North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-17

/ faith and fidelity TO HIS Majesty King George,
| that shall defend him with all my power aud az
| far all know personally. sgainst all per6dious
conspracies and all reasonable attempts whatever
that shall be undertaken against his person, his
crow or bis dignity and that shall use all my
endeasouts TO discover and to give knowledge 10
/ has blsJesty, HIS heirs and successors, of all
treason, prehdfous eonspiraeies and Of all treason.
able aiempis that may learn as being planned a.
ganst him or any Of them ana | make oath Of
all tffse things without any oqulyocation, mental
snhigiuse or secret restriction, renouneing all
pardons aud dlsPensations from any power what
eyor 10 absolse me--So help me Cod
And that all such persons who shall
neglect or who shall refuse TO take the
said oath above written, shall be subject 10
the same pans, fines, liabilities and inca
paciiieS that they would have incurred and
10 which they would have been subjected
Tor having neglected or refused 10 lake the
oath ordained by the said statute passed in
The first year of the reign oil Queen Eliza.
beth.
VIII. II is also established by the afore-
said authority that all His Majesly's Can
adam subjects in the Province Of Quebec
{ the religious order and communities ex-
cepted) may also hold their properties and
possessions and enjoy them together with
all the usages and customs which may
concern them, and all The rights Of citi.
zenship, in manner as ample, as extend
ed and as advantageous as if the said Pro-
Carnations, Commissions, Ordinances
and other acts and instruments had not
been done, in keeping TO His Majesty the
lath and fidelity they owe TO HIM, and The
submission due to the crown and to tho
Parliament of Great Britain; and that in
all lawsuits about their properties and
their rights OF citizenship, they shall fol.
low The laws OF Csnsds az the rules by
which they must be decided and all law
suits that shall be brought before any of
the Courts Of Justice which shall be con-
Stltuied in The said Province, by His Ma
Jesty. His heirs and successors, shall be
decided as to such properties and as to such
rights, in accordance with the laws and
uSages OF Canada until these be changed
or altered by any ordinances, which after
this time shall he passed in the said Pro.
vince by the Governor. the Lieutenant
Governor or Commander in Chief, with
the advice and consent Of the Legislative
Council which shall then be constituted in
the manner hereinafter mentioned.
TX. Win the condition nevertheless
that nothing that is contained in this act
shall extend or shall be understood TO ex.
tend 10 any Of the Isnds which have been
conceded by His Majesty, or shall be after
this time conceded by His said Majesty,
His heirs and SUCCESSORS. in free and com.
mon soccage.
X. Provided also that it shall and that
1t may he lawful 10 all and every one, pro-
prietor immoveables, moveables or inter
ests IN the said Province, who shall have
the right TO dispose the said immoveables,
moveabIes or interests during his life bv
sale, donations, or otherwise, 10 will and
bequeath them at his death BY his will and
testament, notwithstanding all laws, usages
and customs to the contrary which have
prevailed or which now prevail in the said
Province, either that the said will is made
according TO the laws OF Canada or accord
ing TO the forms prescribed by the laws Of
England
XII. And whereas the clearness and
mldness Of the criminal laws of England
from which great benefit and advantages
result, have been sensbly experienced by
the inhabitants for more than nine wears,
during which they have been uniformly adj
1t IS therefore also establish
ed by the aforesaid authority that they
shall continue to be administered, and that
they shall be observed as laws in the said
Province OF Quebec as well in the explain
alton and quality Of the crime as in the
manner 10 inform against il and 10 Judge
II according TO the pains and fines
which are by those laws inflicted, To the
exclusion of all other regulations Of Grim
mai laws or manners Of proceeding thereat
winch have or may have prevailed in the
SAID Province before the year of our Lord
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty
-Four, notwithstanding all things 10 the
contrary contained in this act to all effects,
subject nevertheless TO such changes and
corrections that the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor or Commander in Chief with
The advice and consent Of the Legislative
Council OF the said Province which shall
therein be hencefofward established,
shall make in future, in the manner
hereafter ordained.
XII IS II may also be necessary to
ordalu several regulations for the future
happiness and good government Of the
Province of Quebec Of which We cannot
now iorSee the case and which could not
nr established now without running the
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