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187:1
HE(iI LATIOXS

I MH.I! \Mlli II

FREE (JUANTS OF LAND

(AN l;i: Ai'il li;i |i 1,\

Hlimsil (Ol,(.\ll!IA.

iw ili:^' Kil;'!

ilati<

iIkI I liiliiian

llic (

ic ( •n\ lilllllt

lit i>\' lii'lti^li

n'|i|llcil lML;IVr I' irr (ir:inl-ii| \ai-;ilil llli--lir\c_\ ril V I'OWII

Laiiil,

TNhKU III.' lull

( 'oiniiillia iiic I . .

iiilalili' llir M'tllciiiciit iiihI iiiliisaiicjii. ainl imi l.cinu' Miiu'i'al Laial. ti^ liunn tiifi
•tlli'i-.-, ill I lie jiilliiw ill::' i|iiaiirnii~ ami ~c(iii'ii- ni' ilir I'i'ia iiirc. vi/. : —

t'li ilu' l'"-a,-l ('I'a-l III' \'aiii''iii\ (■:■ l-laiiil. ImIwccii Clialliaiii I'uilil

and Kiiil Iviiiicil...
Ill lliat |iai'l ol'tlic l'i'(i\
AikI iiitt'inl selling a>iil

District, lor Fht (

1i;n

iiii'«.>

-1 iirilii- ('a.-iailc laiiii-f I'l' Mountains :i40 aciv?

Two 'l'"\vn>

riif \c\v Wi'stiiiinstiT

1. M

rani Ini-alimis of Itin acre-, wln'ii Siirvi'Vi'il.

ted tor a Free (irani nl' land, lie nr sill' shall

(.'liii'c any [iiT-on can lie tnca
make atKilavit, to lie di'imsitcd with tin' Cliicl' Coniini^siniier of Lands and Works,

that
1'ei.n

she has not lieeii located tor an \ land under the l-'ree (iraiit sections or

ilatioiis ol' the ••Land Anicinliiiciii .\ci. ]>

i- not a iiie eiiintor or

owner of land in the I'roxincc. and iliai he or -he i> of liie a^-c of eiii'hti't-'ii ■,oars
or iiiiwardK. and lielii'\-es ihe laml t'or \\ hicli In- or >he a|i|dies or de-ires to he
hu'ateil. is >nitod tor seltleinenl and eiilii\ ation. and i- not valiiahle chietlv tor itrt
mines or minerals, and is not aci|iiired fir the iiiir|io-c of olitaiiiing |iossessioii ot' or
disjMisini;- ot' an\ tinilier crowing;' <ir Jieinii' on -aid land. ,^iid that >neli location is
desired for his or her lienetil and for the |.iir|io-e of actual -eltli'inent and eulti\-atioii
oi'siich land, anil not either directly or indirectly for the ii.-c or lienelit ot'any other
iierson or |iersoiis \vlioni>oe\ei'. nor for the |iiii'|Mi-c of :iny Li'old. -ilvor. c'o|i|ii'r, load,

hcd of -loiic. marldc. or ^-yiisiim

iron, or other iiiiiie> or niincral-. or aii\ i|iia!ry oi'
theri'yii.

.Any person niakiim' aiiiilicalion foi- a \'i\r (iraiit -hall, if rei|iiired. pri

leiiri;

an afHdax'it from .-iich |iers<in a> can make the -amc. -tiiliii:^' thai the land is vacant,
and thai no |iersoi, lia> re-ichd upon il lor the lasi -i \ nciiith-.

:>. No per-oii >liall he cniiilcd io hold fiinl in ihc |'ro\incc under the I're-
(.•mption and Frec<iraiil Aci- ai the s'.nic liiiic : and any .-!ili>c!|iicnt pre-eiiiptioii

ird hv the locatec. -hall h

iii-nlci'i'il a

an act ol iorle;tiirc ot anv riii'lits ai'-

ijtiired under the l'"rec <iraiil (laii^c- ol'ihc Aci o|

and liie locatinii' ot"a Free

<iraiit shall he con-triicd a- an aci of I'orfciinrc of any pre-emption riii'h'^' acijiiiri'd

U)K

ler anv of the Land ( )rdiiia

ir I 'rocl.iiiiatioii- in I he I'roxiiH

4. .\u .Mien si

lall lie I

ntltlcd to loiMte a l''rec (ir.iiil under the same conditions

as a Mritish snhjecl. upon -iu'nin.u' a dcidaration. lieforc ihc Commissioner ol" the
District, or a .liislicc of the I'cacc. ot'hi • oi' her inicnlion lo liccoinc a ih'itish sul»-
ji'ct ; hilt in the exciil ot -iich .Mien not coniplctiii;,' his or her naturalization at an
early a period as the law admits, ihni lie or slie -hall t'orfcit all riirtits a<-i|nireil.

