DCHP-3

fractional township†

West
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a township of less than statutory size (36 sections), the irregularity being due to natural obstacles.

Quotations

1881
Provision was made for fractional townships, and others broken by lakes, and the terms of the Act as thus laid down were accepted by the Hudson's Bay Company.
1884
The Lieut-Governor has issued his proclamation erecting certain townships and fractional townships into the electoral district of Calgary.