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Georg: Ht. Dath alent er an yous.” Daring interve! which always. { wthority to adminster the the power or authority ot the Governor | 2. QuEDEC, | Summerside Sournal,
gives in the Pra’ in i han vlapses before the knights and burgesses ] same and to eertify its having boon made; General. lj paces eee be ays ey into ce pee 4 ; ;
$ vb! 4 vesdn alynost) tiulions vital makinero inise state- +t rs nan | Flectoral istricts, to be camposed of the) on 8 .
So akc EM cise my ke below ae H ; post in : i : ae 4 eG : spies sa th 1 naaaatl, n aay a : clemlpelad dae: aa _. }sixty-five Electoral Divisions in which Lower | THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1887.
saat ee ai . 1 anne * >of Pects, every le erupt wry, ang From — alter the Vnion, there Canada is now divided, under Chapter two of |
av hers. | One 1 HA, AN ‘oto to The wuidst osbunAnt of the eed ely shall be in and for the Kingdom of Cana- | yo Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter
WF" No notice can Le taken of anonymous
cominunivations. We must know the names
sind addresses of our correspondents as a gute
We look
finished, |
n
the
and tie work of death
is
jda one Pauiament, which shall be com-
s| posed of the Qaeen, an Upper Louse to bo
vont ner.
REPEALING CLAUSE,
{.—From and after the Union, all Act
75 of the Consolidated Statutes of Lower
ne and those who stood around it. They | : ‘
ne ANC bo ‘oun >} Cu . and the Act of the Province of Cana-
thave been statues, so motionless were
is
_Bieh Pn
Bishop Dury
\th y all.
The Queen never stirred x
. Her dress was a plain lt
on amd star of the *¢
i Mary Stuart ¢
THE OPEN?
PARELAS
lor
with the ribt
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On
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k silk, | United Kingdom of
smounted | Le
u
and paris of Acts passed by the Pa
it Britain, the
it Britain and Tre-
land, the Legislature of Upper Canada, the
islature of Lower Canada, the Legisla-
Hament) celled the Senate, and a Ifouse ef Com-
Parliament of the?mons, :
SENATE
15,—For the purpose of forming: the
Senate the Kingdom of Canada shall be
Vietoria Chapter 1, or of any other
Act amending the same in force at the time of}
the Union; and each such Electoral Division
is hereby constituted an Electoral District for
the purpose of this Act, and shall be entitled
to return one Member to the House of Com-
ranty oftheir good faith, We cannot under-
take to return communications thatare not used
CONEEDERATION BILL.
(F
the 7 considered as cons
sions—
by a domi-crown of hailliafits, trom the back! ture of Canada, the Legislature of Nova
of which depended a long white veil, and bed Scotia, or the Legishiture of New Brans-
sting of three Divi | ions,
We publish to-day the ‘* Bill to provide
3. NOVA SCOTIA.
~¥oesterday Her Majesty the Queen opened! wore the Koh-i-noor ina necklace, wick, which are repugnant fo or inconsist- : . 4 ; : for the Union and Government of British
eo ee pied Coa : ae ee aK, ‘ ‘cpus dis vig 1). Ontario, Jacl he cighteen counties of Nova r : mae ; *
ahe second session of her Seventh Parliament ince Arthur wore the very» plain nniform | ent with the provisions of this Act shall be ee Guede sent ae rie ‘an Electoral District.| North America.” ‘This Bill differs con-
t . rtie Pole F Ss Piha Rui tHitir a 4 aS ie : . 2). Ys § f * > al c : |
eH ae hn tthe a hae nae hf 1'C3 i ee haat jand the same are hereby repealed: Provi-| (9)" Pho Maritime Provinees of Noya| The county of Halifax shall he entitled to re-| siderably from the Quebee Scheme, and
dnted'to excite a high dear of interdst, for it! tia iore ote eiaiicevenn oe tse ng we ropeul a the me Scotia and New Brunswiek. turn two Members to the House of Commons;| the differences are all in favor of the Ma-
not only tera crisis the most impor-) Wien complete silence was ‘restored, the | > HOH aE anes A Aud each Division shall have an equal and cach of the other counties one Member. | 0314 Provinces. It was provided in
: Stu C Kio ihe aun hi Heieretrinanat ays Mie be FT ie Oe Ava flily (OKUO OK CHMGELO WAIN 6: er atti A ae ante aes Us oe Te hat he disided into fifteen | that’Sicheme that the sum-af eighty cents
Majesty's fon to. the thron well in| iho s he am 1 ndmirably clear yoice) Beate A) hsbiad s ® 6.—Ontario shi b repr ed if » ew Drunswick s be divided . Ww att
Tan mut | ue iit loibne ead 5 Le AY CDE VAS taint SKIIUIL has, by the said Acts or any | can) Ne ee ne DE nies ne Telaceoril Diatriols (of which. the city of St.| per head of the population granted for
3 popular rugs as its politic ations, | read documen ‘ * | Senate by twenty-four members, Quebec | Electora see local purposes, should not increase with
a Ses,
John shall be one, and entitled to return one
Pthe con repeale y determnine.
batalso at a period when everything portends of them, been repealed or determined, nor four inoue, and) the Manle
The reading gf this : long address + by twent { : ‘ i
that the session which it inangurated will be! | 4 iF pau Mi Cy LURE sag | shall the repeal of the said Acts and parts | 2 Provinees by twenty-four members, | Member), and each of the fourteen countics| the increase of population, but remain
UN ENA fen vale ls ae IU hich deepened nlinost into intensity. when | Of Acts affect | _ {of which Nova ‘Scotia shall have. tivelve | inte whieh a ae Pein ua fixed according to the census of 1861,
ee : Hien LOFT AR Higigy ‘the paragraph relating to. reform was read, 1.—Any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, | members, and New Brunswick twelye eae A Noe a HRT (he douse | ay. the new Bill this allowance of eighty
aN dal within i naa tit ee an ne ot the en lof the speech there was a minute's | civil or criminal. incurred betore the time | members. aan bee fe ch " cents per head shall be regulated by tho
Die ae ned Ov Laval ee ‘pause, when the Queen bowed graciously such repeal, or any proceedings lor en- 7.—For nNOS ° f | 92 Vommons. r “i fi Aula ae
eateh a passing glinee ot the principal actors Beate! einer Mi ie onueall wee i the patel He ae We Age a Ss i. i Bor ne fea of composing the| 33~yere shall be a General Census of| number of inhabitants in each Maritime
in the scene, Some such consideration nul How Majesty tlen dsaconded: the! Gn naqdine uk the eame une. of AK rh fay HiMG ip Aiea kuvtul for the Governor) the people taken in the year one thousind| Colony, until it reaches to 400,000. In
could have inftluced the vast multitud a AH UME TOWNE Hig e BMnGe Ob me LEMS TS BITS ‘ Peek S| ROLL, before the time be appointed tor | eight hindred and seventy-one, and decennial- this way is one of the most formidable
docked from all parts of London yesterday to) Wiies and the Duke ¢ Hnlinueliwiloirore toe eee “fiat ed the first meeting of Parliament, by an in-| ly afterwards; and immediately after the saic bicctions to the Union of the Colonies
dico rain and mud in order to see the royal! (av ineine to meut her, slie came forwardand |.” —Nor any indictment, information, strument or instruments under the Gieat| census, and immediately after every decennial | ONJECHONS Te Me B hie t
* page A genitl sunshine in the forenoon ligccod them both. Anything) mare simple, | SONY? tion, sentence, or prosecution, had.) Seal of Canada, to summon to the Scnate| census. thereafter, the representation from] very cleverly obviated. ut this 1s no!
gave hopes that ‘Queen's weather” would matuenle nil abertonnte. Ehin CHB ccting | done, completed, or pending at the time] sach persons its the Queen may think fit, {each Provir in the House of Commons) all, ‘There is to be a further grant to
of such re ;
3.—No suit, jugema@nt, de-
cree, certific! ecution, provess, order,
rule, or any proceeding, matter or thing
whatever respecting the same, had, done,
ide, entered, granted, completed, pend-
shall be re-adjusted by such authority. anstin
such manner, as any Act of Parliament fro
time to time directs, according to the tollow-
ing rules:
(1) Quebee shall have the fixed number of
Sixty-five Members .-
Tend its aid to the aitraction of the con:
acle, but shortly before twelve o'¢lo
began to fall, and at halftpast twelve tl
rein caine down in torrent Both sides of
Parliament street were densely packed, the
windows of the hou even those from whieh |
1S
Nova Scotia of $60,000, and to New
Brunswick of $40,000, for local purposes.
