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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Page vii
... establishing System of Government in Quebec , pp . 8-10 . No Assemblies called , p . 10 - Unsettled State of the Country , pp . 10-11 - Uncertainty as to Laws in ... Established , pp . 14-15- Inauguration of the New Constitution , p . 16 -
... establishing System of Government in Quebec , pp . 8-10 . No Assemblies called , p . 10 - Unsettled State of the Country , pp . 10-11 - Uncertainty as to Laws in ... Established , pp . 14-15- Inauguration of the New Constitution , p . 16 -
Page viii
... Established , p . 17 - Immigration of United Empire Loyalists , pp . 17-18 - Legislative Institutions in Upper and Lower Canada , pp . 19-23 — Meeting of the Legislature of Lower Canada at Quebec , 17th December , 1792 , p . 24 - of ...
... Established , p . 17 - Immigration of United Empire Loyalists , pp . 17-18 - Legislative Institutions in Upper and Lower Canada , pp . 19-23 — Meeting of the Legislature of Lower Canada at Quebec , 17th December , 1792 , p . 24 - of ...
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... established by Samuel Champlain , the founder of Quebec , was in- vested with large authority . For over half a century , whilst the country was practically under the control of trading corporations , the governor exercised all the ...
... established by Samuel Champlain , the founder of Quebec , was in- vested with large authority . For over half a century , whilst the country was practically under the control of trading corporations , the governor exercised all the ...
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... establish subordinate courts throughout the colony . From the decisions of the inten- dant or the council there was no appeal except to the king in his council of state . Local governors were appointed at Montreal and Three Rivers , but ...
... establish subordinate courts throughout the colony . From the decisions of the inten- dant or the council there was no appeal except to the king in his council of state . Local governors were appointed at Montreal and Three Rivers , but ...
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... established to administer law , though , as a rule , the people did not resort to such tribunals , but settled their difficulties among themselves . In 1763 , the King , George III . , issued a proclamation establishing four new govern ...
... established to administer law , though , as a rule , the people did not resort to such tribunals , but settled their difficulties among themselves . In 1763 , the King , George III . , issued a proclamation establishing four new govern ...
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