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, Adjournment of provincial legislature, 49 Administration, Dominion: appointment of officers, 190 promotion, 192 civil service, 191 Departments of state, 193 functions of Governor-General, re- officers, how appointed, 190 appointment of ministers, 84 Crown Lands, 86 Law officer, 85 Provincial Secretary, 86 number of Executive Council, 84 Admiralty Courts, jurisdiction of, 240 General must follow, 185 Age of Senators, 144 Agriculture, powers of Dominion and Agriculture, Department of, 208 duties, 208 officials, 208 Aliens, 246 Allegiance, oath of, required from Alteration of laws existing at Union, Amendment of Constitution, 229 Appeals to Privy Council, 221 by permission of Her Majesty, 221 election petitions, 221 in insolvency, 221 Appeals from Exchequer to Supreme 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, Assent to bills, 165, 187 Attorney-General acts as minister of Audit office, 198 Civil Service, jurisdiction of Dominion, 242 Clerk of House of Commons, 139 bills relating to trade or money bills usually referred to, 157 examination of witnesses before, kinds of, 155 1. of the whole, 155 2. special, 155 (a) Standing Committees, 155 (b) Special, to consider specific number of members, 156 on private bills, how nominated, procedure on going into Commit- Communications between House of Conference between the two Houses, Conflicts between Provinces and Domi- Congress of United States, compared 266 as regards House of Commons, 230 Legislative Assembly, 231 Constitutional Act 1791, 18 its provisions, 18 failure of, 18 Contractors: disqualified sitting in Assembly, disqualified sitting in House of Commons, 129 cannot be members of Senate, 145 Contracts with the government, Sena- Copyright, 255 Corrupt Practices: at provincial elections, 65 disqualify from sitting in House of Commons, 130 disqualify from sitting in Provin- cial Assemblies, 62 Court for trial of Election Petitions, Court of Appeal, power to establish, Court of Appeal, see Supreme Court, Court of Exchequer, see Exchequer 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 may alter seat of government, 266 143 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 High Commissioner, 214 Justice, 206 Marine and fisheries, 209 Post office, 205 Public Printing and Stationery, 194 Public works, 202 Railways and Canals, 204 Secretary of State, 193 in the provinces, 84 appeal to Governor in Council, Deposit by Candidates, 134 Developments of the Constitution, Disallowance of Provincial Acts, 174, Acts disallowed, 260 advice of ministers, 260 dispute with Manitoba, 262 railway Acts, 262 Disqualifications for sitting in Provin- of legislative Councillors, 74 of voters for House of Commons, Disqualifications of voters for Provin- cial Assemblies, 60 Dissolution of Parliament, advice of of Dominion Parliament, 121 of provincial legislature, 49 in the Dominion, 124 in the Provinces, 63 Divorce, 246 Divorce Bills, 161 Domicile, effect of, on debts, 248 Dominion Administration, see Admini- stration. Dominion Parliament: dissolution, 121 functions of Governor-General, Dominion Parliament: Commons, proceedings in, 112 address in reply to, 115 defined by Statute, 117 Prorogation, 120 effect of, 120 Quorum, 116 in House of Commons, 116 Summoning, 110 on advice of Privy Council, 111 Duration of Parliament, 8 Education, 246 Dominion powers, 247 appeal to Governor-General, 247 Election of legislative Councillors in in case of provincial elections, 65 in the Dominion, 124 in the Provinces, 63 Electors of Provincial Assemblies, 55 New Brunswick, 58 Nova Scotia, 57 N. W. Territories, 60 Ontario, 56 Prince Edward's Island, 59 Enacting clauses in the provinces, 52 Evidence of a member's return, 136 appeals from, 217, 218 concurrent jurisdiction of, 217 Executive power, sphere of, 4 Excise, alteration of laws regarding, Expenses of Dominion elections, 125 Federation, proposals for, 21 accounts, 202 Auditor-General, 199 duties of, 201 consolidated fund, 199, 202 |