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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... practically under the control of trading corporations , the governor exercised all the powers of civil and military government , necessary for the security and peace of the colony . Though he had the assistance of a council , he was ...
... practically under the control of trading corporations , the governor exercised all the powers of civil and military government , necessary for the security and peace of the colony . Though he had the assistance of a council , he was ...
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... after the edict of 1663 , was selected by the governor and bishop , but practically by the latter , Monseigneur Laval . Parkman , pp . 135-6 . financial government of the colony , and gave judgment in THE FRENCH REGIME . 3.
... after the edict of 1663 , was selected by the governor and bishop , but practically by the latter , Monseigneur Laval . Parkman , pp . 135-6 . financial government of the colony , and gave judgment in THE FRENCH REGIME . 3.
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... practically any voice whatever in the gov- ernment ; and the royal governor called out the militia whenever he saw fit , and placed over it what officers he pleased . Public meetings for any purpose were jealous- ly restricted , even ...
... practically any voice whatever in the gov- ernment ; and the royal governor called out the militia whenever he saw fit , and placed over it what officers he pleased . Public meetings for any purpose were jealous- ly restricted , even ...
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... practically controlled the executive and legislative coun- cils.2 In Nova Scotia the majority of the house of assembly were continually protesting against the composition of the executive and legislative councils , and the preponder ...
... practically controlled the executive and legislative coun- cils.2 In Nova Scotia the majority of the house of assembly were continually protesting against the composition of the executive and legislative councils , and the preponder ...
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... practically followed , and public officers have been very frequently changed to meet the necessities of politicians . See despatch of the Duke of Newcastle to Governor Gordon , Feb. 22 , 1862 , New Brunswick Jour . , 1862 , p . 192 ...
... practically followed , and public officers have been very frequently changed to meet the necessities of politicians . See despatch of the Duke of Newcastle to Governor Gordon , Feb. 22 , 1862 , New Brunswick Jour . , 1862 , p . 192 ...
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