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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Identifikator:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

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CHAP. VII] THE UPPER HOUSES 547 Assembly. By s. 49 it was provided that ‘ The Legislative Council may either accept or reject any Money Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly, but may not alter it’. 3. There was no express provision for the settlement of differences between the two Houses of Parliament, whether with regard to finance or to general legislation. (¢) Transvaal By clauses ii—vii of the letters patent of the 6th of December, 1906, it was provided that the Legislative Council should consist of 15 members, to be summoned in the case of the first Council by the Governor, and if any vacancy occurred in the first or in any subsequent Council a member should be appointed to fill the said vacancy by the Governor in Council until the completion of the period for which the person in whose place he was appointed would have held office. Members of the Council were appointed in the name of His Majesty by instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony. A member of the Council had to be of the age of 30 years or upwards, have resided in the Colony for three years, and be qualified to be registered as a voter for some electoral division of the Colony. Members of the first Council held office for five years, but at any time after four years of the date of the first meeting of the Council the Legislature might have passed a law providing for the election of members of the Legislative Council, whereupon, subject to the provisions of any such law, the then existing Legislative Council would have been dissolved and all members of the Legislative Council thereafter have been elected as prescribed in the law. The quorum was six. Any member of the Legislative Council might resign his seat by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, and under clause xxx a seat was vacated if anv member of the Legislative Council 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 Nnh?2

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