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Show 210 TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CAN ADA: th t: ti,ne of his fucct:cd in r to the right and the time of his demanding it. The right i- forfeited alJ~>, if the ht:ir ta kes an oath of allegiance _to any foreign power lx fo t c he kmands it, unkfs his Majefly, by an mfiru- 1 1ent under the great fcal of the province, fhould decree to the con-trJ. ry. lf' a c:ounlll or, after h:tving t.:t!ccn his ft:at, abfcnt bi mfclf from tlw pro\'iilt.:, (l)I" two yc.trs fu cdl.ivdy, without leave Ji-om his lVLtj elly, !lgJlifi J to the co01:c.:il by the gov<.:rnor, his feat is alfo thereby vacatt:d. All hered itary ri'r 1ts, how<.:ver, of fitting in council, fo forfeitc 1, arc uly to t'e fufpcnded during the lift: of the de£wltcrs, and on their dcnth they dt:fct:nd with the titles to the next hei rs*· In cafes of trc< fon, both the title and right of fitting in the council :1rc cxti nguin1 cd. All l1udlions conccrnin n- the ritoht of bcino- fummoncd to the council b '-' b r rl' to be detcrmitl >d by the council ; but an appeal may be had from their decdion to his bjcily in hi JX.trliamcnt of Great Britain. Tht: govet nor has the o v<.:r of appointing and rcn oving the fpc. ker of the council. The afiembly of Lower Canada confiils of fifty members, and t h:Jt of Up cr CanacL.t of 1i>..tecn.; neither afkmbly is ever to coniifl of a 1 'fs nn mber. The members for di ilr iCl: , circk, or counties, are hofen by a majority of the votes of fuch pnfons a arc pofi.·ficd of lands r t nemcnts in freehold, in fief, in botun.:, or by ertificatc derivt:d un der the authority of the govern r and council of <J..l!cbce, of the yearly value of forty fhillings, clc.:tr of all rents, charges, &c. The n ember for towns or townfbips are chofcn by a majority of the votes of fu ch perfons as po!Iefs houfes L nd lands for ~their own ufc, of the yearly value of five p unds ilcrling, or as have refided in the town or town fhip for one year, and paid a. rc.nt for a houfe during the time, at the rate of ten ponn :ls yearly. "' No hereditary titles, with this right annexed, h:\Ve yet been cor.f~rrcd on any pcrfons in Canada by his Brit; nnic Mnjc!ly. No C 0 N S T I T U T I 0 N, &c. 2 T I No pcrfon is L)td..: to fu ve :-ts a 11cmb··r vf the a1Tt.:t1Jhlv, who is a Ill' nb:.:r of t;1 lc ,~i :Lltivr coun cil, or a minifl:cr, pt idl, cci 'iia{h ·, c1r P' ' ·',iou pcrfona_s<.: of the church o · Engl.tnd, Ron1c, or of any c.tl <.:r dw. ch . Jo 11crfrm is n Jalifi,,d to vot o1· r.c1 vc, " ' ll<J • ' L 11 vr IS 110tt\\' el1t}'-011<' )'' ~rS oJ age ; nor :my per'on, not a natural born fuhjd1, ct "·l.u h,1s 11 0 t i>ct·n n:1t t1rali'i.cd, t:ithcr by law r conquefi: ; nN any 01-c who h:1s ht: r r1 al t ' i11tcd o: trca£; n in any court in his l\!Iajdly's lominion.>, c,r \·:hu has b ' <.:n cl ic1"alified by an a · of aili.:mbly and council. Every vot r, if cal lc.lupon, mutl take an oath, either in French or . En !~lii h, that he is of .tg\·; that he is qu:.dificd to vote accordm.j to Jaw .I and tll:l t he has no t voted 1)( fore at that clcc.t·on. T l •; govcmor has the power of appoi ntin~ t ·place of fcffion, and of c:d ling togethe r, of proroguing, and of d!.lo lving the afTcmbly. Tht: af1l:mbly is not to !aft lange r than fuur y ·ars, but it nwy be diL:. fo ved fooncr. The governor is bound to ca1l it at lcail once in each year. ' he oath fa member, on takjng hi feat, is comprifcd in a few wor 1 : 1Je promiks t.J her true allegiance to the King, a ll\vful fovercicrn of Great Brit.lin, .1nd the provjncc of Canada dependant up2n it; to ~eft:n l him again it all traitoruu c.:onfpinc:ies and attempts aga infl his pcrion '; :t lld to m.1kc known to him :1 ll fuch confpiracics and a ttempts, which he may at any titltC be arq uainte l with ; all whi ch l1e promii~s without mental evafion, rei-__r .n .on, or <.:quiv c.llion, at the i~unc time renouncing all pardons and l' ifj)en i~ttions li·om any pcrfon or power whatfoever. The governors of the l\\'0 pro 'incc arc totally intlcpcndent of each other in th ir civil ca1 acity: in military afr'ni rs, the governor of the lower pr vince takes prccecl·nce, as he is ufually created aptain general fhi MajLity's force in North America. The prcii'nt fyfl:cm of j udicatur · in each province WdS eflabliil1e i by the ~cbcc bill of I 774· By thi- bill it was cnaCl:ed, that all perfons in the country il1onld be nt itll:d t hold their hnds or poile£11ons in the fame manner as before the conqucir, ac ording to the Jaws and ufagcs E e 2 th n |