The Constitution of Canada

Bibliographic data

Monograph

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

Usage license:: Get license information via the feedback formular.

Chapter

Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: Chapter XIV. The method of legislation

Collection:: Economics Books

COMMITTEES. 157 with the Committee of the other House and then informs the other House by message of what it has done’. In some cases and always in the case of private bills, Witnesses. witnesses are examined before the Committees, and by the 39 Viet. c. 7, witnesses may be examined on oath if the House thinks fit. Previous to this Act it was held by the law officers of the Crown in England, that the Canadian Parliament could not by statute, vest in itself power to administer oaths where such power was not possessed by the English House of Commons at the time the British North America Act 1867 was passed. And as until the year 1871% the English House of Commons, except in the case of private bills®, did not possess the power to administer an oath Canadian bills giving power to administer oaths generally were disallowed. To obviate this difficulty an Act® was passed by the Imperial Parliament giving the Dominion Parliament the right to define by Act the powers, privileges and immunities to be enjoyed by the Senate and House of Commons, pro- vided such powers, privileges and immunities should not exceed those enjoyed by the English House of Commons at the time of the passing of such Act bv the Canadian Parliament. Under the provisions of this Act the Canadian Parlia- ment in 1876 passed an Act® giving the necessary power to examine witnesses on oath or on affirmation. An ordinary public bill is usually referred to one of the above Committees but in some cases this course is not adopted. The Appropriation Bill is not referred to Com- Appro- mittee in either the Commons or the Senate”; and in some en cases where a bill was founded on resolutions passed in i Burinot, pp. 403, 427. 2 34 and 35 Viet. (i.) ¢. 88. 8 Under 21 and 22 Vict. (i.) e. 78. ¢ Can. Com. J. 1873, Oct. sess. p. 5. 5 38 and 89 Viet. (i.) c. 88, see App, 6 39 Vict. e. 7. ” Burinot. ». 549.

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: The Constitution of Canada

Monograph

Chapter

Table of contents

Download

Monograph

Chapter

This page

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation