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CAP. III.

An ACT in addition to an Act, intituled, "An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes."

Preamble.

WHEREAS the Boundaries of the Towns or Parishes of Westfield, Sussex, Springfield and Kingston, as established in and by an Act made and passed in the Twenty-sixth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes," have been found inconvenient;

The Parishes of Westfield, Susex, Springfield, and Kingston in King's County, limited and bounded.

Boundaries of Westfield.

Boundaries of Sussex.

Boundaries of Springfield.

Boundaries of Kingston.

I. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this Act, the said Towns or Parishes of Westfield, Sussex, Springfield and Kingston, in King's County, shall be bounded and limited respectively, in the manner herein after described, any thing in the said recited Act to the contrary notwithstanding, that is to say:— The said Town or Parish of Westfield to be bounded on the North, South, and West, by the northern, southern and western boundary lines of the County, and on the East, by a line running from the mouth of a Creek, which discharges into the Long Reach at Devil's Head, North-west to the Northern line of the County, and South-east to the rear line of the Lots fronting on the North-west shore of Kennebeckacis Bay, thence South-west to the North-eastern line of Lot number Twenty-eight, granted to Dennis Coombes, thence South-east to the southern line of the County, including Kennebeckacis Island:— The said Town or Parish of Sussex, to be bounded on the North and East, by the northern and eastern lines of the County, on the West and South, by a line beginning at the mouth of Halfway Brook on the River Kennebeckacis, and running North to the northern line of the County, and South to the centre of the Weston or cleared Road, thence South, seventy six degrees East, to the southern line of the County, thence along the southern line of the County to the south eastern angle thereof:— The said Town or Parish of Springfield to be bounded on the North by the northern line of the County, on the West by the upper or eastern line of the Chaloner's Lot number Seven and the prolongation thereof, North-west to the northern line of the County, then following Bellisle Bay up-stream, until it comes opposite to a designed road between number One and number Eighteen of the Lots on the South-east side of the said Bay, and following the said designed Road, and the rear of the said Lots, to the division line between Lots number Fifteen and number Sixteen, in the back Settlements, and along that division line to the designed Road running through the said Settlements and dividing the two ranges of Lots, and on the South by the last mentioned Road and its prolongation to the Parish of Sussex:— And the said Town or Parish of Kingston to be bounded on the north by Bellisle Bay and the Long Reach, on the West by the Parish of Westfield, on the South by the Kennebeckacis Bay and River, until it comes to the lower or south-western line of Isaac Ketchum's Lot number Thirty-four in the Kingston grant, and on the East by the Parish of Springfield and the said Line of Lot number Thirty-four and its prolongation to the said Parish of Springfield, including Long Island.

Parish of Norton erected.

II. And be it further enacted, That all that tract of Land in King's County, bounded on the North by the Parish of Springfield, on the East by the Parish of Sussex, on the South by a line running along the centre of the Westmorland road, and on the West by the Parish of Kingston and the lower or South-west line of Lot number Fourteen, granted to John Fritch, on the South-east side of the river Kennebeckacis, and the prolongation of the said line to the centre of the Westmorland road, be one distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of Norton.

Parish of Greenwich.

III. And be it further enacted, That all that tract of Land in King's County, bounded on the North by the northern line of the County, on the West by the Parish of Westfield, on the South by the Long Reach and Bellisle Bay, and on the East by the Parish of Springfield, including the islands in the Long Reach and mouth of Bellisle Bay, be another distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of Greenwich.

Parish of Hampton.

IV. And be it further enacted, That all the remaining tract of Land in King's County, bounded Wsterly, Northerly, and Easterly, by the Kennebeckacis Bay and River, the Parishes of Norton and Sussex, and Southerly by the southern line of the County, including Darling's Island, be another distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of Hampton; all which said lines, of the said Towns or Parishes herein before mentioned, are to be considered as lines run by the magnet and not otherwise, except where they are limited and bounded by the lines of the County.

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C. 3. Anno XXXV. Geo. III. A. D. 1795.

