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ties and powers shall not confer any privileges, immunities or 
powers exceeding those at the passing of such Act held, enjoyed 
and exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and by the 
members thereof. 
Confirma- 2. The Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in the 31st 
tu year of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter 24, intituled 
dian Par- ““ An Act to provide for oaths to witnesses being administered in 
lament. orain cases for the purposes of either House of Parliament” 
shall be deemed to be valid and to have been valid as from the 
date at which the Royal assent was given thereto by the Gover- 
nor-Geeneral of the Dominion of Canada. 
Short title. 3. This Act may be cited as “The Parliament of Canada 
Act 1875.” 
49 and 50 Vie. (i) c. 35. 
An Act respecting the representation in the Parliament of 
Canada of Territories which Jor the time being form 
part of the Dominion of Canada but are not included in 
any Province. 
[25 June, 1886.) 
WHEREAS it is expedient to empower the Parliament of Canada, 
to provide for the representation in the Senate and House of 
Commons of Canada, or either of them, of any territory which 
for the time being forms part of the Dominion of Canada but 
is not included in any Province : 
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent 
Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual 
and temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, 
and by the authority of the same as follows :— 
Provision 1. The Parliament of Canada may from time to time make 
x pe provision for the representation in the Senate and House of 
Canadafor Commons of Canada or in either of them of any territories which 
represen- : : 5 i ) ] 
tation of for the time being form part of the Dominion of Canada but are 
ferritory, not included in any Province,