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 t'lt'iloi'il (livi^iiiii of (,)iii'lii'(' dciilii', Jiiiil i|il.ililii'(l Id voir ill Ihi' liisl clcrtioii of 
 iiit'iiilior to i-i'iircsciil llll! s;ii(l division in llic Lcyislalivu A^:•^'llll)ly of Quebec, 
 himilily ilo ii'[ii'i'M'Ml. 
 
 'I'li.'il .It llll' l.isi cl.'iiKiii wliii'li iiiiili |ihii'H llll till' iiiiilli ihiy III' .jiiiii- IhiI. Ill 
 tlii- olin:tol"il ilivisinii nt (.liii'lH'rCi-iitif lor llu' cli'rli 
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 Bajjlisli' Ct'li'sliii lli'iu'il. l':-i|iini'. .\ul:ii'y, was s.'lcni.'d liy llir KM.-cotive llovdi'ii- 
 iiit'iil of llll' I'rm iiii-i' to ili--i-li.'ir^'i' lln' iliiiirs ol r.'lin'iiiu!, nllii.iT in aiul for llii; saiJ 
 t'k'i'lonil division of (Jiii'liri'C.i'iilrr. 
 
 'I'll.ll nil llir d,i\ ;illil :il lIli- liour .•ind [ilarr [i\rd liy llu- |>i'iir|.iiiia|i,iii of tin; 
 siiid n'tuniin^; ollii ri', In wil ill Iwi'lvo o'riocli, M., on the iiiiilli dav of Jiini! li-st 
 
 bt'foii' llll' 
 
 iini'iil lloiist' of lliis Pi'iivii 
 
 iiiiiiibi'i' ol I'Iriliirs diilv I 
 
 illidir 
 
 ii'i', III 111!.' Cily of (.(iii'liiT, a laiyi! 
 
 II 111.' Slllll Mlll'is' lists tlll'il ill flllTi' ill III,. ^,;|il) 
 
 division, mill i|iialitii'i| In vntr al llir said clriliini. assi'iiiMi'il. iii ronfoiinily wilti 
 llie Sfliii |il'Orlaiiialiiiii, llini ami lli.'li' In lirmird In lllc I'li'i'linii nf a nii'iiilii'i In 
 ri'liffsi'lil llir sail! I'liTlnlai division, lilldin- llir |il'r--idi liry and durrtlOll of llii! siliil 
 Jean Haplislr (ii'li'siiii lli'lirrl. llir rrtniniiig nlliri'i' duly rninniissioiu'il for hiii;li 
 
 pUl'llOSL'. 
 
 That Oil llll' day and al lh(> plarranil lioiiilirri'iiilirfni'i'si'l foi'tli, afli>rtlu! arriv- 
 al ut tlir liiistinijs of llir lliiiioi'.ibli! llfulur lioiiis l-aiiHrvin, tlirii a laiklidatr at 
 the said rlt'i.-lion and now Iho silliiir iiirmlj,;r for tlir aforrsaid eli.'ctoral division, 
 the said ri'tiirinng ollirrr liriny llirii liiinsidf jirrsHni ii[ioiillir liiislinrsaiid iin.'iiar- 
 ed to begin Ilie '|iroreeilini!s al llii'siiid rlrrlion, ren.'ivrd a n'i|iiisitiiiii in wriliiig 
 Iircst'iited by and on behalf of I'iriir liaillarycon, K5i]niie, Miysician, ibe Honor- 
 
 able Franrois Kvantiirel, Olivier Ca'ilr, Men lianl, Clii 
 
 Teacher, 
 
 irli.'s Joseph-I-oiiis Lafranc 
 
 ided by IMi'ireCIeli'stiii Drry. Siddler, Francois Xavler Derv. Tii, 
 
 smith, llonore .Maillon.\,.loiiU'r. and Jean Haiilisli,' M.utrl. A|iolliei-uiy, deiiiaiiding 
 the noniinalion of diaries AI|ilioiisr I'anlalron l-'i.dletier, of the (lily of Quebec, 
 Ksqiiiie, AdvocaIr, as i)lle of the ciindidali's at llie said rle.tinii. 
 
 'lliat llu' said rrtiiiniiii; ntlii;rr. on leceiviiiL; the aforesaid ri'i|ilisitioii and 
 after havijiL,' lalu/ii i.nniiiinniratioii Ihrreof, handed Ihi- same to the Honorable 
 Hector l.niiis l.angeviii, Iheii and lln.'ie [ireseiil as a randidale at the said elerlioii, 
 who, after liaviii" also laf 
 
 M'li I iiininnnii 
 
 alinil lleM-eof, rrsloird it lo the said relliril- 
 
 ins officer. 
 
