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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... passed that body without opposition . Much discussion , however , followed the bill in its passage through the House of Commons , and on its return to the Lords , the Earl of Chatham opposed it as a most cruel , oppressive , and odious ...
... passed that body without opposition . Much discussion , however , followed the bill in its passage through the House of Commons , and on its return to the Lords , the Earl of Chatham opposed it as a most cruel , oppressive , and odious ...
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... passed , except by a majority of the council , and every one had to be transmitted within six months after its enactment to His Majesty for approval or disallowance . It was also enacted that in all matters of controversy , relative to ...
... passed , except by a majority of the council , and every one had to be transmitted within six months after its enactment to His Majesty for approval or disallowance . It was also enacted that in all matters of controversy , relative to ...
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... passed by the two houses , suspending the constitution , and making temporary pro- vision for the government of Lower Canada . This act1 was proclaimed in the Quebec Gazette on the 29th of March in the same year , and , in accordance ...
... passed by the two houses , suspending the constitution , and making temporary pro- vision for the government of Lower Canada . This act1 was proclaimed in the Quebec Gazette on the 29th of March in the same year , and , in accordance ...
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... passed to indemnify all those who had issued or acted in putting the ordinance in force.3 1 Christie , V. 150-51 . 2 2 For debates on question , text of ordinance and accompany- ing proclamation , see Ibid . 158-83 . 3 This bill was ...
... passed to indemnify all those who had issued or acted in putting the ordinance in force.3 1 Christie , V. 150-51 . 2 2 For debates on question , text of ordinance and accompany- ing proclamation , see Ibid . 158-83 . 3 This bill was ...
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... passed an address in favour of a reunion of the provinces under one legislature , as a measure of “ in- dispensable and urgent necessity . " The governor- general , in the month of December , met the legislature of Upper Canada , and ...
... passed an address in favour of a reunion of the provinces under one legislature , as a measure of “ in- dispensable and urgent necessity . " The governor- general , in the month of December , met the legislature of Upper Canada , and ...
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