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PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES. 
the Provinces have expressly conferred on the Lieutenant- 
Governor power to prorogue or to dissolve the Legislature’. 
Manner of The Legislature may be prorogued by the Lieutenant- 
proves  Qlovernor either in person or by proclamation. Prorogation 
at the end of a session is usually effected in person. For 
instance, after the usual speech had been delivered in the 
Quebec Legislative Council on the 21st June, 1886. the 
Speaker of the Legislative Council said: 
« Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and 
Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly: 
«Tt is His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor's will and 
pleasure, that this Provincial Legislature be prorogued until 
Monday the ninth day of August next to be then here holden 
and this Provincial Legislature is accordingly prorogued until 
Monday the ninth day of August next.” 
When it is desired to prorogue the Legislature during the 
recess, a proclamation is issued. Leaving out the formal 
parts? the following form is used in Quebec: 
A PROCLAMATION. 
WHEREAS the meeting of the Legislature of the Province 
of Quebec stands prorogued to at which time at our 
City of Quebec you were held and constrained to appear. 
Now know ye that for divers causes and considerations and 
taking into consideration the ease and convenience of our 
loving subjects, we have thought fit by and with the advice 
of our Executive Council of the Province of Quebec to relieve 
you and each of you of your attendance at the time aforesaid 
hereby convoking you and by these presents requiring you 
and each of you that on you meet us in our Legis- 
lature of the said Province at our City of Quebec and therein 
to do as may seem necessary. Herein fail not. 
Dissolu- A dissolution of the Provincial Assembly takes place either 
Hon 10.R.S.1887,¢0,11,5.8. Q. 44 & 45 Vic. c. 7,8. 2. B.C. 34 Vic. c. 42, 
a. 31. 2 See ante, p. 45.