OF THE FORMERLY SEPARATE COLONIES OF VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, OF THE PROVINCE SINCE THE UNION WITH CANADA, WITH TABLE OF ACTS AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX. Published by Authority. Revised and Consolidated by the Commissioners appointed under the CANB VICTORIA: Printed by RICHARD WOLFENDEN, Government Printer, at the Government Printing Office, James' Bay. 1877. 203 VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Grea Britain. and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c. &c., &c To The Honourable Henry Pering Pellew Crease, The Honourable Andrew Charles Elliott, and John Foster McCreight, Esquire. WHERE Greeting. HEREAS by the "Consolidated Statutes Act, 1877," it is provided that it shall be lawful for Our Lieutenant-Governor of Our Province of British Columbia in Council to issue a Commission under the Great Seal to three persons, constituting them Commissioners for revising and consolidating a new edition of the Laws of Our said Province of British Columbia. NOW KNOW YE, that having every confidence in the ability and discretion of you, and each of you, We do hereby, in pursuance of the powers contained in the "Consolidated Statutes Act, 1877," and of all other powers and authorities vested in Us in this behalf, constitute and appoint you to be Commissioners for revising and consolidating, in conformity with the provisions contained in the "Consolidated Statutes Act, 1877," but not further or otherwise, such new edition of the Laws of Our said Province of British Columbia as is mentioned in the said Act. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province of British Columbia to be hereunto affixed: WITNESS, the Honourable ALBERT NORTON RICHARDS, LieutenantGovernor of Our Province of British Columbia, at Our Government House, in Our City of Victoria, this seventh day of May, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and in the fortieth year of Our reign. |