Colonial Laws and Courts: With a Sketch of the Legal Systems of the World and Tables of Conditions of Appeal to the Privy CouncilSweet & Maxwell, 1907 - 420 pages |
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Page 214 - The Imposition of Punishment by Fine, Penalty, or Imprisonment for enforcing any Law of the Province made in relation to any Matter coming within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section.
Page 213 - Legal tender. 21) Bankruptcy and insolvency. 22) Patents of invention and discovery. 23) Copyrights. 24) Indians, and lands reserved for the Indians. 25) Naturalization and aliens. 26) Marriage and divorce. 27) The criminal law, except the constitution of courts of criminal jurisdiction, but including the procedure in criminal matters.
Page 281 - The people of any race, other than the aboriginal race in any State for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws...
Page 212 - Canada in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces ; and for greater certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated, that is to say : — 1.
Page 240 - Subject to the terms of this or any other Ordinance, the common law, the doctrines of equity, and the statutes of general application which were in force in England on the 24th day of July, 1874, shall be in force within the jurisdiction of the Courts.
Page 212 - Commons, to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of Canada, in relation to all matters not corning within the classes of subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces...
Page 42 - Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India, or through any governor or other officer subordinate to the GovernorGeneral of India.
Page 213 - Direct taxation within the province in order to the raising of a revenue for provincial purposes. (3) The borrowing of money on the sole credit of the province. (4) The establishment and tenure of provincial offices, and the appointment and payment of provincial officers. (5) The management and sale of the public lands belonging to the province, and of the timber and wood thereon. (6) The establishment...
Page 282 - Matters referred to the parliament of the commonwealth by the parliament or parliaments of any state or states, but so that the law shall extend only to states by whose parliaments the matter is referred, or which afterwards adopt the law; 38.
Page 281 - Foreign corporations, and trading or financial corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth...