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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... four new govern- ments , of which Quebec was one.3 Labrador , from St John's River to Hudson's Bay , Anticosti , and the Mag- dalen Islands , were placed under the jurisdiction of Newfoundland , and the islands of St. John ( or Prince ...
... four new govern- ments , of which Quebec was one.3 Labrador , from St John's River to Hudson's Bay , Anticosti , and the Mag- dalen Islands , were placed under the jurisdiction of Newfoundland , and the islands of St. John ( or Prince ...
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... four members of the legislative council . " 1 He was appointed Governor of Canada in 1772 ; in 1776 created a Knight of the Bath ; in 1786 raised to the peerage with the above title . Caven . Deb . , 100 , note . 2 Several were public ...
... four members of the legislative council . " 1 He was appointed Governor of Canada in 1772 ; in 1776 created a Knight of the Bath ; in 1786 raised to the peerage with the above title . Caven . Deb . , 100 , note . 2 Several were public ...
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... four in the upper section were called Luneburg , Mecklen- burg , Nassau and Hesse , after great houses in Germany , allied to the royal family of England . Luneburg extended from the Ottawa to the Gananoque ; Mecklenburg , from the ...
... four in the upper section were called Luneburg , Mecklen- burg , Nassau and Hesse , after great houses in Germany , allied to the royal family of England . Luneburg extended from the Ottawa to the Gananoque ; Mecklenburg , from the ...
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... four years , unless it should be sooner dissolved by the governor . It was in the power of the governor to with- hold as well as give the royal assent to all bills , and to reserve such as he should think fit for the signification of ...
... four years , unless it should be sooner dissolved by the governor . It was in the power of the governor to with- hold as well as give the royal assent to all bills , and to reserve such as he should think fit for the signification of ...
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... four in all . The speaker of the coun- cil was appointed by the Crown , and ten members , in- cluding the speaker , constituted a quorum . A majority of voices was to decide , and in case of an equality of votes , the speaker had a ...
... four in all . The speaker of the coun- cil was appointed by the Crown , and ten members , in- cluding the speaker , constituted a quorum . A majority of voices was to decide , and in case of an equality of votes , the speaker had a ...
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