A proclamation.

Pre ven ting careless fires.

The dimensions of ’Ton Timber’.

Marking species.

The dimensions of ’Ton Timber’.

Shingles.

Cordwood.

A bounty on bears and lynx.

1815, 18 April. — By His Excellency Char/es Doug/ass Smith, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in and over His Majesty’s Island of Prince Edward A Proclamation.

Whereas the practice of carelessly and wantonly setting Fire to the Woods in this Island, has heretofore been too prevalent, by which means much valuable Timber has been totally destroyed, the soil often greatly deteriorated, and the Lives and Properties of the Inhabitants endangered,—and being desirous as far as possible to discourage and prevent those evils in future, and to compel those who are under the necessity of burning brush, wood, &c, in clearing their grounds, to use due precaution in so doing,

I have thought fit by and with the advice of his Majesty’s Council to issue this my Proclamation. And I do hereby require and command, each and every of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, Constables, and others whom it doth or may concern within this Island, to use every diligence in their power (when such alarming Fires occur in their neighbourhood,) to make the strictest enquiry into the origin of the same, that the most prompt and vigorous measures may be adopted to bring Offenders to speedy punishment. [Prince Edward Island Gazette, 16 June 1816, p. 1, col. 3]

1817, 14 August. — An Act for declaring what shall be deemed Merchantable TIMBER for EXPORTATION. [5 George N, C. XIVI

Be it further enacted That all Pine, Spruce, and Hemlock Ton Timber, to be exported from this Island, shall be squared and square butted at both ends and shall not have any Rots or Worm-Holes thereon, and no Stick shall be deemed Merchantable of a shorter length than Twelve feet, and ten inches square, unless agreed by the Purchaser or Receiver

. all Surveyors, surveying Timber, shall mark and number each Piece with the contents thereof, and shall also mark the particular species of Timber, on each Stick as follows, viz. Pine with the Letter P. Spruce with an S. and Hemlock with an H.

1820, 10 August. — An Act to regulate the MEASUREMENT of TON TIMBER, BOARDS and all other kinds of LUMBER and also for declaring what shall be deemed MERCHANTABLE Timber for Exportation. [1 George IV, C. III]

And be it further enacted That no Pine, Spruce, or Hemlock Ton Timber shall be less than twelve feet in length nor any Birch or other Hard Wood, less than ten feet in length, nor shall any Ton Timber, be considered Merchantable, unless the same shall square eleven inches at least. That all Shingles, which may hereafter be exposed for Sale of the length of eighteen inches shall be of Pine or Cedar Wood, and free from Sap, Shakes, and Worm holes, . That all Wood designed for Fuel, commonly called Cord-Wood, shall be at least four feet long, of good and sound Hard-Wood,

1825 An Act to establish a Reward for killing Bears and Loupcerviers [5 George IV, C. I]

Be it enacted That a reward of Fifteen Shillings shall be given to each and every person who shall bring to the Treasurer of this Island the snout of any Bear killed within the same, after the passing of this Act, with a certificate from the nearest Justice of the Peace (who is hereby required to grant the same), that such Bear had been actually so killed, on the Person so applying making oath before the said Justice to that effect: and that the sum of Five Shillings shall be paid to any person or persons who shall bring to the said Treasurer the snout of any Loupcervier killed within the said Island, after the passing of this Act, with the certificate, to be granted on oath as aforesaid.