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Review of the Proceedings of the Legislature of Lower Canada in the session of 1831; with an appendix, etc

Province of Quebec · 1832 · Scanned text

188,685 words · about 13 h 13 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Province of Quebec
Language
English
Published
1832
Length
188,685 words · about 13 h 13 min
Sections
2 reader sections
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Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
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Public Domain Mark 1.0

 

Contents (2)
  1. Appendix about 1 min
  2. Introduction about 13 h 11 min

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Appendix

CONTENTS. No. 1 — Introduction, 1 1 — Opening os the Legislature 5 3 — Encroachments on the Constitutional Powers of the Legislative Council by the Assembly and the Governor, 10 4— Internal Organization and Economy of the Assembly. The case of Mr. Christie considered, 23 5 — Same subject continued. Examination of the question of the va. eating of Seats by acceptance of Office 49 6 — On the First Report of the Committee of Grievances. The subject of the necessity of the renewal of Commissions on the demise of the Crown, considered, 57 7 — The same subject further considered, 68 S — The same subject further considered upon the Report of the Committee as to the necessity of renewing Commissions, 75 9 — On the Currency of the Province 94 10 — The subject of the Currency continued 112 11 — The same subject continued and examined upon general principles, 123 12 — On the Functions and Duties of the Governor of a British Province, 133 13 — On the third Report of the Committee of Grievances.

Case of the Lessees of the King's Posts, 141 14 — The same subject continued, 153 15 — On the second Report of the Committee of Grievances. The Suspension of the Attorney General from Office by His Excellency Lord Aylmer 163 16 — On the Constitution of the Legislative Council, &c 168 17 — On the subject of Court Houses and Gaols, 175 18 — On the Finances of the Province 180 19— The same subject further considered with reference to the Statutes 14 andlSGeo. III., 186 20 — Consideration of the same subject continued, 199 21 — The subject resumed, 206 22 — The question of Provincial Finance reviewed historically, from its first agitation in the Province until the Session of 1831 215 23 — The Conclusion. On the Messages sent by his Excellency Lord Aylmer to the House, during the Session of 1831, THE LATE SESSION OF TUB PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT. NO. I.

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