The law of friendly societies, and industrial and provident societies, with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index

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Identifikator:: 875232663

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-2698

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The law of friendly societies, and industrial and provident societies, with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index

Place of publication:: with the acts, observations thereon, forms of rules etc., reports of leading cases at length, and a copious index$gTenth edition, revised and enlarged

Publisher:: Shaw and Sons

Year of publication:: 1881

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 303 Seiten)

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Collection:: Economics Books

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NEW BRUNSWICK. 25 ing executive and legislative functions. Power was given to summon an assembly, but such assembly was never called. In 1820 the island was re-annexed to Nova Scotia’, The constitution of Nova Scotia, save as expressly altered by the B. N. A. Act, 1867, remains practically as it was at the time of the union. Though Nova Scotia was the first province to propose Confede- confederation, the Government, deterred by the unfavourable ration. result. of the elections in New Brunswick in March, 1865, took no step to bring the Quebec resolutions before the Legislature until 1866, when a resolution in favour of con- federation was carried by 31 to 15. 8. NEw BRUNSWICK. The present province of New Brunswick was originally part of Nova Scotia. In 1784 it was made a separate province, and in the following year the government was entrusted to a Governor and a Council possessing legislative and executive functions with power to call an Assembly of the frecholders®. The first Governor was Colonel Thomas Carleton, who re- Gover- mained in office until 1803. After he retired the govern- Carleton. ment was carried on by the President of the Executive Council, who during the war with the United States was a military and not a civil officer. In 1818 a regular Governor was appointed. The Council continued to possess legislative power until 1832, when a separate legislative Council was Legis. appointed. The executive occupied a very independent posi- iw tion, as the territorial revenue of the Crown was sufficient to defray the expenses of the civil list. The refusal of the executive to give the Assembly any return of the receipts and expenditure of the revenues from the Crown lands led 1 See Despatch of Earl Bathurst and Proclamation of Sir James Kempt, dss. Jour., N. 8., 1841, App. ? See Commission of Gov. Carleton, Can, Sess. Papers, 1888, No. 70, Pp. 47.

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