STATUTES, TREATIES AND DOCUMENTS OF THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION 1718-1929 EDITED BY W. P. M. KENNEDY MA, LarD,, Truserr Contras, Doss ‘YRONESSOE OF LAW IN THE UNIVERSI2Y OF ZOROTO Aare SOLA SECOND EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 128-132 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, TORONTO LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK MELBOURNE CAPETOWN BOMBAY 1930cLXXxIV RUPERT'S LAND ACT, 1668 (B1-82 Vietoria, c. 105.) An Adi for enabling Her Majesty to accept a Surrender upon Terms of thx Lands, ibid a Tf Fie ond Cran ohne gt tating i Made bag and otic Lane in te enn of Oa (sale 1868) Ayes by tain eters Patent ganesh ne Majesty King Cares mato te the Second in the Twenty-second Year of His Reign certain Persons therein Shares of, nhamed were iecrporated by the Neme of “The Governor and Company ot HTS 3a Mnmsat SPRENSh te Mdtons Bay am ate tae a ABLES lO a Gove” and ster tight Px, ihre, Pines Pole, Srd Suton, se tse Stasis or ppt Pastel Rose te td pay aie dapat Dos moth were by te Bish Noth Ansca Ac, 107, 3 wat Capon ter ual aio Rabo be ris ijny by sae eae SH? Stns inat nnusae Bay Cuneo aterm ne sso ie Binclned of Ghat mii oper and ands North Woe hon ate fen i Un on ue Teg and anton ine Ridtes capeauet and ss teshajy Biss Be pp sbpet Retford “serie tortie Sure of arin jlo ales Prone of tel oa chi Meat Reiser Sua Samge ped Can nthe td Spa Dominion as aforesaid upon such ‘Terms as Her Majesty thinks fil to appcave, Lt STA" Periph ist the iit Lands Fenton pt Pees, Let, Fb putt nd ie ar atin ete have eal granted to the said Company, should be surrendered to Her Majesty, Mer Heirs fn Stay pon Rae ad Coed maybe pea pan by and tet ler ay td tarsi Govern and eno here Si wee enated by te Ques mst xslt Maat, y an wit use kde Guest ol anor a Cans isp Ett soit nay te thoy of tesate ob 1. This Act may be cited as “ Rupert's Land Act, 1868," Shock Tie EE Fils Ae The tem “Epes Land” sal acute er the ‘whole of the Lands and Territories held or claimed to be held by the said "Rupert stand." rsa organ TAU Beste te ai Govsror and Company to suo Her ort salt ee a alee ae Saat os Sse SSI Meal a Suen Cat ony of the Ean Tenors Mg ee Pavileges, Liberlies, Franchises, Powers, and Authorities whatsoever granted of Onmpassron cet: prj tobeweiedty thessoLalica unt othe id Covent sna com: Sega Rugs Las opnsuch Tee ae Gonatons Sel be pee Apel Tyan Dalen ier en aaa these Sovenee sa Compe Pros Hite at buh sutvnde stmt be serology er Maj un itt an Coton apouutich Rages Last Sab Bo ates co ne ia Bonini of Cana a have bul pore of by Her fy aa Shiba th Aad Her seas fom ab Roser ihe Patera of CORR tae afte ne Wane un urnanth Seeuon of he Bia Sea AINE UE oro a sad suas oa estan ret Seite Std tid otra nth re Bab of See scaptace ihe aihely Ae Leos Pau ands ke Wott tsa ted MERE hat iad So tal onuatl prove ates ae kage! E'inpesed by soa)veeme upon tne Cosoboted Pasa of He Gite Rind \ sae tin Be skeet te go CT ea eg ee ede Ree SeaEstrguiaincens ofa Resear oF Bower of Har, idaadel oak nie ers ond to ag somn part oft Thomion of Cie JJsseton eames And oibeecs| crnlauts Pras, Brocinee to to frre cat territory win and eonsenl of Her Majesty's Mast oto CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS OF CANADA [user 4. Upon the Acceptance by Hor Majesty of such Surrender sil Rights of Government and Proprictary Fighle, and ali other Privileges, Liberties, Pran- chises, Powers, and Authorities whalocver, granted of purported ta be granted by the sald Leliers Potonl to the said Governor and Company within Hupert's, Land, andl shih shall hive teen so surrendered, shail be absolutely extinguished ; provided iat nothing herein contained