Ontario and Quebec get similar grants,
but not nearly sa large in proportion to
their populations. Hhis makes the per
subject to the provisions of this Act, and
every person who shall be so summoned
shall thereby become a Seiator,
18,—The Senators shall each be of the
full ot thirty yeurs, shall each be a
natural bora subject ot the Queen, or her
between the mother and her children cannot
well beimagined, The Queen then presented
her nd tothe Duke of Cambridge and to
Prince ‘Leek, each of whom kissed it respect-
tally, and then again turning to the Hous:
she bowed and left with the sime State cere:
Ee i ont ye monialas she chad entered, followed by he me, existing, ov in force at the time ol subject natural ze by Act of Parliament} (2) There shall be assigned to each of the capita grant very considerably over eighty
PAUNOH Gra HOE Were IANTOLTIDTG Let eee eke HORE tie whole of the | such repeal, : : _ {ofthe United Kingdom of Great Britain other Provinces such a numberof Mem-| cents, ‘he General Goygrnment also:
AHleaue le Bredlontot ae brilliant emblige had broken up, and thus 4.—Nor any act, deed, right, tide, in-| and Ireland, or by an Act of any or either hers as shall bear the same Proportion | ¢), 06 upon itself the regulation, and
Slo Walagntan A Gnieatian Ge the (eee mevd the second session of the seventh | terest. grant, assurance, descent, will, | or one of the Le tures ofthe Provinees of the Number of its Population (ascer- |" 2 tiv the expense of Prisons and
fe Gunrda;hoadal bytheln unig | Partinnent of Queen Victoria, j registry, contract, lien, charge, matter ov| oi Canada, Upper Canada, Lower Canada ned at such Census) as the Number Sonne i o
posted near the entrance tothe Lords —l suermcwermerss (thing. had, done, made acquired, estab-| Nova Scotia, or New Bransy or by an € bears to the Number of the) Penitentiarie
the Coldstrems opposite Palice yard. ‘The Bill to provide for the lished or existing at the time of such re-| Act of the Parliament of Canada hereby Population of Quebec (so ascertained, The Canadiaas do not seem to like
M. occupied what is termed ad a peu. : eveated, and shail each be legally or equii- | i the computition of the Number of these alterations in the financial part of
CM “with eight erean colored horses. Gai g ot an ant or any office, appointinent, come) ably sealed or entitled as of treehold tor embers fora Province, a fractiona : r Unie The T t
. : H oh iti : t ani : i cone » Scheme of Union. 1¢ Loronto
ay wnpony of rain necessitated the nion ae OVornimcne mission, salary, wlowanee, security, duty, | his own ase and benelit of lands or tene- Diath deee ttn oneliayy OF Mie Wile us a : is that by the present arrange
closing of the windows of her en : or any matter or thing appertaining there-| ments held in free and common socage, or HOUT CULL Ss Hi Province to.) GtGue Beh yas, Ey 2) Fits ree anh
few could cate 2 glimpse of the Q OF to, ut the time of such repeal. suized) and) possessed tor his awit use ys Hiner ae h erauls iy ‘ ment Wha eae Hs ae ive ae :
and hand fswere tumultnously w | TRuattic i an t —Nor any marriage, certifieate or [bene ik : ractional part exceeding one-half of] concral revenue, for local purposes, bu
desler Ned a Nare . | Wis % ica : any ln » certificate ovr) and benelit of lands and tenements heldin ; teal nivale ,| 2! ! os 7
ty pissed along, and loud | British America! registry thereol,lawiully had, made, grant-| frane-allen or rofure, in the Provines for UG ee eile be equivalent to the sixty cents per head of its population, and
| . cag ud, or existing betore or at the time off whieh he shall be ¢ inte ih : ver Canada seventy s: while Nova
tens of thousands,‘ ona SAG Hie Draminues of CASiD Sure eaeee he time of/ whieh he shall be appointed, of the value LE On ang sali e-adlacdnene die Nunc Lower Canada seventy cents ; ‘i
| Vi 245 the Provinces ANADA, | such repeal, ol four thousand doll over and above ¢ y J ug Scotia and New Brunswick get respecti-
‘Tho donrs of the House of Lords wore wa Scomtn and New Brunswick hives 7 Nor shall such repeal dofeat, disturb, | all debts, charges, dues, and incumbera Pea Aoiabere aT eecaGs ale 1 cig! --cight ents, and one hundred
opened till twelve o'clock, bat long b xpressed theiy desire to form a Vederall meatid: 1G, GE LUGHLeNiy UbeoumRy oeleN | CUE tavern ey i i Heat u ern not he reduced unless the 1 roportion | vely Clg) iy-cight cents, and eC
that time a conside enu ¢ tli Union ander the British Crown, for the} jjyattop or thine a , . Rene ae Rue feb be and contin- which the number of the population of] and ten cents each,
sollected, andthe d ynif f the lone | elie ETA matter or thing waatsoever, o done, | ue to be worth the sum last aforesaid over the Proyinee bore to the Number of the : ‘ 7 Reais
CORSE EEE MAE Te MANS Heonnediuaeane| beers ee Government and Legislation, | completed, existing or pending atthe time |and above his debts and. labiliti ana hesrewite Population of Canada atthe} Lie Senate of the Now Dominion is to
Jors und chambers were enlivened by the} based upon the principles of the British] Of euch re Willenah its SAAR AL DOKLTIGeS iid i hitinhdee iL halde LAR Na at La consfst of seventy-two members, but im
presence of exquisite toilets in all-the rivhest) Constitution q 6 B NN By EN it aN possess & continuous resi- Ast prec eding Re-adjustment of the Pi : be Wied ’
amplitudes of the latest ion. dna is 2 : : ea sut eve y alee denee in the Province for whieh he is ap- Number of Members for the Province} certain contingencies six more can be
minutes after the hour had struck a conside Beorr tir ENACTED DY THE, Such penalty, forte aad ability, | pointed, oxeept daring the time that he is ascertained at the then latest census | added to the number. This is a vast
ace of the government benches was FF MOST wLENT MA) sry, by} and every such he : ne shall hold an office under the Government, to be diminished by One Tweaticth improvement on the Quebec Scheme, for
rd, and from that time till after one} and with the advice and consent of the Indictment, information, conviction, | rhe duties of which will require his con- part or upwards. : yi at Scheine no provision whatever
2 were incessant, ‘The | Lords, Spiritual and Temporal, and Com-| sentence, and prosecution, and every! tinaous attendance at the seat of Govern-| (5). Such re-sdjustment shall not tale cf-|12 Esl peneine i I i 1 at
filled more slowly, for on! mons in this present Parliament assenibled, | such ment of Canada, fect until utter the terminution of the | Vas made for increasing the number o
the Senators, let the exigencies of the
Parliament.
Action, sui 19.—In the c then existing
$ part of the chimbe the authority of the same, as fol- » Judgement, deeres, certifi- » of Quebec, each of the
pon a a Dajori lows i— cate, execution, process, order, rule, pro-| twenty-four Senators representing such o4, The number of Members may be from) State be what they might.
ive till shortly bef | MINARY. ceeding, matter, or thing, and every such} Provinee shall be appointed to re sent} time to time increased by Parliament pro- We do not see what oceasion there was
vided the proportionate Representation of the
several Provinces prescribed by this Act is)
not thereby disturbed.
35. Every House of Commons shall con-
tinue for fire years from the day of the Return
of the Writs for choosing the same and no
longer (subject to be sooner prorogued or
dissolved by the Governor-General.
one of the twenty-lour Electoral Divison
of Lower Canada mentioned in Schedule
A ot Chapter Virst ‘of the Consolidated
Statutes of Canada,and such Senator shill
reside or possess his qualification in the
Hlectoral Division he is appointed to. rep
resent,
great ceremony of the day b:
The gall
voted to |
Act, deed, vight, tithe, interest, grant,
surance, descent, will,
ict, lien, charge, matter or u
ery such
Oilica, appoiutment, commission, silary
ulo wan security, and duty, and ey
uch
Marvis
3 The Brit-
”
| 1. This Act may he cited 1
North American Act, 18¢
Whe ATLA RGA a INTERPRETATION.
At the 2, In the econstraction of this Act the
ta group) following rules shall be observed with res-
y magnifi-| pect to the following terms, unless other
els made them! wise expressly provided for, or such con-
for inserting the clause relative to duca-
tion in the Act of Union. We always
understood that the education of its
people was one of those things which was
to be left to the sole management of the
Government of cach Province. It is, in
on the right of the throne de-
connecte.l with the yarion
up-
Ny
per end of thi, near the
of Indian Princes, the exty.
wence of whose dvesses and |
re certificate and
long time the prominent features of ate} ‘th , } ‘On siste vith N ‘ OF, 20.—On the application of the Govern- eat ican yy our opinion, of the greatest importance
uy ti ‘i fy the siren Teel ra tlig Fete yeu ba eu eee IED Hie every such matter and thing, and the foree | mont of Canada tite Majesty in Ghani BG) Until othot prom@ona ara made byt tl : tal ‘lit yand itunes ny ottte Union
Bel bat ve rasa thechcnaeaaia Poa t intention ofthe Act, or repugnant! apd Giteet thercot Tea GOualy, yy WNC ae Toni ieetO aia can reat ‘ei | Partinment, alli the laws which at the time of | SO te Stiullty anc’ Barony OF }
HE TGRRL OL LICH LITSOR GE ENE AvreEnTHi 1G GEG mUTCe Nee LILIMU LS CO: Sty co shall, both at luy and in equity, remain} cite He to Une sanction at Ap! ihe Union are in force inthe Provinces re- | that the powers and functions ofthe gene-
‘ i ds ! vk ay een i 4 ss pointment of additional Senators, so PRA AAUAL ORE LA at innit ; a snts be strictly defi-
The words The Queen,’ shall mean} and continue asifno such repeal had take ’ spectively relating to the qualification and] ral and local governments be strictly defi
s1the Touse. and was conduc that the whole number shall in no ¢
rtions allot-
jons being
Ja case of vacancies alter any
wbove seventystwo; no up
HLussara, ente
aie rae disqualification of persons to be eleeted, or to
sit or vote as Members of the House of As
sembly or Legislative As ly in the re-
spective Provinces, relating to the qualifiea-
tion or disqualification of voters, ur to the
ned. Lt would be mach better if the general
Government took upon itself the sole
control of edneation in all the Provinces,
than to give it the power of interfering
jesty, her Heirs, and Successors,
of the United Kingdom ot
ut Britain jud Ireland,
he words * trom and after the Union,”
place, and, so fur as necess: ; 3
j shall be continued, prosecuted, enforced,
and proceeded with under the said Laws,
iso far as applicable thereto,
ist, Chick Master of tb
Ceremonies, to a seat just outside the bo ly of,
the House, in whieh, rot be a peer, he} G
of course could have no place, he!
exceed seventy-cight,the prop
ted to each of the three diy
preserved,
such iner
Lord Hou
was the (rst lay peer to present himself, | shi a rom nndafter the day on which | gone : ‘ i . .
at he wae nieh fallgwean He tie M fei aa itiG eine uy ly of UNION, ‘ pointinent shall be made without the sane- aN to be ee by voters, or ie Returning} in any arrangement which might be
’ 1 ‘ A Mi | ) ami ‘ L fy i ‘ . wane Naat ; ' 1 OTs ie ie is . ‘
ean AO a a RHUL LE, GUE ALLL aie ated 4.—Tt shall be lawlul for the Queen to} tion of the British Goverument till the} 0 8) ind thelr powers and duties, on re ade by the local Legislatures. It is
of Winchester, the Exrl of Westmorland, and) the Provinces, shall take effect, a) Tne tie trousedinge at sleione Gr to! Uy ude by the 4eg
whole number is reduced below seventy-
two. .
