THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867. 305 
126. Such portions of the Duties and Revenues over which Provincial 
the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Soh 
Brunswick had before the Union power of appropriation as are Revenue 
by this Act reserved to the respective Governments or Legis- Pant 
latures of the Provinces, and all Duties and Revenues raised by 
them in accordance with the special powers conferred upon them 
by this Act, shall in each Province form one Consolidated 
Revenue Fund to be appropriated for the Public Service of the 
Province. 
[3X. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
General. 
127. If any person being, at the passing of this Act, a Asto 
Member of the Legislative Council of Canada, Nova Scotia, or Lo 
New Brunswick, to whom a place in the Senate is offered, does cillors of 
not within thirty days thereafter, by writing under his hand Doone 
addressed to the Governor-General of the Province of Canada, or Deanne 
to the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick 
(as the case may be), accept the same, he shall be deemed to have 
declined the same ; and any person who, being at the passing of 
this Act a Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia or 
New Brunswick, accepts a place in the Senate shall thereby 
vacate his Seat in such Legislative Council. 
128. Every Member of the Senate or House of Commons of Oath of 
Canada shall, before taking his Seat therein, take and subscribe Allegi- 
before the Governor-General or some person authorized by him, TT 
and every Member of a Legislative Council or Legislative As- 
sembly of any Province shall, before taking his Seat therein, take 
and subscribe before the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province or 
some person authorized by him, the Oath of Allegiance contained 
in the Fifth Schedule to this Act; and every Member of the 
Senate of Canada and every Member of the Legislative Council 
of Quebec shall also, before taking his Seat therein, take and 
subscribe before the Governor-General or some person authorized 
by him, the Declaration of Qualification contained in the same 
Qehedule. 
129. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, all Laws in Coming 
force in Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick at the Union, sisting 
and all Courts of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction, and all legal Courts, 
20 Officers, 
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