shall prevent lhe said Governor and Company from eontinuing to cotry on in Ruperl’s Land or elsewhere Teade and Commerce, ‘5, ILshuill be competent to Her Majesty hy any such Order or Orders in Council ‘as aforesaid, on Address from the Houses of the Parliament of Cansuta, to declare that Fiapert’s Land shen, from a Date to he therein mentioned, he admitted inlay ‘and Levonie parLof the Dominion of Ganade; and theroupen (shalt he lawful for the Paslinsnent of Canada oom the Date aforesaid Lo make, ordain, and establis! within the Land and Territory s0 admitted as aforesoid alt such Caws, Institu- Lions, and Gnilinanees, and 13 constitute sucht Courts and OMeces, ag may he necessary for the Peace, Order, and good govermient of Her Majesty's Subjects ‘anid others thereia : Provided thal, uni othersise enacted by tne said Parliament ‘of Canada, all the Powers, Aulhorities, and Jurisdiction of the several Courts of Justice now established i Thepert's Cand, and of the several Olficers Luereot, fand of all Magistrates and Juslievs now aeling within the said Limits, shall con” Aunue is full forve und effect therein. cLXXV ‘TNE MANITOBA ACT, 1870 (8 Vielorine, ¢. 3) 4 An Ae fo amend and continue the Act 32 and 38 Vicloriag, ehapler 3; and to eslablivh ‘and provide far the Guceriment of Maniioba, [Asentad to May 12th, 1870.] Whom if is probablo tint Her Majesty, ‘The Queen, may, pursuant to the Brilish North Ameviea Sct, 1867, be pleased to sumil’ Rupert's Land and the North-Westem Territory ? into tie Union or Dominion of Canada, before the next. Session af the Paslinment of Canada: “And wheress iL is expedient to prepare for the transfer of the suid Territories to the Government of Canada at the time appointed by the Queen for such ad- mission: ud Whereas itis expedient also Wo provide for Ue organization of part of Wie Territories as @ provinee, and for Uieosiablishment of aGovernment therefor, and to make provision for tse Civil Government of Lhe remaining part of the said Tenvilories, nol included within dhe units of the Province: Therefore Hor Majesty, by and with the adviee and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1 On, from and after Une day upon which the Queen, by and with the advice jomourablo Privy Counell, under the authority ‘Ualtel fo of the L46Lh Section of the British North America Act, 1907, shall by Order in ‘Cane, 2g name na Tonsares Council in that behalf, admit Rupert's Land and the Norih-Western Territories into the Union o Dominion of Canada, there shall be formed out of the same province, whieh shall be one of the Provinees of tbe Doininion of Canada, and ‘hick stall be ealled the Province of Manitoba, and he bounded a8 follows: that is Lo say, counmenciog at the point where the meridian of ainety-six degrees west Jonwitude [rom Greenwich intersecls Ue parallel of forty-nine degrees north Jatiinite,—thence due west along the ssid parallel of fosty-nine degrees north latitude (Gwhiek forms a portion af the boundary line hetween the United States inf America and the said North-Western Territory) to the meridian of ninety-nine dogroes of west Tongiture,—-thence due north along the said meridian of ninety- nine degroes west longitude to tne interseetion of the same with tive parultel of itty degrees and thirty minutes north lotitude,-thence due east along the said parallel of fifty degrees and Shitty minutes north latitude to its intersection with the before- 2 this ag was confmel by the Bish oct Anion ot, 1871 (No. CEERYITD., Se for some oti of fro srmmlancss ander Whtek cack of too new proriamoa Nae sloutiod indo the Doralaions “dao Sica of Brice Eder Hand racy Ce! of onion HES). 37- {PEeloate ou sain 1 BANA. hy 867 Wo, CLALIT at So, CLEAN,