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Show 48o ACTS RELATING Part III. E1281. Vill. The majority offeventeen men, in Whom no earthly qualification is required, but that they be relident in the province of (mebec; who, for ought appears by this aft, may be men of no property: no prim ciples, no knowledge; to be named by the crown, removeable by the crown, are intruf'ted with the important bufinefs " of " making ordinances for the peace, wel" fare, and good government of the pro" Vince." The refirié‘tions, under which they are to exercife this extenfive authority, and which the :18: calls " proper refirié‘tions," TO THE COL AXES. 4-81: [3 that they iiiaypafiz ordinances ii‘hi ch may e11actually 111'21every man who18 obn oxious to them. And to every 0th e1 purpoii: this yer} reipcflable council has an abiblute pot 'er. it has the power ofaltering, undc1iinre ' te' i amending ,the civil law: itl 1.11" altering, under the pretence ing, the criminal law. The of the civil law was an 11:11 eztaking beyond the reach of the wiiiiom ot a liritilh parliament; but is only a competent oh133 ofthefi: heavei -hor 11 legiilators. e;11111111111icati011ofthe criminal in are only thefe: they cannot impofe taxes, £11111 ier‘ice except for local oeconomical purpofes : and advanwm they muPt tranfmit their ordinances for the approbation of the king in council : they cannot indeed during the interval between the time of tranfrnitting them, and that of their receiving the royal afient, en- force any ordinance which inflicts a higher ihould the power or (13,1.1'1‘1111'1723' truiied to fuch a body as this ? A realbi has een ill" gge'lieil, which 1 would not {uppofe to be the true one, thou:I 7 1 l 111:11/ feature to repeat it : Ciouln :1 man (it is penalty than afivze, or imprifonment for iiiidl he ObllOXlO'tis to his 1:1:t‘elle11cvtl1e go 1.1311101, he1‘1le only to lumznon his de- three months: but the fine is unlimited; voted council of nine (for a majority 01" this {0 Il majority |