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14. Tt shall be lawful for the Queen, if Her Majesty thinks Power to 
. . 3 Her 
fit, to authorize the Governor-General from time to time tO Majesty to 
appoint any person or any persons, jointly or severally, to be his Anan 
deputy or deputies within any part or parts of Canada, and in Gonoral 
that capacity to exercise, during the pleasure of the Governor- to appoint 
General, such of the powers, authorities, and functions of the Dernier, 
Governor-General, as the Governor-General deems it necessary or 
expedient to assign to him or them, subject to any limitations or 
directions expressed or given by the Queen ; but the appointment 
of such a deputy or deputies shall not affect the exercise by the 
Governor-General himself of any power, authority, or function. 
Command 
15. The Command-in-Chief of the Land and Naval Militia, 3 drag 
and of all Naval and Military Forces, of and in Canada, is hereby iy 
declared to continue and be vested in the Queen. to be 
vested in 
the Queen. 
Seat of 
Govern- 
ment of 
Canada. 
IV. LEGISLATIVE POWER. 
17. There shall be one Parliament for Canada, consisting of Constitu. 
the Queen, an Upper House styled the Senate, and the House of Poa 
Commons. ment of 
Canada. 
18. The privileges, immunities, and powers to be held, en- 
joyed, and exercised by the Senate and by the House of Commons, 
and by the Members thereof respectively, shall be such as are 
from time to time defined by Act of the Parliament of Canada, 
but so that the same shall never exceed those at the passing of 
this Act held, enjoyed, and exercised by the Commons House of 
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
and bv the Members thereof. ( Repealed by 30 & 31 Vie c. 3.) 
19. The Parliament of Canada shall be called together not 
later than six months after the Union. 
Privileges. 
&e., of 
Bonses. 
First 
Session of 
the Parlia- 
ment of 
Canad. 
90. There shall be a Session of the Parliament of Canada Yearly 
once at least in every year, so that twelve months shall not inter- Session of 
ene between the last sitting of the Parliament in one Session oi 
and its first sitting in the next Session. Canada.