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 IV. Provincial Legislatures

Collection:: Economics Books

50 PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES. the Provinces have expressly conferred on the Lieutenant- Governor power to prorogue or to dissolve the Legislature’. Manner of The Legislature may be prorogued by the Lieutenant- proves Qlovernor either in person or by proclamation. Prorogation at the end of a session is usually effected in person. For instance, after the usual speech had been delivered in the Quebec Legislative Council on the 21st June, 1886. the Speaker of the Legislative Council said: « Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly: «Tt is His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor's will and pleasure, that this Provincial Legislature be prorogued until Monday the ninth day of August next to be then here holden and this Provincial Legislature is accordingly prorogued until Monday the ninth day of August next.” When it is desired to prorogue the Legislature during the recess, a proclamation is issued. Leaving out the formal parts? the following form is used in Quebec: A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the meeting of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec stands prorogued to at which time at our City of Quebec you were held and constrained to appear. Now know ye that for divers causes and considerations and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of our loving subjects, we have thought fit by and with the advice of our Executive Council of the Province of Quebec to relieve you and each of you of your attendance at the time aforesaid hereby convoking you and by these presents requiring you and each of you that on you meet us in our Legis- lature of the said Province at our City of Quebec and therein to do as may seem necessary. Herein fail not. Dissolu- A dissolution of the Provincial Assembly takes place either Hon 10.R.S.1887,¢0,11,5.8. Q. 44 & 45 Vic. c. 7,8. 2. B.C. 34 Vic. c. 42, a. 31. 2 See ante, p. 45.

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