' st'ini

3:. .‘wul' 1 Ti has brim - .l ,.I.l11.e'tlo periul ul 1'. II yvai‘s from, pm. 'I :o. ,tli" II .I I v. -. q. ., In :»-.- I III li.I--n. :Inmlditwat .lullow» i. 1'“ I‘. l i- I... .. . - on u. ‘.‘.‘\ lliilc thou-Ind dollars pct \ti“. o .: '. l.t - ‘ v .: Iualn I ‘I't. l2,.t s - but: as the l'ublic lII‘lIl I"

_mI~-r to. I. t i, .I i , I I. lIi‘. i.I I ll‘ l'\ :.n‘\ l. -t.~latn:c 1:. “.Il‘ll nice -1 '..Ic .Iiit’ wit} II. i. by \ IIt'uIn ll upon it lllI‘-‘,_.1Illitlttllivl‘ulillnllltl cts it which L‘ULs‘l-‘ll‘t‘lll jurisdiction i~ hereby git. II to l‘wrliaui :It sh. -- tar .‘|\ the samc is rcpugn tut or II- I~I»:I~i~i A: with any Act tits-\‘Il I-y l‘nlianmat. lvc null and will.

t:"\ ::\'I‘ I'iviv, i.i~‘r xv.

‘I'L-"ld‘olll an lililLl'l‘II‘ l‘nioii. all Italics null liuvcnn -s owi- which the Pt sllm'lln‘ Leg" 'latiirrsot‘the said l‘rminces beforc and .It the time In the passing (II this Act bail. and hair: power of .\ppropri tll‘lll. ev cpl sin-II portians tln-rcot as are by this Act resI-I red to llIU lxIc ltjovc IIII"III?‘. or raised bytlicini :tl'cnt'dittlcu Ii itli the tip-‘-

cial powers coail-ired up In llll'tll by this‘

Act. shall form one (in-Istilllldlt‘il llI-vI-nuc l’und. to bc appropriat II lor the Public Service III the Kingdom IIl‘l‘anaIlu, in the )II'ltlIII'I', and sunlich to thee-barges licicin- :iltci‘ |ll|'lllltllll'll.

(1H. b'l'hu said Consolidated Fund at I ll shall he pcrIiIaiII-ntly char: -Il v.i lthc Costs, charges. and exp 'Js ine' lent to the L‘Ivllt't‘lltlll, mana- genicnt. an-l receipt litei'eof such costs. charges and cxpcIiscs licinf: siihjrct. iiI-vcr- thrlcss, to be reviewed and nodded in such iiiauncr as shall llll ordered by the t lovcrn- or mural in t‘ouncll until otln-rwise pro- \idod by any Act. of Parliament.

.’I1.—-L'nl ltI-rcd by :Iin AM ol'l'aslia-

lll"lll. the s: i'y ol' the IlovcrnorullI-IIIral shall be ten thousand pounds sterling mu- iiey III‘Gz‘eat Britain. ’ —-—~'l‘IIe expenses of the collection. in Igcment and 1‘c.‘lpl ot'tlm said t‘ou. solidatrd licvciittt: Fund shall form the first charge thereon: and the animal inur- vst III the public debt of the l’rovince' III Canada, Nova Scotia. and New liriiusu ' or l‘llllt‘l' of them til the tint - III the Union, shall form the see Ind chat tiicrcod.

o. —Sul_icct tn the * [l’ll'l‘ll‘llis‘ III- -by ch 'I‘Il on the s, M L Iasol . ' public service.

lLH‘I'IittI' l“ ltlic s e s atcd by l'arliaiii 'Ill for the {IL—.\ll stocks. cash, lva'ilters‘ balanci- and scrtti’ilics‘ tor IllIlll\"\' belonging gecarh Province at the time If tho Union, emu-pl as ln-rI-iIial‘iI-r IiIenIioucII. shall be the pr..- ot (.‘anada. and shall so far he roil- t‘ll as reducing ilio ainoiiul ol thcir ‘-c the debts at the lime ol l'uion. _l‘li-.-l'v.Il|o\viug Public Works and l’l‘tiiwl . of I h Province hall be the Property ol. (3 la. to wit:— 1. Canals, wiili land and water power connected tit-"'ewitli. 3. Publieharbu; . 3. I.i;:ht liaiiscs and piers, and S 11119 Is- land. a. Sieaiu'mati, dredgcs, and public ves- :n-ls.

