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Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
,
counties
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were originally only organized for judicial purposes. Between 1875 and 1890, they also existed for municipal purposes.
History
In 1875, provision was made for a majority of the electors in a judicial county to petition to have it organized for municipal purposes. By 1881, the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial gener ...
passed legislation to redivide the entire Province into municipal counties, as a consequence of its enlargement.
They existed only until 1890, though the term itself lived on with respect to the County Courts and land registration districts.
Organization
The ''Municipal Act, 1886'' listed the counties of Manitoba as follows:
County No. 4 (Varennes), created in 1881, occupied that part of Manitoba around
Rat Portage
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, in an area disputed with
Ontario
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. It was abolished subsequent to the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
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's decision in 1884 to award the territory to Ontario, later confirmed by the ''Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act 1889''.
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Geography of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...