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tion of

Act.

4. The subsequent Provisions of this Act Construcshall, unless it is otherwise expressed or subse implied, commence and have effect on and quent Proafter the Union, that is to say, on and after visions of the Day appointed for the Union taking effect in the Queen's Proclamation; and in the same Provisions, unless it is otherwise expressed or implied, the Name Canada shall be taken to mean Canada as constituted under this Act.

5. Canada shall be divided into Four Four ProProvinces, named Ontario, Quebec, Nova vinces. Scotia, and New Brunswick.

of Ontaric

6. The Parts of the Province of Canada Provinces (as it exists at the passing of this Act) and Quewhich formerly constituted respectively bec. the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada shall be deemed to be severed, and shall form Two Separate Provinces. The Part which formerly constituted the Province of Upper Canada shall constitute the Province of Ontario; and the Part which formerly constituted the Province of Lower Canada shall constitute the Province of Quebec.

7. The Provinces of Nova Scotia New Brunswick shall have the Limits as at the passing of this Act.

and Provinces same Scotia

of Nova

and NewBruns

8. In the general Census of the Popu- wick. lation of Canada which is hereby required Cesus.

to

Decennial

to be taken in the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and in every Tenth Year thereafter, the respective Populations of the Four Provinces shall be distinguished.

tion of

III.-EXECUTIVE POWER.

Declara- 9. The Executive Government and AuExecutive thority of and over Canada is hereby dePower in clared to continue and be vested in the the Queen. Queen.

Application of Provisions referring to the Go

vernor

General.

Constitution of

Privy

Canada.

10. The Provisions of this Act referring to the Governor-General extend and apply to the Governor-General for the Time being of Canada, or other the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator for the Time being carrying on the Government of Canada on behalf and in the Name of the Queen, by whatever Title he is designated.

11. There shall be a Council to aid and advise the Government of Canada, to be Council of styled the Queen's Privy Council for Canada; and the Persons who are to be Members of that Council shall be from Time to Time chosen and summoned by the Governor-General and sworn in as Privy Councillors, and Members thereof may be from Time to Time removed by the Governor-General.

ers under

advice of

12. All Powers, Authorities and Func- All Powtions which under any Act of the Parlia- Acts to be ment of Great Britain, or of the Parliament exercised of the United Kingdom of Great Britain nor-Geneby Goverand Ireland, or of the Legislature of Upper ral with Canada, Lower Canada, Canada, Nova Privy Scotia or New Brunswick, are at the Union Council, or alone. vested in or exerciseable by the respective Governors or Lieutenant-Governors of those Provinces, with the Advice, or with the Advice and Consent, of the respective Executive Councils thereof, or in conjunction with those Councils, or with any Number of Members thereof, or by those Governors or Lieutenaut-Governors individually, shall, as far as the same continue in existence and capable of being exercised after the Union in relation to the Government of Canada, be vested in and exerciseable by the Governor-General, with the Advice or with the Advice and Consent of or in conjunction with the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, or any Members thereof, or by the Governor-General individually, as the case requires, subject nevertheless (except with respect to such as exist under Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) to be abolished or altered by the Parliament of Canada.

Applica tion of Provisions

13. The Provisions of this Act referring to the Governor-General in Council shall referring be construed as referring to the Governorto Gover General acting by and with the Advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

nor-Gene

ral in Council.

Power

to Her

Governor

appoint

Deputies.

14. It shall be lawful for the Queen, if Majesty to Her Majesty thinks fit, to authorize the authorize Governor-General from Time to Time to General to appoint any Person or any Persons jointly or severally to be his Deputy or Deputies within any Part or Parts of Canada, and in that Capacity to exercise during the Plea sure of the Governor-General such of the Powers, Authorities and Functions of the Governor-General as the Governor-General deems it necessary or expedient to assign to him or them, subject to any Limitations or Directions expressed or given by the Queen; but the Appointment of such a Deputy or Deputies shall not affect the Exercise by the Governor-General himself of any Power, Authority or Function.

Command of Armed Forces to

15. The Command-in-Chief of the Land and Naval Militia, and of all Naval and Military Forces, of and in Canada, is hereby declared to continue and be vested the Queen. in the Queen.

continue tested in

to be

Seat of Government of Canada.

16. Until the Queen otherwise directs, the Seat of Government of Canada shall be Ottawa.

IV. LEGISLATIVE POWER.

17. There shall be One Parliament for Constitution of Canada, consisting of the Queen, an Upper ParliaHouse styled the Senate, and the House of ment of Commons.

Canada.

&c., of

18. The Privileges, Immunities, and Privileges, Powers to be held, enjoyed and exercised by Houses. the Senate and by the House of Commons and by the Members thereof respectively, shall be such as are from Time to Time defined by Act of the Parliament of Canada, but so that the same shall never exceed those at the passing of this 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.

19. The Parliament of Canada shall be First Sescalled together not later than Six Months sion of the after the Union.

Parliament of

Canada.

Session of

20. There shall be a Session of the Par- Yearly liament of Canada once at least in every the ParliaYear, so that Twelve Months shall not in ment of tervene between the last sitting of the Par- Canada. liament in one Session and its first Sitting in the next Session.

The Senate.

21. The Senate shall, subject to the Pro- Number of

visions Senators.

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