Rules, Orders, and Forms of Proceeding of the House of Commons of Canada

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General Books, 2013 - 72 pages
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...and by the authority of the same, as follows: --New sec-1. Section Eighteen of the British North stitutod" America Act, 1867, is hereby repealed for 1.18 of without prejudice to anything done under vlot c313 tkat secon' an(i the following section 'shall be substituted for the section so repealed. The privileges, immunities and powers to be held, enjoyed and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons, and by the Members thereof, respectively, shall be such as are from time to time defined by Act of the Parliament of Canada, but so that any Act of the Parliament of Canada defining such privileges, immunities and powers shall not coufer any privileges, immunities or power exceeding those at the passing of such Act, held, enjoyed and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and by the Members thereof. 2. The Act of the Parliament of Canada Oonarmapassed in the thirty-first year of the Reign of oSa-0' of Her present Majesty, chapter twenty-dian Parfour, intituled "An Act to provide for liamentoaths to witnesses being administered in certain cases for the purposes of either House of Parliament" shall be deemed to be valid, and to have been valid as from the date at which the Royal assent was given thereto by the Governor G-eneral of the Dominion of Canada..3. "This Act may be cited as "The Par-short liament of Canada Act, 1875." Title INDEX TO THK BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867. Absence: Of a Senator for 2 consecutive Sessions, involves forfeit-ure of seat, 31 (1) The same applied to a Member of the L. Council of Quebec, 74. Of Speaker of H. of Uommons, for 48 hours; a Speaker pro tem. may be elected, 47. The same applied to L. Assemblies of Ontario and Quebec, 87. Of a...

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