History of the North-West, Volume 1Hunter, Rose & Company, 1894 - Manitoba |
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aforesaid afterwards appointed arrived Assiniboine authority Bishop British North America Canadian Government canoes Captain carried Champlain charge charter chief Church claim colony command Commissioner committee company's Council Court Crown December delegates Edward Ellice England English entered established expedition explorations favor Fort Douglas France French half-breeds fur trade Garry Governor and Company Governor Mactavish grant heirs and successors Honorable House Hudson's Bay Company Huron Indians John June justice Lake Superior letter license Lord Selkirk Majesty Majesty's McDougall ment mission Montreal named Nor'-Westers North-West Company North-West Territories officers Ottawa Pacific pany Parliament Parliament of Canada party peace Pembina persons Portage possession posts present prisoners privileges proceeded Proclamation Province Provisional Government provisions purpose Quebec Red River Settlement Riel Rupert's Land sailed Secretary sent ships Sir George Simpson taken tion took tribes voyage William Winnipeg winter York Factory
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Page 486 - or decision of the Legislature of the Province, or of any Provincial authority affecting any right or privilege of the Protestant or Roman Catholic minority of the Queen's subjects in relation to education 3. In case any such Provincial Law, as from time to time seems to the
Page 486 - under this section. 23 Either the English or the French language may be used by any person in the debates of the Houses of the Legislature, and both those languages shall be used in the respective Records and Journals of those Houses, and either of those languages may be used by
Page xlvi - following provisions : I. 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 or practice in the Province at the
Page 120 - unto the said governor and company, and their successors, the sole trade and commerce of all those seas, straits, bays, rivers, lakes, creeks and sounds in whatsoever latitude they shall be. that lie within the entrance of the straits commonly called Hudson's Straits, together with all the lands and territories upon the countries, coasts, and confines of the seas, bays.
Page xv - that then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for the said President and Council, factors or agents, to seize upon him or them, and to carry him or them home prisoners into England, to the said Governor and Company, there to receive such condign punishment as his cause shall require, and
Page 485 - and made applicable in terms to the Legislative Assembly. 22. In and for the Province, the said Legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to education, subject and according to the following provisions : 1. Nothing in any such
Page xvii - Stony Mountains should be free and open to the citizens and subjects of the two powers for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of that Convention; and it was therefore enacted, that nothing in the said
Page xxxi - others, whom these Presents may concern, are hereby required to take notice, and govern themselves accordingly. In Testimony Whereof, we have caused these. Our Letters, to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our North-West Territories to be hereunto affixed : Witness Our Trusty and Well Beloved, The Honorable William McDougall,
Page xiii - of trade within any of the countries, lands or territories hereby granted may have power to judge all persons belonging to the said Governor and Company, or that shall live under them, in all causes, whether civil or criminal, according to the laws of this kingdom, and to execute justice accordingly ; and in case any crime or misdemeanour shall
Page 342 - North-West Territory, or either of them, into the Union, on such terms and conditions in each case as are in the addresses expressed, and as the Queen thinks fit to approve, subject to the provisions of this Act.