‘3.

(I. llivci's' ‘emL'iit.

ti. liilivaysauil Iailnti‘ stocks. inert

and other debts due by ra'

3 companies

. Military road-I.

Custom bruises, post others and all other public buildings, I’th'lll. such as may be sct aside

q

.63

“II II: oi L‘.. Iada. for the use ot' lhc|1hll “Ni”

hares and Govei Innents. le ‘I‘I'l by the lniprri 1 III known as Urd-

loeal LI. 9. I‘rIIpI- y tr: (iovcrniurnt, llaiiri- propI-ity. . Armorics, drill :‘Ils, military cloth. iii-.5. and nIIIIiiinaisol war, and lands

sct apart lcr gctici'ul public purpos-

l'I'I.

(III. .\ll lauds. mint-s. minerals. and my tics bclongiiiw to the l‘r Canada. .\'o\:I SI‘IIII' and New Brunswick at the time ol'thc l.'niIIn, shall belong to the Province o1 (Int: -I Qucbec. Nova Scotia, and New liriinswick. in which the same are so tIIatI- subject to any ll‘l ils that. may c t in respect to any ot’ such lands or to any interest ol‘otht persons in respect III the manic.

ti$.——-.\ll sums din. i‘orsIn-h lauds, minds;

I-r minerals at the time 01 the L'nioll, shall also belong to the several Proviuecs.

LS.—-—.\ll :Iwct: connected with such por- tions 01 tliu Public Debt of )y l’roviiiccas III'I: :issiiiiied by such Provinces, shall also belong to such l’roviuc s.

50,—L'anada shall. from and alter the Union, assume the debts and liabilities ol each Province existing at the time oi the Union.

b‘O.— 'lic l’rovinccs nl (Int: her, conjointly. shall assume any I ccs» by which the lent oi the present 1’ro:inc.- ot'CanaIla iii ' I-xcrrd, III the time III the Union, 6. nnaion, and shall be charged with inter t. t live per ceiitum thcrcon.

Gin—‘11“! ' ts cininier; cd in Schedule ll of this Act III retiiito :iiiiit‘. ‘ll, bcloiiging

let'ennc‘

I}: the llovcrnsii‘fc “U1 “ll

vincus of

in and Lille-i

Il..It I'I»I\Ivicr ie'uIiu- IIIIIlI-r .\cicu iiiil- lions oi dollars, a I'. 'Illll'llUll c-plal to ibc hum-st at lli't‘ pI-i- c mum on such dcli« cisucy Ilaill be made trout the said sum of >1 iy-tht‘cc I‘Ionsand dollars.

(.5.- A— I” p IonI-nts~ to bc III I le under this ‘.\\‘l. or in discharge of liabilitin ci'cntI-d‘ ‘Iiudcr any \ct ot' ii I- l’roi incI soft auada.l

.\oia >;.. . and cw llIIIIis-II ivk respcI-bl fiiv dy and assnnicd by Canada from and tailor the time III l'nion. :iiid until other-

\\'l~.'1lllIrt'lI'Illik‘l'dl‘llzlllll'llt, shall be in. Ic

in such torni and IIIaiIIicras tnay IroiiI lime

[to time be oiilcrril by the (Governor GUI!- ;ci.tl in I‘otinuil. lIy proclamation to ho is- EsuI-d from time to time. to declare that ‘ such goods. wares. and iIIerI-Iiaiidizes may the imported tree into any port in the l Kingdom ot‘ti‘v nada lroIiI any III the Pro- IIIIIc-ns oi Ontario. Quebec. .\'ova Seotia. [and New Brunswick. upon prout III having ready paid duty, and in i- :' where any

i tar-rev duties are exacted in . Iy Province. . it II Iall be lawful for the Iiovcriioi‘General iin t'ounril in like manner to aiitlio so the ltiipot‘lillilnis III such goods. “at and i IncrchauIli. I on payment III the Ililfci‘eiiee

ot'IlIIlv l)l'l\\'I‘.'Il the said l’:'IIviI

.\ll articles. the gi-owtlior produce, Icturr IIflhc Provinces ofOiitarin. QacbI-c. .\‘ovaSI-otia. and New Brunswick. shall he admitted free into all ports in Canada troin and alter the Union.