.'). No Crown urant -hall i— iic i'or aii\- land located under this \v\ or under said

reii'tilations. until llie cNpiralloi

I Ol I lllce \ car- Holii 1

hi date of -iic'h location, nor

unless, nor nnlil the locatec o|- tlm-c claiiuin,::' under hiiii or her. or -ome of them.

shall have pcrloinied the i'ollow iiiu' sett Ichicni diiiic-. thai i- to -a\ : hall havi-

cleared ami lia\ c inn ler ciiiti\'aliuii at Ici-t twenty acre- ol' the -aid land, \\ln'ri'ut"at
least tive acres shall he cleared and cnlti\aled annually diiriiii;' the three years next
after the ilate of the location, to he conipnred Irom sii<-li date, and lia\e Imilt a
house thereon tit t'<ir hahitati.m. at Ica-I sixteen feet hy twenty feet, and shall have
aetnalh- ami eontiiiuoiislv resided upon and cultivated the said land for the term of

three years iie.\t sticceedinji' the date of >iicl

I location. aiM

I tVotii thence up to the

issue ot the < rowii iir.int. e\i

it that the locatec shall he allowc.l one month from

the date ol'tlie location lo enter upon and oci-iipy the laml. ami that ahseiiee from
the said land I'or in all not more than -In nionlh- during' any on<' \ear (to he com-

liol he held to he a

jiiited from the date ol'tlic> loi-ation) >

residence, jii'oxided such land he ciilli\ated as iifore-aiil

'c--alion o

f such

ti. On tailure in pertormanee

the sctllenu'tit duties aforesaid, tiie location

shall he forfeited, and all rights of the lueutee. or of any one claiming under iiim or
hvr, in the laud, shall eeai»e.

7. rruofiit acliiiil -«ll lenient- ami ciiliiviilinn -liiill lie niiule liy (Ivcliinitinn.
under tlie "Oatli^ < hiliiiiilicc. iHtlll,'' '>> tl"' eluiniiinl iilid two settlers in tlie lieiijli-

ItoUl'lludd, Ix'tiiri' tlie CiPliililissiciiiel' "

r a .lustiee 111' the I'eaee,

H. h

it is I

1(1 ilie satistiietinii crtlii' ("lilel' ( "ninniisBinner ot' Lands

and Winks, llial tlie settler lias vnlimiarilv relini|uifilieil liis elaini, or lia- lieeii
aliseiit from tlie land Icicaled Kv liiiii \''>y more tiian six nmntlis in an_\ uiie vear. or
hits not made the ini|irciveiiieMt> rei|nired liv law. tlieii tlie riirlit Ic siieli land sjudl
Im" forleited. and llie settler so reliiiiiiiisliiiii;- ur aliaiiduniiit;' Ids elaim shall not he
IKTinitted to he located a^'ain for a Free (Jianl.

'.I. Neither the loi'atee. nor any oi';' elaimiiig under him or her. shall have
ijowi'r to alienate (otlierwise tlian "h.v devise) or to niortnii!.'*' or pledge any land
located as aforesaid, or any riirht or interest therein hefurc the issue of the Crown
Omnt.

1(1. All assi^rnmenis am

I transfers of Free (Jrant riirhfs Id'Hire the issiu' of the
(^rown (iraiit shall he iinll and void, and shall he deemed e\idcnce of ahandonment
of the riirhl. and the jiersoii so assiu'iiinu' or traiist'errinL;. shall not he iicrniitted to
ajfain locate a Ki'ec (irant.

