APPENDIX 1,

Diaovam giving a Conspectus of the Legislatures.

[Legislature of 1834,
(3 & 4 William 1V.,
Cap. 8).

Governor - General
and Council of
three, with a
fourth Member
(a lawyer) for
{egislative duty
aly.

Legislature of 1853,
16 & 1x7 Vic,
Cap. og).

Tovernor - General
and Council of
four (all four being
 on the Executive
 Council):

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The Chief Justice
of Bengal,
One Judge,

and

One ‘‘ Legislative
Member ** appoint
ed by each Governor
 and Lieute.
nant.Governor.

Legislature of 1861 (24 & 25 Vie,. Can. 67).

'4) Governor-General and Council of five)
“* Ordinary > Members— Lh
{Three of them officials and two non-offi-{ 5 | 8
cials—usually one “Legal Member” § © Z
and one *‘ Financial Member’) ; & ta
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and as re ©F
*¢ Extraordinary *> Members— 5 35
(1) Commander-in.Chief (if appointed), | a%
(2) Governor of Madras or Bombay, ¢x- eg *
officio when Council sits in his
territories;
to whick is added
'B) For legislative purposes only (no vote on other
matters),
“ Additional Members —
(Not more than twelve nor less than six, one.
half to be non-official),
and

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Changes introduced in
amendment of Indian
“ouncil Act, 1861, by
55 & 56 Vic, Cap.
ra (1802).

The number of Addi.
tional Members shall
not be Jess than ten nox
nore than sixteen.

(1) Lieutenant.Governor,
(2) Chief Commissioner,
ex-officio (and without reference to
maximum of r2) when the Council sits
for makine laws in their territories.

No local Legislative Councils at Madras,
Bombav. or Fort William.

Legislative Coun- Legislative Coun. Legislative Coun.
cil. Bengal. cls of Bombay «ils for other Pro.
and Madras, vinces.
re sme? ee ee ae
Act directs Gover. Constituted by the Act allows Gover.
nor-General to Act itself. nor.General to
appoint (done appoint. One has
january 17th, 1862}. been appointed for
the North-Western
Provinces and
Oudh.

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Their “ Acts! require the assent of the Governor-General,

"he number of Addi:
donal Members of
Souncil nominated bY
he Governors of the
residencies of Fort Ste
Seorge and Bombay,
‘espectively, shall be
a0t less than eight not
nore than twenty (beides
 the Advocate
Seneral of the Presi
lency or officer acting
+ that canaCity.

lny person resident in
India may be nominat-3d
 an Additional Menmser
 of Council, or 2
Member of the Council
of a Lieutenant-Gover=AY.


The Governor-General
in Council may by proclamation
 increase the
number of Councillors
whom the Lieutenant-Governors
 of the Ben.
zal Division of the
residency of Fort Wil.
liam, and the North.
West Provinces and
Dudh, respectively,
may nominate. Pro.
sided that not more
-han twenty shall be
rominated for Bengal
a Sa for the
North.West Provinc
© 1 Oudh. es