Curvec (Province) Laws, statutes; etc. = THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. PROMULGATED AND PUBLISHED IN VIRTUE OF THE ACTS 50 VICTORIA, VOLUME I. QUEBEC : PRINTED BY CHARLES FRANÇOIS LANGLOIS, PRINTER TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. FROM THE AMENDED ROLL OF THE SAID REVISED STATUTES DEPOSITED IN THE OFFICE OF THE Anno Domini, 1888. LETTER OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL RESPECTING THE EXAMINATION OF THE DRAFT OF THE REVISED STATUTES. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Province of Quebec. QUEBEC, 10th July, 1887. To the Hon. Messrs. Turcotte, Taillon, Flynn, Lynch and Blanchet, and to Messrs. R. E. Fontaine, Q.C., J. E. Robidoux, Q.C., Edmond Lareau, Q.C., F. A. Quinn, advocate, Paul de Cazes, Secretary of the Department of Public Instruction, C. A. Pariseault and T. H. Oliver, Secretaries of the Commission for the Codification of the Statutes, and J. Martin, advocate. GENTLEMEN, By the fourth section of the Act 50 Victoria, chapter 5, intituled "An Act respecting the Revised Statutes of the Province of Quebec," the Lieutenant-Governor in Council is authorized to fix by proclamation the date upon which the Revised Statutes of the Province of Quebec will come into force. During the discussion which took place in the Legislative Assembly at the time of the passing of the said act (50 V., c. 5), it was suggested by the leaders of both parties, and it was understood on both sides of the House, that, before issuing such proclamation, I was to examine the work of the Commission, with some members of the House and of the legal profession, compare the texts of the old and new statutes, and place the whole in the condition required by the said act. In order to meet these views, I have the honor to invite you to proceed to Tadousac on the twelfth of July instant, to assist me in the revision of the work of the Commission, and to place the Government in a position to issue the said proclamation. Your obedient servant, HONORÉ MERCIER, Attorney-General. ་་ REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL CONCERN- PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, Quebec, April 25th, 1888. To the Hon, the Attorney-General of the Province of Quebec : SIR, In accordance with your letter of the 10th of July, 1887, by which you requested us to examine with you the draft of the revision of the General Statutes of the Province of Quebec, in order to enable the Government to issue the proclamation, fixing the date of the coming into force of these Statutes, we have the honor to inform you that we have examined the work of the Commission which has been submitted to us; that in such examination we have compared the old and the new text, the whole under the conditions set forth by the act 50 Victoria, chapter 5; that we revised the reprint of the work so examined by us, and that, in so far as we could form a correct opinion by the application of such tests as we could apply, we consider that the work has been well done, and that the Revised Statutes as now printed may be put into force as soon as finally printed, published and deposited according to law. The whole respectfully submitted. Arthur Turcotte. W. W. Lynch. J. Blanchet. Paul de Cazes. R. E. Fontaine. Edmond Lareau. J. E. Robidoux. Francis A. Quinn. Chs. A. Pariseault, Secretary. |