6-7 EDWARD VII., A. 1907 chevaux, ny calèches appartenantes aux Bureaux des dites postes, et Ceux à qui il en sera fournis comme ci-dessus, payeront pour un cheval a raison de 17 sols, argent de la nouvelle york, par chaque trois milles angloises ou lieue de france; Ceux qui prendront cheval et calèche payeront le double, mais il leur sera permis d'y aller à deux personnes Que le peu de secours que le Canada a reçu de la france depuis deux années, l'ayant épuisé de Bien de rafraichissement et de nécessaire, Nous avons pour le bien commun des troupes et de l'habitant recommandé par nos lettres aux differens gouverneurs des Colonies angloises les plus proximes du Canada d'afficher et publier des avis à leurs Colons pour se transporter icy avec toutes sortes de denrées et de rafrachissemens, et nous nous flattons qu'on ne tardera pas de voir remplir ce Projet; et, lorsqu'il Le sera, un chacun en sera instruit pour qu'il puisse y participer au prix courant et sans impots. Le Commerce sera Libre et sans impots a un chacun, mais les Commerçants seront tenus de prendre des passeports des gouverneurs, qui leur seront expédié gratis. Comme il est expressément enjoint aux troupes de vivre avec l'habitant en bonne harmonie et intelligence, nous recommandons pareillement à l'habitant de recevoir et de traiter les troupes en frères et Concitoyens. Il leur est encore enjoint d'écouter et d'obéir tout ce qui Leur sera ordonné tant par nous que par leurs Gouverneurs, et Ceux ayant droit de nous et de Luy; et tant que les dits habitants obéiront et se conformeront aux dits ordres, ils jouiront des mesmes privileges que les enciens sujets du Roy, et ils peuvent Compter sur notre protection. Voulons Et entendons que notre présent ordonnance soit luë, publiée et affichée ès lieux accoutumés. Fait à Montréal, le 22 7bre. 1760, Signée de notre main et scellée du sceau de nos armes. (Signé,) (Translation.) JEFFERY AMHERST PLACARD FROM HIS EXCELLENCY GENERAL AMHERST. By His Excellency Jeffery Amherst, Esquire, Field Marshall, Commander in Chief of the troops and forces of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, in North America, and His Governor General for the Province of Virginia, etc., etc., etc. Be it known, that we have constituted and appointed Mr. Gage, Brigadier of the King's armies, Governor of the town of Montreal and of its dependencies; and that in like manner we have appointed Mr. Burton, Colonel of His Majesty's troops, Governor of Three Rivers and its dependencies. That all the inhabitants of the Government of Three Rivers who have not yet given up their arms, are to give them up at the places named by Mr. Burton. That for the better maintenance both of good order and police in each parish or district, their arms shall be delivered up to the officers of militia; and if thereafter there shall be any of the residents who desire to have them, they must ask for a permit from the governor, to be signed by the said governor, or by his subdelegates, so that the officer of the troops, commanding the district in which these persons are residing, may know that they have the right to carry arms. That according to our instructions, the governors are authorized to nominate to all posts vacant in the militia, and may begin by signing commissions in favour of those who have lately enjoyed such posts under His most Christian Majesty. That in order to settle amicably as far as possible all differences which may arise amongst the inhabitants, the said governors are charged to authorise the officer of militia commanding in each parish or district, to hear all complaints, and if they are of such a nature that he can settle them, he shall do so with all due justice and equity; if he cannot decide at once, he must send the parties before the officer commanding the troops in his district, who shall in like manner be authorised to decide between them, if the case is not sufficiently serious to require its being brought before the SESSIONAL PAPER No. 18 Governor himself, who in this, as in every other case, shall administer justice where it is due. That the troops, in the towns as well as in their cantonments, are provided for by the King in kind, and that it is expressly ordered that they shall pay for all that they buy from the inhabitants in ready money and specie. That all proprietors of horses, carts or other vehicles who shall be employed, either by the troops, or others, shall likewise be paid in specie for each journey, or by the day, when they shall have been thus engaged, and the latter shall be according to the tariff and at the rate of ten shillings, money of New York, per day for each cart or sleigh carrying a thousand pounds weight, and a horse by the day at the rate of three York shillings. Masters of posts shall be careful neither to let out nor furnish to any one soever, without a written order from us, or from the Governors Gage, Murray, or Burton, either horses or carriages belonging to the offices of the said posts, and those to whom they shall be furnished, as above stated, shall pay for a horse at the rate of 17 cents, money of New York, for every three English miles or French league; those who shall take a horse and carriage shall pay double, but two persons shall be allowed to go in it. That the meagre support which Canada has received from France for the past two years having exhausted her wealth, her supplies, and her necessaries, we have for the