COMMISSION. L. S. } A. N. RICHARDS. VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c. To The Honourable Henry Pering Pellew Crease, The Honourable Andrew Charles Elliott, and John Foster McCreight, Esquire. WHE Greeting. THEREAS by the "Consolidated Statutes Act, 1877," it is provided that it shall be lawful for Our Lieutenant-Governor of Our Province of British Columbia in Council to issue a Commission under the Great Seal to three persons, constituting them Commissioners for revising and consolidating a new edition of the Laws of Our said Province of British Columbia. NOW KNOW YE, that having every confidence in the ability and discretion of you, and each of you, We do hereby, in pursuance of the powers contained in the "Consolidated Statutes Act, 1877," and of all other powers and authorities vested in Us in this behalf, constitute and appoint you to be Commissioners for revising and consolidating, in conformity with the provisions contained in the "Consolidated Statutes Act, 1877," but not further or otherwise, such new edition of the Laws of Our said Province of British Columbia as is mentioned in the said Act. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province of British Columbia to be hereunto affixed: WITNESS, the Honourable ALBERT NORTON RICHARDS, LieutenantGovernor of Our Province of British Columbia, at Our Government House, in Our City of Victoria, this seventh day of May, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and in the fortieth year of Our reign. A TABLE OF THE LAWS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CONSISTING OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE FORMERLY SEPARATE COLONIES OF VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, OF THE UNITED COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND OF THE PROVINCE SINCE CONFEDERATION WITH CANADA, Showing those repealed, expired, obsolete, or consolidated, and those now in force. R. S. means Revised Statutes, 1871. LAWS OF THE FORMERLY SEPARATE COLONY OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. An Act to provide for the Resignation and Vacating Repealed by 161 R.S An Act respecting Marriages in the Colony of Van- Repealed by 89 R.S. An Act respecting the Property of Religious Institu- Repealed by 124 R.S An Act to increase the number of Representatives of Repealed by 161 R.S An Act for the protection of the wooden bridges in Consolidated with October, 1859. 17 R.S. An Act to remove doubts as to the Interest of Money Repealed by 161 R.S 16 Proclamation declaring the Port of Victoria, including Repealed by Procla- mation of 19 Nov. An Act to provide for the administration of Oaths in Repealed by 161 R.S An Act for the payment of certain Salaries. 28th Ditto An Act to extend the provisions of the Joint Stock Repealed by 129 R.S 27th An Act to improve the Streets of the Town of Victoria, Repealed by 161 R.S An Act for the protection of the Members of Fire Ditto An Act to impose certain Duties in respect of certain Repealed by 66* An Act for better prohibiting the Sale or Gift of In-Repealed by 85 R.S. ber, 1860. An Act to provide for the repair, improvement, and Repealed by 118 R.S An Act to confirm certain persons in the Fee Simple Repealed by 161 R.S 10th An Act to levy an Annual Tax of £1 per centum on Repealed by 65* An Act to amend the Scale of Fees charged for the Repealed by 50* An Act for rendering the Administration of Justice Repealed by 161 R.S 19th December, 1860. An Act to declare the Limitation of certain causes of Extended by 44* & repealed by 100 R.S An Act to amend the "Registration of Voters Act, Repealed by 161 R.S 24 2 25 An Act to confirm certain Titles to Real Property in Repealed by 161 R.S |