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     monetary operations; the revenue precedes an atten- 
     
     tion to the remuneration of petitjurors; highways and 
     
     byeways precede criminal justice; the elective fran— 
     
     chise precedes spirituous liquors; constables and 
     
     fence viewers precede the law of evidence; the pos- 
     
     session of certain lands by the Government precedes 
     
     the mode of proceeding against certain lands for ar- 
     
     rearages; the Bedeque and Shediac packet serviCe 
     
     precedes the incorporation ofthe Newfoundland and 
     
     Prince Edward Island Electric Telegraph Company; 
     
     public wharf for Georgetown precedes purchase of 
     
     lands by the Government; and lastly, the incorpora- 
     
     tion ofthe Charlottetown Gas Light Company pre- 
     
     cedes the appropriations for the said year of Our 
     
     Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The revenue Act opened the Legislative ball in 
     
     the year 1854; the incorporation of certain persons 
     
     designated “ The President, Directors and Company 
     
     ofthe Bank of Prince Edward Island,” led off a. 
     
     Free Education Act; New York, Newfoundland and 
     
     London Telegraph Company privileges led ofl‘ cer- 
     
     tain polling divisions; another currency Act led of 
     
     the Charlottetown steam ferriage; the Masonic Hall 
     
     Company’s incorporation led off weights and mea- 
     
     sures; certain Bills of Exchange being exempt, usury 
     
     led off the minister and church wardens of the Epis- 
     
     copal church of St. Eleanor’s; prisoners under sen- 
     
     tence of imprisonment with hard labor led ofPrince- 
     
     town Royalty Church; the amended law in force re- 
     
     lating to statute labor led off the \Vesleyan Metho- 
     
     dist Church; and tho non-bailable process closed the 
     
     procession liberally with abundant appropriations for 
     
     the year. 
     
    

    
     The close of 1854 finds Lieut. Governor Daly at 
     
     the head of affairs and busy during a short autumn 
     
     session with the four subjects of the Jury Law, Free 
     
     Trade with the United States, Land Assessment, and 
     
     the calling together the Legislature of this Island 
     
     during an adjournment. 
     
    

    
     1855 finds Lieut. Governor Daly obtaining statis- 
     
     tical information; adding to the Jury law; amending 
     
    

    
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