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CAP. XXXIII.

An ACT to erect the North Eastern part of the Parish of Hampton in King's County into a separate and distinct Parish.

Passed 17th March, 1835.

Preamble.

 
WHEREAS the Parish of Hampton in King's County is so extensive as to render the performance of the duties of the Parish Officers therein inconvenient and troublesome;

Division line of Hampton and Norton, as in 35 G. 3, C. 3, prolonged until it strikes the line dividing Saint John and King's Counties.

 
I.   Be it enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That the line dividing the Parishes of Hampton and Norton as described in the second section of an Act passed in the thirty fifth year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act in addition to an Act, intituled 'An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the boundaries of the several Counties in this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes,'" be prolonged from the centre of the Westmorland road as in said recited Act is described, until it strikes the line dividing the Counties of Saint John and King's County.

Parish of Hampton divided, and Upham erected as herein described.

 

 
II.   And be it enacted, That all that part of the Parish of Hampton in the said County which lies to the northward and eastward of the prolongation of said line, be and the same is hereby erected into a separate and distinct Town or Parish, to be called, known and distinguished by the name of the Town or Parish of Upham, any law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

Parish Officers for Upham to be appointed as for other Parishes.

 

 
III.   And be it enacted, That the Justices of the Peace for the said County at a special Sessions for that purpose to be holden for the present year, and hereafter at the first General Sessions in each and every year, shall, in like manner as for other Towns or Parishes in the said County, appoint Parish Officers for the said Town or Parish of Upham, who shall be subject to the same laws and regulations and liable to the same penalties in all respects as Parish Officers in other Parishes are or may be subject or liable to.

Act not to prevent the recovery of Parish or other assessments due.

 
IV.   Provided always and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to prevent the recovery of any Parish or other dues, assessments, taxes, penalties, fines or monies whatsoever, which may be due, incurred, forfeited or unpaid when this Act shall go into operation, but the same shall and may be paid and recovered in like manner as if this Act had not been made.

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C. 33. Anno V. Wm. IV.   A. D. 1835.


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