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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... governors were appointed at Montreal and Three Rivers , but their authority was very limited ; for they were ... governor called out the militia whenever he saw fit , and placed over it what officers he pleased . Public meetings ...
... governors were appointed at Montreal and Three Rivers , but their authority was very limited ; for they were ... governor called out the militia whenever he saw fit , and placed over it what officers he pleased . Public meetings ...
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... governor and intendant , who reported to him as frequently as it was possible in those times of slow communication be- tween the parent state and the colony . The country prospered or languished , according as the king was able or ...
... governor and intendant , who reported to him as frequently as it was possible in those times of slow communication be- tween the parent state and the colony . The country prospered or languished , according as the king was able or ...
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... governor of Quebec on the 21st No- vember , 1763 , was commanded to execute his office ac- cording to his commission and accompanying instruc- tions , or such other instructions as he should receive under His Majesty's signet and sign ...
... governor of Quebec on the 21st No- vember , 1763 , was commanded to execute his office ac- cording to his commission and accompanying instruc- tions , or such other instructions as he should receive under His Majesty's signet and sign ...
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... governor - general , with the assistance of an executive council , composed in the first instance of the two lieutenant - governors of Montreal and Three Rivers , the chief justice , the surveyor general of customs , and The oaths of ...
... governor - general , with the assistance of an executive council , composed in the first instance of the two lieutenant - governors of Montreal and Three Rivers , the chief justice , the surveyor general of customs , and The oaths of ...
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... governor or commander - in - chief for the time being , to make ordinances for the peace , welfare , and good govern- ment of the province . They had no authority , however , to lay on any taxes or duties except such as the in ...
... governor or commander - in - chief for the time being , to make ordinances for the peace , welfare , and good govern- ment of the province . They had no authority , however , to lay on any taxes or duties except such as the in ...
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