IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 ■a 12.8 mm I.I IIS 140 12.2 hmhi 12.0 1U& • 1.25 m ^ < 6" — ► Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRUT WEBSTER, N.Y. MSSO (716) 872-4503 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques Tachnical and Bibliographic Notaa/Notas tachniquaa at bibiiographiquaa Tha inatituta haa anamptad to obtain tlia baat original copy availabia for filnting. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographieally uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction, or which may significantly changa tha uaual mathod of filming, ara chaclcad balow. □ Colourad covara/ Couvartura da coulaur r~n Covars damagad/ D Couvartura andommag^a Covars rastorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura rastaurte at/ou pailiculAa nn Covar titia miasing/ La titra da couvartura manqua □ Colourad mapa/ Cartas giographiquas an eouiaur D D D D Colourad inic (i.a. othar than blua or blacic)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua biaua ou noira) r~1 Colourad plataa and/or illuatrationa/ D Planchaa at/ou illustrationa wi coulaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rati* avac d'autraa documanta Tight binding may causa ahadows or distortion along intorior margin/ Laraliura sarrte paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatorslon la long da la marga intirlaura Blanic laavas addad during rastoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar poaaibla. thasa hava baan omittad from filming/ II sa paut qua cartainas pagaa bianchas ajoutias lors d'una raatauration apparaiasant dans la taxta, mais, loraqua cala itait poaaibla, caa pagaa n'ont paa «t« filmiaa. Additional commanta:/ Commantairas supplAmantalras: L'Institut a microfilm* la maillaur axamplaira qu'il lui a M possibia da sa procurar. Laa details da cat axamplaira qui sont paut-Atra uniquas du point da vua bibliographiqua. qui pauvant modifiar una imaga raproduita, ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dans la mAthoda normaia da filmaga sont indiquis ci-daasous. |~n Colourad pagaa/ D Pagaa da coulaur Pagaa damagad/ Pagaa andommagiaa Pagaa raatorad and/oi Pagaa raataurtea at/ou palliculias Pagaa diacoiourad. stainad or foxai Pagaa dAcolorias. tachatias ou piquAas Pagaa datachad/ Pagaa dAtachtes Showthrough/ Tranaparanca Quality of prir Quaiit* inigala da I'impraasion Includaa supplamantary matarii Comprand du matiriai suppiimantaira Only adition availabia/ Saula idltion disponibia □ Pagaa damagad/ Pagaa p~| Pagaa raatorad and/or laminatad/ r^ Pagaa diacoiourad. stainad or foxad/ r~n Pagaa datachad/ I I Showthrough/ rn Quality of print varias/ rn Includaa supplamantary matarial/ I — I Only adition availabia/ Pagaa wholly or partially obscured by errata aiipa, tissuas. ate. hava baan rafilmad to ansura tha bast possibia Imaga/ Laa pagaa totalamant ou partiailamant obscurcias par un fauiilat d'arrata. una paiura. ate. ont Atd film4as i nouvaau da fapon A obtanir la maillaura imaga possibia. This itam is filmed at tha reduction ratio checiced below/ Ce document eat film* au taux da reduction indiqui ci-dassous 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X »X y 12X 16X aox a4x 28X 32X Th« copy fllm«d hmn haa b««n raproducad thanka to tha ganaroaity of: Saininary of Quabac Library L'axamplaira f1lm4 fut raproduh griea k la gAnAroaitA da: Slminaira d« QmMmc BibliotMqw Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara thm boat quality poaaibia conaidaring tha condition and iagibility of tha originai copy and in icaaping with tha Aiming eontract apacificationa. Originai eopiaa in printad papar covara ara fiimad baginning with tha front covar and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or iliuatratad impraa- sion, or tha bacic eovar %vhan appropriata. Ail othar originai eopiaa ara fiimad baginning on tha firat paga with a