The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter II. Constitutional history of the provinces

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24 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE PROVINCES. Rirst| The elections were held, and on the 2nd Oct. 1758 the AsRag, Assembly met. On the dissolution of the second Assembly by the death of the King in 1760, the Council altered the distribution of seats, allotting two members to each of four counties and to cach of six townships, and giving Halifax four members. The representation was again altered in 1765 by the Governor and Council, the county of Halifax receiving four members, the town of Halifax two members, the other counties two sach, and the other townships one each’. Logis- The Council continued to exercise both executive and Council. legislative functions until 1838. In that year the Assembly passed a series of resolutions (afterwards rescinded) in which amongst other things they expressed the view that a separa- sion should be made between the legislative and the execu- tive functions of the Council, similar to that effected in the Canadas in 1791 and in New Brunswick in 1832. The suggestion was adopted by the home Government, and in 1838 Instructions? were issued to Earl Durham, the Lieu- tenant-Governor, to appoint an Executive Council, not ex- seeding nine in number, and a Legislative Council, not axceeding 15. By the Commission given to Lord Monck? power was given to extend the number of the Legislative Council to 21. Cape Breton. As regards Cape Breton, which was annexed to Nova Scotia in 1763, the island was included in all the Com- missions issued to the Government of Nova Scotia until 1784, when it was made a separate Government, but sub- ordinate to Nova Scotia®. Major Desbarres was appointed Lieutenant-Governor, and he was assisted by a Council possess- + Haliburton, 1. p. 244. * The Instructions are printed in Can. Sess. Papers, 1883, No. 20, p. 39. 3 dss. Jour., N. 8., 1862, No. 34. i See Despatch from Lord Sydney to Governor Parr, dss. Jour., N. 8,, 1841, App.

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