THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES. 
Witnesses. Attendance of witnesses. Apart from Statute a Pro- 
vincial Legislature may require the attendance of witnesses. 
The provincial Acts defining privileges usually regulate ‘this 
power and confer on the Speaker the power of issuing a 
warrant to compel attendance. 
Publication of papers, &c. Special provision regarding 
the publication of papers is made by the British Columbia 
Act, which enacts, that no action is to be brought on account 
of the printing or publishing of any documents or papers 
printed by order of either the Legislative Assembly or the 
Speaker thereof, and in Ontario the production of an affi- 
davit that the publication was by order of the Legislature 
empowers the judge to stay all proceedings”. 
Punishing for breach of privilege. The Ontario, Mani- 
toba and Nova Scotia Acts enumerate a number of offences 
which if committed are regarded as a breach of privilege, 
such as: — 
Assaulting, molesting, or libelling any member of the 
Legislature during the session or 20 days before or after the 
session. 
Obstructing, threatening, or attempting to force or in- 
timidate any member. 
Bribing or attempting to bribe any member, as well as 
the acceptance of any bribe. 
Assaulting or interfering with any officer of the House 
in the performance of his duty. 
Suborning or tampering with any witness in regard to 
avidence to be given by him before the House or any Com- 
mittee. 
Presenting to the House or any Committee any forged 
or falsified document with intent to deceive the House or 
Committee. 
Forging, falsifying or unlawfully altering any of the records 
of the House. 
1 See ante, p. 67. 
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