A Manual of the Constitutional History of Canada from the Earliest Period to the Year 1888; Including the British North America Act, 1867, and a Digest of Judicial Decisions on Questions of Legislative JurisdictionDawson Brothers, 1888 - 238 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 42
Page ix
... General opens and prorogues Parliament ; assents to or reserves Bills , p . 75 -- dissolves Parliament , pp . 76-77- General Features of the Senate or Upper House , pp . 77-81 - of the House of Commons , pp . 81-82 - Duration CONTENTS . IX.
... General opens and prorogues Parliament ; assents to or reserves Bills , p . 75 -- dissolves Parliament , pp . 76-77- General Features of the Senate or Upper House , pp . 77-81 - of the House of Commons , pp . 81-82 - Duration CONTENTS . IX.
Page 9
... Bill , the vagueness of this proclamation was sharply criti- cised , and no one appears to have been willing to assume the responsibility of having framed it for the King . Atty . - Gen . Thurlow acknowledged that " it certainly gave no ...
... Bill , the vagueness of this proclamation was sharply criti- cised , and no one appears to have been willing to assume the responsibility of having framed it for the King . Atty . - Gen . Thurlow acknowledged that " it certainly gave no ...
Page 12
... bill , on the motion for its passage , with amendments , in the House of Commons , was carried by 56 yeas to 20 nays . In the House of Lords it had a majority of 19 ; Contents 26 , Non . Con . 7. Cav . Deb . iv . , 296 . Act , and ...
... bill , on the motion for its passage , with amendments , in the House of Commons , was carried by 56 yeas to 20 nays . In the House of Lords it had a majority of 19 ; Contents 26 , Non . Con . 7. Cav . Deb . iv . , 296 . Act , and ...
Page 13
... bill was introduced in the House of Lords on the 2nd of May , 1774 , by the Earl of Dartmouth , then colonial secretary of state , and passed that body without opposition . Much discussion , however , followed the bill in its passage ...
... bill was introduced in the House of Lords on the 2nd of May , 1774 , by the Earl of Dartmouth , then colonial secretary of state , and passed that body without opposition . Much discussion , however , followed the bill in its passage ...
Page 15
... bill , passed in the session of 1774 ( 14 Geo . III . , c . 88 ) , provided a revenue for defraying expenses of ad- ministration of justice and civil government by imposing duties on spirits and molasses , in place of old French ...
... bill , passed in the session of 1774 ( 14 Geo . III . , c . 88 ) , provided a revenue for defraying expenses of ad- ministration of justice and civil government by imposing duties on spirits and molasses , in place of old French ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
31 Vict appointed assent B. N. A. Act bill Bourinot's Britain British North America Brunswick Canadian Christie civil rights classes of subjects colonies constitution County Crown declared disallowed dominion parliament duties elected electoral districts escheated exclusive exercise existing French Garneau government of Canada governor House of Commons imperial parliament Jour judges jurisdiction justice lands legis Legislative Assembly legislative council legislature of Ontario license lieutenant-governor Lord Durham's lordships Lower Canada Manitoba matters ment minister municipal North America Act North Riding Nova Scotia number of members Ontario and Quebec Parl Parliament of Canada passed persons powers privy council proclamation property and civil Province of Canada provincial legislature provisions Queen question representatives respect revenue Riding to consist Rupert's Land Senate Sess session Sir J. A. Macdonald South Riding Speaker Stat statute supreme court thereof tion Todd Townships Union Upper Canada vinces vote Writs