11. .Vll Free (irants mii-t he, slaked olf with stakes or jiosts. at least four
inches si|narc, :uid standiiii;' not less iIimii liiur fe<t ahove the siirtiice: and one siieli
stake shall he |ilaecd at each anule of the claim. Any tree may he used for a post,
firovided thai it he cut down and s(|iiarcd as aforesaid. No siieh homidary post

shall he removed without the permission

fllie Commissioner of the hislrict wherein

tho lanil lies. Upon each jxist. a notice in the followinii' form shall he afHxed: —
•'A. />> land >«. K. post" (meanini;' North-east post): ••.!. U - land N. \V. post"

(nieaiiin^- Xorth-west post); and so on. as the ease may he;
and shall measure West of tlu' Cascailes 411 hy 4(1 chains, aial Fast ol the Ciiseailes
80 by 40 chains.

12. All lini's shall ran dui' North and Soiitli, and due Fast and West, and all
lueatces or claimants under this Ordinance must comply, in all cases, with the ofti<Mal
survey when made.

1:!. .\ locatui' of a I""ree ( >rant on imsurxcycd land shall, after (he otKeial survey
has been made, and within three months after a copy of the map of said land lias
been deposited in his District, and iiuhlic iiofn'e thereof given in the Ih'tlisli Cihiiii-
liiii, Giniltr, make application to he located lor the ijuarter section, or (|uartei' section
and ))ortion of adJoiniiiL:' i|Uifiter section, as the cifse may be, in which the land uiion
which he has resided, and which he has improved, may he. in case of disputed
owner:<hili the Chief Commissioner ot Lands and Works shall determine tlie respee-
tivc rights of the adverse claimants, according to priority of record and jiriority of
.'^ettlemont, and the 1ii<t of such settlement may he shewn hy actual occupation ot
tind iinpi'oveinents maih' im the laud in dispute.

14. Any locatee shall. at any tinn' alter otHcial survey and prior to the I'Xpirafioii
of the tcrni'ofoecuiiation reiiuii'ed by the " Land ( )rdinance .Amendment .\ct. 1><7:>."
have the right or laivilegc, should he or she so desire it, ol applying for and obtain-

ing a Crown (iratil of the lam

man

how

I included in the Fret' (irant location, in the same

ner as if the said land had been iire-empled in the first inslaiae. upon payment,
•ever, for the land, al the iiii-et price fixed t'or iire-emplion claims, and upon ful-

filling the conditions applicahU' to ]irc-emplion claiii

l.j. Xo laud located as aforesaid, nor any interest therein, shall in any c\eiit be
tislaitioii of aiiv debt or liabilii v contracted oi' incurred

come ha file to ihc sa

be
bv the locatee. his widow, heirs, or (h'\isees. hefi>re the issuing ofthe Crown (irant
for such land. .M'ter the issuinu' of the Crown (irant tor any siuh land, and while

such land or any part thereof, or ai

\' interest therein, is owned bv the locatt

his widow, heirs, or de\isees. such land. part, or interest shall, during twenty years
next after the date of such location, be e.veinpt from attachment, levy under execu-
tion, or sale for |iaymeut oi'debts. and shall not be or become liable to the satisfiic-
tioii of any debt or liability coiitradeil or incurred bcfcne or din'ing that period,
save anil except au\ debt secured li\ a \alid mortgage or ph'clgc of such laud iiiai'u
subsei(Ueiitly to the issuing ofthe Crown (irant therelbr.

10. Xothing in these iicgulatious shall be construed to exem|it any land from

lew or sale for rales or taxi

ir hereafter letrallv imposed.

17. FiVery Crown (irant to be issued for any land locateil as aliut'said, shall state
in the body thereof, the name of tin' original locatee of the said land, and the dati-
of tlie location, and thatthe said Crown (irant is issued under the authority of the
'•Laud Ordinance .\mendnient Act, 187-">."

18. livery location shall be recorded at the Land Office in the District, fiillow-
ing the rules of record as to pic-emplions.

!!•. The Chief Commissioner ol Lands and Works shall liaNc powi'r to cancel
miv Frei- (irant record. u|ion proof satistiictoiw to him that any of tin' above stiiiii-
latitiiis have not been complied with.

•J(), The jirovisions of th<' "liaiid Ordinaiai'. |s7(i.' and the "Land Ordinance
Amendment Act, IbTii," to be complied witii, together with the above I'cguhitioiis.