Select Constitutional Documents Illustrating South African History, 1795-1910

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G. W. Eybers, George von Welfling Eybers
G.Routledge & sons, limited, 1918 - 582 strán (strany)
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THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
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DOCUMENTS CHAPTER I
1
NO TITLE AND DATE 1 Request for an Order to surrender the Cape 1 Feb 1795 I
3
Oath of Allegiance required 7 Oct 1795
4
Appointment of Officials 10 Oct 1795
5
Fees of Office 7 Jan 1797 II
12
The Cape restored to the Dutch 21 Feb 1803
13
Surrender of Cape Town to the British 10 Jan 1806
14
Second Surrender of the Cape 19 Jan 1806
16
Vagrancy and Contracts of Hire I Nov 1809
17
Sale of Christian Slaves 9 Oct 1812
18
Cession of the Cape to Great Britain 13 Aug 1814
19
The English Language established 5 July 1822
24
The Paper Currency 6 June 1825
25
Extension of Hottentot Liberties 17 July 1828
26
Roman Catholic Relief 13 Jan 1830
29
Debate in the House of Commons 24 May 1830
38
The Eastern Districts Government 19 Feb 1836
39
Petition for Representative Government 20 Dec 1841
43
Public Meetings 12 Dec 1848
44
The Cape Constitution Ordinance 3 April 1852
55
Freedom of Speech in Parliament 19 Sept 1854
61
Amendment of the Constitution Ordinance 31 July 1874
65
Annexation of Griqualand West 15 Aug 1879
67
Annexation of Walfish Bay 25 July 1885
69
Representation of the Transkei 9 Aug 1887
70
The Auditing of Public Accounts 21 Aug 1888
71
Annexation of Pondoland 25 Sept 1894
76
Repair of Roads 13 Sept 1806
77
Municipal Boards created 15 Aug 1836
78
Creation of Road Boards 22 Nov 1843
81
Creation of Divisional Councils 8 June 1855
83
Management of Public Roads 5 June 1858
85
Educational Boards 5 June 1858
87
Municipalities 30 June 1882
88
Cession of Natal Territory to the Emigrants 4 Feb 1837
96
Protest of British Residents against a British Magistrates Authority July 1837
97
Circuit Courts established 16 May 1811
103
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107
24
118
The Royal Charter of Justice 4 May 1832
119
25
124
26
127
The Higher Courts of Justice 8 Sept 1879
133
30
140
4I 43 44 45
141
55
142
57
146
186
180
Maintenance of British Authority over all Emigrants
183
Aug 1845
184
Natal a Separate Colony 30 April 1845
194
Ecclesiastical Grants 22 Sept 1869
197
Electoral Divisions 12 July 1873
198
Constitution Amendment Law 23 Sept 1875
200
Constitution Amendment Law 9 March 1883
204
Office of Governor constituted 20 July 1893
209
Justices of the Peace 7 Jan 1846
232
Resident Magistrates 24 April 1846
233
Trial by Jury in Civil Cases 18 May 1852
241
Supreme and Circuit Courts 10 July 1857
242
CHAPTER II
260
Recognition of the Griqua State 19 Feb 1846
261
Provisional Government in the O R Sovereignty 8 March 1848
270
March 1849
275
The Constitution of the O F State 10 April 1854 etc 160 Ordinance establishing the Dutch Language 15 April 1854
281
161 Instructions to FieldCornets 16 April 1854
312
The Occupation Law Ord No 2 1866
314
Ordinance for the Government of Molappo 23 May 1866
325
Law relating to the Higher Courts of Justice
326
Law relating to the Lower Courts of Justice
330
The Convention of Aliwal North 12 Feb 1869
336
Settlement of the Diamond Fields Dispute 13 July 1876
344
The Vereeniging Peace Treaty 31 May 1902
345
357
357
360
360
NO CHAPTER IV
361
92 Manifesto of Emigrant Farmers
374
71
378
73
379
83
380
85
381
8888
382
200I 201
405
204
406
212
407
218
408
The Grondwet of the S A Republic Feb 1858 etc 183 Instructions to the FieldCornets 17 Sept 1858
428
Resolution of the Volksraad 6 Nov 1871
434
Resolution of the Volksraad 25 July 1872
437
The Military Service Law of 1876
444
Government Notice 11 April 1877
454
Convention of Pretoria 3 Aug 1881
455
477
474
Resolution of the Volksraad 17 Sept 1884
475
Resolution of the Volksraad 3 Oct 1884
476
Resolution of the Volksraad 22 Oct 1884
477
Resolution of the Volksraad 29 June 1886
478
Resolution of the Volksraad 9 May 1887
479
224
495
Resolution of the First Volksraad 23 Aug 1894
502
226
505
229
508
Resolution of the First Volksraad 27 Aug 1897
514
The South Africa Act 1909
521
APPENDIX
559
APPENDIX
567
INDEX
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344
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