Index

Preamble.		WHEREAS the Boundaries of the Towns or Parishes of Westfield, Sussex, Springfield and Kingston, as established in and by an Act made and passed in the Twenty-sixth year of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for the better ascertaining and confirming the Boundaries of the several Counties within this Province, and for subdividing them into Towns or Parishes," have been found inconvenient;
The Parishes of Westfield, Susex, Springfield, and Kingston in King's County, limited and bounded. Boundaries of Westfield. Boundaries of Sussex. Boundaries of Springfield. Boundaries of Kingston.		I. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this Act, the said Towns or Parishes of Westfield, Sussex, Springfield and Kingston, in King's County, shall be bounded and limited respectively, in the manner herein after described, any thing in the said recited Act to the contrary notwithstanding, that is to say:— The said Town or Parish of Westfield to be bounded on the North, South, and West, by the northern, southern and western boundary lines of the County, and on the East, by a line running from the mouth of a Creek, which discharges into the Long Reach at Devil's Head, North-west to the Northern line of the County, and South-east to the rear line of the Lots fronting on the North-west shore of Kennebeckacis Bay, thence South-west to the North-eastern line of Lot number Twenty-eight, granted to Dennis Coombes, thence South-east to the southern line of the County, including Kennebeckacis Island:— The said Town or Parish of Sussex, to be bounded on the North and East, by the northern and eastern lines of the County, on the West and South, by a line beginning at the mouth of Halfway Brook on the River Kennebeckacis, and running North to the northern line of the County, and South to the centre of the Weston or cleared Road, thence South, seventy six degrees East, to the southern line of the County, thence along the southern line of the County to the south eastern angle thereof:— The said Town or Parish of Springfield to be bounded on the North by the northern line of the County, on the West by the upper or eastern line of the Chaloner's Lot number Seven and the prolongation thereof, North-west to the northern line of the County, then following Bellisle Bay up-stream, until it comes opposite to a designed road between number One and number Eighteen of the Lots on the South-east side of the said Bay, and following the said designed Road, and the rear of the said Lots, to the division line between Lots number Fifteen and number Sixteen, in the back Settlements, and along that division line to the designed Road running through the said Settlements and dividing the two ranges of Lots, and on the South by the last mentioned Road and its prolongation to the Parish of Sussex:— And the said Town or Parish of Kingston to be bounded on the north by Bellisle Bay and the Long Reach, on the West by the Parish of Westfield, on the South by the Kennebeckacis Bay and River, until it comes to the lower or south-western line of Isaac Ketchum's Lot number Thirty-four in the Kingston grant, and on the East by the Parish of Springfield and the said Line of Lot number Thirty-four and its prolongation to the said Parish of Springfield, including Long Island.
Parish of Norton erected.		II. And be it further enacted, That all that tract of Land in King's County, bounded on the North by the Parish of Springfield, on the East by the Parish of Sussex, on the South by a line running along the centre of the Westmorland road, and on the West by the Parish of Kingston and the lower or South-west line of Lot number Fourteen, granted to John Fritch, on the South-east side of the river Kennebeckacis, and the prolongation of the said line to the centre of the Westmorland road, be one distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of Norton.
Parish of Greenwich.		III. And be it further enacted, That all that tract of Land in King's County, bounded on the North by the northern line of the County, on the West by the Parish of Westfield, on the South by the Long Reach and Bellisle Bay, and on the East by the Parish of Springfield, including the islands in the Long Reach and mouth of Bellisle Bay, be another distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of Greenwich.
Parish of Hampton.		IV. And be it further enacted, That all the remaining tract of Land in King's County, bounded Wsterly, Northerly, and Easterly, by the Kennebeckacis Bay and River, the Parishes of Norton and Sussex, and Southerly by the southern line of the County, including Darling's Island, be another distinct Town or Parish, distinguished by the name of Hampton; all which said lines, of the said Towns or Parishes herein before mentioned, are to be considered as lines run by the magnet and not otherwise, except where they are limited and bounded by the lines of the County.