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-

Collection:: Economics Books

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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

Scope:: LI, 568 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

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550 PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [PART 11 Power was given in the letters patent for the Legislature, at any time after four years from the date of the first meeting of the Council, to pass a law providing for the election of members of the Legislative Council, and thereupon, subject to the provisions of such law, the then existing Legislative Council would have been dissolved and the new Council would have been elected on such conditions as were laid down in the law. No person could be summoned unless he was of the age of 30 years or upwards, had resided in the Colony for three years, and was qualified to be registered as a voter for some electoral division of the Colony. Any member of the Legislative Council could resign his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor. A member of the Legislative Council vacated his seat under clause xxxii if he should-— (1) Fail for a whole ordinary annual session to give his attendance in the Legislative Council ; or (2) Take any oath, or make any declaration or acknow- ledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to any foreign state or power ; or (3) Do, concur in, or adopt any act whereby he might become the subject or citizen of any such state or power ; or (4) Become an insolvent or take advantage of any law for the relief of insolvent debtors; or (6) Be a public defaulter, or be attainted of treason, or be sentenced to imprisonment for any infamous crime ; or (6) Become of unsound mind ; or (7) Accept any office of profit under the Crown other than that of a Minister, that of a member of the Inter-Colonial Council, of the Liquor Licensing Court, or of any Commission appointed by the Governor in Council, or under any law to make any public inquiry, or that of an officer of Our naval and military forces on retired or half-pay, Provided that a person in receipt of pension from the Crown should not be deemed to hold an office of profit under the Crown within the meaning of this section. 2. By clause lvi of the letters patent, all Bills for appro- priating any part of the consolidated revenue fund, or for ! Similar provisions applied to the Lower House, Sec above, p. 501.

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