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to be Speaker of the Senate, and may remove him and appoint another in his Stead.

Senate.

35. Until the Parliament of Canada Quorum of otherwise provides, the Presence of at least Fifteen Senators, including the Speaker, shall be necessary to constitute a Meeting of the Senate for the exercise of its Powers.

36. Questions arising in the Senate shall Voting in be decided by a majority of Voices, and the Senate. Speaker shall in all Cases have a Vote, and when the voices are equal the Decision shall be deemed to be in the Negative.

The House of Commons.

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37. The House of Commons shall, sub- Constituject to the Provisions of this Act, consist tion of of One hundred and eighty-one Members, Commons of whom Eighty-two shall be elected for in Canada. Ontario, Sixty-five for Quebec, Nineteen for Nova Scotia, and Fifteen for NewBrunswick.

38. The Governor-General shall from SummonTime to Time, in the Queen's Name, by House of ing of Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, Commons. summon and call together the House of Commons.

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39. A Senator shall not be capable of Senators being elected or of sitting or voting as a in House Member of the House of Commons.

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40. Until the Parliament of Canada

of the four otherwise provides, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Provinces Scotia and New Brunswick shall, for the Purposes of the Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons, be divided into Electoral Districts as follows:

1.-ONTARIO.

Ontario shall be divided into the Counties, Ridings of Counties, Cities, Parts of Cities, and Towns enumerated in the First Schedule to this Act, each whereof shall be an Electoral District, each such District as numbered in that Schedule being entitled to return One Member.

2.- QUEBEC.

Quebec shall be divided into Sixty-five Electoral Districts, composed of the Sixtyfive Electoral Divisions into which Lower Canada is at the passing of this Act divided under Chapter Two of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, chapter seventy-five of the Consolidated Statutes for Lower Canada, and the Act of the Province of Canada of the Twenty-third year of the Queen, Chapter one, or any other Act amending the same in force at the Union, so that each such Electoral Division shall be for the Purposes of this Act an Electoral District entitled to return One Member.

3.-NOVA SCOTIA.

Each of the Eighteen Counties of Nova Scotia shall be an Electoral District. The County of Halifax shall be entitled to return Two Members, and each of the other Counties One Member.

4.-NEW BRUNSWICK.

Each of the Fourteen Counties into which New Brunswick is divided, including the City and County of St. John, shall be an Electoral District. The City of St. John shall also be a separate Electoral District. Each of those Fifteen Electoral Districts shall be entitled to return One Member.

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41. Until the Parliament of Canada Continuotherwise provides, all Laws in force in tig the several Provinces at the Union relative Election to the following Matters or any of them, til Parlianamely the Qualifications and Disquali- ment of fications of Persons to be elected or to sit otherwise or vote as Members of the House of As- provides. sembly or Legislative Assembly in the several Provinces, the Voters at Elections of such Members, the Oaths to be taken by Voters, the Returning Officers, their Powers and Duties, the Proceedings at Elections, the Periods during which Elec

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as to Algoma.

Writs for first Elec

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tions may be continued, the Trial of Controverted Elections, and Proceedings incident thereto, the vacating of Seats of Members, and the Execution of new Writs in case of Seats vacated otherwise than by Dissolution,-shall respectively apply to Elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons for the same several Provinces.

Provided that, until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, at any Election for a Member of the House of Commons for the District of Algoma, in addition to Persons qualified by the Law of the Province of Canada to vote, every male British Subject, aged Twenty-One Years or upwards, being a Householder, shall have a Vote.

42. For the First Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons the Governor-General shall cause Writs to be issued by such Person, in such Form and addressed to such Returning Officers as he thinks fit.

The Person issuing Writs under this Section shall have the like Powers as are possessed at the Union by the Officers charged with the issuing of Writs for the Election of Members to serve in the respective House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, Nova

Scotia or New Brunswick; and the Returning Officers to whom Writs are directed under this Section shall have the like Powers as are possessed at the Union by the Officers charged with the returning of Writs for the Election of Members to serve in the same respective House of Assembly or Legislative Assembly.

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43. In case a Vacancy in the Represen- As to Castation in the House of Commons of any cancies. Electoral District happens before the Meeting of the Parliament, or after the Meeting of the Parliament before Provision is made by the Parliament in this Behalf, the Provisions of the last foregoing Section of this Act shall extend and apply to the issuing and returning of a Writ in respect of such vacant District.

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44. The House of Commons, on its first As to Elecassembling after a general Election, shall proceed with all practicable Speed to elect House of One of its Members to be Speaker.

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45. In case of a Vacancy happening in As to fillthe Office of Speaker, by Death, Resigna- ing up Vation or otherwise, the House of Commons Office of shall, with all practicable Speed, proceed to elect another of its Members to be Speaker.

Speaker.

46. The Speaker shall preside at all Speaker to Meetings of the House of Commons.

preside.

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