71. No lands or property belonging to L‘aiiada or any Province llirt'enl' shall be liable to taxation.

LOCAL CONS'I‘I'I'U'I‘IONS. 'i‘itr. ic.\. TivE.

73,—1-‘or each of the Provinces «II On- IItI'iII. Quebec. Nova Scotia. and New l llrnuswick. there shall be IIII oliiccr styled 1the Lieutenant Governor. to be. appointed l by the (lorI-ruort 'III‘I':\l in Council iiudci‘ l the Great Seal of Canada.

7~I.——.\ Lieutenant Gov nor shall hold other during the pleasure ot' the Governor I tlcinral ; but 1||I_\"i4ll'lll|‘|lilllllilH‘l‘l'llUl‘llp‘ ‘poinlI-Il at the cIInIIIictII'I-inI-nt III the. lirst iSession ot' the Parliament ol't‘anada. shall loot he removed within live yt ' of his

appointment, I-xccpt for I. use . ssigiicd, w' iI-Ii shall be cIIiIIIIIiIIIiI-atcil to him in ,wri Ill}: within one month alter the order lior his removal is made, and shall be coni- qun ated by Nikita“! to each of the Houses ot' Parliament ,within one week tlicrI-at'tI-r, it I’arliaan-Iit is then sitting, and it not. then within one week after the comIiII-IIL'Ian-tnt ot' the next Session ol'l'aiu liaIIII-Iit: and in thc -vciiL of the abscnta, or illness, or i Iility li'oui any IItIIt-i' .Iaiuse III the Lie iicn Int Governor to dis.- cliarge the duties III his otlirc. the (iovpi'ih or General in Council may appoint an Ad- :miaatralor to execute the Mile and func- ti Ins ot th'lllcll‘llll Governor during such absence, Hide 5, or other ' IalIilily. 71,—'l‘he Licutrn: It GovI-ruo ~ot'QuclIec may. by a proclatiiatioii to III: i ,liini for that purpose under the (Ii toi' the I’I‘oi iiice, and to take rill-ct lrom II ld'tv to IIc named tliI-rciu. constitute 'l'owu- pa in thosc parts of the Province, and to ital“: l’il'll'l from :I Il'H‘ to llt' named tln eiu. :conditutr 'l'owiiship. in tho. Iarls of the Il’roviiicc of Quebec in which 'l‘ownshi ) ally constituted, and may nx Iid bounds thereof. ' llcrc follows the names of tlic lplares where the Local Legislatures shall {he held, Iltltili in Ontario, Quebec. .\'o a !<eotia, and 1’ ‘|lt‘1‘ll'lt)ll. The Legislative l.\ .Inbly III'IJatariu shall be composed at I- “lay-two .‘tll'lllill Quebec 1;. 3 two liloti . the LI-gislatiie (‘ouncil and the ‘ la',‘ lalivc Assembly; tho former shall be I'Iiiitposcd ol twcntyd'oiir .\lcnibe' and the latter of sixty-l The constitution [of each III tho l'rovii a of Nova Seotia [and New Brunswick s Ill continue as cs~ tab .. ml at the time of L'Iiioii.] i'owIIiIs or THE LEGISLATURE.

90. In each Province. the. Legislature may make Laws in relation to matters [coming within the clauses 01 subjects next liercinul'tcr enumerated :—

(1). The :iIIiI-ndniant from time to time nl' their Constitutions except an re- lates to the other: ot'l.ieutciiaut Unv- enter.