21.—Whenever after the first appoint-
ment a vacancy iu the Senate shall take
place, it shall be lawful for the Governor
General, in the Queen's name, by an. in-
struiment under the G Seal of Canada,
to summon to the said Senate a person
dulysqualitied according to the provisious
ot this Act to fill such vacancy,
22.—Hv Senator shall hold his seat
declare by Proclamation that the said Pro-
vinees of Canada, Nova
Brunswick upon, from, and alter a certain
admitted by most writers, that the word-
ing of the clauses is somewhat vague, but
this we believe will make them the more
mischievous.
Bishops of Oxford, London and Ely. and the |
Archbishops of Canterbury and York. None) Leoislature or Parliament of the Kingdom
of their lordships, however, had yet assumed) of Cada, % 1 C
theic robes of state, but in plain morning) png word “ Leetslature” shall mean the | day in such prochunation to be appointed,
eostume inoved about the House, convers-/ 7 04) Lowislature of any of the Provinces | Which day shall be within six months next
ing with the neercacy and a of Hes | Aare U nee % “jitter the passing of this Act, shall form
atequaintance. owards one o'clock the body OS RMR TTT Elis a + Utyj_ and be one united dominion, under the
of the House was almost filled with ladies. nae a See ony pie ee te name of the Kingdom of Canada, and
At about one o'¢lock the Bishops, in Sent, aid Now Mpranse oe thenceforth the said Provinces shall cousti-
robes of state (similar to those of Her M s a FAI is Ww na wren eral,” shall | tute and be One Kingdom under the same
a. DUE seuinue thu wen ie words, vernor-General,” sha 5
The word ** Parliament” shall mean the | the period during which such elections may
be continued, or relating to the trial of con-
troverted elections, and the proceedings inci-
dent thereto, or relating to the vacating of
seats of Members, or to the excention of aew
in case of any seat being vacated other-
wise than by a dissolution, shall respectively
apply to Nlections of Members to serve in the
House of Commons.
37. Every Member of the Iouse of Com-
scotia, and New
Provision is made in the Bill for the
introduction of this Island and of New-
foundland, into the Confederation, when
when the proper time arrives. It is
very hard to predict what is to be our
n to; diol We ; . aforesaid, upon, from, and after the day so ‘ ; wy ij
. j Ko Pikdopal sh | Mean the Chief Executive Officer or Ad-'' HA IM SLL INALNG AYBO) 7 Gab La iar aa inons shall, before taking his seat make and |
r plices calle CNG et ee ministrator for the time being of the Goy-| *peinted asaforesaid, in the Senate for the term of his life, sub-! ups future: te Gaveenun Gunamiioritaten Le wo-are to, be madesa more
» Ue u small, . meas 5
eat idee ic with the Judges in front) ernment ject to the provisions of this Act. some person authorised by him to administer | appendage to the Confederation, without
3) o sic w + Judges in front) 4
appointed by the Queen, by| 5.—The seat of Government of Canada
rated,
woolsack. Atthe same time also many | Whatever name desi
in their robes took their seats.) ‘Phe words * Governor-General in Coun-
towell, Lush, Shee, Chief Baron | cil,” shall mean the Chiel Executive Of.
>) cer or Administrator, Goyernoror person
vdministering for the time being the Goy-
. ada, acting by and with the
ie body had) advice of the Privy Council thereot,
peers
‘Justices E
Kelly, Mr. Baron Channel, and Mr. Just
Byles ciume in almost together, and atter them
dhe Lord Chancellor and Lord Cranworth. | ernment of Can
Toe part allotted to the diplom:
meanwhile been graduatly filli: and the) phowords Lieutenant Governor,” shall |
crowd of splendid unifor ms a with) neon the Chief Executive Oflicer or Ad-| shall be
orders and decora which {8 also to be}
seen there oy these 0:
the most brillinae pe
‘The ambassadors of Turkey, France
Prussin and Russia, occunicd the fi
and behing these were the minister.
ginm,
awhile
ernment of any Province, in the Union,
‘Tho
arts of the whole chamber.
trina,
ions, mide it ons "|
ratory for the time be
dininis
of Bel- | ernor or
in, Portugal and Bavaria, | of the Goy
Perdund was filled up with) cos of Ontario, Quebee, N
F Ww miner States and a crowd ot] New. Branswick, ¢
secrotiries and cifucies. : iw of the cutive Council thereol,
Aye Hnst peers to represent the opposition! ine word « Kingdom’ shall incan and
were Lords Granville, Clarendon and Sydney. |, Bale fl i WY ;
After them aime Lord Roden, Lord Dutferin, | nie ene a Us ! AS : al
Lord Darnley, Lord Ajbeymarle, the Dude of| a We OMY WU
Sutherland, Lord Clk ston, the Duke of
Muckinghan, Lord Lytton, Lords Shrewsbury » ’ i‘
and Talbot, and the Margnis of Westmeatt such persous as may from time to time be
The Marquis of Winchester, the Duke of| tppoiuted by the Governor-General, and
Beaufort, Lord Colville and many peers who] sworn to aidan advise in the Government
seldom seen in the Mouse save on these} of the Kingdom,
ons, were also present, and by half-past} The word Canada” (when not applied
ane o'clock the House was nearly full. to the Provineo of Canada) shall mean the
At this time Lord Derby entered. There | Kingdom of Canada hereby constituted.
avis a momentary hush asa brilliant group) The words ** @pper Canada” shall mean
appeared atthe door. and their Royal High: | all that part of the Province of Canada
u
Mdindurgh and the Duke of Cambridge, at-| U sper Canada,
tended hy their equerries, entered. Both the) “Phe words ' Lower Canada” shall in
The words “ Privy Council” shall mean
| shall be the cit
| minstrator for the time being of the Goy-)
words Lieutenant-Goyernor in) Goy ; ]
seat.) Council,” shall mean the Licutenant Goy-| the seats of Government shall be as ‘fol-
gl lows:
sament of either of the Proyin- |
vii Seotia, or) bee, the City of Quebee; in Nova Scoti
hg by and with the;
es, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of) which formerly constituted the Province of
y of Ottuwa, subject to the
Royal Prerogative,
6.—From and after the Union, Upper
Canada and Lower Canada shall be severed
and cach shall form a separate Provinee,
—From and after the Union, Upper
‘anada shall be named and known as the
(¢
Province of Ontario, and Lower Canada
amed and known as the Province
of Quebee,. ‘
$.—Subject to any future action of 'the
ments ol the Provinces respectively,
Th Ontario, the City of Toronto; in Que-
the City of Halifax; and in New Bruns-
wick, the City of Fredericton,
THE EXECUTIVE POWER,
9.— The Exccutive Government and
authority is and shall be vested in the
Queen.
10.—The Queen has and shall have the
Commianid-in-Chief of the Land and Nay
Militia, and of all Naval and Military Fov-
ces Whatsocy
U1.—The Governor General may, by in-
strament under the Great Seal of Canada,
constitute a Privy Council, and he may
from time to time appyint and remove
Members thereof, :
12.—All powers, authorities and fune-
tions which by y rliament
of ment of
n, ov of the Parl
Princes worp ordinary ul) as dukes over) ail that part of the Province of Canada| the United Kingdom of Great Britain: and
iui Se the 1 rince took his OWN) Which formerly constituted the Pr&ince of | Ireland. or by any Act of the Legislature
scot. the firston th opposition benches on) 7 ower Canada, of Upper Canada, Lower ¢ , Nova
tho left, next’ the throne, with the Duke of}
Minburgh below and the Dake of Cambri
The word * Ontario’
to himnagain, After these came Le ‘ A
Chie’ Justice Bovill, with Messrs. Justice | the said Province shall be held to have the
Smith and Keating. lage bounthuies as that part of the late
| Province of Canada known as Upper C:
Atten minutes past two the doors on the!
ht of the throne, by which the Queen}
enters, Were thrown open, and the whole of
the illnstrious assemblage in the Chambe
rose with a groat rustle, which was instantly | ‘ )
sueceeded by an intense silence as every eye | the said Province shall be held to have
was fixed upon the door. Formerly
of this Act.
‘The word * Quebec’
Prince Consort, her arrival was alwe
claimed beforehand by brilliant fNlourishes of! sing ot this Act,
trumpets. Yesterday, however, as last year,} ‘Phe words
the splendid procession entored amid a solemn) the Province of Nova Scotia
silence that was almost funeral, First came) proving Tbe held to li
the heralds, dowiny stiffly in their tabards, as; boundaries
they passed the throne, then the chief officers | tine of the passing of this Act,
of the housshold, followed by Lord Derby, “The wove! >
- carrying the sword of S and accompanied enh “the Provili
by Lard Malmesbury t these noblemen | emi OF
came fer j mpaniod by the Prin- and the said Pro
cosses Helens and Louise’and Prince Arthur, | the same boundari¢ 5 08
and followed by the Duchess af Wellington, | ind xt the time of the
who stood behind the The Queen, as| | The word * mouth
‘yo saton the thro had the Princesecs,| dar month,
hep Jord Derby and’ Lord Malmesbury, on
cellor, yO her right were the Lord Chan-
ingham, thetic speech; the Duke of Buek-
Cap of Mainteha''s of Winchester, with the
mond, bearing the”: and the Duke of Tle
officers of the houselrstetl cranns wi e ue
Department and the House w te sda cloned th
the background, kel a
When the Queen had taken the: stace on
‘the throne, the Lord Chancellor hy her eom-
-ammand, requested their lordships to’ be sented,
A the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was
ched to summon the © falthfal Com-
of New Branswick,
ing of this Act,
or the masculine gender only, shall include
more persons, parties, or things of the
same kind than one, and females as well
as males, and the converse,
The word * oath” shall be construed as
meaning a solemn affirmation whenever
the context applies to any person ande
by whom and in which a solemn aflirma-
tion may be made instead ofan oath; and
in every case where an oath or affirmation
is directed to be made hefore any person
or officer, such person or officer shall have
hall mean the Pro-
ivince of Ontario hereby constituted, and
padi prior to and ac the time of the passing
ill mean the Pro-
ince of Quebee hereby constituted, and
the
when | stime boundaries as that part of the Jate
the Queen used to open Parliament with the | Proy ince of Canada known as Lower
ys pro- | Canada priov to mad ut the time of the pas-
Nova Scotia” shall mean
and the said
ro the same
s existing prior to and at the
ew Brunswick,” shall
nee shall be held tohave |
existing prior to
shall mean a calen-
Words importing the singular number
Scotia, or New Drunswick
ture vested in, or are authorized or requir-
ed to be exercised by the respective Goy-
ernors or Lieutenant Governors of the saic
Provinees, with the adviee, or with the
advice and consent, of the Executive
Council of such Provinces respectively, or
in conjunction with such Executive Coun-
eil, or with any number of the Members
thereof, or by the said Governors or Licu-
tenant Governors individually and alone,
shall, in so faras the same are not repug-
nant to or inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act, be vested jn and may be exer-
cised by the Governor General of the
Kingdom of Canada, with the advice, or
with the advice and consent of, ov in con-
junction, as the ease may require, with the
Privy Council, or any members thereof, as
may be appointed hy the Queen for the
affairs of the Kingdom of Canada, ov by
the Governor General of the Kingdom of
respectively, J
Canada individually and alone, where the
advice, consent, or concurrence of the
Privy Council is not required.
