Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 1 April 1869, CO 60:35, no. 5582, 440.
Abstract
Seymour, Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 1 April 1869, CO 60:35, no. 5582, 440.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 59
1st April 1869
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward an Authenticated and two plain
Copies of an Ordinance of the late Session of the Legislature of
this Colony, entitled;No. 23.
No. 23. An Ordinance respecting the property of Religious
Institutions in the Colony of British Columbia.
No. 23. An Ordinance respecting the property of Religious
Institutions in the Colony of British Columbia.
2. I agree with the Attorney General, whose Report I enclose,
that this Ordinance is free from objection.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble
humble Servant.
Frederick Seymour
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble
humble Servant.Frederick Seymour
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
This Ordinance is—with the exception of the words underlined in sect. 1—an exact copy of the V. Island Bill referred to in sect 11.
This Ordinance is—with the exception of the words underlined in sect. 1—an exact copy of the V. Island Bill referred to in sect 11.
These additional words (I think) make the ordinance
unobjectionable, & I wd sanction it.
The Bill referred to in sect. 11 passed the Council & House of
Assembly on 5 Sept. 1859 but whether by accident or otherwise it
was not sent over here for confirmation. It does not appear
whether the Govr assented to it, nor is it to be found in the
collection of authenticated Acts kept in the Library. It wd
seem however from the terms of sect. 11 of this ordinance that
it has been considered to be in force in the Colony of V. Island.
It is inserted as [one word off microfilm] Bill for the passage of
an Act &c & is stated to have passed the Council & H of Assembly in
a copy of the V. Island law sent over in 1867.
Perhaps this might be pointed out to the Governor.
HTH
21.5.69
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 1 April 1869,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
