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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... representatives of the people , to make laws , statutes and ordinances for the peace , welfare and good government of the colonies in question . The governors were also empowered to establish , with the consent of the councils , courts ...
... representatives of the people , to make laws , statutes and ordinances for the peace , welfare and good government of the colonies in question . The governors were also empowered to establish , with the consent of the councils , courts ...
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... representative assembly , but Lord North expressed his opinion that it was not wise for a Protest- ant government to delegate its powers to a Catholic assembly . Cav . Deb . , 246-8 . members , and had the power , with the consent 14 ...
... representative assembly , but Lord North expressed his opinion that it was not wise for a Protest- ant government to delegate its powers to a Catholic assembly . Cav . Deb . , 246-8 . members , and had the power , with the consent 14 ...
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... representatives , and the number of representatives to each , were fixed by the governor- 1 No titles were ever conferred under the authority of the act . Colonel Pepperell was the first American colonist who was made a baronet for his ...
... representatives , and the number of representatives to each , were fixed by the governor- 1 No titles were ever conferred under the authority of the act . Colonel Pepperell was the first American colonist who was made a baronet for his ...
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... representatives in the assembly , as well as between the latter and the upper house , which open air . ( Scadding's Toronto , p . 29. ) The legislature of Upper Canada was removed to York , now Toronto , in 1797 - that town having been ...
... representatives in the assembly , as well as between the latter and the upper house , which open air . ( Scadding's Toronto , p . 29. ) The legislature of Upper Canada was removed to York , now Toronto , in 1797 - that town having been ...
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... representatives could not obtain . those reforms which they desired , nor exercise that influ- ence over officials which is essential to good government.1 The governor dissolved the Quebec legislature with a frequency unparalleled in ...
... representatives could not obtain . those reforms which they desired , nor exercise that influ- ence over officials which is essential to good government.1 The governor dissolved the Quebec legislature with a frequency unparalleled in ...
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