(2) . Dirch Taxation within the l‘rorinee in order to llll‘ raising ot a revenue lor Provincial Purposes. andi serv- ing to New Brunswick the right to collect the Lumber Dues provided in Chapter Ill. Title III of the le— vised Statutes 01 that Province, and any tilllt'lltltlit'IM. thcrcol made belorc

_ or alter this Act. comes into opera- . tion. which does not incrensa the I amount, but I‘. cptiiig thrrctrom l the Lumber o1 any other Province: 5 (a), The borrowing of money on the credit of the Province: l (I). The blishniciit and tenure ol 3 Provincial I-llices and the appoint-

at n in“. u. u... yup.” 1.» 1h.- l’rqn‘inpptuj mrut and payment 01 Provincial ot‘-

t‘au I. shall bc lll‘.‘ property III the Pm- w liI-ers:

vinces ul’Untario and Quebec conjointly.| l")- ll)“ "lil'mgem‘mt “"‘l ’"ll‘ "l “‘0 1

ti‘.’ —.\'ovu Scotia shall in like assiiii :uiv portion of its pro Debt. in c.\. is III SWI'IIMU'I. and—.

63 —.\'ew llruuswick .\ . I in like man-

ner IIs‘uIIIe any portion oi its l'II‘ItIe Debt 5 ol‘-, .t;o I'll‘l'l.

UJ'I -— lll‘ several Proiinccs shall retiin all other public property thI-rcin subjcct tel the right oi Canada to assume any lands. or public property required for toriitiea-l lions or for the Il"li.‘ll('l.‘ ot the country.

GIL—Iii 'ase Nova Scotia or New llruns~ wick have not contracted IlclIts at the time III iiiiioii l‘llil‘ll to the amount. with which tlicv are l't‘nllt't‘llVl‘lA‘ ctititlI-Il to l'lllt‘l‘ the Union as lII'I'ratlci proiidco. tl shall res (‘cive by ball ycai y p Iyiiicnts in advance iriuli lho Gotcruiiieot. oi l‘aII-ida the iiitr '- t's‘l at live per cent. on tho IlItl'erI-III-c. lll'- tIvI-I-n the actual amount ot their respect- ivc debts and such stipulated amounts.

GG.—-'l‘hc following sums- shall he paid yciirl)‘ by Canada. toeacli I'I'ovinee l‘ortln- support III their Lucal Governments and

llldlll

lll Public

public lands belong; *to the l’ro-i

; viuce. and all Timer and Wood!

grown tlicrcon:

1 (ti). The cstabli.~liiiiciit. maintenance,

I and man: ,gcment o1 public and re-.

. loriiiatory prisons in and for the]

l Province :

‘ (T). The establishment. maintenance. and management of hospitals. asy- lums. ch. ties and clecmosvnury instilutions III and luv the l’rdvincei (other than marine hospitals):

(Q). .\luncipal institutions in the Pro- Vll1l'l'.

:(9). Shop. saloon. tavern. auctioneer. and IItIIIvrlieenscs in order to the raising III'a I’LH'IIIIU l'or provincial. local or miincipal piIrposi-s:

(ltl). Works and Undertakings.

(II). The iiiI-orpoiaitiou at Companies.

(1 . 'l‘ln- solciniiiz. [ion of inal‘ii: go.

(Id). Property and tavil ltights but cx- l‘l'llllll" such porti Iis tlIIreIIt‘ hurc- by assigned to Parliuiiicut.

(H). The administration oi justiecin the

ngisi,,mp,.a_. l‘rolenec, including the constitution, _~ i Illlllll I’lllllll‘l‘, lllll organiza ll)" (ll

Courts. both of Civil and Criminal, Not-a Sentia, filIJIlit) Jurisdiction, and including.r pl't'lt'l‘etl.

NOW Emu!“ Lk ‘30 (“H I "It" III. l.|\‘ll.i\.l:lll('l"l III tIiIIsI-I ourts.

