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competency of the Colonial Legislatures, to
center on Aliens the privileges of natural bom British subjects, if the exercis^ of
^ose pnvileges be limited to the particular Colony in which"^ the enactment may be
of the
® possible misconception to add, that inasmuch as that part
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Alien naturalized under a Colonial Act to own such shipping, is not
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® privilege in pursuance of it, inasmuch as
restnctld^^^lT^'-'^^-** authonses the Colonial legislatures to confer, are expressly
restricted to the limits of the Colony within which they may so be conferred.
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hitherto been pending, thoM separate
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which any such questions have arisen.
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I have the honor to be.
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Your obedient humble servant,
Governor Sir C. Fitz Ror,
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ANNO DECIMO E’l’ UNUECIMO VICT01U.E REGINAt;.
CAP. LXXXTir.
An Act for the lliaturaPzaUon of Aliens. [22nd July, 1847.]
HEREAS by direra Aot^, SUtatOfli or Ordiaancea enacted by the LejisUtarof of
diters of Her Majeety'e Colonieeor Poiseaaion 8 abroad, Frorition hath been made
for imparting to divers Aliens there resident the Privileges or some of the Privileges of
Natoralizstioa, to bo exercised and enjoyed wilhio the respective Limits of such Colonies and
Possessions respectively : And whereas doubts have arisen as to the competeocy of the said
Legislatures to enact any sucli Ijaws, Statutes, or Ordinances) and as to the validity of the
ume when so enacted, and it is expedient that such donbis be removed; Be it tberefore and
it is hereby declared and enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
adviM and consent of the Loris Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all Acts, Statutes, and
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Ordinances heretofore made and oaacted by the Legislatures of any of Her Majesty's Colonies
L»gi»Uturet snd Possessions abroad for imparting to any person or persons the Priveleges or any of the
imptftiDR Pri«
vi^Mor Nf Privilegos of Naturalization, to be by such person or persons exercised and enjoyed within
the respective Limits of such Coloniee or Possessions respectively, shall within such Limits
luruicfttlon
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have and be taken and reputed to hare had from the time of the enactment thereof respectively
all mch and the same force and effect as doth by law belong to any other Law, Statute, or
Ordinance made or enacted by any such respective Legislatures.
All Lvwtekce
IL And be it and it is hereby enacted and declared, That all Xiaws, Statutes, and
hermft«r made Ordinances which shall bereaftor be made and enacted by the Legislatures of any of Her
impartlDff Pri*
tilff e» of N«- Msjesty^s Colonies or Possessiora abroad for imparting to any person or persons the Privileges
or any of the Privileges of Natnralir.atioo, to be by any such person or persons exercised and
turi^2atioQ
valid, but sub­ enjoyed within the limits of any such Colonies and Possessions respectively, shall within such
ject to co&ftr« Limits have the force and authenty of law, any Law, Statute, or Usage to the contrary ia
mation or Dieallowance by anywise notwithstanding: Provided nevertheless, that allanch Laws, Statutes, and Ordi­
Her Majrtty. nances shall bo made and eoactcJ in such manner and form, and subject to and in conformity
with all such rules as now are or horoaftar shall be in force in respect of other Laws, Statutes, or
Ordinances enacted or to be enacted by any such Legislatores respectiyely, and shall and may
be confirmed or disallowed by Her Majesty in such and the same manner, and subject to the
same Rules and Regulations as extend or as shall hereafter extend to the confirmation or
disallowance of any other such Laws, Statutes, or Ordinances.
7 It 8 Viet,
III. And whereas a certain Act was made and enacted in the seventh and eighth year
c. 66. not to of tho Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled
^cl to amend (he Laws relating to AlUne
extend to Colo­
nies or Poa- And whereas doubts have arisen wbeiher the siud recited Act of the tereoth and eighth year
setsions abroad of Her Majesty’s Reign extend r to and is in force in Her Majesty's Colonies or Poeseesions
abroad; now it is hereby farther enacted and declared, That the smd redted Act of the
seventh and eighth year of Her Slajeety^s Reign, or any part of it, doth not extend to the
said Colonies or Possessions, or tr> any id them.
Act may be
IV, And be it enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by any other Act
amended, Itc, pf this present Ses^on of Parliament.
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