HIS COMMISSION.

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And whereas the said A. B. has since died and we
have thought fit to appoint you to be such Lieutenant-Governor
 in his stead. Now know ye, that we reposing special
trust and confidence in the prudence, courage, loyalty, and
Integrity of you the said C. D. of our especial grace, certain
knowledge, and mere motion have thought fit to constitute
and appoint you, and in accordance with the provisions of
the Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland passed in the thirtieth year of our
reign intituled “the British North America Act, 1867,”
do hereby constitute and appoint you to be the Lieutenant-Governor
 in and over the Province of — — during the
will and pleasure of our Governor-General of Canada.
And we do hereby authorize and empower and require
and command you in due manner to do and execute all
things that shall belong to your said command and the
trust we have reposed in you, according to the several
provisions and directions granted or appointed you by virtue
of this our Commission and of the Act above mentioned,
according to such instructions as are herewith given to
you or which may from time to time be given to you in
respect of the said Province of ——— under the sign manual
of our Governor-General of our said Dominion of Canada, or
by order of our Privy Council of Canada, and according to
such laws as are or shall be in force within the said Province
of —

In testimony whereof we have caused these our Letters
t0 be made Patent and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto
 affixed, Witness &e.

By command

Secretary of State.

Attorney-General of Canada.
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