A Manual of the Constitutional History of Canada from the Earliest Period to the Year 1888; Including the British North America Act, 1867, and a Digest of Judicial Decisions on Questions of Legislative JurisdictionDawson Bros., 1888 - 238 pages |
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... Lord Durham as Governor- General and High Commissioner , p . 30 - His Ordinance of 28th June , 1838 , p 31 . CHAPTER V. UNION ACT , 1840 . Lord Durham's elaborate Report on Political Difficulties , p . 32— Value of his Suggestions , pp ...
... Lord Durham as Governor- General and High Commissioner , p . 30 - His Ordinance of 28th June , 1838 , p 31 . CHAPTER V. UNION ACT , 1840 . Lord Durham's elaborate Report on Political Difficulties , p . 32— Value of his Suggestions , pp ...
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... regulation of those municipal affairs which the central authority neglected under the pretext of managing . " Lord Durham's R. , p . 10 . of 1663 for the election of certain municipal officers called 4 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY .
... regulation of those municipal affairs which the central authority neglected under the pretext of managing . " Lord Durham's R. , p . 10 . of 1663 for the election of certain municipal officers called 4 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY .
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... lord of the manor , and the settler on his estate , were on an equal footing to all intents and pur- poses as respects any real influence in the administration of the public affairs of the colony . The very name of Parliament had to the ...
... lord of the manor , and the settler on his estate , were on an equal footing to all intents and pur- poses as respects any real influence in the administration of the public affairs of the colony . The very name of Parliament had to the ...
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... Commons , was carried by 56 yeas to 20 nays . In the House of Lords it had a majority of 19 ; Contents 26 , Non . Con . 7. Cav . Deb . iv . , 296 . Act , and greatly extended the boundaries of the pro- CHAPTER III QUEBEC ACT, 1774.
... Commons , was carried by 56 yeas to 20 nays . In the House of Lords it had a majority of 19 ; Contents 26 , Non . Con . 7. Cav . Deb . iv . , 296 . Act , and greatly extended the boundaries of the pro- CHAPTER III QUEBEC ACT, 1774.
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... Lords on the 2nd of May , 1774 , by the Earl of Dartmouth , then colonial secretary of state , and passed that body without opposition . Much discussion , however , followed the bill in its passage through the House of Commons , and on ...
... Lords on the 2nd of May , 1774 , by the Earl of Dartmouth , then colonial secretary of state , and passed that body without opposition . Much discussion , however , followed the bill in its passage through the House of Commons , and on ...
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