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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 \ .V % / J> AT a Meeting of Electors of the City and Suburbs of Quebec, who apprpre of the con- duct of the House of Assembly, called for the purpose of considering the expe* diency of submitting, by humble petition to his M»jesty and both Houses of Par- liament, the present state of the Province, and the abuses and grievances which, prevail therein, and praying for relief and justice. LOUIS ABRAHAM LAGUEUX, ]iiq. in the CiuUr. '* "** li.v!!Th«°h«e WM r*Mon to hope, that in the Se»lon of the Provinci.l Parliament awmbled on the 80«h of No- «emher last for the Diipaich of public businew, the state of the Province would have been Improved, and the evili vrblch weigh on [(S^abiLt. reinediXorpat In a courw tobe remoted, and Itt peace, welfare and ipod government prompiW. Snd —That the said Session has been lnterrupli!d by the refusal on the part of His Excellency the Governor in Chief to approve, according to parliamentary usage, the Speaker chosen and presented by the Assembly in the usual manner, and by the Proclamation of the 22nd November proroguing the Provincial Parliament. Srd —That it is expedient, under the foregoing circumstances, to submit by homble petition to'HTs Majesty and the, two House, of the Parliament of the United Khigdom, the present stale of the Province, and the evils to which lU inhsbttants are exnbsed. liVthe hope that in the exercise of the Royal Prerogative, and the iustlce of Parl.an.ent. a remedy may be apoMea. where- bythbConstftotion Of thik Province as now establtabed by Act of the Parliament of Great Britam, nuy be preserVcB and mam. tained unimpaired. 4th.— That for several years past, the income of real EsUte in this Province, the proBts of trade and.indvstiy, and the #ages of labour therein, have greatly diminished, and are atUl diminishing, with new and alarming features. ^ Sth That besides the ensuring to the .Subject the most perfect secuiity of his person and property, the aiiding and, facilitating the ditfusion of useful knowledge and the free exercise of industry and eoterprwe, are amongst the most efficlcient means of promoting the general prosperity and preventing its decline. 6ih That although large sums of public monev have been appropriated by the Legislature of this Province, since the conclusion of the late war, in aid of education, and for facilitaiing industry by opening and improving internal communicaiioDSt and that these appropriations have been applied under the direction of the Provincial Executive, they have pr^irttJRed no adequate advunuges, while many of the persons estrusted by the said Executive with the expenditure of the said monies, have tardily or in. sufficiently accounted for the same. 7th.— That under the present circumstances of the Province, no taxes or new cJutles for the public uses thereof can, equitably, be imposed, and no dependence can be placed on any funds for aiding in the diffusion of education and facilitating the exertions of individual Industry and enterprise, other than such funds as may be derived from the exisUng public revenue of the Province. 8th.— That more than one hsif of the gross amount of the said public rev r u> » rias been applied for several years past to the payment of the salaries, emoluments and oxpunses of the officers of the Civil Gov.i ainent of the Province, exclusive of the usiud special appropriations. 9th.— That the said salaries, emoluments and expenses, have been greatly increased without the concurrtnceor coOk sent of the Legislature for many years past, and are in several instances paid to absentees and persons who hnVe rendered Ho service therefor to this Province ; and in other instances, the said salaries, emoiummts and expenses are eiceisive, compsred with the ser- vices rendered, and with the Incomes derived from realeaslate, 'id the usual recompt^nse obtained by individuals of talent, cbarac. ter and industry, equal to those of the persons who hold the said salaries and emoiiiments. 10th.— That besides the unnecessary and excessive salaries, emoluments and expenses, fees encreasing to a heavy and E'ievous amount, are paid by the subject to divers officers of Government, whereby individuals are burihened, the protection of th« aw and the benefit of government are lessened, and the resources of the country for its necessary wants diminished. llth— That a majority of persons, chieBy dependent for the support of themselves and their families on the salariea and emoluments of public offices held during pleasure, have been placed in the Executive and Legislative Councils of this Province, several of whom have a direct individual interest in maintaining and increasing the said eaccKiive salaries, fees, emolnmenUand expences, and perpetuating other abuses profitable to persons in office. 12th.