' _ ' l (15). Inc inIposquu III punishment by

$260M)" fine, penalty, or Imprisonment for,

mid an annual grant in aid ot‘ each Pro- vince shall be made. rqual to eighty t‘I'nts II-Ir head of the population, as established luv the Census at one thousand eight lIuii- lll'l’d and ty-oIiI-, and in the case Ul Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, by each snIISI-qucnt decennial Census until the pop-1 gallon of each of these Provinces slnillv mu, ,‘Ltdn four thousand soul-I, at which “Mr b5 {,lljhercziltcr remain. hut-[i llltl~ mum}, “ (m 'tggllltllllt‘lll of all future (la-t andlhd bopaiilillihdfir “its”, Plnllii‘sugl' at each Province; but twill.) _ ,"_ 'u Hum, Canada shall dednculwm llftli.t.,l,njm-FIHF (l, sums pal-I as inn-rent on the butl’fjti) : , ofany l’rm'incc in excess of the nmoilitl Imvlded under the 60th, 62nd and 03ml sea.

New Br

unswlck Shall receive by

cIItorciug any Provincial Lawmqu in l‘t‘l.|lltlll to any matter coming within any III the classes ot'snbjccts enumerated in this section.

(16). And generally all matters of II pri-t vato or local nature not assigned to Parliament.

91.——III I-III‘II Province the Legislature may make Laws in rel- tiou to tho educa- tion in the Province suceet and according to tho lollowiug pi'uvisioiis:~

(1.) Nothiu'v in any such Lav.“ shall

prI-judit 1y :lllct‘t any right or pri— Iclcgc with respect to ltrutunhia- tiIIIIaI School! which any class ’01 persons have by Law in the Province at the L'nilm. . ~

(2). All the pom-rs. prlvclegos. and‘ duties by Law maternal and im- posed in Upper Canada, at the time

the Parliament ofCunIrt: nhxtl Itcoin rqitilablc,

‘ i l .

lluuinn Robotic aubjecin. shall be I \tcndcll lo the Iliui-utieot .\cboob-I

oi llll'(“ll\l n‘: l'l‘wl-‘slilttl and Roman “‘"Il “"4 I'I’mvv lids-ml Island. or l'lllll‘l’ 0" I

t .IilI-Ili'c ntIljeI‘ls in Lower ('auada.

When: in any Province a system] III separate or Dl~ri‘lllll'11l bI-lioolnl by Law obtains I r is licrcaltI-r I'fl-t tablislicd by the Legislature tIIcrr-Il an appeal nllflll lie to the Governor" General in t‘ouncil from any .lcl orl III Isioii ol any Provincial authority

iItl'vI-tiiiv'aiiy right or pi'itclcgo ot' the Protestant or tfiiitliolie minority in relation to Education.

III case any such Provincial Law :1" from time to time NUI'LIIS to the Gov- ernor Grin-r l in Council requisite for the. duo l-.'I£l‘~llllllll III the. Iruvi- sinus of this section is not made. or _iii case any decision ol the (itit‘l‘l‘ll~

or General in Council on any appeal

under this section is not duly ext-cu- l I by the proper Provincial Author- ity in that beiIalI. then and in every such case. and as tar only as tho circuiiis times of each case require, the l'arl .inient ot' Canada shall II: 4: power to make remedial Lawn tor the duo ct. Itioii ol- tlic provisions ol‘tliis section and ot' any such de- cision of the Governor Gem-raile Council. 3 inevicxens. \lvc. ' 2,—From and I ter the Union, siiidi por- tions of the duties and ruvcuu ' over which tho respective Legislatures ot the said ProviiII-I ', below the period thcrcot, had power 0 .tppi'I'Ipriation. which are by this Act rescrvcd to the Local Govern- ments or I. u'lwlillllt'trs, and all duties and revenues by them her 'nllcr raised in ' :- coi'dancc with the sp powers eonl'e d upon them by this Act. shall tornt III Iach Province one Consolidach lievcnnc Fund to be appropriated for the public servici: III' the said l'ruviuee. ,

[2. Here follows the Miscellaneous sec- tions respecting Ontario and Quebec] llls‘t. :11.AN1-'.l>l.'tl t-ZU‘I’IUNS RESPEL‘TINO 0N» QUI .Ir, xova sco'ria .ixo x12“

Intexswieit.

