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according to Order accordingly presented accordingly read Act respecting Act to incorporate Address be presented adjourned adjourned Debate amend the Act Arthabaska Attorney General Cartier Bill do pass Bill to amend Bill to incorporate Bill was accordingly Boucherville Chaudière City of Quebec Clerk do carry Committee had gone Consolidated Statutes County desire their concurrence Esquire Evanturel Excellency the Governor followeth following Petitions Gilbert River gold fields gold mining Government Grand Trunk Railway Hochelaga Honorable House intituled l'Union St Lake Lake Huron leave to bring Legislative Assembly Legislative Council licenses Loup Lower Canada Mackenzie Lambton Members miners Miscellaneous Private Bills Nova Scotia Ottawa Parish of St Parliament patent Prince Edward Island Private Bills quartz Railway Company read a second read the third received and read Report Resolved resumed the Chair Reverend Rideau Canal second reading Seigniory severally praying Speaker resumed spent therein Standing Committee Toronto Town Township Upper Canada
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Page 80 - The Criminal Law, except the Constitution of Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction, but including the Procedure in Criminal Matters.
Page 67 - That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that She may be graciously pleased to cause a measure to be submitted to the Imperial Parliament, for the purpose of uniting the Colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island, in one Government, with provisions based on certain Resolutions', which were adopted at a Conference of Delegates from the said Colonies, held at the city of Quebec, on the 10th October, 1864.
Page 228 - The General Government and Parliament shall have all powers necessary or proper for performing the obligations of the Federated Provinces, as part of the British Empire, to Foreign Countries, arising under Treaties between Great Britain and such Countries.
Page 230 - Balances and Securities for Money belonging to each Province at the Time of the Union, except as in this Act mentioned, shall be the Property of Canada, and shall be taken in Reduction of the amount of the respective Debts of the Provinces at the Union.
Page 69 - Subjects next hereinafter enumerated, that is to say : — 1. The Public Debt and Property. 2. The Regulation of Trade and Commerce. 3. The Raising of Money by any Mode or System of Taxation 4. The borrowing of Money on the Public Credit 5. Postal Service.
Page 77 - In the Federation of the British North American Provinces the System of Government best adapted under existing circumstances to protect the diversified interests of the several Provinces and secure efficiency, harmony and permanency in the working of the Union, — would be a General Government...
Page 227 - Parliament once, at least, in every year, so that a period of twelve calendar months shall not intervene between the last sitting of the general Parliament in one session, and the first sitting thereof in the next session.
Page ix - Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over Our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.
Page 82 - It shall not be lawful for the House of Commons to adopt or pass any vote, resolution, address, or bill for the appropriation of any part of the public revenue, or of any tax or impost, to ' any purpose that has not been first recommended to that House by message of the Governor General in the session in which such vote, resolution, address, or bill is proposed.
Page 231 - ... case of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by each subsequent decennial census until, the population of each of those two provinces amounts to four hundred thousand souls at which rate such grant shall thereafter remain.