— That a majoritv in the said Legislative Council, chiffly consisting of executive counciltors. judges and other officers so holding during pleasure, have year after year rejected, refused or n< glccted to procevd upon various necessary BilU sent up by the Repre&eniative Assembly of the Province, for the remedy of abuses grievous lo the sutjject, tor aiding in thediSbsion ol' education, for furthering the general convenience and improvement of the country, for Increasiiig the security of persons and property, and promoting the common welfare and prosperity ; panicularly; ,. „ , Various annual Bills granting the necessary sums for all the expenses of the Uvil Government of the Frov idee but rrgulsting and setting limits to the expenditure. For affording a legal recourse to the subject having claims against the Provincial Government. For regulating certain fees and offices. ... . For enabling the inbabiunts of the Towns to have a voice in the management of then- local concerns, and • check on the expenditure of monies levied upon ihtm by assessmtni. For facilitating the Administration of Justice throughout the Province, for qualifying and regulating the for- matioii of Juries, andinlroducinx Jury irials in the country parts, and diminishing the tvpeoses occasioned by the distance of aultoisfrom tho pr»Mnt aviii* of juaiiw. For providing a new and sufficient gaol for the District of Montreal, For qualifying persons to serve in the office of Justice of the Peace. For continuing the Acts regulating the Militia of the Province. For encreasing and apportioning the representation in the House of Assembly equally, among the qualifled Electors throughout the Province, partlculaily in the new Settlements and Townships. For the security of the public monies in the hands of His Majesty's Kecciver Generul, in this Province. For the independence of the Judges, by securing to them iheir present salaries, upon their being commissioned during good behaviour, and for providinK a tribunal fur the trial of Impearhmentsby the Assembly, so as to ensure a just responsabillty in high public officers within the Province. For appointing and providing for an authorised Agent for the Province, to reside in England, and attend to its interests there. 13th. That the repeated rejection, the refusal or neglect to proceed upon these and other necessary Bills sent up by the Assembly to the Legislative Council, by a majority of the said Council formed of Executive Councillors, Judges and Officers holding their Commissions during pleasure, must be held to be the act of the Executive Government of ihe Province, and as such constitutes a public grievance, destructive of the ends of Ihe constitation of Government as by Law established in this Province. I4i!i. — TiiHt liii'i'i' kuini urmoiivy ordio |>racrU'1ii »f'ilie l'iil>lic Revenua K-rJeil iii this Province, hb.«~Thi|t InrojewiniuorMnnfy ciT. ihc procpedsof tbo Public Itcvrnue, raised within this Province, in the hands of ihk thte tiecrfver O^neriti, and oihi-r depohiiRirei of public inonirs then and Mill under the cunirOul wnd •uperinlendtnce of the Provincial Kxeculive, haw burn diaaipated ; and oi hi-r iilfjcwrs appointed in tl>eir stead without any adequate Recudliea being taken fur the future, ihervby uicanicininn and expusin); Ihu public lu grievous losses, wasting or endangering the resources of the I'ro- viuce, and subjecting its inhabitants |u |iipnv«;tssary burthens. 16ih,— That earloiis other sums of Money appropriated by the Legislature, have been advanced to divers persona appointed by the- JiUeoutivr, miny of whom huve not Hvcounted furxuch nnent. upon which such Lands wvre granted by the Crown, or any oihtT duty iii relation to the H>iid Landt, to the Krievons burthen of the actual Settlers, the hindrance of new Settlers, and the ubslriiciiun of 'the general mcfcase and prosperity of Ihe Province. laih.— That during the prevalence of these and other abuses and grievances, false representations and attempts have been rcp^teii^ made by divers officers of the Provincial Executive, tp obtain from Hit (Majesty's Government in England and. the Parli{imeiii of the United Kingdom, various alteratiunH in ihe Constitution of the Government of thia Province, as established by an Act of the Briiinh P^rlixtnunt, preju licial to the righ's and interests of this Province, without their knowledire, and at a limi!#hen'lhesaltl inhabitimis were pri-vunlcd by the said majority of Executive Councillors, Judges and other Officers in the Legislative Council, Iruin havingan authorised Agent in £iij{land to attend to their interests and enable them to be beard by tha * Government of the Mother Country. i "'' SOth. That the revival or contlnuntion by the act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, (4 Geo. IV. chap. 6) of temporaiy dutlV-s iinpbsed by Provincial actii, werexoobtaliied, as well as the acts aR^ting the tenures of Land in this Piovinee,' the whole (>i