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P.E.I. Legislative Council Debates & Proceedings : [1867-1893]

  • CA PCA Acc4084
  • Fonds
  • 1867-1893

This fonds consists of the Debates and Proceedings of the Legislative Council, from 1867-1893. Although not precisely verbatim, these are comprehensive in content and provide a good representation of the discussions which took place in the upper chamber of the House over the various pieces of legislation which were presented.

Prince Edward Island. Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island fonds

  • CA PCA RG2
  • Fonds
  • 1789-1893

This fonds consists records pertaining to the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island. Included in the fonds are Journals of the Legislative Council which span the years 1817 through 1893, and record the meetings and some of the discussions of the Legislative Council members, Council orders, committee reports, and speeches from the throne on the opening of the Legislative Assembly. Documents pertaining to elections of members to the Legislative Council form a series of this fonds and include writs calling for elections, lists of electors eligible to vote for Councillors, and poll books which record candidates' and voters names and votes cast. These records are for various years and various polling and electoral districts. Some miscellaneous items pertaining to elections and appointments to the Legislative Council are included in the election series. The fonds includes a Legislative Council order book for the period 1839 to 1854, which is an agenda of sorts, recording petitions read and discussed in Legislative Council, as well as bills and other matters of discussion slated for debate by members. Also included in the fonds is a series of the debates and proceedings of the Legislative Council which are detailed notes of the discussions of the Council members concerning, largely, legislation of the Province. Also included in the fonds is a series of petitions dated 1879 received from individuals or parties directed to the Legislative Council regarding public buildings and services. A miscellaneous series includes such documents as some early appointments, extracts from Executive Council minutes, Legislative Council journals, an address to the Queen re the 1818 Treaty and some telegrams (1872-1873) from the Legislative Council regarding administrative matters.

Prince Edward Island. Legislative Council