printad or iliuatratad impraa- alon, and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or iliuatratad Impraaalon. Laa imagaa auivantaa ont 4tA raproduitaa avac la piua grand aoin, eompta tanu da la condition at da la nattatA da Taxampialra fllmA. at w* conformitA avac laa condltiona du eontrat da fHmaga. Laa axamplairaa originaux dont la eouvartura an papiar aat imprimAa aont filmia an commandant par la pramiar plat at an tarminant toit par la damiira paga qui comporta una amprainta d'Impraaalon ou d'illuatration, soit par la tacond plat, aalon la eaa. Toua laa autraa axamplairaa originaux aont filmia an comman^nt par la pramiAra paga qui comporta una amprainta dimpraaalon ou dllluatradon at m% tarminant par la damlAra paga qui comporta una talla Tha laat racordad frama on aach microflcha ahail contain tha aymboi —^(moaning "CON- TINUED"), or tha aymboi ▼ (moaning "END"), whiehavar appliaa. Un daa aymbolaa auivanta apparattra aur la damMra imaga da chaqua microflcha, aalon la caa: la aymbola — »> aignifia "A SUiVRE", la aymbola ▼ aignifia "FIN". Mapa, plataa, charta. ate., may ba fiimad at diffarant reduction ratioa. Thoaa too larga to ba entirely included in one expoaura are filmed baginning in the upper left hand comer, left to right and top to bottom, aa many framae aa required. The following diagrama illuatrate tha method: Laa eartea, planchaa. tabiaaux. etc., pauvent Atra filmAa A dee taux de rAduction diff Arenta. Loraquo la document eat trap grand pour Atra reproduit en un aaui ciichA. il aet flimA A partir da i'angle aupArieur gauche, de gaucha A drolta, et da haut an baa, an prenant la nombre d'imagaa nAceaaaire. Lee diagrammea auivanta iliuatrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 It A .■■, /f^y AN O R D I N A N C E, For regulating and eflablifliing the Currency of the Province. By His Excellency JAMES MURRAY, Efi', Captain-General and Go- vernor in Chief, in and over the Province of Qjj e b e c, and of the Terri-^ tories depending thereon in America, Vice- Admiral of the fame. Gover- nor of the Town of Quebec, and Colonel-Commandant of the Second Battalion of the Royal American Regiment of Foot, &c. &c. &c. In Council, this i\th Day of September, in the Fourth Year of His Ma- jeflys Reign, Annoque Domini, 1764. m WHEREAS His Moft Sacred Majefty, by His Inftruftions to His Excellency, bearing Date at St. James's, the Seventh Day of December, One Thoufand Se- ven Hundred and Sixty-Three, hath been pleafed to authorife and empower His faid Excellency, with the Advice and Affiftance of His Majefty's Council, to make Rules and Reflations, and Ordinances, for the better Ordering and well Governing of this His Provmcc oi ^bec: And whereas it is highly e;«pedient and neceflary, to fix a certain Value upon every Species of Coin now in this Colony, and to afcertain tlie Cur- rency thereof throughout the whole Province, upon Ont certain and uniform Plan j and having maturely confulercd the feveral Currencies which prevail at this Time in the diffe- rent Colonies and Provinces upon this Continent, as likewife the Eafe and Convenience of His Majefty's good Subjefts of the Province of ^ebea His Excellency the Governor,, by and with the Advice and Affiftance of His Majefty's Council, and by Virtue of 1^ Power and Authority to him given by His Majefty's Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of Great-Britain, hath thought fit to Ordain and Declare-, and His faid Excellency the Go- vernor, by and with the Advice and Affiftance aforefaid. Doth hereby Ordain and Declare, That from and after the Firft Day of January, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty- Five, The following Species of Coins Hiall pafs current throughout this whole Province, at and after the feveral Rates herein mentioned, -oiz. The Johannes of Portugal, weighing The Moydore, — — — — The Carolin of