The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-07-28

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and punishment OF persons guilty Of crimes
and offences within certain parts Of North
America adjoining the said provinces" Also
providing Tor the appointment. by the King.
! Of jas,iSs Of the pacc in lladsons Hay
/ territory. who might h. empowered from
/ time 10 time, under the great ~al. 10 hold
courts of record ot civil and criminal juris.
| dicticn where the amount in civil actions
did no, exceed two hundrcd pounds and
! provided that criminal cases involving a
capital penalty or transportation, should bc
snt TO Upper Canads Tor trial.
| On the Goth pecrmber. OF the same year.
(ls2l } the two companies catered into IN
agreement for carrying on the fur trade To-
I cc,her Tor II years. which agreement was
| confirmed by gran, from the crown. dated
/ Dcrmbsr q, 1921, OF the exclusive trade
with the Indians, and rQuring Of the
Company 10 furnish annually TO the Sccrc.
tary Of the State, registers oi the persons in
their employ. and 20 furnish SECURITY Tor the
/ execution Of civil and criminal procSsscs
within the territory. Also. requiring the
Company 10 submit for the consideration
and approval Of the X ing, such rules and
regulations for the management and carry.
inr ON Of the said fur trade with the Indians.
and the conduc, Of the persons employed by
them. as may appear "a us (,he king) TO
h. ct,cctual for gradually diminishing or
ultimately preventing the sale and distribu-
/ tion Of spirituous liquors 10 the lndiar.s. aud
for promo,inr their moral and religious i'm.
nrovcmeu,
This las, yr.nt wns .oon ai,.rvsrJs .ur.
rendered and another one received from the
British crown consrr,nr the same priy;lec,s,
.nd imnosing ,he same conJi,ions an,i ~.
.,,;c,;ons ~,ib tho nd,li,,ooai ,.,,;r.m.n,
of the paymcp, Of AN annual rem, o, five
/ sbill,cs Th. Gran, .Iso c,,,n,n.s, this
further c,ause.
Provided. nevertheless. and re do hereby
Z declare our pleasure to be, ,ha, nothing herein
contained shall extend or b. construed to pre-
.e' ,"' ,,,.,n ~. '.,., ,y w. ,1n "a, ~. y, s"v
a, them of an. roJon. n, "a o,,., nYn,,n,s a,
PROVINCES, OF ior snnc>lng any part OF the
aforesaid territories 10 any existing colony OF
.,,n, ,o,onrs W Us " ,, .'sm %, %nn ,mp..' u""a
c,r,J s,,r',.m,ss a. ,o n. MAJ seem ws., ~,h
| IN any such colony OF colonies. or provinces"
In 1874 the privileges Of the last men.
| toned grant became vested solely IN the
lludsOn's lsay Company. by consent OF the
| Northwest Company /; AMI the claims Of the
latter company were ex,inpuished.
On the Both Of May. 1885. another crown
gran, was issued to The company ot TIE cs.
elusive trade with the lndans, for the term
/ Of II years,
u n u principe oi Law that u corpora
! iicns suffer. acts 10 I've doho which destroy
! tho end AMI obi,ct i,t which /, wus isst,
80 - i 81 ;,
'"'s"' s't"""'"' :" w '"'"
>HIh's. cannon discover Homi 'be ioftHo'
: ing statement OF facts, that even according
10 this pruciplc the lludsons BAY Comma
-, T. ,l..t a., .,l,.,,. -, a.
/ "! "', Wv 50, w
Unue ib thc territory oi'pinai'y gfahou 'o
/ them And n their charter has not been
/ dissolv,d he Parliament. I think the com.
,.,, .,,Il ,,,,;, ,h. ,xcl,sive ,,,h, Ia ,,,J,
-! " s',,'
w wv "fi''"'"S o'iR'ha''y R'"h''" "N"
therefore. that the 'itlzcDs oi The United
/ States have not u right 10 trade in ihosr
/ T.rr,,,r,,. w,,hou, n Gcons, f,om the Itnd.
/ son- H,y Compauy or 10 iu,roducc met
| chaud,sc there wi,buu, the cnpaeu, of that
co,npany. The right, however. Of our eli.
z,ns ,o travel ,l,ronvL ,bo.c tcrf,,ort. m.
well by land Ms by water. for lawful pur,os.
- ,,,.ts bv the laws Of nations npl cunno,
be restrained.
Il has been thought by some hat the
IInlson's Bay charter was In cop,rayen,,on
%, the s,n,o,c %, monotol,,s pa,s,i IN q
Jau,s That celebrated statute. which y
now in io,cc. provided
"rl,,, ,l ,o,,o,ol,s. .,J All c.uml..,o,.
grants. licen.e., charter. aad letter. paisp,
heretofore made aud granted OF hereafter TO
be made and granted oary r"f."n or persons,
,ne "p' "n,i nn.,no .eiiIn. n,l,a" wa't,aa ~, ~,
using # ans thing within this realm, and &c.
are, AMI .halI be, utterly void. and Of no ei
i'c' 80. ,.,
nfc, ". n" % - o' J""m '""'ma, ,'h ina' a'
xha,.ye,. sb,eb arc nov. q, he,esit.r ,i,II Ls
shall stand and be disabled aud incapable to
have. use. exercise, OF pa, IN use, any monop'
"y !" "a 49,, n,"ai. p,n,, n.e"e.