Acts of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada

Governor General.

By a Proclamation bearing date the 7th day of October, 1876, His Excellency, in Her Majesty's name, declared that the Act made and passed by the Parliament of Canada, in the 38th year of Her Majesty's Reign, chaptered 49, and intituled "An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws respecting the North-West Territories," should come into force and effect upon, from and after the 7th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, 1876. Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 10, p. 457.

By Order in Council of the 25th day of October, 1876, His Excellency the Governor General declared his disallowance of an Act passed by the Legislature of Quebec, entitled "An Act to incorporate the St. Lawrence Bridge Company."

Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 10, p. 563.

By an Order in Council of the 8th day of December, 1876, His Excellency the Governor General declared his assent to an Act passed by the Legislature of Prince Edward Island, entitled "An Act to vest a certain portion of Government House Farm, Charlottetown, in the City of Char"lottetown, for certain purposes therein mentioned."

Vide Canada Gazette, Vol. 10, p. 772.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

HEREAS by the second section of the "North-West Territories Act, 1877," it is amongst other things in effect enacted, that the persons to be appointed Members of the Council of the North-West Territories, before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall "take and subscribe before "the Lieutenant-Governor such Oath of Allegiance and such Oath of Office as the Governor in Council may prescribe," and the same section further provides that "the Clerk of the said Council shall take before the Lieutenant"Governor such Oath of Office as the Governor in Council may prescribe."

Now, in pursuance of the powers so by the said Statute conferred as aforesaid, His Excellency, by and with the advice of the Privy Council, has been pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered,

1. That the Members of the Council of the North-West Territories shall make and subscribe before the Lieutenant-Governor, or some one authorized by him, the Oath of Allegiance and of Office in the following words, viz. :

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, as lawful

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Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of this Dominion of Canada, dependent on and belonging to the said Kingdom, and that I will defend her to the utmost of my power against all traitorous conspiracies or attempts whatever, which shall be made against Her person, crown and dignity, and that I will do my utmost endeavour to disclose and make known to Her Majesty, Her heirs or successors, all treasons or traitorous conspiracies and attempts which I shall know to be against Her or any of them; and all this I do swear without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret reservation. So help me God.

You

THE OATH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

do solemnly promise and swear that you will serve Her Majesty truly and faithfully in the place of Her Council in these Her Majesty's North-West Territories; You will keep close and secret all such matters as shall be treated, debated and resolved on in Council relative to your executive functions, without publishing or disclosing the same or any part thereof, by word, writing, or any otherwise, to any person out of the same Council, but to such only as be of the Council; and yet if any matter so propounded, treated and debated in any such Council shall touch any particular person sworn of the same Council, upon any such matter as shall in any wise concern his loyalty and fidelity to the Queen's Majesty, you will in no wise open the same to him, but keep it secret, as you would from any person, until the Queen's Majesty's pleasure be known in that behalf. You will, in all things to be moved, treated and debated, in any such Council, faithfully, honestly and truly declare your mind and opinion to the honour and benefit of the Queen's Majesty and the good of Her subjects, without partiality or exception of persons, in no wise forbearing so to do from any manner of respect, favour, love, meed, displeasure, or dread of any person or persons whatsoever. In general, you will be vigilant, diligent and circumspect in all your doings touching the Queen's Majesty's affairs; all which matters and things you will faithfully observe and keep, as a good Councillor ought to do, to the utmost of your power, will and discretion. So help you God.

II. That the Clerk of the Council shall take and subscribe before the Lieutenant-Governor the following oath of office:

OATH OF OFFICE.

do swear that I will bear faithful and true obedience to Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors. I will, according to the best of my power and ability, faithfully perform such services as may be required of me as Clerk of the Council of the North-West Territories; and, moreover, I do swear that the secrets of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council I will in no way reveal. So help me God.

And whereas, by the third section of the said Act, it is further enacted that "the Lieutenant-Governor, by and with the advice of the Legislative "Assembly, as the case may be, shall have such powers to make Ordinances for the Government of the North-West Territories as the Governor in

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Council may, from time to time, confer upon him: Provided always, that "such powers shall not at any time be in excess of those conferred by the "ninety-second section of 'The British North America Act, 1867,' upon the "Legislatures of the several Provinces of the Dominion;"

Now, in pursuance of the powers by the said Statute conferred, His Excellency, by and with the advice of the Privy Council, has been pleased further to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall be and he is hereby empowered to make Ordinances in relation to the following subjects, that is to say:

1. The establishment and tenure of territorial offices, and the appointment and payment of territorial officers;

2. The establishment, maintenance and management of prisons in and for the North-West Territories;

3. The establishment of municipal institutions in the Territories, in accordance with the provisions of the "North-West Territories Acts, 1875 and 1877;"

4. The issue of shop, auctioneer and other licenses, in order to the raising of a revenue for territorial or municipal purposes;

5. The solemnization of marriage in the Territories;

6. The administration of justice, including the constitution, organization and maintenance of territorial courts of civil jurisdiction;

7. The imposition of punishment by fine, penalty or imprisonment for enforcing any territorial ordinance;

8. Property and civil rights in the Territories, subject to any legislation by the Parliament of Canada upon these subjects, and-

9. Generally on matters of a merely local or private nature in the Territories.

W. A. HIMSWORTH,

Clerk of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

Agriculture, &c.

PRIVY COUNCIL CHAMBER,

OTTAWA, 21st December, 1876.

I certify, that the four forms hereunto appended of Schedules to be used under the provisions of the Act 39 Vict, chap. 13, intituled: "An Act to make provision for the Collection and Registration of the Criminal Statistics of Canada," were submitted to and approved by His Excellency the Governor General in Council, under the 7th section of the said Act, on the 15th day of December, instant.

W. A. HIMSWORTH.

Clerk, Privy Council.