h2 PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES.

right of the Lieutenant-Governor to dissolve it at any time.
In Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Manitoba, and
Prince Edward’s Island the period begins to run from the day
of the return of the writs: but in Ontario the period begins
to run from the 55th day, and in Nova Scotia from the
axpiration of the 40th day after the date of the issue of the
writs for holding the election®
In the North West Territories the elected members hold
heir seats for two vears®

6. Annual Sessions.
In England there is no statutory authority requiring Parliament
 to meet every year. The 16 Car. IT, c. 1° required
Parliament not to be intermitted above three years at the
most, and the 6 Will. & Mary, c. 2 provided that writs should
issue for a new Parliament within three years after the determination
 of every Parliament. The necessity of passing the
annual Army Bill and the Appropriation Act secures in practice
annual sessions.

Provision The British North America Act, 1867% expressly proan
 Apan) vides, that there shall be a session of the Legislature once at
least in every year, so that 12 months shall not intervene
between the last sitting of the Legislature in each Province
in one session and its first sitting in the next session. This
rule is also found in Provincial Acts”.
7. Enacting Clause.
The enacting clause of a statute varies in the different
provinces. In Ontario. Quebec, Manitoba, and British Co-1

 0.R.8.1887,¢.11,8 1. Q.44 & 45 Vie. c¢. 7. N. B. Con. Stat. 1877,
c. 4, 5. 80. N. 8. Rev. Stat. 1884, e. 3, s. 10. B. C. Con. Stat. 1877. c. 42.
i. 44. 83 Vie. e. 3. P. E.L 19 Vic. ¢, 21, s. 86.
2 R. 8. C.s. 25.
3 Repealed by the 50 & 51 Vie. (i) c. 59. 4 g. 86.
5 0.R. 8, 1887. ¢. 12, 8. 86. 383 Vic, ¢. 3. B. C. Con. Stat, 1877, c. 42,
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