... 1760. The British government chose James Murray as to be the first civil Governor in Chief of the province of Quebec. The proclamation did not completely eliminated the French civil law but it did as much. James Murray is certified to institute court of justice and he's responsible for determining criminal and civil cases, " with the Advice of our said Councils ... respectively, Courts of Judicature and public Justice within our Said Colonies for hearing and determining all Causes, as well Criminal as Civil, according to Law and Equity, and as near as may be agreeable to the Laws of Eng...

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