Germany, — — The Guinea^.. • — — — — The Louis D'Or, — — — The Spanijli or French Piftole, — The Seville, Mexico, and Pillar Dollar, A French Crown, or Six Livre Piece^ The French Piece, paffing at prefent for j^o - 4 - 6 Halifax, — The Britijh Shilling, — — — The Piftereen, — — — — The French Nine- Penny Piece, — Twenty Britijh Coppers, — — And all the higher or lower Denominations of the faid Gold and Silver Coins, to pafs current likewife in their due Projx)rtions. And it is hereby further Ordained and Declared, That from and after the faid Firft Day of January, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Sixty -Five, the above Species of Coins, or any Dw. Gr. 18 - 6 — at £a - 16-0 6 - iS — at - 16-0 5 - 17 — at - 10 - 5 - 4 — at - 8 - 5 - •3 — at - 8-0 4 - 4 — at - I - 17 - 12 — at - 6 - 19 - 4 — ■ at - 6 - 8 15 - 16 — at _ 9 - 6 - — at - I - 4 - — at - I - 2 - — at - I - - — . at - I - any of them, accohling to the above Rates, fliall be deemed a legal I'ender in Payment of all Debts and Contradh, that have, or fhall be made within tms Province, where there is no fpecial Agreement to the Contrary, drawn up in Writing, or before fufficient Wit- nefles; and that in all Agreements, Prior to, or (ince the Conqueft of this Province, which have been made in Livres, according to the Method of Computation heretofore in Ufe, the Livre (hall be eftimated equal to One Shilling of the Currency herebjr eflabliihed, the Dollar to be equal to Six Livres, or Six Shillings, and in the fame Proportion foj* every Coin herein Ipecified. And whereas a Practice has been introduced of cutting Dollars, and of palling the Fragments as finall Change at an arbitrary Value; and the fame being liable to great Fraud and Abufe, It is hereby further Ordained and Declared, That from the Datp of the Publication hereof. No Parts of DoUars) or any other Coin, fo cut, or otherwise clipped, (hall be admitted to pafs current by Way of Change in any Part of this Province; and ' that all Perfons, uttering or palling any fuch, upon Conviaion thereof by the Oath oi one credible Witnefs, before one or more Juftices of Peafce, (hall, for the firfl Offence, forfeit tlie Sum of Ten Shillings, current Money of the Province, and Twenty for the Se- cond, befides one Month's Imprifontnentj the faid Fines, fo levied, to be applied to His Majefty's Ufe. And, in Order to prevent the Importation of Copper in fuch Abundance, as to dnun the Cojintry of itsGdd and Silver, It is hereby further Ordained and Declared, by the jiutho- rity afore/aid. That from the Date of the Publication hereof, all Sols Marques, whether old or new, fhall pafs only as Farthings, that is to fay. From the Date of the Publication hereof, until the Firft Day of January next, Forty-Eight Sols Marquh fhall be deemed equal to One Shilling Halifax, and Thiity of faid Sols Marques equal to One Shilling Torfc Currency, but that from and after the faid Firft Day of January next enfuing, Forty- Eight of the faid Sols Marques fhall be equal to One Shilling of the Currency of this Pro- vince. Provided neverthekfs. That no Perfon fhall be obliged to receive of faid Sols Mar- quis, or other Copper, at any One Payment, for above the Value of One Shilling of the Currency hereby eltablifhed. ^iv — j_ . . ^ GIVEN by His Excellency JAMES MURRAY, E/q; Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Province tf Quebec, and Territories thereon defending in America, Vice- Admiral of the fame. Governor of the Town of Quebec, Cohnel- Commandant of the Second Battalion of the Royal American Regiment, &c. &c. &c. In Council at Quebec, the 14/^6 o/" September, Annoqj Dommi, 1764, and in the Fourth Tear of the Reign of oUr Sovereign Lord King GEORGE the III. by the Grace of Goo, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. By Order of His Excellency in Council, J. Gray, D, Sec. JA: MURRAY. /<f s^/iJ- i)C^U