The History of Canada: From Its First Discovery to the Present Time |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
| 1 | |
| 8 | |
| 18 | |
| 30 | |
| 32 | |
| 36 | |
| 45 | |
| 90 | |
| 304 | |
| 311 | |
| 312 | |
| 318 | |
| 321 | |
| 338 | |
| 363 | |
| 370 | |
| 103 | |
| 109 | |
| 115 | |
| 127 | |
| 133 | |
| 139 | |
| 145 | |
| 151 | |
| 168 | |
| 174 | |
| 180 | |
| 183 | |
| 184 | |
| 190 | |
| 197 | |
| 203 | |
| 209 | |
| 215 | |
| 222 | |
| 229 | |
| 232 | |
| 236 | |
| 243 | |
| 245 | |
| 257 | |
| 261 | |
| 264 | |
| 270 | |
| 276 | |
| 282 | |
| 290 | |
| 298 | |
| 300 | |
| 376 | |
| 382 | |
| 388 | |
| 395 | |
| 401 | |
| 407 | |
| 413 | |
| 420 | |
| 424 | |
| 431 | |
| 440 | |
| 447 | |
| 453 | |
| 461 | |
| 467 | |
| 473 | |
| 480 | |
| 487 | |
| 493 | |
| 499 | |
| 505 | |
| 511 | |
| 518 | |
| 530 | |
| 547 | |
| 553 | |
| 559 | |
| 566 | |
| 572 | |
| 576 | |
| 587 | |
| 588 | |
| 605 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
advance already American appeared arms army arrived Assembly attack became bill body British Canada Canadian carried caused colony command common compelled completely condition conduct continued Council course Crown defence desired determined directed effect enemy England English established executive Family Compact favour fire five fleet force formed Fort forward four France French garrison gave give Government Governor guns hand Hist House hundred important Indians inhabitants Iroquois killed Lake land latter Lawrence Legislature loss Lower Canada majority measures military militia Montreal Niagara officers once opened Parliament party passed peace period persons population position possession preparations present prisoners proceeded province provisions Quebec received regular remained retreat returned river sent settlement soon speedily strong success taken thousand town troops United Upper Canada vessels wounded York
Popular passages
Page 608 - Provinces ; and for greater certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated, that is to say : — 1.
Page 217 - Every Legislative Assembly of Ontario and every Legislative Assembly of Quebec shall continue for Four Years from the Day of the Return of the Writs for...
Page 607 - Provinces. 14. Currency and Coinage. 15. Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money. 16. Savings Banks. 17. Weights and Measures. 18. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. 19. Interest. 20. Legal Tender. 21. Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
Page 608 - The administration of Justice in' the Province, including the constitution, maintenance, and organization of Provincial Courts, both of Civil and of Criminal Jurisdiction, and including procedure in civil matters in those Courts.
Page 217 - Pounds over and above all Rents and Charges payable out of or in respect of the same...
Page 610 - The Governor General shall appoint the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts in each Province, except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Page 608 - In and for each province the Legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to education, subject and according to the following provisions : — (1.) Nothing in any such law shall prejudicially affect any right or privilege with respect to denominational schools which any class of persons have by law in the province at the Union.
Page 610 - All duties and revenues over which the respective legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick before and at the union had and have power of appropriation, except such portions thereof as are by this act reserved to the respective legislatures of the provinces, or are raised by them in accordance with the special powers conferred on them by this act, shall form one consolidated revenue fund, to be appropriated for the public service of Canada in the manner and subject to the charges in this...
Page 610 - The salaries, allowances and pensions of the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts (except the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), and of the Admiralty Courts in cases where the Judges thereof are for the time being paid by salary, shall be fixed and provided by the Parliament of Canada.
Page 612 - All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the Union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces...
Bibliographic information
| Title | The History of Canada: From Its First Discovery to the Present Time |
| Author | John Mercier McMullen |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | McMullen & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 0722268165, 9780722268162 |
| Length | 613 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |