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II. And we do hereby command all and singular Our officers, Ministers, and loving subjects in Our said Dominion, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Balmoral, this Seventh day of October, 1878, in the Forty-second year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command,

M. E. HICKS BEACH.

INDEX.

Absence of Senator, 148

Adjournment of House of Commons,
119

Adjournment of provincial legislature,

49

Administration, Dominion:

appointment of officers, 190
examination required, 191
except in certain cases, 191
oath, 192

promotion, 192

civil service, 191

Departments of state, 193
Deputy-Head, 190, 191
his duties, 191

functions of Governor-General, re-
garding, 168

officers, how appointed, 190
Administration, Provincial, 84

appointment of ministers, 84
control of, by Dominion, 262
departments, 85

Crown Lands, 86
Education, 86

Law officer, 85

Provincial Secretary, 86
Provincial Treasurer, 86
Public Works, 86

number of Executive Council, 84
Administration of justice, powers re-
garding, 242, 243

Admiralty Courts, jurisdiction of, 240
Advice of ministers, when Governor-

General must follow, 185

Age of Senators, 144

Agriculture, powers of Dominion and
the provinces, 256

Agriculture, Department of, 208

duties, 208

officials, 208

Aliens, 246

Allegiance, oath of, required from
Senators, 145

Alteration of laws existing at Union,
259

Amendment of Constitution, 229
Annual Sessions of provincial legisla-
ture, 52

Appeals to Privy Council, 221

by permission of Her Majesty, 221
effect of Canadian Act taking away
appeals, 221

election petitions, 221

in insolvency, 221

Appeals from Exchequer to Supreme
Court, 217

Appointment:

of legislative councillors, 74

of Lieutenant-Governors on ad-

vice of Ministers, 188

of Senators, 145

Appropriation Bill, not referred to a

Committee, 157

Area of Canada, 14

Army, Command-in-chief in Queen,
169

Assent to bills, 165, 187

Attorney-General acts as minister of
justice, 183

Audit office, 198

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Civil Service, jurisdiction of Dominion,

242

Clerk of House of Commons, 139
Commission of Governor-General, 163
Commission of Lieutenant-Governor,
80
Committee:

bills relating to trade or money
introduced in, 153

bills usually referred to, 157
except the Appropriation bill, 157
chairman of, 158

examination of witnesses before,
157

kinds of, 155

1. of the whole, 155

2. special, 155

(a) Standing Committees, 155
for what subjects appointed, 155
number of members, 155

(b) Special, to consider specific
subjects, 156

number of members, 156
who can be members, 156
3. joint, 156

on private bills, how nominated,
161

procedure on going into Commit-
tee, 158
report, 158

Communications between House of
Commons and Senate, 159

Conference between the two Houses,
159

Conflicts between Provinces and Domi-
nion, 11

Congress of United States, compared
with Dominion Parliament, 9
Consolidated Fund, 199, 202
Constitution, sources of law of, 40
amendment of, 224, 265,

266

as regards House of Commons, 230
Governors, 230

Legislative Assembly, 231
Legislative Council, 230
Privileges, 231

Constitutional Act 1791, 18

its provisions, 18

failure of, 18

Contractors:

disqualified sitting in Assembly,
62

disqualified sitting in House of

Commons, 129

cannot be members of Senate, 145

Contracts with the government, Sena-
tors, how affected, 145

Copyright, 255

Corrupt Practices:

at provincial elections, 65

disqualify from sitting in House

of Commons, 130

disqualify from sitting in Provin-

cial Assemblies, 62
disqualify from voting, 127
Courts, power to establish, 243

Court for trial of Election Petitions,
220

Court of Appeal, power to establish,
242, 243

Court of Appeal, see Supreme Court,
216

Court of Exchequer, see Exchequer
Court, 216

Courts of Civil jurisdiction:

1. Provincial, 88

2. Dominion, 216

Courts of Criminal jurisdiction:

