Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 16 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 10823, 120.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 16 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 10823, 120.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
No. 113
Victoria
16th September 1867
My Lord Duke,
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 33.
No 33. An Ordinance to regulate the solemnization of
Marriage.
No 33. An Ordinance to regulate the solemnization of
Marriage.
The Attorney General's report shews
that this measure merely extends an Ordinance already allowed
on the Mainland over the whole surface of the Colony.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Marriage Act. This Ordce extends to the whole Colony the B Columbian Marriage Ordinance of 1865. Sanction.
Marriage Act. This Ordce extends to the whole Colony the B Columbian Marriage Ordinance of 1865. Sanction.
As this Ordinance is precisely the same as the former one I
suppose it need not be sent to the Queen's Advocate.
HTH
5/11
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 21 August 1867,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.