JOURNALS

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

VOL. 8.

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE

OF THE

ASSEMBLY

PROVINCE OF CANADA.

FROM THE 18th DAY OF JANUARY TO THE 30th DAY OF MAY,

BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE,

AND IN THE TWELFTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGN LADY

QUEEN VICTORIA.

BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRD PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT OF CANADA.

SESSION, 1849.

Printed by the Order of the Legislative Assembly.

Can

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ROLLO CAMPBELL, PRINTER-PLACE D'ARMES HILL-MONTREAL.

Province of
Canada.
VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN,
Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. &c.

ELGIN AND KINCARDINE.

To Our beloved and faithful the Legislative Councillors of the Province of Canada, and the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Our said Province, summoned and called to a meeting of the Provincial Parliament of Our said Province, in Our City of Montreal, on the second day of the month of May now next, to have been commenced and held, and to every of

you

GREETING:

Province of
Canada.

ELGIN AND KINCARDINE.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of GoD, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN,
Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. &c.

cillors of the Province of Canada, and the Knights,
Citizens and Burgesses elected to serve in the Legis-
To Our beloved and faithful the Legislative Coun-
lative Assembly of Our said Province, summoned
and called to a meeting of the Provincial Parliament
the twelfth day of the month of June instant, to
have been commenced and held, and to every of
of Our said Province, in Our City of Montreal, on

you

GREETING:

Parliament prorogued to 12th June

1848.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, on the twenty-third day of March last past, We thought fit to prorogue Our Provincial Parliament to the second day of the month of May now next, at which time, in Our City of Montreal, you were held and constrained to appear: Now know ye, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of Our loving subjects, We have thought fit, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council, to relieve you and each of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid; hereby convoking, and by these presents enjoining you and each of you, that on Monday, the twelfth day of the month of June next, you meet Us, in Our Provincial Parliament, in Our City of Montreal, there to take into consideration the state and welfare of Our said Province of Canada, and therein to do as may seem necessary. Herein fail not.

In testimony whereof, We have caused these

Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province to be hereunto affixed: Witness, Our right trusty and right well beloved Cousin James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c. Government House, in Our City of MonAt Our treal, in Our said Province, this twentysixth day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and in the eleventh year of Our Reign.

By Command,

FELIX FORTIER,

C. C. C.

A PROCLAMATION.

24th July

1848.

WHEREAS, on the twenty-sixth day of April Parliament Provincial Parliament to the twelfth day of the 14 month of June instant, at which time, in Our City last past, We thought fit to prorogue Our prorogued to of Montreal, you were held and constrained to appear: Now know ye, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of Our loving subjects, We have thought fit, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council, to relieve you and each of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid; hereby convoking, and by these presents enjoining you and each of you, that on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of the month of July next, you meet Us, in Our Provincial Parliament, in Our City of Montreal, there to take into consideration the state and welfare of Our said Province of Canada, and therein to do as may seem necessary. Herein fail not.

In testimony whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province to be hereunto affixed: Witness, Our right trusty and right well beloved Cousin James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c. At Our Government House, in Our City of Montreal, in Our said Province, this seventh day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fortyeight, and in the eleventh year of Our Reign.

By Command,

FELIX FORTIER,