The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XII. The House of Commons

Collection:: Economics Books

QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS. 125 that a general law was passed. This Act was subsequently amended, and the franchise is now governed by c. 5 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1886. In both cities and towns a voter must be registered as such, and (1) be a British subject by birth or naturalization ; (2) be 21 years of age; (3) fall within one of the following classes :— (a) Owners of real property of the actual value of Owner: (1) $300 in a city, or (2) $200 in a town, or (3) $150 in “2 any place not in a city or town. (b) Tenants holding under a lease at a rent of $2 Tenancy. monthly, or $6 quarterly, or $12 half-yearly, or $20 yearly who (1) have been in possession for one year, and (2) have bona fide paid one year’s rent or $20 of such rent if the rent be over $20 and payable yearly. (¢) Occupants occupying real property of a value Occu- of $300 in a city, or $200 in a town, or $150 elsewhere, poner: who have been in occupation for one year. (d) Persons residing within the electoral district Income. who have been residents in Canada for one year and who enjoy an income of $300 annually. (¢) Persons residing for one year in the electoral Annuity. district who are in receipt of a life annuity secured on real estate in Canada of at least $100. (f) Son of the owner or the occupant under a lease Farmer's for 5 years of a farm of not less than 20 acres where (1) the sons. value of the farm or real property is sufficient to qualify both, and (2) the son has resided with father for 12 months. All sons may qualify, but if the value of the farm or real property will not qualify all, preference is given to the elder sons. (9) Son of an owner of real property where similar conditions are fulfilled.

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