That ull Ihi' said liiovfl'it iiiitl 8»>cuiidei'!« of tin- aloiiMiiil ioi|(iisiliiiii wcii" llii'i), 
 as llicy slill coiiliiiiic to ill". volfMsiliily eiiiolli'il iipiiii tlii; vidi-rs lists llii'ii in fonu', 
 ,111(1 duly c|ii,ili(icil to vole at iIk- s.inl l.isl fln-liiiii iil a iiipiiilifr to n'|)ivsi'nl, llio 
 
 saiil tlHi'Idial division ()I'(,)hi'Ii.'c Crnlr Iln' j.i'^islalivc AssiMndly id' llw I'mv- 
 
 iiii'C cf (^im'Ih'c. 
 
 Thai llii'said ii'lniiiMif; odirci', iimcfi.ihn^' Id the said clcilinn, liavinK rf(|nir 
 ed areordiiiH to law tlit,' fdiclDislln'n ami llicic iin'scnl In iianii> tlii' ix'isnn wliniii 
 tlicy dciiivd I.) sidcrl al Ihi' said cliTlinn ti) iv|.n.M.nl llii'ni in llic Li';.i^lalivc As 
 SHMilily (.rihis I'r.ivinir, lli,. >aid cli'ilnu ||„.n and llii'ic pivscn', li.-ing dividi>il in 
 llii'ir ihoicc, iloniandfd, snnn'. Ilic llmiDialili' ll.'rlor l.nnis l.an.iri-vin, l»y tliidr 
 riMlfiMti'il ciii's of l,an';i'\iii : Lan^cvin ! ollins, ni lli.' sanif nianii.M' liy llit'ir 
 reili'iatfd riii's (iri'idl.'li.T : I'ldlctipr! I'nII • iNill I Cliailos \||i|i,)nsi> Pan'l il,.ini 
 P«lletii'r, ol'QiKdicr, Kstjiiiif, Advnralr. and MimiiIh'i- ..I' iIim lloiisi' of Coniiniins 
 iLi'thc Coniily of KaiMoiira-ka. to ri'i.ri'M'nl llicni in \\\\> llonsr as nirndiiM loi tin,. 
 said (di'i'toral division ol'l^nidMH' Oiiliv. 
 
 Tlial Ihi'saiil ii'liirnnigidlii-fc. as wril liy llic al'oicsaiil ii-siijiilion placi'd in his 
 hands us tiy tin' n'lii'atfd rallsof i Lan^i'vin .■ and of ■ ISdIi'li 'i » I'oll < niadn in a 
 loud and ini.dli-ihl.' lone of voin-. well iindiMstood lliat the electors then and 
 there present weiv ilivided in opinion and desireil to ohlam a pod in order lu 
 lecord their Voles l,,r Iheir respeclive landldatea, which demand the said returning 
 officer refused and nt'xiecleil to jjranl. 
 
 Thai by such condnci, w Inle aclnig as returning otlicer, llie said Jeaii-Uaptisli; 
 Celestiii lleberl sought to favor the election .ol the Uonorahle Hector l,onis Kan- 
 gevin to the detriment of that of the said Charles AlpuonsePaiilaleon I'ullelier 
 and in contempt of the rights and iiitM-ests of Ihe electors favorable to the election 
 of the latter. 
 
 That a pollliaviiig beeiidemaiidel, it hecanic Ilu duly of the said ivtnrning 
 oflicerto giant it : bill that liie said ivtiiriiing ollicer, with a view to senile the 
 
 gooil will of Ihe 11„ Mble Hector l.oiiis Langevin and for the purpose of lucre 
 
 and gam, vohintarily aii.l partially, illegally and nnjiisllv denied the said deiii/iiicl. 
 all,!, Ilirongh such niijnsl ivlusal, depriveilllie sai.l ;.eiitioners and all Ihe other 
 duly .[iiaiilied.deilorsof the said division favorable lo llie ivlnrii of llio said 
 Charles Alphonse I'autaleou I'elletier of their right lo a poll whereat to ret'ord 
 their votes. 
 
 That your petition. Ms pray ymir lloinn'able House to lie pleased lo cile Ihe said 
 JeanUaplisleCeleslin llehert, lo .ip|iear al the Har of this House, then and there 
 to render account of his comluct .is lelmning ollicer, at the said last election 
 for the electoral division of yueb-'c Centre, ,in.l then and there lo make answer 
 unto the allegations of this their petition, which your pelllioners will prove ami 
 verify when they are thereunto leiiiiired by yonr'lloiiorable House. 
 
 Quebec, 'Jth Xovember, 1871. 
 
 FRANCOIS GINGRAS. 
 F. X. DERY.