12.—The Governor General may assigu
depute. substitute, and appoint any person
or persons jointly or severally, to be his
deputy or depu within any part ov
parts of Canada, and in that capacity to
exercise, perform and execute daring the
pleasure of the said Governor General.
such of the powers, funetions and authori-
ties as may under this Act be yestedin or
OXC ed by the Governor General as the
Governor General shall deem to be neces-
sary or expedient, but the appointment of
a Deputy or Deputies as atoresaid shall
not abridge, alter, or in any way affect
23,—H any Senator shall, for'two suecessive
Sessions of Parliament, fail to give his attend:
ance in the Senate, or if he shall take any
oath or make any declaration or acknowledge-
ment of allegiance, obedience, or otherwise,
to any forcign Prince or Power, or shall do,
concurr in, or adopt any aet whereby he may
become a subject or a citizen of any foreign
Stute or power, or shall cease to have any of
the qualifications required by this Act, or
shall become bankrupt or take the bencilt of
any Act relating to insolyent debtors, or be-
coine a defaulter, or be attained of treason, or
be convicted of felony or of any infamous
crime, his seat in the Senate shall thereby
become vacant,
24-—Every Senator shall, pefore taking his
seat, make and subscribe before the Goyernor-
General or some person or persons authorised
by him to administer the same, the Outh of
Allegiance to the Queen and the declaration
respectively set forth in Schedule A,
Any person who at the time of the
Union is a Member of the Legislative Council
of Nova Scotia or of New Brunswick, and
who may accept the office of Senator, shall,
hy his acceptance, be held to have vacated
his seat in such Legislative Council; and any
person who at the time of the Union is a
Meinber of the Legislative Council of Canada,
Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, and to whom
the offfee of Senator is offered, who shall not
within thitty days thereafter signify his ac-
ceptance thereof, the same shall be held to
have d ch office.
26.— tor may, by writing under
hi nd, addressed to the Governor-General,
resign his seatin the Senate, and thereupon
such seat shall beeome vacant.
27.—Ifany question respecting the qualifi-
eatien of a senator or respectiyga vacancy in
the Senate shall arise, the same shall be heard
and determined by the Senate,
28.—The Governor-General shall have
power, by an instrument under the Great
Seal of Canada, to appoint one Member of the
Senate to be Speaker thereot, and to remoye
hin and appoint another in his stead.
29.—Subject to alteration by Varliament,
the presence of at least fifteen Members of
the Senate, including the Speaker, shall be
necessary to constitute a Meeting for the
exercise of its powers,
80.—The Speaker shall vote as other Mem-
bers, and in case of an equality of votes, it
shall be held that the decision is in the nega-
tive,
HOUSK OF COMMONS:
81.—The House of Commons shall consist
of one hundred and eighty-one menibers, of
whom eighty-two shall be elected for Ontario,
sixty-five for Quebec, nineteen for Nova
Scotia, and fifteen for New Branawick.
$2.—Until otherwise provided hy Varlia-
ment, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick, shall for the purpose of the
election of Members in the House of Com-
mons, be and the same are hereby respetively
divided into Electoral Districts as follows :—
1. ONTARIO,
For the purpose of representation in Par-
ligament Outario shall be territorially divided
into the. Counties, Ridings of Counties, Cities
and Towns. hereinafter mentioned, which
shall form Electoral Districts, and each such
Electoral District, ag hereinafter aumbered
shall be represented by one Member in the
House of Commorts.
[{Ulere follow the names of the Coun-
ties, &c,. which it js not necessary for us
to give. ]
the same, the oath of allegiance to the Queen,
set forth in Schedule
88. The Governor General shall, within
ix months from and after the Union, cause
sto be issuedin such form and by such
person, and to such Returning Officers as he
may prescribe for the first election of Menm-
hers to serve in the [louse of Commons, and
such persons shall have ail such and the same
powers as are possessed by the Officers, at
the tine of the passing of this Act. charged
with the issue of writs for the election of
Members to serve in the House of Assembly,
or Legislative Assembly of each of the Pro-
vinees of Canada, Nova Scotia or New Bruns-
wick, or of Returning Officers (as the case
may be), and in case any vaeaney in the: re-
presentation of an Electoral District shall
occur inthe House of Commons before the
mecting of Parliament. or after the meeting
of Parliament, and before provision is made
by Parliament in such respect, a writ in re-
tofsuch vacant Electoral District: may
sued in like manner, and the Goyernor
shall, within six months after the Union, and
thereafter from time to time, as occasion
shall require, in the Queen's name, and by
an instrument or instruments under the Great
Seal, summon and call together a House of
Commons, ;
39. The House of Commons shall, upon its
first assembling, after every general election,
proceed forthwith to‘clect one: of its nuruber
to be Speaker, and in case of his death, resig-
nation or removal by a vote, the said House
of Commons shall forthwith proceed to elect
another of their Members to be Spenkery and
the Speaker so elected shall preside at all
Meetings of the Commons. And _ until ether-
wise provided ty Act of Parliament, in’ case
of the absence trom the Chair of the ILouse
from any cause of the Speaker of the House
of Commons for a period of forty-eight con-
secutive hours, the House of Commons may
elect one of its number to act as Speaker,
and such one so appointed shall, during the
continued absence of the Speaker, preside at
all Meetings ot the Commons, and for the
time being execute all the powers and privi-
leges of the Speaker.
40. Except for the purposes of the previous
section, the presence of at least twenty Men-
bers of the House of Commons, including the
Speaker, shall be necessary to constitute a
Meeting of the House of Commons for the
exercise of its powers, and all questions which
shall arise in the Commons shall be decided
by the majority of voices of such Members
as shall be present, other than the Speaker;
and when the voices shall be cqual the
Speaker shall have the casting vote,
41. No Senator shall be capable of being
elected, or of sitting or voting as a Member
of the Louse of Commons.
MONEY.
42, Bills for appropriating any part of the
Public Revenue of Canada or for imposing
any Tax or Impost shall originate in the
Tlouse of Commons. .
43. It shall not he lawful for the House of
Commons to originate or pass any vote, yreso-
lution, 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 Ses-
sion in which sueh vote, resolution, addyess
or bill is proposed.
[For want of space we cannot publish
the whole of the Bill this week, We will
being represented in its councils, as is
hinted in certain quarters, our condition
will be truly deplorable; but if we are
permitted, while still enjoying our pre-
sent advantages, to look quietly on and
watch the progress of the Great ixperi-
ment, with the privilege of taking advan-
tage of its success at any time that pleases
us, we think we may remain ‘out in the
cold” a little while without suffering a
very great deal. :
A rrignp of ours in St. Eleanor’s re-
ceived a letter a few days ago from New
Orleans, dated 16th Feby., 1867. ‘Phe
writer is a native of New Brunswick,
who left home quite a young man, and
has, by industry and perseverance, ac~
quired a handsome competence in the
sunny South. He is very naturally at.
tached to his adopted country, and gives
a glowing picture of its natural capabili-
tics. ‘The following extract fairly makes
one’s mouth water after being five dreary
inonths without sccing a green leat or a
blossoming plant:—t* I consider the
Southern States as among the most beau-
tiful countries and climates in the world.
You can imagine the beauties of this
country, when I tell you that while you
are ice-bound for months from shore to
shore, we are enjoying weather such as
your last of May and first of June. We
have all kinds of vegetables fresh from
the ground every day—no cellars here—
we have oranges on the trees in abun-
dence the whole winter through—we -
have our Mespelus or Japan plum tree
now in full bearing loaded with ripe fruit,
which blooms and forms and ripens in
the dead of winter. We have had ripe
strawberries for a month, the products of
our gardens—they do not grow wild with
usas with you. We have flowers of all
shades and descriptions the whole year
round, and fresh fish in any quantity
every day.”
Our friend's friend believes that a
brilliant future is in store for the South,
He considers that its agricultural resour-
ces are boundless, and that it has un-
equalled manufacturing and commercial
facilities, It is, we fancy, not very diffi.
cult to see that the Southerners. still en-
tertain hopes of forming themselves into
anew Nationality, second to none on
this Continent. But we will let him
speak for himself, Ie says—-
In regard to the manufacture of cot-
ton, we have in this country the finest
facilities in the world. Our water power
cannot be excelled—no jce to stay our
wheels, and the raw material at our very
doors. Still it is hard to get up a manu.
facturing enterprise here. ‘The people,
give the remainder in our next,
it is true, have learned a lesson y the
war, and by the war have become poor,
: js - etn eee : : Agricaltural. pe a el “Re ; : oe
a ae SUMMERSIDESOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH #4, 1867.
