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CONFIDENTIAL.

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AN

ACT

To authorize Her Majesty to assent to a certain Bill of the Legislative Council and Assembly of

the Province of Canada, to enable the Members

of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada to meet in Synod.

The precedent for this Act is the

WHEREAS the Legislative Council and the "Canada Civil List Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Act," 10 & 11 Viet., constituted and assembled by virtue of and under the authority of the Act of Parliament passed in the session holden in the third and fourth years

cap. 71.

of Her Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to

"re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower

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Canada, and for the government of Canada,"

did in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, pass a Bill, intituled "An Act to enable

"the members of the United Church of England

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and Ireland in Canada to meet in Synod," of

which Bill a copy is contained in the Schedule to this present Act annexed: And whereas the said Bill was presented for Her Majesty's assent to the Governor of the said Province of Canada, and the said Governor did thereupon declare that he reserved the said Bill for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon: And whereas doubts are entertained whether it be competent to Her Majesty to assent to the said reserved Bill without the express authority of Parliament for that pur- pose: And whereas it is expedient that Her Majesty should be authorized to assent to the said reserved Bill:

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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