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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THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867. 287 Members to serve in the same respective House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly. 43. Tn case a vacancy in the representation in the House of As to Commons of any Electoral District happens before the meeting of ol the Parliament, or after the meeting of the Parliament before provision is made by the Parliament in this behalf, the provisions of the last foregoing Section of this Act shall extend and apply to the issuing and returning of a Writ in respect of such vacant District. 44, The House of Commons on its first assembling after a a a General Election shall proceed with all practicable speed, to elect of Speaker one of its members to be Speaker. gf foe 45. In case of a vacancy happening in the office of Speaker by As to death, resignation, or otherwise, the House of Commons shall, Aner with all practicable speed, proceed to elect another of its members in office of Lo be Speaker. Speaker. 46. The Speaker shall preside at all meetings of the House of Speaker to Commons. preside. A7 Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, in Provision case of the absence for any reason of the Speaker from the chair Hoan al of the House of Commons for a period of forty-eight consecutive Speaker. hours, the House may elect another of its members to act as Speaker, and the Member so elected shall, during the continuance of such absence of the Speaker, have and execute all the powers, privileges, and duties of Speaker. 48. The presence of at least Twenty Members of the House Quorum of of Commons shall be necessary to constitute a meeting of the House of House for the exercise of its powers; and for that purpose the Speaker shall be reckoned as a. Member. 49. Questions arising in the House of Commons shall be Voting in decided by a majority of voices other than that of the Speaker, and Yousent when the voices are equal, but not otherwise. the Speaker shall ’ have ga vote. 50. Every House of Commons shall continue for Five Years Duration from the day of the return of the Writs for choosing the House of Houseof (subject to be sooner dissolved by the Governor-General), and no longer.

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