of Members of Provincial Assem-

blies, 61, 62

of Senators, 144

Quarantine, 239

Quebec :

Courts of Civil jurisdiction, 88

of Criminal jurisdiction, 138
Distribution of seats, 63

History of the Province, 15-22
constituted a province, 15
first governor, 15

his powers, 15

his instructions, 15
first Council, 16

early laws, 16
Quebec Act 1774, 16

its provisions, 16
effects of American war, 17
division of the Province, 17
Constitutional Act, 18

its provisions, 18
failure of the Act, 18
report of Lord Durham, 19
the Union Act 1840, 19
introduction of responsible Go-
vernment, 19

further changes in Constitu-
tion, 20

deadlock in Administration, 21
federal Union, 21

Charlottetown conference, 21
Quebec conference, 21
votes for Federation, 21

Legislative Assembly:

method of Election, 64
privileges, 67

qualifications of voters, 57

quorum, 66

resignation, 71

Speaker, 66

of members, 61, 62

Legislative Council, 72

Councillors, how appointed, 72

number of, 72

qualifications of, 73, 74

resignation of, 76

privileges, 76

129

quorum, 75

salary of, 119

Special Committees, 156

Speech of Governor-General, 114,

address in reply to, 115

Speech of Lieutenant-Governor, 49
Standing Orders, 42

Summons, of the Dominion Parlia-
ment, 110

of provincial legislatures, 44
Summoning Parliament, Ministers to
be consulted, 186
Superintendent of printing, 194
Superintendent of Stationery, 195
Supreme Court, 216

appeals from Exchequer Court,
217

Supreme Court of Canada:

compared with Supreme Court of
United States, 3
constitution of, 218
consultation of, by Privy Council,
218

province cannot levy, 235, 238
except licenses, 235, 238

Temperance Legislation, validity of,
249

Term of office :

of legislative Councillors, 75
of Lieutenant-Governors, 83

of Senators, 147

Territories, government of New, 232
Trade, bills relating to, how intro-
duced, 153

Trade and Commerce :

assigned to Dominion, 253

Department of, 193

jurisdiction over, 253

limitation on Dominion powers,
255

meaning of the words, 253
Treasury Board, 198
Treaty obligations, 233

Union Act of 1840, 19