bodies politic and corporate, and of all other persons except such as are mentioned in the said Private Bill, and those claiming by, from, and under them; and Our said Governor is not to give his assent to any such Private Bill until proof be made before him in Our said Executive Council, and entered in the Council Book, that adequate and timely notification was made by public advertisement or otherwise, of the parties' intention to apply for such Private Bill before any such Private Bill was brought into Our said Legislative Council; and a certificate under his hand shall be transmitted with and annexed to every such Private Bill, signifying that such notification has been given, and declaring the manner of giving the same.
XXVI. And We do further direct and appoint that when any Ordinance shall have been passed by Our said Governor, with the advice of Our said Legislative Council, he shall transmit to Us, for Our final approbation, disallowance, or other direction thereupon, to be signified through Our said Governor, for which purpose We do hereby require him, by the earliest occasion next after the enactment of the said Ordinance, to transmit to Us, through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, a transcript in duplicate of the same, together with a marginal abstract thereof, duly authenticated under the public seal of Our said Colony, and by his own signature.
XXVII. And We do further direct that in the month of January, or at the earliest practicable period at the commencement of each year, Our said Governor do cause a complete collection to be published for general information, of all Ordinances enacted during the preceding year.
Authenticated Ordinances to be sent home in duplicate.
Marginal notes.
Collections of Ordinances to be published every year.
Minutes of proceedings to be kept,
Minutes to be sent home twice a year,
Maintains previous instructions, dated 21st January, 1846, regulating Appeals from Supreme Court.
XXVIII. And We do further direct that Minutes shall be regularly kept of the proceedings of Our said Legislative Council, and that Our said Legislative Council shall not proceed to the dispatch of business until the Minutes of the last preceding meeting have first been read over, and confirmed or corrected, as may be necessary, and that twice in each year Our said Governor do transmit to Us, through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, a full and exact copy of the Minutes of Our said Legislative Council.
XXIX. And We do declare Our pleasure to be that nothing herein or in Our said Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor contained, shall be deemed to invalidate or revoke certain Instructions given on the Twenty-first day of January, 1846, to the Governor of Our said Colony respecting the prosecution of Appeals from the Supreme Court of Our said Colony; but that the said Instructions shall remain in full force and effect until otherwise provided by Us.
Surveys and reservations to be made before waste lands are disposed of
XXX. And whereas We have by Our said recited Charter empowered the Governor of Our said Colony for the time being to make grants of any lands belonging to Us in the said Colony, subject to such Instructions as might from time to time be addressed to him as therein mentioned: Now We do direct and enjoin him, before disposing of any vacant or waste lands to Us belonging in Our said Colony, to cause the same to be surveyed, and such reservations made thereout as he may think necessary or desirable to be reserved and set apart for public roads or other internal communication by land or water, or for purposes of military defence,
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bodies politic and corporate, and of all other persons except such as are mentioned in the said Private Bill, and those claiming by, from, and under them; and Our said Governor is not to give his assent to any such Private Bill until proof be made before him in Our said Executive Council, and entered in the Council Book, that adequate and timely notification was made by public advertisement or otherwise, of the parties' intention to apply for such Private Bill before any such Private Bill was brought into Our said Legislative Council; and a certificate under his hand shall be transmitted with and annexed to every such Private Bill, signifying that such notification has been given, and declaring the manner of giving the sante.
XXVI. And We do further direct and appoint that when any Ordinance shall have been passed by Our said Governor, with the advice of Our sail Legislative Council, he shall transmit to Us, for Our final approbation, disallowance, or other direction thereupon, to be signified through Our said Governor, for which purpose We do hereby require him, by the earliest occasion next after the enactment of the said Ordinance, to transmit to Us, through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, a transcript in duplicate of the same, together with a marginal abstract thereof, duly authenticated under the public seal of Our said Colony, and by his own signature.
XXVII. And We do further direct that in the month of January, or at the earliest practicable period at the commencement of each year, Our said Governor do cause a complete collection to be published for general information, of all Ordi- nances enacted during the preceding year.
Anthenticated Ordinances to be sent home
in duplicate.
Marginal notes.
Collections of Ordinances to be published
every year.
Minutes of proceedings to be kept,
Minutes to be sent home twice a year,
Maintains previous instructions, dated 21st January, 1846, regulating Appeals from Supreme Court.
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XXVIII. And We do further direct that Minutes shall be regularly kept of the proceed- ings of Our said Legislative Council, and that Our said Legislative Council shall not proceed to the dispatch of business until the Minutes of the last preceding meeting have first been read over, and confirmed or corrected, as may be necessary, and that twice in each year Our said Governor do transmit to Us, through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, a full and exact copy of the Minutes of Our said Legislative Council.
XXIX. And We do declare Our pleasure to be that nothing herein or in Our said Letters l'atent constituting the office of Governor con- tained, shall be deemed to invalidate or revoke certain Instructions given on the Twenty-first day of January, 1846, to the Governor of Our said Colony respecting the prosecution of Appeals from the Supreme Court of Our said Colony; but that the said Instructions shall remain in full force and effect until otherwise provided by us.
Surveys and reservations to be made be
fore waste lands are disposed of
XXX. Aud whereas We have by Our said recited Charter empowered the Governor of Our said Colony for the time being to make grants of any lands belonging to Us in the said Colony, subject to such Instructions as might from time to time be addressed to him as therein mentioned: Now We do direct and enjoin him, before disposing of any vacant or waste lands to Us belonging in Our said Colony, to cause the same to be surveyed, and such reserva- tions made thereout as he
may think necessary or desirable to be reserved and set apart for public roads or other internal communication by land or water, or for purposes of military defence,
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