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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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

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544 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART 111 Attorney-General, Commissioner of Public Works, and Secretary for Agriculture, and of Prime Minister even if not holding one of these offices. A member of the Legislative Council could resign his seat by writing under his hand or by telegraph message addressed to the President of the Council, and his seat was vacated if for one whole session of the Parliament he failed to give his attendance in the Council without the permission of the Council, or took any oath or made any declaration or acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to any foreign prince or power, or did, concurred in, or adopted any act whereby he might become a subject or citizen of any foreign state or power, or if his estate were sequestrated as insolvent. A seat was also vacated if the member should accept or be the holder of any office of profit under the Crown save and except the office of Colonial Secretary and other offices specified above. The qualifications for electors were the age of 21 years or upwards, possession of property worth £75, or receipt of salary or wages of not less than £350 a year, but no person could be newly registered as a voter since the Ballot and Franchise Act of 1892 unless he could sign his name and write his address and occupation. Voters for the Legislative Council had as many votes as there were seats to be filled, and they might give all their votes to one candidate or divide them between two or more candidates. 2. The following provision was made by s. 88 of the Constitution Ordinance as approved by Order in Council of the 11th of March, 1853 — And be it enacted, that in regard to all Bills relative to the granting of supplies to Her Majesty, or the imposition of any impost, rate, or pecuniary burden upon the inhabitants, and which Bills shall be of such a nature that if Bills similar to them should be proposed to the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland, such Bills would, by the law and custom of Parliament, be required to originate in the House of Commons, that all such Bills shall originate in, or be by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope introduced into. the ! There were similar provisions regarding the Lower House, save as to age and property qualification. See above, p. 500.

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