Acts and Regulations

T-3 - Territorial Division Act

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Divisions of Saint John County
27SAINT JOHN COUNTY is divided into the several divisions hereinafter named and bounded as follows:
(a) CITY OF SAINT JOHN.- Beginning at the western extremity of the eastern head of the entrance to Musquash Harbour, and thence true North on a line to its intersection with the westerly prolongation of the north line of the County of Saint John as defined in section 12 of the Territorial Division Act; thence northeasterly along the aforementioned north line to its intersection with the division line between the lands granted by the Crown to Ward Chipman and Odina Paddock; thence southeasterly along the said division line and its prolongation southeasterly along the division line between the lands granted by the Crown to Morris Whooten and Hon. George Leonard, across Loch Lomond and along the division line between the lands granted to John Jordan and Henry Trophegar Jr. to a point 1000 feet distant northwesterly thereon from the southeasterly boundary of the aforementioned lands of John Jordan and Henry Trophegar Jr.; thence on a line northeasterly and parallel to the aforementioned southeasterly boundary line to its intersection with the northwesterly prolongation of the division line between Crown Grant Lots 27 and 28 in the African Grant Subdivision, so-called, respectively granted to J. Reed and J. McGuire; thence southeasterly along the said northerly prolongation of the aforementioned division line to a point thereon 300 feet perpendicularly distant southeasterly from the northerly prolongation of the southeasterly limit of the right-of-way of Range Road; thence southwesterly along a line 300 feet perpendicularly distant easterly from the southeasterly limit of the right-of-way of Range Road and the northerly prolongation thereof to its intersection with the division line between Crown Grant Lots 8 and 9 in the aforementioned subdivision respectively granted to Edward Grant and Samuel Gardner; thence westerly along the aforementioned division line to the division line between the African Grant Subdivision and the land granted to Francis Gilbert; thence southwesterly along the last mentioned division line being also the southeasterly boundary of the land of Francis Gilbert to the division line between the lands granted by the Crown to the said Francis Gilbert and George Bell; thence northwesterly along the said division line to the centre of the Mispec River; thence along the centre line of the Mispec River and the various courses and configurations to its mouth at Mispec Bay; thence in a southwesterly direction along and following the shore of Mispec Bay to Mispec Point and thence continuing northwesterly along and following the shore of the Bay of Fundy and Courtenay Bay to a point distant 20 feet south of the centre line of the Courtenay Causeway, so-called, or its easterly prolongation, which said centre line is described in Schedule A of Chapter 161 of 9 Elizabeth II, 1960; thence westerly parallel to the said centre line and maintaining a distance of 20 feet southerly therefrom to the middle of the mouth of Marsh Creek at low water or to where it intersects the eastern boundary of the City of Saint John as described in clause (a) of section 27 of the Territorial Division Act, R.S., 1952, c.227; thence south to a point bearing east from the southern extremity of Partridge Island at low water; thence west to the said point and continuing along low water mark to the western extremity of Partridge Island; thence northwesterly in a direct line to the point on the shore at the southeasterly extremity of the southwesterly limit of the street known as City Line; thence in a southwesterly direction along and following the shore of the Bay of Fundy and its various Coves and Harbours to the place of beginning.
(b) MUSQUASH PARISH.- All that part of the County which lies west of the City of Saint John.
(c) SAINT MARTINS PARISH.- All that part of the County lying to the eastward of Simonds Parish.
(d) SIMONDS PARISH.- All that part of the County bounded south by the Bay of Fundy, west by The City of Saint John, north by the Kings County line, and east by the eastern line of lot number one, granted to Samuel Hugh, at Tynemouth Creek, and the northern prolongation thereof.
R.S., c.227, s.27; O.C. 66-1053