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ing within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section. 16. Generally all matters of a merely local or private nature in the Province.

Education.

93. In and for each Province the Legislature may exclusively make laws in relation education. to Education, subject and according to the following Provisions:

(1.) Nothing in any such Law shall prejudicially affect any Right or Privilege with respect to Denominational Schools which any Class of Persons have by Law in the Province at the Union :

(2.) All the Powers, Privileges, and Duties at the Union by Law conferred and imposed in Upper Canada on the Separate Schools and School Trustees of the Queen's Roman Catholic Subjects, shall be and the same are hereby extended to the Dissentient Schools of the Queen's Protestant and Roman Catholic Subjects in Quebec :

(3.) Where in any Province a System of Separate or Dissentient Schools exists by Law at the Union or is thereafter established by the Legislature of the Province, an Appeal shall lie to the Governor General in Council from any Act or Decision of any Provincial Authority affecting any Right or

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Privilege of the Protestant or Roman LegislaCatholic Minority of the Queen's specting Subjects in relation to Education: education (4.) In case any such Provincial Law as from Time to Time seems to the Governor General in Council requisite for the due Execution of the Provisions of this Section is not made, or in case any Decision of the Governor General in Council on any Appeal under this Section is not duly executed by the proper Provincial Authority in that behalf, then and in every such case, and as far only as the circumstances of each case require, the Parliament of Canada may make remedial Laws for the due Execution of the Provisions of this Section and of any Decision of the Governor General in Council under this Section.

Uniformity of Laws in Ontario, Nova
Scotia, and New Brunswick.

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94. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, Legislation for the Parliament of Canada may make Proviuniformity sion for the Uniformity of all or any of the of laws in Laws relative to Property and Civil Rights vinces. in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and of the Procedure of all or any of the Courts in those Three Provinces, and from and after the passing of any Act in that behalf the Power of the Parliament of Canada to make Laws in relation to any matter com

Concur

rent pow ers of legislation respecting agriculture, &c.

Appoint

ment of Judges.

Selection

prised in any such Act shall, notwithstanding anything in this Act, be unrestricted; but any Act of the Parliament of Canada making Provision for such Uniformity shall not have effect in any Province unless and until it is adopted and enacted as Law by the Legislature thereof.

Agriculture and Immigration.

95. In each Province the Legislature may make Laws in relation to Agriculture in the Province, and to Immigration into the Province; and it is hereby declared that the Parliament of Canada may from Time to Time make Laws in relation to Agriculture in all or any of the Provinces, and to Immigration into all or any of the Provinces ; and any Law of the Legislature of a Province relative to Agriculture or to Immigration shall have effect in and for the Province as long and as far only as it is not repugnant to any Act of the Parliament of Canada.

VII-JUDICATURE.

96. The Governor General shall appoint the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts in each Province, except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

97. Until the Laws relative to Property in Ontario, and Civil Rights in Ontario, Nova Scotia and

of Judges

&c.

New Brunswick and the Procedure of the

Courts

Courts in those Provinces, are made uniform, the Judges of the Courts of those Provinces appointed by the Governor General shall be selected from the respective Bars of those Provinces.

98. The Judges of the Courts of Quebec, Selection of Judges shall be selected from the Bar of that in Quebec. Province.

office of

99. The Judges of the Superior Courts Tenure of shall hold office during good behaviour, but Judges of shall be removable by the Governor General Superior on Address of the Senate and House of Courts. Commons.

Judges.

100. The Salaries, Allowances, and Pen- Salaries, &c., sions of the Judges of the Superior, District of and County Courts (except the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), and of the Admiralty Courts in Cases where the Judges thereof are for the Time being paid by Salary, shall be fixed and provided by the Parliament of Canada.

101. The Parliament of Canada may, General notwithstanding anything in this Act, from Court of Appeal,&c Time to Time, provide for the Constitution, Maintenance, and Organization of a General Court of Appeal for Canada, and for the Establishment of any additional Courts for the better Administration of the Laws of Canada.

Creation of

ed revenue

VIII.— REVENUES; DEBTS; ASSETS; TAXATION.

102. All Duties and Revenues over which

consolidat- the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova fund. Scotia, and New Brunswick before and at the Union had and have Power of Appropriation, except such Portions thereof as are by this Act reserved to the respective Legislatures of the Provinces, or are raised by them in accordance with the special Powers conferred on them by this Act, shall form One Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be appropriated for the Public Service of Canada in the Manner and subject to the Charges in this Act provided.

Bxpenses

tion, &e.

103. The Consolidated Revenue Fund of of collec Canada shall be permanently charged with the Costs, Charges and Expenses incident to the Collection, Management, and Receipt thereof, and the same shall form the First Charge thereon, subject to be reviewed and audited in such Manner as shall be ordered by the Governor General in Council until the Parliament otherwise provides.

Interest of

104. The annual Interest of the Public Provincial Debts of the several Provinces of Canada, public debts. Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick at the Union shall form the Second Charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada.

Salary of 105. Unless altered by the Parliament of
Governor Canada, the Salary of the Governor General
General.
shall be Ten thousand Pounds Sterling

Money

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