Daly, That copies of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted by
the _bâtonnier_ and secretary to Mr. Justice Berthelot, and that
the secretary be authorized to publish them in the city papers.
(Signed) ROBERT MACKAY, _Bâtonnier_,
(Signed) MEDERIC MARCHAND, _Secretary_.
The French paper, _L’Ordre_, made the following comments on the
foregoing resolutions:
We have already fully expressed our opinion on this subject, and
to-day we are happy to see the bar of Montreal confirming our
appreciation of this appointment.
During the time that Mr. Berthelot practised at the bar, his _confrères_
elected him twice to the dignity of _bâtonnier_, in 1858 and 1859.
Whilst he exercised his duties of judge in Montreal, in the space of
fifteen years, he was called upon to perform the same duties of judge at
Ste. Scholastique, district of Terrebonne. In February, 1872, he was
invited by the members of the bar of that district, numbering seventeen,
to a complimentary public dinner by the following resolutions, which
were then published in the press:
At the meeting of the bar of the district of Terrebonne, held at
Ste. Scholastique on the 7th of February, 1872, it was resolved: