No. IV.
An Act to repeal an Act inti tuled " An Act to
| " give a preferable | Lien on Wool from | season |
" to season and to make Mortgages of Sheep " Cattle and Horses valid without delivery to the
" Mortgagee" and to substi tute for a l imited
2. A n d be it enac ted Tha t in all cases where any person shall
m a k e any bond fide advance of money or goods or give any valid pro
missory no te or bill to any propr ie tor of sheep on condi t ion of receiving | in |
| t ime other provisions in lieu thereof. | [24th |
| July, 1847.] |
| " Lien on Wool from season to season and to make Mortgages of | WH E R E A S it is expedient t h a t an Ac t passed in t he seventh year | of H e r Majes ty ' s re ign in t i tu led | " An | Act | to give a | preferable |
" Sheep Cattle and Horses valid without delivery to the Mortgagee" should he repealed and t h a t o ther provisions be m a d e in l ieu thereof Be it therefore enacted by H i s Excel lency the Governor of N e w South W a l e s w i th t h e advice and consent of the Legislat ive Council thereof Tha t so soon as th i s Ac t shall t ake effect t h e said reci ted Act a n d every m a t t e r and clause there in shall be and hereby is repealed except as to any m a t t e r or t h i n g previously done or commenced to be done unde r t he provisions thereof which shall be as valid and effectual in law as if th i s A c t h a d not been passed.
| in | p a y m e n t or as secur i ty only for such money goods promissory no te |
| or bill | (as t he case m a y be) t he wool of t h e t h e n nex t ensu ing clip of |
such propr ie tor a n d where t h e agreement r e l a t ing to such pu rchase or securi ty shal l be m a d e in t h e form or to t h e effect in Schedule A appended to th i s Ac t a n d shal l be duly registered wi th in t h i r t y days after t he da te of such agreement by leaving in t h e office of t h e Reg i s t r a r Genera l of t h e said Colony or of t h e D e p u t y R e g i s t r a r of t h e
| Supreme Cour t at | P o r t | Ph i l l ip a t r u e copy thereof duly verified on |
| oa th | before | t he | said | Reg i s t r a r Genera l | or | D e p u t y Reg i s t r a r of | t h e |
| Supreme Cour t a t P o r t Phi l l ip or before any o ther publ ic | officer | who |
| m a y | be | du ly | author ized | to | admin i s te r a n oath in t h a t behalf wi th in |
| t he ju r i sd ic t ion | where | t h e | sheep shal l be depas tured t h e person | m a k i n g |
such purchase or advance shal l be ent i t led to t h e whole of t h e wool men t ioned in such agreement w h e t h e r such advance of money or goods or of such note or bil l be before a t or after t h e g r a n t i n g of any such
| preferable | l ien | so long as t h e | reg is te red agreement re la t ing the re to |
| shal l p u r p o r t on t h e face of i t t o have been m a d e | in paymen t | or | as |
| secur i ty for such advance a n d t h e possession of | such wool by t h e said |
| propr ie tor | shal l be to all i n t en t s and purposes in t h e law t h e possession |
| of t he person or persons m a k i n g | such p u r c h a s e | or advance | Provided |
t h a t when at any t i m e such advance be repaid w i t h such in teres t a n d commission as m a y be specified in any such ag reement t he possession
| a n d p rope r ty of t h e said wool shal l revest in such | propr ie tor . |
3 . A n d be i t enacted T h a t when any person shall m a k e any
| such bond fide advance or p u r c h a s e as aforesaid | t he preferable | l ien of |
t he l ienee m a k i n g t h e same on t h e wool of t h e t h e n n e x t ensu ing clip of such propr ie tor shal l no t be in anywise ex t ingu i shed suspended impai red or otherwise prejudicial ly affected by any subsequent sale mor tgage or o ther i ncumbrance whatsoever of t h e sheep ment ioned and described in t h e registered ag reement r e l a t i ng t o any such preferable l ien no r by t h e subsequen t insolvency of t h e l ienor b u t shal l be as valid and effectual t o all i n t en t s and purposes whatsoever agains t any such sub sequen t purchase r mor tgagee i n c u m b r a n c e r or o ther c la imant or possessor of t h e said sheep or aga ins t t he t rus tees or assignees of such insolvent l ienor as aga ins t t he or ignal p ropr ie to r thereof w h o g ran ted