1. Provincial, 108

2. Dominion, 108

Crime, conviction of Senator, 148

Criminal Law:

Dominion powers, 242

powers of Congress, 9

Provincial powers, 242, 243

functions of Attorney-General, 245

punishments, 245

temperance laws, 244

Crown:

Command-in-Chief of militia, 210
head of Executive, 164

may alter seat of government, 266
may veto Dominion Acts, 271
Senate, may add six members to,

143

refused to do so in 1873, 143

Currency, regulation of, 256

Customs of Parliament, 42

Customs, alteration of laws regarding,

235

Customs, Department of:

duties, 197

officers, 197

transfer to new department, 198

Departments of State:

in the Dominion, 193
Agriculture, 208
Customs, 197
Finance, 198

High Commissioner, 214
Indian Affairs, 213
Inland Revenue, 196
Interior, 195

Justice, 206

Marine and fisheries, 209
Militia and defence, 210

Post office, 205

Public Printing and Stationery,

194

Public works, 202

Railways and Canals, 204

Secretary of State, 193

in the provinces, 84
Denominational schools, 247

appeal to Governor in Council,
169, 187

Deposit by Candidates, 134

Developments of the Constitution,
12

Disallowance of Provincial Acts, 174,
260

Acts disallowed, 260

advice of ministers, 260

dispute with Manitoba, 262

railway Acts, 262

Disqualifications for sitting in Provin-
cial Assemblies, 61, 62

of legislative Councillors, 74
of Members of House of Commons,
129

of voters for House of Commons,
126

Disqualifications of voters for Provin-

cial Assemblies, 60

Dissolution of Parliament, advice of
ministers, 186
Dissolution:

of Dominion Parliament, 121
by demise of Crown, 122
Governor-General, 121
lapse of time, 121

of provincial legislature, 49
Distribution of seats:

in the Dominion, 124

in the Provinces, 63

Divorce, 246

Divorce Bills, 161

Domicile, effect of, on debts, 248
Dominion Acts, affecting Constitution,
3, 41

Dominion Administration, see Admini-

stration.

Dominion Parliament:

dissolution, 121

functions of Governor-General,
121

Dominion Parliament:
Opening, 112

Commons, proceedings in, 112
election of Speaker, 112
oath of allegiance, 112
reading bill, pro forma, 114
roll of members, 112
Senate, proceedings in, 112
Speech of the Governor-General,
116

address in reply to, 115
consideration of, 115
Payment of members, 118
Privileges, 117

defined by Statute, 117

Prorogation, 120

effect of, 120

Quorum, 116

in House of Commons, 116
in Senate, 116

Summoning, 110

on advice of Privy Council, 111
powers of Governor-General, 111
proclamation, form of, 111

Duration of Parliament, 8

Education, 246

Dominion powers, 247

appeal to Governor-General, 247
Provincial Powers, 247

Election of legislative Councillors in
Prince Edward's Island, 74
Election Petitions, 137

in case of provincial elections, 65
in Dominion, how tried, 138
jurisdiction of Dominion, 245
Electoral Districts:

in the Dominion, 124

in the Provinces, 63

Electors of Provincial Assemblies, 55
British Columbia, 60
Manitoba, 59

New Brunswick, 58

Nova Scotia, 57

N. W. Territories, 60

Ontario, 56

Prince Edward's Island, 59
Quebec, 57

Enacting clauses in the provinces, 52
English Constitution, influence of, on
Canada, 3

Evidence of a member's return, 136
Exchequer Court, 216

appeals from, 217, 218

concurrent jurisdiction of, 217
enforcement of process of, 219
exclusive jurisdiction of, 217
Executive, see Administration.
Executive Councils, 84

Executive power, sphere of, 4

Excise, alteration of laws regarding,
235

Expenses of Dominion elections, 125
Expropriation Act, 204

Federation, proposals for, 21
Finance, Department of :

accounts, 202
audit office, 198

Auditor-General, 199

duties of, 201

consolidated fund, 199, 202

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