Georg: Ht. Dath alent er an yous.” Daring interve! which always. { wthority to adminster the the power or authority ot the Governor | 2. QuEDEC, | Summerside Sournal,
gives in the Pra’ in i han vlapses before the knights and burgesses ] same and to eertify its having boon made; General. lj paces eee be ays ey into ce pee 4 ; ;
$ vb! 4 vesdn alynost) tiulions vital makinero inise state- +t rs nan | Flectoral istricts, to be camposed of the) on 8 .
So akc EM cise my ke below ae H ; post in : i : ae 4 eG : spies sa th 1 naaaatl, n aay a : clemlpelad dae: aa _. }sixty-five Electoral Divisions in which Lower | THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1887.
saat ee ai . 1 anne * >of Pects, every le erupt wry, ang From — alter the Vnion, there Canada is now divided, under Chapter two of |
av hers. | One 1 HA, AN ‘oto to The wuidst osbunAnt of the eed ely shall be in and for the Kingdom of Cana- | yo Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter
WF" No notice can Le taken of anonymous
cominunivations. We must know the names
sind addresses of our correspondents as a gute
We look
finished, |
n
the
and tie work of death
is
jda one Pauiament, which shall be com-
s| posed of the Qaeen, an Upper Louse to bo
vont ner.
REPEALING CLAUSE,
{.—From and after the Union, all Act
75 of the Consolidated Statutes of Lower
ne and those who stood around it. They | : ‘
ne ANC bo ‘oun >} Cu . and the Act of the Province of Cana-
thave been statues, so motionless were
is
_Bieh Pn
Bishop Dury
\th y all.
The Queen never stirred x
. Her dress was a plain lt
on amd star of the *¢
i Mary Stuart ¢
THE OPEN?
PARELAS
lor
with the ribt
\ her head w
On
o righé | ot Gr
k silk, | United Kingdom of
smounted | Le
u
and paris of Acts passed by the Pa
it Britain, the
it Britain and Tre-
land, the Legislature of Upper Canada, the
islature of Lower Canada, the Legisla-
Hament) celled the Senate, and a Ifouse ef Com-
Parliament of the?mons, :
SENATE
15,—For the purpose of forming: the
Senate the Kingdom of Canada shall be
Vietoria Chapter 1, or of any other
Act amending the same in force at the time of}
the Union; and each such Electoral Division
is hereby constituted an Electoral District for
the purpose of this Act, and shall be entitled
to return one Member to the House of Com-
ranty oftheir good faith, We cannot under-
take to return communications thatare not used
CONEEDERATION BILL.
(F
the 7 considered as cons
sions—
by a domi-crown of hailliafits, trom the back! ture of Canada, the Legislature of Nova
of which depended a long white veil, and bed Scotia, or the Legishiture of New Brans-
sting of three Divi | ions,
We publish to-day the ‘* Bill to provide
3. NOVA SCOTIA.
~¥oesterday Her Majesty the Queen opened! wore the Koh-i-noor ina necklace, wick, which are repugnant fo or inconsist- : . 4 ; : for the Union and Government of British
eo ee pied Coa : ae ee aK, ‘ ‘cpus dis vig 1). Ontario, Jacl he cighteen counties of Nova r : mae ; *
ahe second session of her Seventh Parliament ince Arthur wore the very» plain nniform | ent with the provisions of this Act shall be ee Guede sent ae rie ‘an Electoral District.| North America.” ‘This Bill differs con-
t . rtie Pole F Ss Piha Rui tHitir a 4 aS ie : . 2). Ys § f * > al c : |
eH ae hn tthe a hae nae hf 1'C3 i ee haat jand the same are hereby repealed: Provi-| (9)" Pho Maritime Provinees of Noya| The county of Halifax shall he entitled to re-| siderably from the Quebee Scheme, and
dnted'to excite a high dear of interdst, for it! tia iore ote eiaiicevenn oe tse ng we ropeul a the me Scotia and New Brunswiek. turn two Members to the House of Commons;| the differences are all in favor of the Ma-
not only tera crisis the most impor-) Wien complete silence was ‘restored, the | > HOH aE anes A Aud each Division shall have an equal and cach of the other counties one Member. | 0314 Provinces. It was provided in
: Stu C Kio ihe aun hi Heieretrinanat ays Mie be FT ie Oe Ava flily (OKUO OK CHMGELO WAIN 6: er atti A ae ante aes Us oe Te hat he disided into fifteen | that’Sicheme that the sum-af eighty cents
Majesty's fon to. the thron well in| iho s he am 1 ndmirably clear yoice) Beate A) hsbiad s ® 6.—Ontario shi b repr ed if » ew Drunswick s be divided . Ww att
Tan mut | ue iit loibne ead 5 Le AY CDE VAS taint SKIIUIL has, by the said Acts or any | can) Ne ee ne DE nies ne Telaceoril Diatriols (of which. the city of St.| per head of the population granted for
3 popular rugs as its politic ations, | read documen ‘ * | Senate by twenty-four members, Quebec | Electora see local purposes, should not increase with
a Ses,
John shall be one, and entitled to return one
Pthe con repeale y determnine.
batalso at a period when everything portends of them, been repealed or determined, nor four inoue, and) the Manle
The reading gf this : long address + by twent { : ‘ i
that the session which it inangurated will be! | 4 iF pau Mi Cy LURE sag | shall the repeal of the said Acts and parts | 2 Provinees by twenty-four members, | Member), and each of the fourteen countics| the increase of population, but remain
UN ENA fen vale ls ae IU hich deepened nlinost into intensity. when | Of Acts affect | _ {of which Nova ‘Scotia shall have. tivelve | inte whieh a ae Pein ua fixed according to the census of 1861,
ee : Hien LOFT AR Higigy ‘the paragraph relating to. reform was read, 1.—Any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, | members, and New Brunswick twelye eae A Noe a HRT (he douse | ay. the new Bill this allowance of eighty
aN dal within i naa tit ee an ne ot the en lof the speech there was a minute's | civil or criminal. incurred betore the time | members. aan bee fe ch " cents per head shall be regulated by tho
Die ae ned Ov Laval ee ‘pause, when the Queen bowed graciously such repeal, or any proceedings lor en- 7.—For nNOS ° f | 92 Vommons. r “i fi Aula ae
eateh a passing glinee ot the principal actors Beate! einer Mi ie onueall wee i the patel He ae We Age a Ss i. i Bor ne fea of composing the| 33~yere shall be a General Census of| number of inhabitants in each Maritime
in the scene, Some such consideration nul How Majesty tlen dsaconded: the! Gn naqdine uk the eame une. of AK rh fay HiMG ip Aiea kuvtul for the Governor) the people taken in the year one thousind| Colony, until it reaches to 400,000. In
could have inftluced the vast multitud a AH UME TOWNE Hig e BMnGe Ob me LEMS TS BITS ‘ Peek S| ROLL, before the time be appointed tor | eight hindred and seventy-one, and decennial- this way is one of the most formidable
docked from all parts of London yesterday to) Wiies and the Duke ¢ Hnlinueliwiloirore toe eee “fiat ed the first meeting of Parliament, by an in-| ly afterwards; and immediately after the saic bicctions to the Union of the Colonies
dico rain and mud in order to see the royal! (av ineine to meut her, slie came forwardand |.” —Nor any indictment, information, strument or instruments under the Gieat| census, and immediately after every decennial | ONJECHONS Te Me B hie t
* page A genitl sunshine in the forenoon ligccod them both. Anything) mare simple, | SONY? tion, sentence, or prosecution, had.) Seal of Canada, to summon to the Scnate| census. thereafter, the representation from] very cleverly obviated. ut this 1s no!
gave hopes that ‘Queen's weather” would matuenle nil abertonnte. Ehin CHB ccting | done, completed, or pending at the time] sach persons its the Queen may think fit, {each Provir in the House of Commons) all, ‘There is to be a further grant to
of such re ;
3.—No suit, jugema@nt, de-
cree, certific! ecution, provess, order,
rule, or any proceeding, matter or thing
whatever respecting the same, had, done,
ide, entered, granted, completed, pend-
shall be re-adjusted by such authority. anstin
such manner, as any Act of Parliament fro
time to time directs, according to the tollow-
ing rules:
(1) Quebee shall have the fixed number of
Sixty-five Members .-
Tend its aid to the aitraction of the con:
acle, but shortly before twelve o'¢lo
began to fall, and at halftpast twelve tl
rein caine down in torrent Both sides of
Parliament street were densely packed, the
windows of the hou even those from whieh |
1S
Nova Scotia of $60,000, and to New
Brunswick of $40,000, for local purposes.
