Order-in-Council, North-West Mounted Police Force – [Minister of] Justice, 27 August, 1873 / Décret, Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest – [ministre de la] Justice, 27 août 1873
Title
Order-in-Council, North-West Mounted Police Force – [Minister of] Justice, 27 August, 1873 / Décret, Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest – [ministre de la] Justice, 27 août 1873
Subject
Canada
history
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Description
This is a photograph of the first page of the Order-in-Council that recommended the establishment of the North-West Mounted Police (which would later become the RCMP). The recommendation was made by the Minister of Justice, and was approved two days after its submission.
Creator
Privy Council Office
Source
Library and Archives Canada
Date
August, 1873
Rights
Public Domain
Credit: Library and Archives Canada
Credit: Canada. Privy Council Office.
Format
image file/jpeg
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
Order in Council no. 1873-1134
Original Format
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Privy Council Office, “Order-in-Council, North-West Mounted Police Force – [Minister of] Justice, 27 August, 1873 / Décret, Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest – [ministre de la] Justice, 27 août 1873,” Exhibits, accessed November 5, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2686.