Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

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Title:: Part III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

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CHAP. VII] THE UPPER HOUSES 535 thirty years, and a natural-born or a naturalized subject of His Majesty, who has resided within the state for the full period of three years. No person can be elected a member if he owes allegiance to a foreign power, is a Government contractor, is insane, or has been attainted of treason or convicted of felony or an infamous crime, is an uncertified bankrupt, or is a member of the Federal Parliament. A seat may be resigned, and the seat is vacated by member- ship of the Federal Parliament, absence without leave for one month, by acceptance of office of profit (except ministerial offices) or pension, by loss of nationality, by bankruptcy, or conviction for treason or felony, and by lunacy. The franchise for elections to the Legislative Council is possessed by adult British subjects of either sex who are— (a) Owners of freehold of the clear value of £50; (b) Owners of leasehold of the clear annual value of £20 with at least three years to run or containing a right to purchase; (c) Occupiers of a dwelling-house of a clear annual value of £17; ‘dy Registered proprietors of a Crown lease on which there are improvements to the value of at least £50. Postmasters and postmistresses, police officers in charge of a police station, railway stationmasters, head school teachers who reside in official premises, and officiating ministers of religion are also qualified. Voters must have been residents for six months prior to being placed on the rolls of the Council.2 2. The only provision limiting the power of the Legislative Council with regard to legislation is that contained in the first section of the South Australia Constitution Act, No. 2 of 1855-6, which provides that all Bills for ‘appropriating any part of the revenue of the said Province, or for imposing, altering, or repealing any rate, tax, duty, or impost. shall originate in the House of Assembly’ There are similar disqualifications for the House of Assembly ; see pp. 496, 497. The question of a Government contract (which arises under an Act, No. 16 of 1868-9) has been considered in Sir J. Downer’s case ; see Legislative Council Debates, 1910, p. 600; Parl. Pap., No. 115. The re- striction to males seems correct, but has been doubted. 1 Qee the Flectoral Code. 1908.

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