Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-26 | Page 13 | Feminists Win Quebec Victory

FEMINISTS WIN QUEBEC VICTORY MONTREAL Jan 26 Feminists Feminists of the province of Quebec haIl hall as a victory victory victory vic vic- tory for their cause the appointment of two women as commissioners of I th the superior court for the Judicial districts districts dis dis- of Montreal The ruling Is de descrIbed described de- de scribed as the first step toward admitting admitting ad ad- women to the bar of the province province ince for tor which a battle has been waged for many years In the legis legis- lature The first to be women named commissioner COmmissioner com COm- missioner are Gertrude Sheridan and I Gertrude Doyle public stenographers I The powers conferred by their appointment appointment appoint- appoint I ment include the right to receive G I within the judicial district of ot Montreal affidavits affidavits which mo may be used In any court O In n any district of the province Affidavits thus received have ha the same ame force as If It they had be been n re received received received re- re In court The women's petition for commissionerships commis- commis I I was r rejected by Justice Campbell Can Lane when first presented to superior court here The Judge took I the stand that there was no precedent for Cor appointing women and ho he declined de declined de- de to create one A few days das later the petition was presented again this time to Justice MacLennan who granted It at once Every session of the provincial legislature leg lel- for many years has seen the introduction of ot a bill to extend to women the right to engage In the practice of or law in n the province The measure has always been defeated by large majorities Women in Quebec QuebE enjoy the franchise In Canadian federal federal fed fed- federal eral affairs but they may not vote ote In elections n provincial