Ontario and Quebec get similar grants,
but not nearly sa large in proportion to
their populations. Hhis makes the per
subject to the provisions of this Act, and
every person who shall be so summoned
shall thereby become a Seiator,
18,—The Senators shall each be of the
full ot thirty yeurs, shall each be a
natural bora subject ot the Queen, or her
between the mother and her children cannot
well beimagined, The Queen then presented
her nd tothe Duke of Cambridge and to
Prince ‘Leek, each of whom kissed it respect-
tally, and then again turning to the Hous:
she bowed and left with the sime State cere:
Ee i ont ye monialas she chad entered, followed by he me, existing, ov in force at the time ol subject natural ze by Act of Parliament} (2) There shall be assigned to each of the capita grant very considerably over eighty
PAUNOH Gra HOE Were IANTOLTIDTG Let eee eke HORE tie whole of the | such repeal, : : _ {ofthe United Kingdom of Great Britain other Provinces such a numberof Mem-| cents, ‘he General Goygrnment also:
AHleaue le Bredlontot ae brilliant emblige had broken up, and thus 4.—Nor any act, deed, right, tide, in-| and Ireland, or by an Act of any or either hers as shall bear the same Proportion | ¢), 06 upon itself the regulation, and
Slo Walagntan A Gnieatian Ge the (eee mevd the second session of the seventh | terest. grant, assurance, descent, will, | or one of the Le tures ofthe Provinees of the Number of its Population (ascer- |" 2 tiv the expense of Prisons and
fe Gunrda;hoadal bytheln unig | Partinnent of Queen Victoria, j registry, contract, lien, charge, matter ov| oi Canada, Upper Canada, Lower Canada ned at such Census) as the Number Sonne i o
posted near the entrance tothe Lords —l suermcwermerss (thing. had, done, made acquired, estab-| Nova Scotia, or New Bransy or by an € bears to the Number of the) Penitentiarie
the Coldstrems opposite Palice yard. ‘The Bill to provide for the lished or existing at the time of such re-| Act of the Parliament of Canada hereby Population of Quebec (so ascertained, The Canadiaas do not seem to like
M. occupied what is termed ad a peu. : eveated, and shail each be legally or equii- | i the computition of the Number of these alterations in the financial part of
CM “with eight erean colored horses. Gai g ot an ant or any office, appointinent, come) ably sealed or entitled as of treehold tor embers fora Province, a fractiona : r Unie The T t
. : H oh iti : t ani : i cone » Scheme of Union. 1¢ Loronto
ay wnpony of rain necessitated the nion ae OVornimcne mission, salary, wlowanee, security, duty, | his own ase and benelit of lands or tene- Diath deee ttn oneliayy OF Mie Wile us a : is that by the present arrange
closing of the windows of her en : or any matter or thing appertaining there-| ments held in free and common socage, or HOUT CULL Ss Hi Province to.) GtGue Beh yas, Ey 2) Fits ree anh
few could cate 2 glimpse of the Q OF to, ut the time of such repeal. suized) and) possessed tor his awit use ys Hiner ae h erauls iy ‘ ment Wha eae Hs ae ive ae :
and hand fswere tumultnously w | TRuattic i an t —Nor any marriage, certifieate or [bene ik : ractional part exceeding one-half of] concral revenue, for local purposes, bu
desler Ned a Nare . | Wis % ica : any ln » certificate ovr) and benelit of lands and tenements heldin ; teal nivale ,| 2! ! os 7
ty pissed along, and loud | British America! registry thereol,lawiully had, made, grant-| frane-allen or rofure, in the Provines for UG ee eile be equivalent to the sixty cents per head of its population, and
| . cag ud, or existing betore or at the time off whieh he shall be ¢ inte ih : ver Canada seventy s: while Nova
tens of thousands,‘ ona SAG Hie Draminues of CASiD Sure eaeee he time of/ whieh he shall be appointed, of the value LE On ang sali e-adlacdnene die Nunc Lower Canada seventy cents ; ‘i
| Vi 245 the Provinces ANADA, | such repeal, ol four thousand doll over and above ¢ y J ug Scotia and New Brunswick get respecti-
‘Tho donrs of the House of Lords wore wa Scomtn and New Brunswick hives 7 Nor shall such repeal dofeat, disturb, | all debts, charges, dues, and incumbera Pea Aoiabere aT eecaGs ale 1 cig! --cight ents, and one hundred
opened till twelve o'clock, bat long b xpressed theiy desire to form a Vederall meatid: 1G, GE LUGHLeNiy UbeoumRy oeleN | CUE tavern ey i i Heat u ern not he reduced unless the 1 roportion | vely Clg) iy-cight cents, and eC
that time a conside enu ¢ tli Union ander the British Crown, for the} jjyattop or thine a , . Rene ae Rue feb be and contin- which the number of the population of] and ten cents each,
sollected, andthe d ynif f the lone | elie ETA matter or thing waatsoever, o done, | ue to be worth the sum last aforesaid over the Proyinee bore to the Number of the : ‘ 7 Reais
CORSE EEE MAE Te MANS Heonnediuaeane| beers ee Government and Legislation, | completed, existing or pending atthe time |and above his debts and. labiliti ana hesrewite Population of Canada atthe} Lie Senate of the Now Dominion is to
Jors und chambers were enlivened by the} based upon the principles of the British] Of euch re Willenah its SAAR AL DOKLTIGeS iid i hitinhdee iL halde LAR Na at La consfst of seventy-two members, but im
presence of exquisite toilets in all-the rivhest) Constitution q 6 B NN By EN it aN possess & continuous resi- Ast prec eding Re-adjustment of the Pi : be Wied ’
amplitudes of the latest ion. dna is 2 : : ea sut eve y alee denee in the Province for whieh he is ap- Number of Members for the Province} certain contingencies six more can be
minutes after the hour had struck a conside Beorr tir ENACTED DY THE, Such penalty, forte aad ability, | pointed, oxeept daring the time that he is ascertained at the then latest census | added to the number. This is a vast
ace of the government benches was FF MOST wLENT MA) sry, by} and every such he : ne shall hold an office under the Government, to be diminished by One Tweaticth improvement on the Quebec Scheme, for
rd, and from that time till after one} and with the advice and consent of the Indictment, information, conviction, | rhe duties of which will require his con- part or upwards. : yi at Scheine no provision whatever
2 were incessant, ‘The | Lords, Spiritual and Temporal, and Com-| sentence, and prosecution, and every! tinaous attendance at the seat of Govern-| (5). Such re-sdjustment shall not tale cf-|12 Esl peneine i I i 1 at
filled more slowly, for on! mons in this present Parliament assenibled, | such ment of Canada, fect until utter the terminution of the | Vas made for increasing the number o
the Senators, let the exigencies of the
Parliament.
Action, sui 19.—In the c then existing
$ part of the chimbe the authority of the same, as fol- » Judgement, deeres, certifi- » of Quebec, each of the
pon a a Dajori lows i— cate, execution, process, order, rule, pro-| twenty-four Senators representing such o4, The number of Members may be from) State be what they might.
ive till shortly bef | MINARY. ceeding, matter, or thing, and every such} Provinee shall be appointed to re sent} time to time increased by Parliament pro- We do not see what oceasion there was
vided the proportionate Representation of the
several Provinces prescribed by this Act is)
not thereby disturbed.
35. Every House of Commons shall con-
tinue for fire years from the day of the Return
of the Writs for choosing the same and no
longer (subject to be sooner prorogued or
dissolved by the Governor-General.
one of the twenty-lour Electoral Divison
of Lower Canada mentioned in Schedule
A ot Chapter Virst ‘of the Consolidated
Statutes of Canada,and such Senator shill
reside or possess his qualification in the
Hlectoral Division he is appointed to. rep
resent,
great ceremony of the day b:
The gall
voted to |
Act, deed, vight, tithe, interest, grant,
surance, descent, will,
ict, lien, charge, matter or u
ery such
Oilica, appoiutment, commission, silary
ulo wan security, and duty, and ey
uch
Marvis
3 The Brit-
”
| 1. This Act may he cited 1
North American Act, 18¢
Whe ATLA RGA a INTERPRETATION.
At the 2, In the econstraction of this Act the
ta group) following rules shall be observed with res-
y magnifi-| pect to the following terms, unless other
els made them! wise expressly provided for, or such con-
for inserting the clause relative to duca-
tion in the Act of Union. We always
understood that the education of its
people was one of those things which was
to be left to the sole management of the
Government of cach Province. It is, in
on the right of the throne de-
connecte.l with the yarion
up-
Ny
per end of thi, near the
of Indian Princes, the exty.
wence of whose dvesses and |
re certificate and
long time the prominent features of ate} ‘th , } ‘On siste vith N ‘ OF, 20.—On the application of the Govern- eat ican yy our opinion, of the greatest importance
uy ti ‘i fy the siren Teel ra tlig Fete yeu ba eu eee IED Hie every such matter and thing, and the foree | mont of Canada tite Majesty in Ghani BG) Until othot prom@ona ara made byt tl : tal ‘lit yand itunes ny ottte Union
Bel bat ve rasa thechcnaeaaia Poa t intention ofthe Act, or repugnant! apd Giteet thercot Tea GOualy, yy WNC ae Toni ieetO aia can reat ‘ei | Partinment, alli the laws which at the time of | SO te Stiullty anc’ Barony OF }
HE TGRRL OL LICH LITSOR GE ENE AvreEnTHi 1G GEG mUTCe Nee LILIMU LS CO: Sty co shall, both at luy and in equity, remain} cite He to Une sanction at Ap! ihe Union are in force inthe Provinces re- | that the powers and functions ofthe gene-
‘ i ds ! vk ay een i 4 ss pointment of additional Senators, so PRA AAUAL ORE LA at innit ; a snts be strictly defi-
The words The Queen,’ shall mean} and continue asifno such repeal had take ’ spectively relating to the qualification and] ral and local governments be strictly defi
s1the Touse. and was conduc that the whole number shall in no ¢
rtions allot-
jons being
Ja case of vacancies alter any
wbove seventystwo; no up
HLussara, ente
aie rae disqualification of persons to be eleeted, or to
sit or vote as Members of the House of As
sembly or Legislative As ly in the re-
spective Provinces, relating to the qualifiea-
tion or disqualification of voters, ur to the
ned. Lt would be mach better if the general
Government took upon itself the sole
control of edneation in all the Provinces,
than to give it the power of interfering
jesty, her Heirs, and Successors,
of the United Kingdom ot
ut Britain jud Ireland,
he words * trom and after the Union,”
place, and, so fur as necess: ; 3
j shall be continued, prosecuted, enforced,
and proceeded with under the said Laws,
iso far as applicable thereto,
ist, Chick Master of tb
Ceremonies, to a seat just outside the bo ly of,
the House, in whieh, rot be a peer, he} G
of course could have no place, he!
exceed seventy-cight,the prop
ted to each of the three diy
preserved,
such iner
Lord Hou
was the (rst lay peer to present himself, | shi a rom nndafter the day on which | gone : ‘ i . .
at he wae nieh fallgwean He tie M fei aa itiG eine uy ly of UNION, ‘ pointinent shall be made without the sane- aN to be ee by voters, or ie Returning} in any arrangement which might be
’ 1 ‘ A Mi | ) ami ‘ L fy i ‘ . wane Naat ; ' 1 OTs ie ie is . ‘
ean AO a a RHUL LE, GUE ALLL aie ated 4.—Tt shall be lawlul for the Queen to} tion of the British Goverument till the} 0 8) ind thelr powers and duties, on re ade by the local Legislatures. It is
of Winchester, the Exrl of Westmorland, and) the Provinces, shall take effect, a) Tne tie trousedinge at sleione Gr to! Uy ude by the 4eg
whole number is reduced below seventy-
two. .
21.—Whenever after the first appoint-
ment a vacancy iu the Senate shall take
place, it shall be lawful for the Governor
General, in the Queen's name, by an. in-
struiment under the G Seal of Canada,
to summon to the said Senate a person
dulysqualitied according to the provisious
ot this Act to fill such vacancy,
22.—Hv Senator shall hold his seat
declare by Proclamation that the said Pro-
vinees of Canada, Nova
Brunswick upon, from, and alter a certain
admitted by most writers, that the word-
ing of the clauses is somewhat vague, but
this we believe will make them the more
mischievous.
Bishops of Oxford, London and Ely. and the |
Archbishops of Canterbury and York. None) Leoislature or Parliament of the Kingdom
of their lordships, however, had yet assumed) of Cada, % 1 C
theic robes of state, but in plain morning) png word “ Leetslature” shall mean the | day in such prochunation to be appointed,
eostume inoved about the House, convers-/ 7 04) Lowislature of any of the Provinces | Which day shall be within six months next
ing with the neercacy and a of Hes | Aare U nee % “jitter the passing of this Act, shall form
atequaintance. owards one o'clock the body OS RMR TTT Elis a + Utyj_ and be one united dominion, under the
of the House was almost filled with ladies. nae a See ony pie ee te name of the Kingdom of Canada, and
At about one o'¢lock the Bishops, in Sent, aid Now Mpranse oe thenceforth the said Provinces shall cousti-
robes of state (similar to those of Her M s a FAI is Ww na wren eral,” shall | tute and be One Kingdom under the same
a. DUE seuinue thu wen ie words, vernor-General,” sha 5
The word ** Parliament” shall mean the | the period during which such elections may
be continued, or relating to the trial of con-
troverted elections, and the proceedings inci-
dent thereto, or relating to the vacating of
seats of Members, or to the excention of aew
in case of any seat being vacated other-
wise than by a dissolution, shall respectively
apply to Nlections of Members to serve in the
House of Commons.
37. Every Member of the Iouse of Com-
scotia, and New
Provision is made in the Bill for the
introduction of this Island and of New-
foundland, into the Confederation, when
when the proper time arrives. It is
very hard to predict what is to be our
n to; diol We ; . aforesaid, upon, from, and after the day so ‘ ; wy ij
. j Ko Pikdopal sh | Mean the Chief Executive Officer or Ad-'' HA IM SLL INALNG AYBO) 7 Gab La iar aa inons shall, before taking his seat make and |
r plices calle CNG et ee ministrator for the time being of the Goy-| *peinted asaforesaid, in the Senate for the term of his life, sub-! ups future: te Gaveenun Gunamiioritaten Le wo-are to, be madesa more
» Ue u small, . meas 5
eat idee ic with the Judges in front) ernment ject to the provisions of this Act. some person authorised by him to administer | appendage to the Confederation, without
3) o sic w + Judges in front) 4
appointed by the Queen, by| 5.—The seat of Government of Canada
rated,
woolsack. Atthe same time also many | Whatever name desi
in their robes took their seats.) ‘Phe words * Governor-General in Coun-
towell, Lush, Shee, Chief Baron | cil,” shall mean the Chiel Executive Of.
>) cer or Administrator, Goyernoror person
vdministering for the time being the Goy-
. ada, acting by and with the
ie body had) advice of the Privy Council thereot,
peers
‘Justices E
Kelly, Mr. Baron Channel, and Mr. Just
Byles ciume in almost together, and atter them
dhe Lord Chancellor and Lord Cranworth. | ernment of Can
Toe part allotted to the diplom:
meanwhile been graduatly filli: and the) phowords Lieutenant Governor,” shall |
crowd of splendid unifor ms a with) neon the Chief Executive Oflicer or Ad-| shall be
orders and decora which {8 also to be}
seen there oy these 0:
the most brillinae pe
‘The ambassadors of Turkey, France
Prussin and Russia, occunicd the fi
and behing these were the minister.
ginm,
awhile
ernment of any Province, in the Union,
‘Tho
arts of the whole chamber.
trina,
ions, mide it ons "|
ratory for the time be
dininis
of Bel- | ernor or
in, Portugal and Bavaria, | of the Goy
Perdund was filled up with) cos of Ontario, Quebee, N
F Ww miner States and a crowd ot] New. Branswick, ¢
secrotiries and cifucies. : iw of the cutive Council thereol,
Aye Hnst peers to represent the opposition! ine word « Kingdom’ shall incan and
were Lords Granville, Clarendon and Sydney. |, Bale fl i WY ;
After them aime Lord Roden, Lord Dutferin, | nie ene a Us ! AS : al
Lord Darnley, Lord Ajbeymarle, the Dude of| a We OMY WU
Sutherland, Lord Clk ston, the Duke of
Muckinghan, Lord Lytton, Lords Shrewsbury » ’ i‘
and Talbot, and the Margnis of Westmeatt such persous as may from time to time be
The Marquis of Winchester, the Duke of| tppoiuted by the Governor-General, and
Beaufort, Lord Colville and many peers who] sworn to aidan advise in the Government
seldom seen in the Mouse save on these} of the Kingdom,
ons, were also present, and by half-past} The word Canada” (when not applied
ane o'clock the House was nearly full. to the Provineo of Canada) shall mean the
At this time Lord Derby entered. There | Kingdom of Canada hereby constituted.
avis a momentary hush asa brilliant group) The words ** @pper Canada” shall mean
appeared atthe door. and their Royal High: | all that part of the Province of Canada
u
Mdindurgh and the Duke of Cambridge, at-| U sper Canada,
tended hy their equerries, entered. Both the) “Phe words ' Lower Canada” shall in
The words “ Privy Council” shall mean
| shall be the cit
| minstrator for the time being of the Goy-)
words Lieutenant-Goyernor in) Goy ; ]
seat.) Council,” shall mean the Licutenant Goy-| the seats of Government shall be as ‘fol-
gl lows:
sament of either of the Proyin- |
vii Seotia, or) bee, the City of Quebee; in Nova Scoti
hg by and with the;
es, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of) which formerly constituted the Province of
y of Ottuwa, subject to the
Royal Prerogative,
6.—From and after the Union, Upper
Canada and Lower Canada shall be severed
and cach shall form a separate Provinee,
—From and after the Union, Upper
‘anada shall be named and known as the
(¢
Province of Ontario, and Lower Canada
amed and known as the Province
of Quebee,. ‘
$.—Subject to any future action of 'the
ments ol the Provinces respectively,
Th Ontario, the City of Toronto; in Que-
the City of Halifax; and in New Bruns-
wick, the City of Fredericton,
THE EXECUTIVE POWER,
9.— The Exccutive Government and
authority is and shall be vested in the
Queen.
10.—The Queen has and shall have the
Commianid-in-Chief of the Land and Nay
Militia, and of all Naval and Military Fov-
ces Whatsocy
U1.—The Governor General may, by in-
strament under the Great Seal of Canada,
constitute a Privy Council, and he may
from time to time appyint and remove
Members thereof, :
12.—All powers, authorities and fune-
tions which by y rliament
of ment of
n, ov of the Parl
Princes worp ordinary ul) as dukes over) ail that part of the Province of Canada| the United Kingdom of Great Britain: and
iui Se the 1 rince took his OWN) Which formerly constituted the Pr&ince of | Ireland. or by any Act of the Legislature
scot. the firston th opposition benches on) 7 ower Canada, of Upper Canada, Lower ¢ , Nova
tho left, next’ the throne, with the Duke of}
Minburgh below and the Dake of Cambri
The word * Ontario’
to himnagain, After these came Le ‘ A
Chie’ Justice Bovill, with Messrs. Justice | the said Province shall be held to have the
Smith and Keating. lage bounthuies as that part of the late
| Province of Canada known as Upper C:
Atten minutes past two the doors on the!
ht of the throne, by which the Queen}
enters, Were thrown open, and the whole of
the illnstrious assemblage in the Chambe
rose with a groat rustle, which was instantly | ‘ )
sueceeded by an intense silence as every eye | the said Province shall be held to have
was fixed upon the door. Formerly
of this Act.
‘The word * Quebec’
Prince Consort, her arrival was alwe
claimed beforehand by brilliant fNlourishes of! sing ot this Act,
trumpets. Yesterday, however, as last year,} ‘Phe words
the splendid procession entored amid a solemn) the Province of Nova Scotia
silence that was almost funeral, First came) proving Tbe held to li
the heralds, dowiny stiffly in their tabards, as; boundaries
they passed the throne, then the chief officers | tine of the passing of this Act,
of the housshold, followed by Lord Derby, “The wove! >
- carrying the sword of S and accompanied enh “the Provili
by Lard Malmesbury t these noblemen | emi OF
came fer j mpaniod by the Prin- and the said Pro
cosses Helens and Louise’and Prince Arthur, | the same boundari¢ 5 08
and followed by the Duchess af Wellington, | ind xt the time of the
who stood behind the The Queen, as| | The word * mouth
‘yo saton the thro had the Princesecs,| dar month,
hep Jord Derby and’ Lord Malmesbury, on
cellor, yO her right were the Lord Chan-
ingham, thetic speech; the Duke of Buek-
Cap of Mainteha''s of Winchester, with the
mond, bearing the”: and the Duke of Tle
officers of the houselrstetl cranns wi e ue
Department and the House w te sda cloned th
the background, kel a
When the Queen had taken the: stace on
‘the throne, the Lord Chancellor hy her eom-
-ammand, requested their lordships to’ be sented,
A the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was
ched to summon the © falthfal Com-
of New Branswick,
ing of this Act,
or the masculine gender only, shall include
more persons, parties, or things of the
same kind than one, and females as well
as males, and the converse,
The word * oath” shall be construed as
meaning a solemn affirmation whenever
the context applies to any person ande
by whom and in which a solemn aflirma-
tion may be made instead ofan oath; and
in every case where an oath or affirmation
is directed to be made hefore any person
or officer, such person or officer shall have
hall mean the Pro-
ivince of Ontario hereby constituted, and
padi prior to and ac the time of the passing
ill mean the Pro-
ince of Quebee hereby constituted, and
the
when | stime boundaries as that part of the Jate
the Queen used to open Parliament with the | Proy ince of Canada known as Lower
ys pro- | Canada priov to mad ut the time of the pas-
Nova Scotia” shall mean
and the said
ro the same
s existing prior to and at the
ew Brunswick,” shall
nee shall be held tohave |
existing prior to
shall mean a calen-
Words importing the singular number
Scotia, or New Drunswick
ture vested in, or are authorized or requir-
ed to be exercised by the respective Goy-
ernors or Lieutenant Governors of the saic
Provinees, with the adviee, or with the
advice and consent, of the Executive
Council of such Provinces respectively, or
in conjunction with such Executive Coun-
eil, or with any number of the Members
thereof, or by the said Governors or Licu-
tenant Governors individually and alone,
shall, in so faras the same are not repug-
nant to or inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act, be vested jn and may be exer-
cised by the Governor General of the
Kingdom of Canada, with the advice, or
with the advice and consent of, ov in con-
junction, as the ease may require, with the
Privy Council, or any members thereof, as
may be appointed hy the Queen for the
affairs of the Kingdom of Canada, ov by
the Governor General of the Kingdom of
respectively, J
Canada individually and alone, where the
advice, consent, or concurrence of the
Privy Council is not required.
