, 1858-07-02


Company have acquired to themselves all
the rights and interests of the said William
MGillivray, Simon MGillivray and Ed
ward Ellce, under the said recited Grant,
and the said Governor and Company hav-
ing humbly besought us to accept surren-
der Of the said Grant, and in consideration
thereof to make Grant to them, and to
give to them our Royal Licence aud au-
thority Of and for the like exclusive privil-
ege of trading with the Indians in North
America, for the like period and upon simi-
lar terms and conditions to those specified
and referred to in the said recited Grant:
Now, know ye, That in consideration Of the
surrender made TO US of the said recited
Grant, and being desirous of encouraging
the said trade, and Of Prersntiag as much as
possible recurrence of The eUils mentioned
or referred to in the said Grant; as also in
consideration Of the yearly rent hereinafter
reserved to US, We do hereby graut and
give our Licence, under the hand and seal
Of one Of our Principal Secretaries of
State, to the said Governor and Company,
and their successors, for the exclusive priv
| ilege Of trading with the Indians in all such
parts Of North America, to the northward
and westward Of the lands and territories
belonging to the United States Of America,
as shall not form part of any Of our prov
inces in North America, or Of any lands or
territories belonging to the said United
States Of America, or to any European
government, state or power, but subject
nevertheless as hereinafter mentioned: Aud
we do by these presents give, grant and
secure to the said Governor and Company,
and their successors, the sole aud exclusive
privilege, for the full period of 2l years
from the date Of this our Grant, Of trading
with the Indians 10 all such parts of North
America as aforesaid Except as hereinafter
mentioned); And we do hereby declare,
that no rent shall DO required or demanded
for or in respect Of this our Grant and Ii
cence, or any privileges given thereby, for
the first four years Of the said term Of 81
years; and we do hereby reserve to our
selves, our heirs and successors, for the re-
mainder Of the said term of 81 years, the
yearly rent or sum Of 5s. to be paid by the
said Governor or Company, or their sue
cessors, on the first day of June in every
year, into our Exchequer, on the account
Of Us, our heirs aud successors; and we do
hereby declare, that the said Governor aud
Company, and their successors, shall, dur
ing the period Of this our Grant and Lii
cence, keep accurate registers of all the
persons in their employ in any parts Of
North America, and shall once in each year
return TO our Secretary of State accurate
duplicates Of such registers; and shall also
enter into ana give security to US, our heirs
and successors, in the penal sum Of R5O0O,
for ensuFing, as far as in them lies, or as
they can by their authority over the ser
wants and persons in their employ, the due
execution Of all criminal and civil processes
BY the officers and persons legally empow-
cred 10 execute such processes within all
the territories included in this our Grant.
and for the producing or delivering into
custody for tile purposes Of trial all persons
in their employ or acting under their au.
thoFity within the said territories who shah
be charged with any criminal offence. And
we do also hereby require, that the said
Governor and Company, and their succes-
sors, shall, as soon US the same can be con
Veniently done, make and submit for our
consideration and approval such rules and
regulations for the management and carry
| ing on the said fur trade with the Indians
and the conduct of the persons employed
by them therein, as may appear TO Us TO be
efsctual for diminishing or preventing the
sale or distribution Of spirituous liqoors to
the Indians, aud for promoting their moral
and religious improvement: But we do
hereby declare that nothing in this our
Grant contained shall be deemed or con
strued to authorize said Governor or Com
pany, or their successors, or any persons in
their employ, tOclaim or exercise any trade
with the Indians on the Northwest coast
of America to the westward of the Stony
Mountains, to the prejudice or exclusion Of
any Of the subjects Of any foreign states,
who, under or by force Of any convention
for the time being between us and such
foreign states respectively, may be entitled
to and shall be engaged in the said trade:
Provided, nevertheless, and we do hereby
declare our pleasure to be, that nothing
herein contained shall extend or be coustru-
ed to prevent the establishment by MS, our
heirs or successors, within the territories
Aforesaid, or any Of them, Of any colony
or colonies, province or provinces, or for
aunexiug any part Of the aforesaid terrific
res 10 any existing colony or colonies to
US, in right Of our Imperial Crown, belong
ing, or for constituting any such form Of
civil government as to us may seem meet,
within any such colony or colonies, province
or provinces.
And We do hereby reserve to Us, our
heirs and successors, full power aud author
ity to revoke these presents, or any part
thereof, in so far as the same may embrace
or extend to any of the territories afore-
said, which may hereafter be comprised
within any colony or colonies, province or
provinces as aforesaid:
1t being nevertheless hereby declared,
that no British subjects other than and ex-
cept the said Governor and Company, and
their successors, aud the persons authorized