11?). The lollowiug Sections are applica- bit: to Ontario, Quebec. Nova Scutia and New llri-nswicl' '

116. Iiills lor appropriating any part of the Public ltz‘yoiiue, or tor imposing any Tax or Iinpast shall 0 loan: in the Legis- lative A. viiibly ot'cach Province.

117. It shall not. be lawful l'orth'o Le? . lalive Assrinbly ot' any Province tIII air or pass any vote, -olutioii. Iuh I or Bill for the appropri tion of any partol' the public revenue. or of any tax or inr- pIIst to any purpose that has not. been I‘ st recoIIIinI-iidcd to that House by It 's We ot the Lil-utcnaut Gttl’t'l'tltll‘ in thc nm in which such vote, resolution, address or bill is proposed.

118. Where it llill passed is p' the Lieutenant Governor for his; Int, he shall Ilcclai .nreording in his discretion. but subject to the provisions of this Act. rithcr that be consents thereto or that lir withholds his consent. or that he i'esrrvcs the llill for the slg‘lllll I ion ul'tliepleasurc ol the Governor UL‘lIl'l'lll.

1 ‘J. Where. the. Lieutenant Governor asrcnts to It liill he shall by tho lirst con- \‘cniciit opportunity send an authentic copy of the Act III the Governor General. and it iln: Governor General iii Council within one _ Ittcr the passing them-ot'. thinks lit to III low the Act. such Illfittl‘ loivanco bring. iiitied by the Governor General to the Li utcnatit Governor. or by proclamation, s all anuiill the Act ll'UllI and alter the day oI such signification or proclamation.

120. A llill reserved lortlic signification of llll‘. Governor General's pleasure shall not have any lorce unless and until within

(3).

(l).

en ted to

one y :Ir troui the day on which it was re- scrt .d. the Governor General siguities to

the Lieutenant Governor or by proclama- tion that it has received the 1 “III. of the Governor General in Council. an entry 01 ev I'_v sttch signification or proclamation IvIII-n transmitted by message from the .ldrlllclllllll Governor, shall be made in the Journals ot' cat-h Ilouse, as the case may lJL'.

u r

3di3cl-ZI.L.I?‘ es. _

121, It shall be lawful for the Parliament by any Act orders to define the privelcgrs, immunitin and powers to be held, enjoyed and exert ed by the Senate and tlibllolise. ul'UoIiIIiIons. and by the meIIIlIers tlIrreol' respectively: Provided that no such prive- logos, immunities. or powers shall exceed those now held. enjoyed aiid‘cxercised by the (T'onimoiis House (II the Imperial Par- liaiiiciit. or the members tlicreot.

1:12. The Parliament and Government of ("aiiatla shall have all powers necessary or proper for purlorming the obli 4 Inns oft‘nnadn. or of any Province titer of, as part of the Ilrltiah Empire to Foreign Countries. "lugundI-rtriaties between the Empire . nd MlL’ll Foreign Cotiniries.

1:23. The Governor General shall appoint the Judges III the Superior. District. and County Courts in each Provide id iiutil the consolid tioii ofthe Laws of Ontario. Nova Stan and New llriiiiswivlt. such Judst shall be sclcctcd Iroin thcir res- pective liars.

I‘ll. The Judges ol’tlic Courts oiQucbec shall be selected truth the Liar ot'Que- lice.

125. The Judges of the Superior Courts shall hold their others during good behaviour and shall be rcinovnlllc IIII the nddresaof both Houses of Parliament. .

126. Kotwitlistanding anything in this Act. any Act of l'arliainent may II'IIIII time to time make prIII isiun in relation thereto 1——

(l). Agriculture in all or any of the I‘m- viIII ci.

(2). Immigration into all or any ofthc l'ro- vinves .

(:1). All works and undertakings.

And in II. III Province the Legislature may make provision in relation thereto:

(I). Agriculture in the Province.