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JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VOL. V. JOURNALS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. FROM DEC, ?TH, 1871, TO MARCH 2ND, 1872, (BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.) IN THE THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGN LADY QUEEN VICTORIA. BEING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SECOND PARLIAMENT OF ONTARIO. SESSION 1871-72. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. VOL. V. TORONTO: PRINTED BY HUNTER, ROSE & CO. PROCLAMATIONS. Canada. Province of W. P. ROWLAND. j> [L.S.] Ontario. VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., <&c. To our Faithful the Members elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of our Province of Ontario, and to all whom it may concern GREETING : /. S. ) Macdonald, TT7HEREAS we have thought fit, by and with the advice and of Province of Attorney-General. J V V consent of Our Executive Council Our Ontario, to dissolve the present Legislative Assembly of Our said Province, which stands pro- to the of next that we do for that rogued TWENTY-EIGHTH day MARCH ; Now KNOW YE, end publish this Our Eoyal Proclamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Legislative Assembly accordingly, and the Members thereof are discharged from their meeting and attendance on the said TWENTY-EIGHTH day of MARCH next. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Ontario to be hereunto affixed : WITNESS Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved WILLIAM PEARCE HOWLAND, a Com- panion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-Gover- nor of Our Province of Ontario, at Our Government House, in Our City of Toronto, in Our said Province, this TWENTY-FIFTH day of FEB- RUARY, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and in the thirty-fourth year of Our Reign. By Command, S. J. VANKOUGHNET, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, Ontario. Canada. ) Province of V W. P. HOWLAND. [L.S.] * Ontario. j VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c. To all to whom these Presents shall come GREETING : /. S. Macdonald, ) TYTHEREAS We are desirous and resolved, as soon as may be, to meet Our of Our Province of and to have Attorney-General, j W People Ontario, their advice to in Our Legislature : WE DO MAKE KNOWN Our Royal Will and Pleasure call a new Legislative Assembly for Our said Province, and do further declare that, by the advice of Our Executive Council of Ontario^Q have this day given Orders for issuing Our Writs in due form, for calling a new Legislative Assembly for Our said Province, which Writs are to bear date on the TWENTY-FIFTH day of FEBRUARY instant, and to be returnable on the SEVENTH day of APRIL next, except Our Writ for the District of Algoma, which is to be returnable on the TWENTY-SEVENTH day of MAY next. viii PROCLAMATIONS. WE FURTHER DECLARE that the election for Members of the said Legislative As] sembly (other than for the said District of Algoma) shall take place and be held on the FOURTEENTH day of MARCH next, and in all cases (other than the said District) where a Poll is demanded and granted, such Poll shall be opened and held on the TWENTY-FIRST day of MARCH next. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Ontario to be hereunto affixed : WITNESS the Honourable WILLIAM PEARCE HOWLAND, a Companion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-Governor of Our Province of Ontario, at Our Government House, in Our City of Toronto, in Our said Province, this TWENTY-FIFTH day of FEBRUARY, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and in the thirty-fourth year of Our Heigu. By Command, S. J. VANKOUGHNET, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, Ontario. Canada. Province of W. P. HOLLAND. J, [L.S.] Ontario. VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c. To all to whom these Presents shall come GREETING : /. S. Macdonald, ) TT^NOW YE, that W^e, being desirous and resolved, as soon as may General, to Attorney j 1\. be, meet Our People of Our Province of Ontario, and to have their in advice Our Legislatui e, do hereby, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council of Ontario, summon and call together the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, to meet at Our City of Toronto, in Our said Province, on FRIDAY, the SEVENTH day of APRIL next. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Ontario to be hereunto affixed : WITNESS Our Eight Trusty and Well-beloved WILLIAM PEARCE HOWLAND, a Com- panion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-Gover- nor of Our Province of Ontario, at Our Government House, in Our City of Toronto, in Our said Province, tliis TWENTY-FIFTH day of FEBRUARY, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and in the thirty-fourth year of Our Reign. By Command, S. J. VANKOUGHNET, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, Ontario. Canada. } Province of V W. P. ROWLAND. [L.S.l- j f\ , untano. ) the Grace VICTORIA, by of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c. To Our Faithful the Members elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Our Pro- vince of Ontario, and summoned and called to a meeting of the Legislature of Our said Province, at Our City of Toronto, on FRIDAY, the SEVENTH day of APRIL next, to have been commenced and held, and to every of you- GREETING : PROCLAMATIONS. ix J. S. Macdonald. ) YT^JIEREAS the meeting of the Legislature of the Province of Attorney-General. ] \ T Ontario stands called for the SEVENTH day of the month of APRIL, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one,at which time, at Our City of Toronto, you were held and constrained to appear; Now KNOW YE, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of Our loving subjects, We have thought fit, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council of the Province of Ontario, to relieve you, and each of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid, hereby convoking, and by these Presents enjoining you, and each of you, that on WEDNESDAY, the SEVENTEENTH day of the month of MAY next, you meet Us in Our Legislature of the said Province, at Our City of Toronto, and therein to do as may seem necessary HEREIN FAIL NOT. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent* and the Great Seal of Our said Province of Ontario to be hereunto affixed : WITNESS the Honourable WILLIAM PEARCE ROWLAND, a Companion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Lieutenant- Governor of Our Province of Ontario, at Our Government House, in Our City of Toi'onto, in Our said Province, this TWFNTY-FIFTH day of MARCH, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy -one, and in the thirty-fourth year of our Eeign. By Command, S. J. VANKOUGHNET, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, Ontario. Canada. ) Province of V W. P. HOLLAND. [L.S.] Ontario. } VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c. To Our Faithful the Members elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Our Pro- vince of Ontario, and summoned and called to a meeting of the Legislature of Our said Province, at Our City of Toronto, on WEDNESDAY, the SEVENTEENTH day of MAY next, to have been commenced and held, and to every of you GREETING : J. S. the of the of the Province of Macdonald, \ TT J HEREAS meeting Legislature Ontario stands called for of the Attorney-General, j V? the SEVENTEENTH day month of MAY, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, at which time, at Our City of were held and constrained to that for divers causes Toronto, you appear ; Now KNOW YE, and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of Our loving of subjects, We have thought fit, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council the Province of Ontario, to relieve you, and e"ach of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid, hereby convoking, and by these Presents enjoining you, and each of you, that on MONDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH day of the month of JUNE next, you meet Us in Our Legislature of the said Province, at Our City of Toronto, and therein to do as may seem necessary HEREIN FAIL NOT. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province of Ontario to be hereunto affixed : WITNESS the Honourable WILLIAM PEARCE ROWLAND, a Companion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Lieutenant- Governor of Our Province of Ontario, at Our Government House, in Our City of Toronto, in Our said Province, this THIRTEENTH day of MAY, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy- one, and in the thirty-fourth year of Our Keign. By Command, S. J. VANKOUGHNET, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, Ontario.