| such preferable l ien | Provided t h a t if any such l ienor subsequen t |
m o r t g a g o r incumbrance r t rus tee or o ther c la imant or possessor of such sheep shal l neglect or refuse to shear a n d deliver t h e wool of any sheep for which any such preferable l ien shall have been g ran ted as afore said in p u r s u a n c e of t h e ag reement in t h a t behalf conta ined in such
| preferable l ien it shall be lawful for t h e l ienee his executors t r a t o r s or assigns to t ake possession of t h e sheep bea r ing such wool for adminis | t h e purpose of wash ing a n d shear ing the same and all expenses |
| a t t end ing such shear ing and t h e conveyance of t h e wool to t h e place of abode of such l ienee shal l be incorpora ted wi th and be deemed in l aw p a r t of t he a m o u n t secured by such lien. |
| 4. A n d be i t enac ted Tha t | all mor tgages | of sheep ca t t le | a n d |
horses which shall hereafter be m a d e bond fide and for va luab le con s iderat ion a n d where t h e names of t h e par t ies the re to a n d t h e pa r t i cu la r s thereof shal l be duly regis tered wi th in t h i r t y days after t he date thereof in t h e office of t h e Reg i s t r a r Genera l or D e p u t y R e g i s t r a r of t he Supreme Cour t a t P o r t Ph i l l ip according to t h e jur isdic t ion where in such mor tgaged live stock shall be depas tured in t h e form ment ioned in Schedule B appended to t h i s Ac t shal l be val id in t h e law to all i n t en t s and purposes w h e t h e r t h e money secured by t h e said mor tgage be payable present ly or not a n d no twi th s t and ing t h e said mor tgaged live stock shall n o t be delivered over to t h e mor tgagee b u t shal l r ema in and cont inue in every respect as theretofore in t he possession order and disposition of t h e said m o r t g a g o r and t h o u g h t h e said
mor tgagor
mor tgagor af terwards t ake t h e benefit of any law now or hereafter to be in force in t he said Colony for t he relief of b a n k r u p t or insolvent debtors Provided t h a t no m o r t g a g e shal l pro tec t t h e same from the operat ion of any such law unless such mor tgage shall have been executed a t least sixty days before t h e da te of t h e order for sequestra t ion or unless t he considerat ion thereof shall be an advance or loan
| m a d e a t t h e t i m e of t he execut ion of such | mor tgage . |
| 5. A n d be it enacted | Tha t | t he | Reg i s t r a r | Genera l | or | D e p u t y |
Reg i s t r a r of t h e said Cour t shal l keep a separate and dist inct regis t ry from year to year of all such agreements for such purchases of wool or advances thereon and shall also keep a separate and dis t inct regis t ry of t h e par t i cu la rs of all such mor tgages of sheep cat t le and horses as afore- saicLand shall be ent i t led to demand for every such regis t ry thereof a fee of two shil l ings and sixpence and one shi l l ing for each affidavit sworn before t h e m or made in verification thereof and all persons shall have access to ei ther of t he said registr ies and may search the same dur ing the usual hour s of business on pay ing for each search a fee of one shil l ing.
(J. A n d be it enacted T h a t a t t h e end of twelve calendar m o n t h s n e x t after t h e expiration, of t h e year for which such preferable lien upon wool shall have been given as aforesaid t he Reg i s t r a r General or his D e p u t y or t h e D e p u t y Regis t ra r of t h e Supreme Cour t at Por t Phi l l ip m a y remove from the records of the i r respective offices all such preferable l iens and may destroy or cancel t h e same or at any t i m e a t t he reques t of both par t ies to any such preferable l iens may enter satisfaction on the same.
