligently, 
     
     faithfully and impartially, and to the best of my 
     
     ability, discharge the several duties which appertain 
     
     to the said office of while] hold the same. 
     
     . So help me God. 
     
     Which said Oath, after the Blanks shall have been 
     
     properly filled in, shall be taken and subscribed, 
     
     together with the Oath of Allegiance, in the manner 
     
     and before the persons named in the Seventh Section 
     
     of the said Act, and shall be in lieu of the form of 
     
     Oath therein prescribed. 
     
    
   
   
    
     II. No inhabitant of the City of Charlottetown 
     
     shall 'be entitled to vote at the election of Mayor or 
     
     Councillor unless he shall have paid, previous to the 
     
     time of holding such election, all rates and assess- 
     
     ments then due by him, of which payment the evi- 
     
     dence shall be the receipt of the City Collector to 
     
     that effect, produced at the time of such voting. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Provided always, that Citizens resident in one 
     
     Ward in which they have paid their rates and assess- 
     
     ment, and who shall claim to vote for the election of 
     
     Councillors in one or more other Wards, on free- 
     
     hold property situate therein, shall be entitled to 
     
     vote in such \Vard or Wards on their taking the 
     
     following Oath, if required so to do : 
     
    
   
   
    
     OATH. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I do swear that I am possessed of 
     
     freehold estate in this Ward which qualifies me to 
     
     vote tor a Councillor or Councillors at this present 
     
     Election, and that the rates and assessments due 
     
     thereon have been duly paid before holding this 
     
     Election, as I am informed and believe. 
     
    

    
     So help me God. 
     
    
   
   
    
     III. Any person possessed of a Freehold in the 
     
     City, or having a Shop, Store or Office in the City, 
     
     and conducting a Business therein on his own ac- 
     
     count solely, or as a recognized partner in Business 
     
     for three years previous to any Election, shall, 
     
     although his residence may be in the Royalty of 
     
     Charlottetown, be deemed to dwell in the Ward in 
     
     which his Freehold is situate, or in which be con- 
     
     ducts his Business, and being otherwise qualified, 
     
     shall have the right of voting therein. 
     
    
   
   
    
     IV. The City Collector shall receive all rates, 
     
     taxes and assessments which shall be levied and im- 
     
     posed upon o-r payable by the inhabitants ofthe said 
     
     City, and shall pay the same over to the City 
     
     Treasurer; and the said Collector and Treasurer 
     
     shall be entitled to receive such compensation, by