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 Brothers, 1888 - 238 pages |
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... Lower Canada , pp . 19-23 - Meeting of the Legislature of Lower Canada at Quebec , 17th December , 1792 , p . 24 - of Legislature of Upper Canada at Newark , 17th September , 1792 , p . 24 - A New Constitutional System intended as a ...
... Lower Canada , pp . 19-23 - Meeting of the Legislature of Lower Canada at Quebec , 17th December , 1792 , p . 24 - of Legislature of Upper Canada at Newark , 17th September , 1792 , p . 24 - A New Constitutional System intended as a ...
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... Canada.1 By 1790 , the total population of Canada had reached , prob- ably , over one hundred and sixty thousand souls.2 In 1788 , the governor created five judicial districts in Upper and Lower Canada , in order to meet the require ...
... Canada.1 By 1790 , the total population of Canada had reached , prob- ably , over one hundred and sixty thousand souls.2 In 1788 , the governor created five judicial districts in Upper and Lower Canada , in order to meet the require ...
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... Lower Canada.3 Much jealousy 1 March 4 , 1791. Christie , I. , 68-8 . 2 31 Geo . III . , c . 31. " In Upper and Lower Canada the three estates of governor , council and assembly were established , not by the Crown ( as in the case of ...
... Lower Canada.3 Much jealousy 1 March 4 , 1791. Christie , I. , 68-8 . 2 31 Geo . III . , c . 31. " In Upper and Lower Canada the three estates of governor , council and assembly were established , not by the Crown ( as in the case of ...
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... Canada was not to be less than sixteen ; in Lower Canada not less than fifty - to be chosen by a majority of votes in either casc . The limits of districts returning representatives , and the number of representatives to each , were ...
... Canada was not to be less than sixteen ; in Lower Canada not less than fifty - to be chosen by a majority of votes in either casc . The limits of districts returning representatives , and the number of representatives to each , were ...
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... Canada were to be in free and common socage , as well as in Lower Canada , when the grantee desired it . English criminal law was to obtain in both provinces . A proclamation was issued on the 18th of November , The intent of these ...
... Canada were to be in free and common socage , as well as in Lower Canada , when the grantee desired it . English criminal law was to obtain in both provinces . A proclamation was issued on the 18th of November , The intent of these ...
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