Edicts, Ordinances, Declarations and Decrees Relative to the Seigniorial Tenure, Required by an Address of the Legislative Assembly, 1851 - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ... council of the country, seignior of the seigniory of Neuville, that the inhabitants of the seigniory, without his permission, cut down and carry away the pine and other timber upon the unconceded lands of his seigniory, which has caused him considerable damage, and praying that we will be pleased to prohibit the said inhabitants from cutting or carrying away any timber upon his unconceded lands, under such penalty as we may order, and that leave be granted him to seize such timber as may have been cut down by the said inhabitants:--To all which due regard being had, wehereby forbid the inhabitants of the said seigniory of Neuville, to cut any timber upon the unconceded lands of the said seigniory of Neuville, under penalty of a fine of fifty livres against any contravening party, payable to the Fabrique of the church of the said seigniory;--Leave is granted the said sieur Dupont to cause the timber cut down, without his permission, to be seized; and our present ordinance shall be read and published at the church door of the said parish, after divine service, in order that ignorance of the same may not be pretended. Done at Quebec, the eighteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen. (Signed) BEGON. Ord. of 1713 to 1720, No. 6, Folio 210. Ordinance condemning the inhabitants of La Chevrotiere to give their corvee labour, without it be necessary to furnish themfood and tools when they will be requested so to do, except during the season for sowing and harvest time; and forbidding the seigniors of this colony to insert this clause in relation to corvee labour in their deeds of concession to be hereafter made, on pain of nullity. Michel Begon, &c. Between Franc, ois de Chavigny, seignior of the fief and seigniory of La Chevrotiere, petitione...
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