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CAP. XIX.

An ACT to grant a bounty on the destruction of Bears in this Province.

Passed 5th April, 1828.

Preamble.

WHEREAS many losses have been suffered by sundry inhabitants of this Province from the destruction of cattle, sheep and hogs, by Bears, to the great discouragement of the increase of that valuable, stock; for remedy whereof,

Fifteen shillings for each Bear killed.

I. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this Act, a reward of fifteen shillings shall be paid to any Inhabitant or Inhabitants, or native Indian of this Province, for each and every Bear he or they shall kill, or assist to kill, within the limits of the same.

Oath to be made within fifteen days.

II. And be it further enacted, That to entitle any person or persons to the said reward, he or they shall, within fifteen days from the time of the killing such Bear, first take the following oath, to be set down in writing, and his or their name thereto subscribed, that is to say:

Form of oath.

Oath to be made before the nearest Justice.

Justices to certify.

I, [or We,] A. B. do swear that I, [or We,] did on the day of kill, or assist to kill a Bear at [here place where the Bear was killed to be particularly described, and if in the wilderness, its relative distance from some known place or river,] within this Province of New Brunswick; and that the Nose now produced by me, is the Nose of the Bear so killed, and for which the bounty of fifteen shillings is claimed; and that no other person has received the bounty for the same; which said oath may be made before any Justice of the Peace nearest the place where such Bear may be killed; who is hereby authorized and required to administer the same without any fee; and which oath shall be accompanied by a certificate of such Justice, that he verily believes the facts therein stated to be true, and that he has burned or otherwise destroyed the Nose of said Bear so produced.

Justices in Sessions to settle claims for rewards and certify in one general Schedule.

III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Justices of the Peace, in the several Counties at their General sessions, to determine and settle all claims for rewards given by this Act, on the oath and certificate herein before required to be made; and shall certify in one general schedule all such claims as they shall allow, and transmit the same to the Secretary of the Province.

Warrant on the Treasury for the amount of the Schedule in favour of the Clerk of the Peace.

IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief for the time being, by and with the advice and consent of His Majesty's Council, to draw by warrant on the Treasurer of the Province, the amount of such Schedule in favour of the Clerk of the Peace of the County, to be by him paid and distributed to the respective claimants.

Limitation.

V. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall continue and be in force, until the first day of April which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

[Continued to 1st April 1840, by 1 W. 4, C. 10, and 6 W. 4, C. 11.]

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C. 19. Anno IX. Geo. IV. A. D. 1828.

Index

Preamble.		WHEREAS many losses have been suffered by sundry inhabitants of this Province from the destruction of cattle, sheep and hogs, by Bears, to the great discouragement of the increase of that valuable, stock; for remedy whereof,
Fifteen shillings for each Bear killed.		I. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this Act, a reward of fifteen shillings shall be paid to any Inhabitant or Inhabitants, or native Indian of this Province, for each and every Bear he or they shall kill, or assist to kill, within the limits of the same.
Oath to be made within fifteen days.		II. And be it further enacted, That to entitle any person or persons to the said reward, he or they shall, within fifteen days from the time of the killing such Bear, first take the following oath, to be set down in writing, and his or their name thereto subscribed, that is to say:
Form of oath. Oath to be made before the nearest Justice. Justices to certify.		I, [or We,] A. B. do swear that I, [or We,] did on the day of kill, or assist to kill a Bear at [here place where the Bear was killed to be particularly described, and if in the wilderness, its relative distance from some known place or river,] within this Province of New Brunswick; and that the Nose now produced by me, is the Nose of the Bear so killed, and for which the bounty of fifteen shillings is claimed; and that no other person has received the bounty for the same; which said oath may be made before any Justice of the Peace nearest the place where such Bear may be killed; who is hereby authorized and required to administer the same without any fee; and which oath shall be accompanied by a certificate of such Justice, that he verily believes the facts therein stated to be true, and that he has burned or otherwise destroyed the Nose of said Bear so produced.
Justices in Sessions to settle claims for rewards and certify in one general Schedule.		III. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Justices of the Peace, in the several Counties at their General sessions, to determine and settle all claims for rewards given by this Act, on the oath and certificate herein before required to be made; and shall certify in one general schedule all such claims as they shall allow, and transmit the same to the Secretary of the Province.
Warrant on the Treasury for the amount of the Schedule in favour of the Clerk of the Peace.		IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief for the time being, by and with the advice and consent of His Majesty's Council, to draw by warrant on the Treasurer of the Province, the amount of such Schedule in favour of the Clerk of the Peace of the County, to be by him paid and distributed to the respective claimants.
Limitation.		V. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall continue and be in force, until the first day of April which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
		[Continued to 1st April 1840, by 1 W. 4, C. 10, and 6 W. 4, C. 11.]