| 7. A n d whereas it is expedient wi th a view to increase the public confidence in t h e val idi ty of such preferable l iens on wool | and |
| mor tgages | of live stock to su r round t h e m w i t h t h e | pena l | provisions |
necessary for t h e p u n i s h m e n t of frauds Be it enacted Tha t any g r an to r of any such preferable l ien on wool or of any mor tgage of sheep cat t le or horses and of thei r increase and progeny unde r th i s Ac t whe the r such g ran to r shall be pr incipal or agent who shall af terwards by the sale or delivery of t he wool u n d e r any such lien wi thou t the wr i t t en consent of t h e lienee to any purchase r pawnee or o ther person or by selling s teaming or boi l ing down or causing to be sold s teamed or boiled down wi thou t such wr i t t en consent as aforesaid t he sheep whereon t h e same shall be growing wi th a view to defraud such lienee of such wool or of t he value thereof or who shall after t h e due execut ion a n d regis t ry of any such mor tgage wi thou t t h e wri t ten
| consent of t h e mor tgagee thereof sell and dispose of or s t eam or boil | down or cause to be sold and disposed of or to be s teamed or boiled |
| down any sheep ca t t le or horses or the i r increase or p rogeny or who shall in any way or by any means whatsoever or howsoever directly or indirect ly destroy defeat inval idate or impai r or any o ther person or persons who shall wifully and knowing ly inci te aid or abet any such g ran to r direct ly or indirect ly to defeat destroy inval idate or impai r t he r i gh t of p roper ty of any lienee in t he wool of any sheep ment ioned a n d described in any such regis tered agreement as aforesaid or t h e r igh t of p roper ty of any such mor tgagee as aforesaid in any sheep ca t t le or horses or the i r increase and progeny ment ioned in any mor tgage duly executed and regis tered as aforesaid unde r t he provisions of th is Ac t shall be severally he ld and deemed gui l ty of an indic table fraud a n d misdemeanor a n d be ing thereof duly convicted shall be severally |
| liable in t h e discretion of the J u d g e or Cour t before w h o m | any | such | |
| offender shal l be so convicted to fine or impr i sonment or to bo th fine and impr i sonment for any period not exceeding th ree years wi th or |
| wi thou t ha rd labor at t he discret ion of such Cour t or | J u d g e . | |
| 8. A n d be i t enacted Tha t no th ing in th i s Ac t | contained shall |
be const rued to affect in any way the r ights or prerogat ive of t he
Crown
Crown as to any of t he waste l ands described in any such l iens or mor tgages as t h e l ands or s ta t ions where any such sheep horses or
| ca t t le | may | be | depas tu r ing . |
9. A n d be i t enacted Tha t th i s Ac t shal l cont inue in force
| un t i l t he thir ty-f i rs t day of | December | in t h e year one thousand e ight |
hund red a n d fifty and no longer.
| S C H E D U L E S | R E F E R R E D | TO. |
| A . |
| I N | c o n s i d e r a t i o n | of | £ | bond | fide | v a l u e | for | w h i c h | I |
| a d m i t t o h a v e r ece ived i n (money or grinds or promissory | note or notes | hill or bills | or | all |
| or any of these as the case may be) f rom A . B . of |
| I | do | h e r e b y | g i v e | t h e | sa id | A. | B. | a p r e f e r a b l e | l i en | ( t o | t h e | e x t e n t | of | t h e | sa id | a d v a n c e ) | on | t h e |
| wool | of | t h e | e n s u i n g | c l i p | t o b e | s h o r n | f rom | m y | flocks | of | s h e e p c o n s i s t i n g | in | n u m b e r | of |
| o r | t h e r e a b o u t s | a n d | n o w | d e p a s t u r i n g | a t | i n | t h e | sa id |
| C o l o n y | u n d e r | t h e | s u p e r i n t e n d e n c e | of | I t | is | f u r t h e r |
| a g r e e d | t h a t | t h e | sa id | s h e e p | s h a l l | b e | s h o r n | b y | m e | or a t | m y | e x p e n s e | a n d | t h a t | t h e | wool | t h e r e o f |
| s h a l l | b e | d e l i v e r e d | b y | m e | a t | t o | t h e | o r d e r | of | t h e | sa id | A . | B . |
| D a t e d | d a y | of | A .D . |
| W i t n e s s — | ( S i g n e d ) | C . | D . |
| N . B . — I f | t h e | m o n e y | o r | goods | p r o m i s s o r y | n o t e | or | n o t e s | b i l l | o r | b i l l s | a d v a n c e d | b e | for |
| t h e | a b s o l u t e | p u r c h a s e | of | t h e | wool | i n s t e a d | of | t h e | w o r d s | i n | b r a c k e t s | " | t o | t h e | e x t e n t | of |
| t h e | sa id | a d v a n c e " | i n s e r t | t h e | w o r d s | " | for | t h e | a b s o l u t e | p u r c h a s e | a n d | w h o l e | v a l u e | the reo f . " |
| B. |
Number and description of mortgaged Sheep
| Date | Cattle or Horses and the brand or other |
| of | Consideration. | distinctive mark and Stations where the |
| Deed. | same are depasturing as also the name of the
principal Superintendent or Overseer. |
Name of Witness or Witnesses.