common good both of the troops and the habitant, given orders in our letters, to the different governors of the English colonies nearest to Canada, to post up and publish notices to their colonists to repair hither with all sorts of provisions and supplies, and we flatter ourselves, that we shall see this project carried out without delay; and, as soon as it is done, everyone will be notified so that he may have his share in it, at the current rates, and without duty. Trade will be free to everyone without duty, but merchants will be obliged to take out passports from the governors, which will be furnished them gratis. As it is specially enjoined on the troops to live with the habitants in harmony and good fellowship, we likewise recommend the habitant to receive and treat the troops as brothers and fellow-citizens. It is further enjoined upon them to hearken to and obey all that is commanded them, whether by us or by their governors, and those having authority from us and them; and so long as the said habitants shall obey and conform to the said orders, they shall enjoy the same privileges as the ancient subjects of the King, and they may rely on our protection. We desire and require that our present ordinance be read, published and posted in the usual places. Given at Montreal, the 22 7ber 1760, signed by our hand and sealed with the seal of our arms. (Signed,) JEFFERY AMHERST. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MILITARY COURTS.' Delapart de Son Excellence, Monsieur JACQUES MURRAY, Gouverneur de Quebec, &c. 2 Notre principalle Intention ayant eté dans le Gouvernement Qu'il a plû à Sa Majesté Britannique de nous confier de faire rendre la Justice a ses Nouveaux sujets, tant Canadiens que françois Etablies dans la ville et coste de ce Gouvernement: Nous avons crû egalement Necessaire d'établir la forme de proceder, de fixer le jour de nos Audiances, ainsi que ceux de notre Conseil Militaire que nous avons établis en cette ville afin que chacun puisse sy conformer dans les affaires qu'ils auront a faire Juger en nos audiances ou celles que nous Jugerons nécessaires de renvoyer aud. Conseil : A ces causes Nous avons reglé et ordonné, reglons et ordonnons par le présent Reglement ce qui suit. 1 The general system of justice and administration established by Amherst and Murray was approved by the King through the Earl of Egremont, successor to Pitt as Secretary of State, in a despatch to Amherst, December 12th, 1761. This system continued until the introduction of civil government in 1764, and its general character is summarized in the preamble to the Ordinance of 20th September, 1764, which confirmed the judgments given in the military courts. 2 From "Registre de la cour militaire" folio I. Vol. I. Quebec. Art. 1er 6-7 EDWARD VII., A. 1907 Toutes plaintes ou affaires d'interets civils ou Criminels, nous seront faites par placets ou Requetes adressantes a Nous les quels seront remises Néantmoins a M. M. Cramahé Notre Secretaire qui les repondra pour que les Assignations soient ensuitte donnés par le premier huissier aux parties adverses aux fins de comparaitre pour déffendre en notre audiance suivant les Delays marqués eu egard a la distance des lieux 2e Les Jours de nos audiances seront le Mardi de chaque semaine depuis dix heures du matin Jusques a Midi et se tiendront en notre hotel a commencer Mardi prochain 4 Novembre Зе Les placets ou Requestes qui auront eté réponduës par notre Secretaire dans la forme expliqué par l'art. 1 signifié aux parties adverses et le delay de l'assignation expirés seront remise à notre secretaire la veille de l'audiance, c'est a dire le Lundi pour l'audiance de Mardi sans quoy elles ne seront point Jugés, et Remise a la pro chaine audiance Les parties adverses qui auront quelques papiers ou écritures servant a la deffense de leur cause seront pareillement tenus de les remettre a notre secretaire la veille de l'audiance sinon sera fait droit sur la demande de la Partie. 5e Sy les parties assignés n'ont aucune écriture a produire, elles seront tenus de comparoir en notre audiance au Jour de l'assignation, soit en personne ou par procureur, sinon il ne sera donné aucun deffaut, et sera pareillement et sera pareillement fait droit sur la seule assignation qui leur aura eté donné afin deviter la Longueur des procédures et la Multiplicité des frais. Si la trop grande quantité d'affaires ne pouvoit permettre de les Juger toutes dans une seule audiance, elles seront remises a la prochaine et les parties tenues dy comparoir sans autre assignation Les Jugements qui seront rendus en notre hotel a l'audiance seront executés sans appel et les parties contraintes dy satisfaire suivant ce qui sera prononcée a l'exception des affaires que nous Jugerons de Renvoyer au Conseil Militaire, pour estre Jugés, les quelles seront remises a un des Conseillers que nous nommerons qui en fera son Raport au Conseil pour sur iceluy estre fait droit a qui il Appartiendra Le Conseil de Guerre s'assemblera les Mercredi et Samedi de chaque semaine et se tiendra en la maison de M. de Beaujeu rue St Louis. до Les Jugements rendus en notre audiance ainsi que les arrets Militaires seront écrits sur le Registres par le Greffier que nous avons Commis pour cet effet, et les expeditions par luy délivrés aux parties. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 18 10€ Tout ce que dessus sera éxécuté tant pour la ville que pour les campagnes a l'exception Néantmoins des différents que les habitants des Costes pourroient Avoir entr'eux pour raison de Clostures, Dommages, ou autres cas provisoires, dont nous renvoyons la connoissance au comd' de la troupe dans chaque coste qui les Jugera sur le champ, sauf l'appel au Conseil Militaire sy le cas y échoit et quil y ait matiere. Et sera le présent Reglement lue publié et affiché tant dans les lieux et endroits accoutumés de cette ville, que dans chaque Costes de ce gouvernement, a ce que personne n'en pretendent cause d'ignorance, et ayt a s'y conformer. Interdisons toutes autres Cours et Juridictions, qui auroient put etre etablies tant dans la ville, que dans les fauxbourgs et Campagnes. Fait et donné sous notre scel et le contreseing de Notre Secretaire, a Quebec le 31 8 1760. "Par Son Excellence, "JA. MURRAY. "H. T. CRAMAHÉ." (Translation.) By His Excellency Mr. James Murray, Governor of Quebec, etc. Our chief object having been, in the government which it has pleased His Majesty to entrust to us, to ensure the administration of Justice to his new subjects, Canadian as well as French, settled in the town and neighbourhood of this Government, we have likewise thought it necessary to establish the form of procedure; to fix the day for our audiences, as well as those of our military council, which we have established in this town: to the end that every one may conform to it, in the causes that they may require to have judged at our courts, or such as we may think necessary to send to the said Council. For this reason, we have ruled and ordered by the present regulations as follows: 1st Article. All complaints, or matters of civil or criminal interest shall be brought before us by petitions, or requests, addressed to us, which shall, however, be delivered to Mr H. Cramahé, our secretary, who shall return them, so that the summons may then be delivered to the defendants by the first bailiff, so that they may appear to defend themselves in our Court, at the time appointed, regard being paid to the distance of the places. 2d Article. The Court days shall be Tuesday in each week, from ten in the morning till noon, and they shall be held at our residence, beginning with next Tuesday, the 4th of November. 3rd Article. The petitions, or requests which shall have been returned by our secretary, in the manner explained in the first article, having been served on the defendants, and the term allowed in the summons having expired, shall be re-delivered to our secretary, on the day before the hearing, that is to say, on the Monday, for the hearing of Tuesday: failing this, they shall not be judged, but shall be postponed till the next sitting. 4th Article. The defendants, who shall have any papers or writings available for the defence of their cause, shall likewise be obliged to deliver them to our secretary, on the day before the hearing, otherwise judgment will be given on the demand of the plaintiff. If the parties summoned have no writing to produce they shall be obliged to appear at our Court, on the day fixed, either in person or through an attorney, otherwise no plea will be allowed them for default, and in like manner judgment will be given, on the single summons which shall have been served on torm, in veber to avoid long lawsuits, and the increase of costs. 6 Article If the excessive amount of business does not allow the juiging of all cases at a single sitting, they shall be postponed till the next one, and the parties shall be obliged to appear, without other summons. 7 Article. Judgments which shall be delivered at our Resilence at the Court, shall be executed without appeal, and the parties shall be compelled to give satisfaction according to what shall be decreed, with the exception of such cases as we may think fit to send to the Military Council to be tried; which shall be delivered to one of the Councillors whom we shall name, who will make his report to the Council, so that judgment may be given on the same for him to whom it shall belong. 8 Article. The Council of War shall assemble on the Weines days and Saturdays of each week, and shall be held in the house of M. de Beaujeu, rue St. Louis. 9th Article. Judgments given in our Courts, as well as the military decrees, shall be inscribed on the register, by the registrar whom we have appointed for this purpose, and copies delivered by him to the parties. 10a Article. All the above shall be executed, as well for the town as for the country; with the exception however of disputes that the habitants of the district may have amongst themselves, with respect to enclosures, damages, or other provisional cases, of which we authorize the commandant of the troops to take cognizance in each locality and try summarily, reserving appeals to the Military Council, if the case pertains thereto, and there is reason for it. And the present regulation shall be read, published and posted in the usual places and precincts of this town, as well as in every part of this government, that no one may urge the plea of ignorance, and that all shall be compelled to conform to it; and we interdict all other courts and jurisdictions which may have been established as well in the town, as in the suburbs and country. Executed and given under our seal, and countersigned by our secretary, at Quebec, the 31 October, 1760. By His Excellency, (Signed) JA. MURRAY. (Signed) H. T. 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