Xavier Street and Callières Street, to the River, or point of departure. Ward. The Saint Anne's Ward shall be bounded as follows: on Saint Anne's the north-east by the centre of M'Gill Street, commencing at the River Saint Lawrence; thence north, along the centre of M'Gill Street, to its junction with the centre of Saint Joseph Street; thence along the centre of Saint Joseph Street to the City boundary; thence along the said boundary line in a south-easterly direction, to the River Saint Lawrence, and thence to the place of beginning. Ward. The Saint Antoine Ward shall be bounded as follows: on Saint Antoine the north-east by the centre of M'Gill Street, and through Commissioners' Square to Craig Street; thence north, through the centre of Craig Street, to Alexander Street; thence, through the centre of Alexander Street, to the centre of Saint Catherine Street; thence, the north-west side of the centre of Saint Catherine Street to City Councillors' Street; thence, the south-west side of City Councillors' Street to Sherbrooke Street; thence, the north-west side of the centre of Sherbrooke Street to Durocher Street; thence, the southwest side of the centre of Durocher Street, and the extension of the same to City boundary line; thence, along the same line so far as it may extend towards the south-west; thence, along the said line, in a south-east direction, to the centre of Saint Joseph Street; thence, to the north-west of the centre of Saint Joseph Street, till intersecting the centre of M'Gill Street, the point of commencement. Ward. The Saint Lawrence Ward shall be bounded as follows: Saint Lawrence on the north-west side of the centre of Craig Street, commencing at Saint Lawrence Main Street, and continuing to Alexander Street; thence, the north-east side of the centre of Alexander Street, to Saint Catherine Street; thence, the north-west side of the centre of Saint Catherine Street to City Councillors' Street; thence, the north-east side of the centre of City Councillors' Street, to Sherbrooke Street; thence, the south-east side of the centre of Sherbrooke Street, to Durocher Street; thence, the north-east side of the centre of Durocher Street, to the City boundary line; thence, along Saint Lewis Saint James Saint Mary's the said line towards the north-east, until the same joins the centre of Saint Lawrence Main Street; thence, the southwest side of the centre of Saint Lawrence Main Street, to Craig Street, or the place of beginning. The Saint Lewis Ward shall be bounded as follows: commencing at the centre of Saint Louis and Saint Denis Streets, continuing south-west along the centre of Saint Louis Street to Sanguinet Street; thence, along the centre of Sanguinet Street until intersecting the centre of Craig Street; thence, the north-west of the centre line of Craig Street, until it arrives at the middle of Saint Lawrence Main Street; thence, the north-east side of the centre of Saint Lawrence Main Street, to the City boundary line; thence, along the said line, towards the north-east, until intersecting the centre of Saint Denis Street; thence, the south-west of the centre of Saint Denis Street, to the middle of Saint Louis Street, the point of commencement. The Saint James Ward shall be bounded as follows: the north-east side of the centre of Lacroix Street, commencing at the River Saint Lawrence and continuing to Saint Louis Street; from thence, the north-west side of the centre of Saint Louis Street, to Saint Denis Street; from thence, the north-east side of the centre of Saint Denis Street, with the extension thereof, to the City boundary; thence, along the City boundary line towards the north-east until it intersects the continuation of the centre of Visitation Street; thence, continuing the said line of the centre of Visitation Street, in a south-east direction, until the same shall reach Saint Mary Street; and thence, from the centre of Barclay Street, to the River Saint Lawrence; and thence, along the said River, to the place of beginning. The Saint Mary's Ward shall be bounded as follows: the north-east side of the centre of Barclay Street, commencing at the River Saint Lawrence, to Saint Mary Street; and thence, continuing from the centre of Visitation Street to the City boundary line; thence, along the said line, towards the north-east, so far as the same may be found to extend; thence, continuing the said line in a south-easterly direction until the same shall reach the River Saint Lawrence; and thence, along the said River, to the place of commencement. men, and Counto be elected, and to Council of the 6. And be it enacted, That there shall be elected in the Mayor, Aldermanner hereinafter mentioned, one fit person, who shall be cillors and be called the Mayor of the said City of Montreal, and a be called the certain number of fit persons, who shall be and be called City. Aldermen of the said city, and a certain number of other fit persons, who shall be and be called Councillors of the said city; and such Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors, for the time being, shall be and be called the Council of the said city. for Alderman. 7. And be it enacted, That no person shall be capable qualification of being elected Mayor of the City of Montreal, or an Alderman thereof, unless he shall have been a resident householder within the said city for one year next before such election, and unless he shall be seized and possessed, to his own use, of real or personal estate, or both, within the said city, after payment or deduction of his just debts, of the value of one thousand pounds currency. for Councillor. 