12.—The Governor General may assigu
depute. substitute, and appoint any person
or persons jointly or severally, to be his
deputy or depu within any part ov
parts of Canada, and in that capacity to
exercise, perform and execute daring the
pleasure of the said Governor General.
such of the powers, funetions and authori-
ties as may under this Act be yestedin or
OXC ed by the Governor General as the
Governor General shall deem to be neces-
sary or expedient, but the appointment of
a Deputy or Deputies as atoresaid shall
not abridge, alter, or in any way affect
23,—H any Senator shall, for'two suecessive
Sessions of Parliament, fail to give his attend:
ance in the Senate, or if he shall take any
oath or make any declaration or acknowledge-
ment of allegiance, obedience, or otherwise,
to any forcign Prince or Power, or shall do,
concurr in, or adopt any aet whereby he may
become a subject or a citizen of any foreign
Stute or power, or shall cease to have any of
the qualifications required by this Act, or
shall become bankrupt or take the bencilt of
any Act relating to insolyent debtors, or be-
coine a defaulter, or be attained of treason, or
be convicted of felony or of any infamous
crime, his seat in the Senate shall thereby
become vacant,
24-—Every Senator shall, pefore taking his
seat, make and subscribe before the Goyernor-
General or some person or persons authorised
by him to administer the same, the Outh of
Allegiance to the Queen and the declaration
respectively set forth in Schedule A,
Any person who at the time of the
Union is a Member of the Legislative Council
of Nova Scotia or of New Brunswick, and
who may accept the office of Senator, shall,
hy his acceptance, be held to have vacated
his seat in such Legislative Council; and any
person who at the time of the Union is a
Meinber of the Legislative Council of Canada,
Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, and to whom
the offfee of Senator is offered, who shall not
within thitty days thereafter signify his ac-
ceptance thereof, the same shall be held to
have d ch office.
26.— tor may, by writing under
hi nd, addressed to the Governor-General,
resign his seatin the Senate, and thereupon
such seat shall beeome vacant.
27.—Ifany question respecting the qualifi-
eatien of a senator or respectiyga vacancy in
the Senate shall arise, the same shall be heard
and determined by the Senate,
28.—The Governor-General shall have
power, by an instrument under the Great
Seal of Canada, to appoint one Member of the
Senate to be Speaker thereot, and to remoye
hin and appoint another in his stead.
29.—Subject to alteration by Varliament,
the presence of at least fifteen Members of
the Senate, including the Speaker, shall be
necessary to constitute a Meeting for the
exercise of its powers,
80.—The Speaker shall vote as other Mem-
bers, and in case of an equality of votes, it
shall be held that the decision is in the nega-
tive,
HOUSK OF COMMONS:
81.—The House of Commons shall consist
of one hundred and eighty-one menibers, of
whom eighty-two shall be elected for Ontario,
sixty-five for Quebec, nineteen for Nova
Scotia, and fifteen for New Branawick.
$2.—Until otherwise provided hy Varlia-
ment, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick, shall for the purpose of the
election of Members in the House of Com-
mons, be and the same are hereby respetively
divided into Electoral Districts as follows :—
1. ONTARIO,
For the purpose of representation in Par-
ligament Outario shall be territorially divided
into the. Counties, Ridings of Counties, Cities
and Towns. hereinafter mentioned, which
shall form Electoral Districts, and each such
Electoral District, ag hereinafter aumbered
shall be represented by one Member in the
House of Commorts.
[{Ulere follow the names of the Coun-
ties, &c,. which it js not necessary for us
to give. ]
the same, the oath of allegiance to the Queen,
set forth in Schedule
88. The Governor General shall, within
ix months from and after the Union, cause
sto be issuedin such form and by such
person, and to such Returning Officers as he
may prescribe for the first election of Menm-
hers to serve in the [louse of Commons, and
such persons shall have ail such and the same
powers as are possessed by the Officers, at
the tine of the passing of this Act. charged
with the issue of writs for the election of
Members to serve in the House of Assembly,
or Legislative Assembly of each of the Pro-
vinees of Canada, Nova Scotia or New Bruns-
wick, or of Returning Officers (as the case
may be), and in case any vaeaney in the: re-
presentation of an Electoral District shall
occur inthe House of Commons before the
mecting of Parliament. or after the meeting
of Parliament, and before provision is made
by Parliament in such respect, a writ in re-
tofsuch vacant Electoral District: may
sued in like manner, and the Goyernor
shall, within six months after the Union, and
thereafter from time to time, as occasion
shall require, in the Queen's name, and by
an instrument or instruments under the Great
Seal, summon and call together a House of
Commons, ;
39. The House of Commons shall, upon its
first assembling, after every general election,
proceed forthwith to‘clect one: of its nuruber
to be Speaker, and in case of his death, resig-
nation or removal by a vote, the said House
of Commons shall forthwith proceed to elect
another of their Members to be Spenkery and
the Speaker so elected shall preside at all
Meetings of the Commons. And _ until ether-
wise provided ty Act of Parliament, in’ case
of the absence trom the Chair of the ILouse
from any cause of the Speaker of the House
of Commons for a period of forty-eight con-
secutive hours, the House of Commons may
elect one of its number to act as Speaker,
and such one so appointed shall, during the
continued absence of the Speaker, preside at
all Meetings ot the Commons, and for the
time being execute all the powers and privi-
leges of the Speaker.
40. Except for the purposes of the previous
section, the presence of at least twenty Men-
bers of the House of Commons, including the
Speaker, shall be necessary to constitute a
Meeting of the House of Commons for the
exercise of its powers, and all questions which
shall arise in the Commons shall be decided
by the majority of voices of such Members
as shall be present, other than the Speaker;
and when the voices shall be cqual the
Speaker shall have the casting vote,
41. No Senator shall be capable of being
elected, or of sitting or voting as a Member
of the Louse of Commons.
MONEY.
42, Bills for appropriating any part of the
Public Revenue of Canada or for imposing
any Tax or Impost shall originate in the
Tlouse of Commons. .
43. It shall not he lawful for the House of
Commons to originate or pass any vote, yreso-
lution, 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 Ses-
sion in which sueh vote, resolution, addyess
or bill is proposed.
[For want of space we cannot publish
the whole of the Bill this week, We will
being represented in its councils, as is
hinted in certain quarters, our condition
will be truly deplorable; but if we are
permitted, while still enjoying our pre-
sent advantages, to look quietly on and
watch the progress of the Great ixperi-
ment, with the privilege of taking advan-
tage of its success at any time that pleases
us, we think we may remain ‘out in the
cold” a little while without suffering a
very great deal. :
A rrignp of ours in St. Eleanor’s re-
ceived a letter a few days ago from New
Orleans, dated 16th Feby., 1867. ‘Phe
writer is a native of New Brunswick,
who left home quite a young man, and
has, by industry and perseverance, ac~
quired a handsome competence in the
sunny South. He is very naturally at.
tached to his adopted country, and gives
a glowing picture of its natural capabili-
tics. ‘The following extract fairly makes
one’s mouth water after being five dreary
inonths without sccing a green leat or a
blossoming plant:—t* I consider the
Southern States as among the most beau-
tiful countries and climates in the world.
You can imagine the beauties of this
country, when I tell you that while you
are ice-bound for months from shore to
shore, we are enjoying weather such as
your last of May and first of June. We
have all kinds of vegetables fresh from
the ground every day—no cellars here—
we have oranges on the trees in abun-
dence the whole winter through—we -
have our Mespelus or Japan plum tree
now in full bearing loaded with ripe fruit,
which blooms and forms and ripens in
the dead of winter. We have had ripe
strawberries for a month, the products of
our gardens—they do not grow wild with
usas with you. We have flowers of all
shades and descriptions the whole year
round, and fresh fish in any quantity
every day.”
Our friend's friend believes that a
brilliant future is in store for the South,
He considers that its agricultural resour-
ces are boundless, and that it has un-
equalled manufacturing and commercial
facilities, It is, we fancy, not very diffi.
cult to see that the Southerners. still en-
tertain hopes of forming themselves into
anew Nationality, second to none on
this Continent. But we will let him
speak for himself, Ie says—-
In regard to the manufacture of cot-
ton, we have in this country the finest
facilities in the world. Our water power
cannot be excelled—no jce to stay our
wheels, and the raw material at our very
doors. Still it is hard to get up a manu.
facturing enterprise here. ‘The people,
give the remainder in our next,
it is true, have learned a lesson y the
war, and by the war have become poor,