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66 ARTICLE Acadians appeal appointed Articles of Capitulation batonnier Bishop Britannic Majesty British Canadians Catholic Christian King Christian Majesty Church civil law colony Commissary counsel Court of Canada Court of King's criminal law Crown embark estates feudal French Dominion French language French law French-Canadian Garrison go to France Government Governor Granted houses inhabitants islands and coasts ject jesty judge jurisdiction King in Canada lands law of England law of France legislation Legislature Lieutenant-Governor likewise be victualled Lower Canada Marquis de Vaudreuil ment Militia moveable officers ordinances papers Parliament of Canada persons possession posts present capitulation preserved pretence Priests Privy Council proclamation prov Province of Quebec Quebec Act remain Roman religion seigniorial servants and baggage side of Acadia sion soldiers subjects Superior Court thence thereof think proper Three Rivers tion tithes town of Montreal town of Quebec troops vessel XXVIth article
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Page 14 - Realm; and that the Clergy of the said Church may hold, receive, and enjoy, their accustomed Dues and Rights, with respect to such Persons only as shall profess the said Religion.
Page 20 - Either the English or the French language may be used by any person in the debates of the houses of the parliament of Canada and of the houses of the legislature of Quebec ; and both those languages shall be used in the respective records and journals of those houses; and either of those languages...
Page 15 - Britain ; and that in all Matters of Controversy, relative to Property and Civil Rights, Resort shall be had to the Laws of Canada, as the Rule for the Decision of the same...
Page 9 - Britain by which the said governments are constituted, given express power and direction to our governors of our said colonies, respectively, that so soon as the state and circumstances of the said colonies will admit thereof, they shall, with the advice and consent of the members of our council, summon and call general assemblies within the said governments, respectively, in such manner and form as is used and directed in those colonies and provinces in America which are under our immediate government...
Page 16 - Kingdom, then and in that case it shall and may be lawful for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, to...
Page 56 - Majesty, in full right, Canada, with all its dependencies, as well as the island of Cape Breton, and all the other islands and coasts in the gulph and river of St. Lawrence...
Page 12 - Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that all the territories, islands, and countries in North America, belonging to the crown of Great Britain, bounded on the south by a line from the bay of Chaleurs, along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the sea...
Page 8 - Majesty, and bring away their effects, as well as their persons, without being restrained in their emigration, under any pretence whatsoever, except that of debts, or of criminal...
Page 14 - And, for the more perfect Security and Ease of the. » Minds of the Inhabitants of the said Province, it is hereby declared, That his Majesty's Subjects, professing the Religion of the Church of Rome...
Page 45 - ... places and distant posts, shall continue to assemble in the churches, and to frequent the sacraments as heretofore, without being molested in any manner, directly or indirectly. These people shall be obliged, by the English Government, to pay to the priests, the tithes and all the taxes they were used to pay under the government of His Most Christian Majesty. Granted, as to the free exercise of their religion, — the obligation of paying the tithes to the priests, will depend on the King's pleasure*.