8. And be it enacted, That no person shall be capable Qualification of being elected a Councillor of the said City of Montreal, unless he shall have been a resident householder within the said city for one year next before such election, and unless he shall be seized or possessed, to his own use, of real or personal estate, or both, within the said city, after payment or deduction of his just debts, of the value of five hundred pounds currency. pable of being Aldermen, or Councillors, or election of city of voting at any officers. 9. And be it enacted, That no person shall be capable Persons incaof being elected Mayor, Alderman or Councillor of the said elected Mayor, City of Montreal, or of voting at any election of city officers, who shall not be a natural born or naturalized subject of Her Majesty and of the full age of twenty-one years; nor shall any person be capable of voting or of being elected at any such election who shall have been attainted for treason or felony, in any court of law within any of Her Majesty's dominions. pable of being 10. And be it enacted, That no person being in Holy Persons incaOrders, or being a Minister or Teacher of any Dissenting or elected Coun B cillors. Election of The Voters" Lists to be publicly exposed Religious Sect, nor any Judge or Judges, Clerk or Clerks of any Court, or any Member of the Executive Council, nor any person accountable for the city revenue, or receiving any pecuniary allowance from the city for his services, or any officer or person presiding at an election of a councillor or councillors, while so presiding, nor any clerk or assistant employed by him at any such election, while so employed, shall be capable of being elected a Councillor for the said city, or of being a Mayor, an Alderman or a Councillor of the said city. [Section 11, relative to the qualification of Voters, repealed by 4th section of 23 Vic., cap. 72.] 12. And be it enacted, That the Mayor of the said city shall be elected by the majority of the votes of all the Electors of the said city, qualified as aforesaid, taken in the wards in which they are severally and respectively entitled to vote in the election of councillors as aforesaid. 13. And whereas provision for the Registry of Voters has been found equitable and convenient, Be it enacted, That before the first day of January, in every year, the Assessors hereinafter mentioned shall make out from the last Assessment Roll, an alphabetical list of the Voters qualified to vote at the election of Councillors in each ward, to be called "The Voters' List," to which they shall add the names of all such persons, not on the said Assessment Roll, as they know are then entitled to vote at such election, according to the provisions of this Act, and the said Assessors shall sign such list, certifying that it is correct to the best of their knowledge and belief, (and shall also keep a true copy thereof,) which list they shall deliver to the City Clerk, to be by him subImitted to the Board of Revisors. 14. And be it enacted, That the said list shall be kept for one month. in the City Hall for the examination of all concerned, at reasonable hours, from the first to the fifteenth day of January, inclusive, of which fact the City Clerk shall give immediate public notice, either by printed placards, or by advertisement in not less than one newspaper published in the English language, and one published in the French language, in the said be made. city; and any person who shall claim to be added to the said Claims, how to "Voters' List," or any elector who shall desire to have any name erased therefrom, shall prefer his request in writing, signed with his name, stating the ward to which he belongs, and shall cause the same to be delivered to the City Clerk on or before the said fifteenth day of January. visors to be duties. side. Board to give notice of their order of pro ceeding, &c. 15. And be it enacted, That at their last Quarterly Meet- Board of Reing in every year after the passing of this Act, the City Coun- appointed-Its cil shall choose from among their own number four Members of the said Council, who, together with the Mayor for the time being, shall be and constitute a Board of Revisors, any three of whom shall be a quorum to revise the said Voters' List, and decide, according to the best of their judgment, upon the claims previously made as aforesaid, for the insertion or omission of names in or from the said Lists; and the Mayor, or in his absence, such person as the other members of the Board shall choose at the meeting, shall preside at the Who shall premeeting of the Board, and such Board shall, on their first day of meeting, be duly sworn by one Justice of the Peace for the District of Montreal, well and impartially to perform their duties as such Revisors; and the said Board shall give public notice, before their first day of sitting, of the order in which they will take up the Lists of the several Wards; and they shall meet on the twentieth day of January, or on the day following, if that day be a holiday, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of hearing persons concerned in making the said claims, and deciding upon them, and shall adjourn from day to day until all the Voters' Lists are revised and settled; and the Mayor or person presiding at the said Board for the time being, shall have power to examine persons upon oath respecting the said claims and all matters connected with the revision of the said Lists; and the said Board, after hearing the best evidence of which the cases will admit, shall, and they are hereby required to decide upon and make the necessary additions or erasures to or from the said Voters' Lists, in relation to the applications before them ; and the said Board shall also have power to correct any mistake, or supply any accidental omission made by Assessors in the |