THE WRONG SEAL.
Gkeat consternation prevailed in Nova Scotia, says a Halifax paper, dated the 27 th February, when it was discoveredthat the seal attached to the commission of the Queen’s counsel appointed by the local government, was not the great seal of the province, but the old seal ordered to be returned by the Imperial Government in 1869. This seal has been used continually since that date, therefore all acts done since then, and requiring the great seal, are totally void. This state of affairs leaves Nova Scotia without a parliament and without a government, with all grants of marriage licenses, and consequently marriage, and all commissions since 1869, totally void. The greatest excitement prevails in consequence. The Chief Justice, after intimating that it would require Imperial legislation to rectify the matter, adjourned the court ten days, for full investigation.
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Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 227, 13 June 1877, Page 2
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141THE WRONG SEAL. Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 227, 13 June 1877, Page 2
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