https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/4734e982433756a5ac182ac695369b25.pdf a7d34aed6b94f54cb810be48ae241a35 PDF Text Text THE MERRIT' PAPERS---- page 2 5. An Act to INCORPORATE the VILLAGE of Fort Erie: in the County of Welland 1857. Whereas the inhabitants of the Village of Fort Erie in Welland have by their Petition represented that t he County of from the rapid increase of the population of the said Village; it has become necessary to confer upon it corporate powers; ana prayed that it maybe incorporated accordingly; and it is desireÂ able to grant the prf!.yers of the said Petition. Therefore her Majesty enacts as follows:: From and after the passing of this Act the Inhabitants of the said Village of Fort Erie shall be a body corporate apart :from the TownÂ ship of Bertie , in which the said Village is si tua t ed ; and as such shall have perpetual succession, and a common Seal: ï¿½ï¿½th such powÂ ers and pri vilages a.s are now or shall be heretofore con:fered on INCORPORATED VILLAGES inUPPER CANADA: and the powers of such CorÂ poration shall be exercised b;;r, through and fn the name of the !lUNICIPALITTY of ï¿½he VILLAGE OF FORT ERIE. no.l no.2 The said ViÂ·llage shall comprise and consist of the tract of Land bounded as follows:, Cornmencing at the Niagara River on a line with the S .,E. angle of Lot 5 in the 1st Con;..of said Bertie Tovmship; and runÂ ning westerly along the southern boundary line of the said Lot, to the S.E. angle of Loi 5 in the 2nd. Con. of the said TownÂ ship: thence south until the line strikes the shore of Lake Erie, thence algng the shore of the said Lake Erie and the riverto the place of ï¿½ eginning. 1.rnmediately after the passing of this Act, it shall be Lawful for the Govenor of the Province to appoint a ï¿½eturning Officer for the of Fort Erie; which Returning,Offfcer shall appoint the time and the place of holding the 1st.Election in the said Village;ot which appointment the Returning Officer shall give notÂ ice in a newspaper,published in the said Village; or if there is no newspaper published there, then by notice posted in at least three conspicuous places in the said Village, ten days before the said Village Election. no. 4 duties of the said Returning Officer, and the qualifications of the Votersand the "persons elected as Councillors , at such first Election ; shall be described by Law with respect to Townships in Upper Canada. The Â· no. Â·,) t. Â·. 5 the Township of Bertie ; or the C()llectors Roll of that Township for the year of our Lord ,one thousand eight hundred and fifty six, shall furnish to the Returning Officer on demand, made by him :for the same:a true copy of such Roll so far as the same rel a t e s to the voters resident in the said Village; and so far as such Roll contains the names of the male :freeholders and householders related upon such R o ll in respect of real prpperty lying within such limits; the amount of the aï¿½sesd value of such real property for which they shall be The Collector or Township Clerk of other persons having the Legï¿½l-custody of ' '! �.. 6 hold er 1)e the said seid :=:.eturr.:..i.ng 0 tion shall -ï¿½ake the Oath of affirm.at:to:n novv required by to be take21 b:1 Retl1rn.il'1g Officers for the Incorporated Villages in Upper vanada.ï¿½ '};he Elections for the Councillors of the said Village of Port Erie after the ;year one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven shall be in conformity w:'Lth the provisions of the Law applying to Incorporated Villages in Upper Canadaï¿½ fhe several persons shall be elected or appointed under this Act , shall take the same Oath of Office, and of qualif'ications as are now required by La-wG No .. 9 The number of Councillors to be elected under the Act shall be five; and they shall be organised as a Council in the same manner _as in Villages incorporated ï¿½xn.der the Provisions o:f the Upper 1.,;anada Municipal Act; and have, :ï¿½use, and exercise the same powers and pri vilages as in the said Incorporated Villagese No. 10 No., 11 From and afte'r the passing o:f this act the V il l a. ge shall Cease to form part of the Tovvnship of Â·8ertie; and shall to all in..J;, tents and purposes , form a seperate and independent TtunicipalÂ i ty; with all the privilages and rights of an Incorporated Village in Upper Canada, but nothinp herein contained , shall effect or be constued to effeat, any taxes imposed for the payÂ ment of any debts of tbe TowI1ship of Bertie aforesaid: but the said Village of Fort Erie shall be liable to pay to the TreaÂ sure of the '-rovmship of 'Bertie aforesaid, in each and every year, until any such existing debt be fully discharged: the sarne amount vvhich was collected within the said Village towards the payment of s110h debt; for the year l '356 ; and the same shall be a. debt against the said Villageâ‚¬ Any Councillor elected to serve on the Township Courwil.ï¿½ in the said Tow11ship of Bertie for the present year; and residing in the above desert bed limits of the said Village; shall irnmÂ ediatley on the appointq".ent of the Returinï¿½' Officer : cease to be Councilor as the case may be, to serve in the Council of the said Tovvnship of ï¿½ertie for the remainder of the year; as in provided for by the }\(UnÂ the case of the death or resignation icipal laws for Upper Canada., No., 12 twnship of Bertie said Council of; the shalLnot proceed to collect any rate or assessment of the Tovmship Assessor for the presentyear;a:nd shall be collected by the Officers to be appointed by the said Ville.geCou...1c 1. il for the pi.1rpose: provided that nothing herein contained shallï¿½ effect or be c or1tsrued to effect the ,School section or secti.ons in which the said Village is now situated; for the present yeari until an arrangement to alter or change the same , shall be made between the said Tovvnship ar1d the said Villageï¿½_ 1!he Officers of the �of the ss ;r ï¿½ and he sh to to be appo s of the said Village; on derr:and made -,JY him the ore a true copy of' the Assessment Rollfor the present year; so as the seme shall cotatn the rateable p:rope assessed within the S9.id Village ; and the name of the owners therofÂ«. ï¿½, No.., 14 .. 'rhe exspence of anï¿½r as0essment imposed for the present year so far as the sa111e shall relate to assessments made ''d thin t;I'le limits of tl1e said Village ; and the exspenc e of furnishÂ ing any dnm..un.ents or copie s of papers or writings by the Clerk or other Offj_cers of the Councll of the said Township herein said Village before reffered toï¿½ shall be borr1e a11d payed by the C ouncil; or otherwise as the said T owi"lship Council sha:t-1 reÂ quire., rhis Act shall be deemed a Public Act'"' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Merritt Papers Description An account of the resource Listed here is the act to incorporate the town of Fort Erie. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857 1800s 1850s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection