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Former acts repealed.

Exception.

Public Act.

26. The Act of Incorporation mentioned in the first Section of this Act, and the several Acts subsequently passed in amendment of the same, are hereby repealed, except in so far as the provisions thereof may require to be kept in force, to carry out the full extent and meaning of this Act.

27. This Act shall be deemed a Public Act.

OTTAWA-Printed by MALCOLM CAMERON,
Law Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.

1867.-31 VICTORIE.

FIRST SESSION, FIRST PARLIAMENT.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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1. An Act respecting the Statutes of Canada.... ...

57

2. An Act respecting the Office of Speaker of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada....

3. An Act relating to the Indemnity to Members and the Salaries
of the Speakers, of both Houses of Parliament...
4. An Act for granting to Her Majesty a certain sum of money
required for defraying the expenses of the Public Service not
otherwise provided for, for the period therein mentioned, for
certain purposes respecting the Public Debt; and for raising
money on the credit of the Consolidated Revenue Fund......
5. An Act respecting the collection and management of the Revenue,
the Auditing of Public Accounts, and the liability of Public
Accountants

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6. An Act respecting the Customs....

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88.

7. An Act imposing Duties of Customs, with the Tariff of Duties payable under it....

143

8. An Act respecting the Inland Revenue..

156

9. An Act to impose Duties on Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange

211

10. An Act for the regulation of the Postal Service.......

217

11. An Act respecting Banks....

251

12. An Act respecting the Public Works of Canada...

13. An Act respecting the construction of "The Intercolonial Railway."

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14. An Act to protect the inhabitants of Canada against lawless aggressions from subjects of Foreign Countries at Peace with Her Majesty....

15. An Act to prevent the unlawful training of persons to the use of arms, and the practise of Military evolutions; and to authorize Justices of the Peace to seize and detain arms collected or kept for purposes dangerous to the public peace.....

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285.

16. An Act to authorize the apprehension and detention of such persons as shall be suspected of committing acts of hostility or conspiring against Her Majesty's Person and Government.... 289 17. An Act for the Settlement of the Affairs of the Bank of Upper Canada

291

IMPERIAL ACTS.

An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick,
and the Government thereof; and for Purposes connected
therewith. [Cap. III.]................

An Act for authorizing a Guarantee of Interest on a Loan to be raised
by Canada towards the Construction of a Railway connecting
Quebec and Halifax. [Cap. XVI.] ................

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An Act to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854. [Cap. CXXIV.]_47

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ACTS OF CANADA.

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First Session, First Parliament, 31 Victoria.

ADMISSION OF OTHER COLONIES into the Union..
Aggression, Lawless, Act to protect Canada from
Algoma District, Elections in..

Appeal, Court of, for the whole Dominion....

....

Arbitration, respecting debts and assets of Ontario and Quebec..
Arbitrators, Official. See Public Works.....

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32-33

283

11

25

31

265

Arms, unlawful training to use of, Act to prevent...
Audit of public accounts and public accountants.

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285

See Public Ac-

counts...

73

BANK OF UPPER CANADA, Act for settlement of affairs of.....
Banks, Act respecting, viz:

291

May have branches throughout Canada.......

251

All to pay duty on circulation.....

252

May hold and dispose of mortgages and mortgaged property 252
May advance money on bills of lading, cove receipts, &c..
Exempted from penalties for usury.

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Union of Canada and the Maritime Provinces, and bounda-
ries of the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia,
and New Brunswick.....

Executive Power,-Governor, Privy Council..

Legislative Power,-The Senate....

House of Commons....

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Counties and Representation....
Money votes;-Royal assent..

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4

4

6

9

10

13

British North America Act, 1867.-Con.

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Provincial Constitutions:

Executive Power....

Legislative power in each of the four Provinces.

Distribution of Legislative Powers

Powers of Parliament of Canada....

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Exclusive Powers of Provincial Legislatures....

Education.....

Uniformity of Laws in Ontario, Nova Scotia and New

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Miscellaneous provisions....

Senators not to be Legislative Councillors..
Oath of allegiance, existing laws, &c..

Ontario and Quebec, special provisions respecting..
Intercolonial Railway.......

British Columbia may enter the Union...

Admission of other Colonies.....

Schedules of Electoral Divisions in Ontario....
Of ditto of Quebec specially fixed..

Public works and property assigned to Canada.........
Assets to belong to Quebec and Ontario conjointly..
Oath of allegiance and declaration of qualification..

CANADIAN NAVIGATION COMPANY, Acts consolidated and
name changed...................

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Census of the Provinces comprised in Canada, when to be taken and
representation adjusted...

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29

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32

32

32

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39

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40

41

329

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23

Civil Law, in Ontario, N. Scotia and N. Brunswick, provision for
effecting uniformity of.......

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Commercial Bank of Canada, Act respecting.
Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada....
Conspirators against Her Majesty's person, &c., apprehension of.... 289
Constitutions, Provincial.....

Counties and electoral divisions....

Courts, Laws, Officers, &c., continued under Union Act......
Cove-keeper's receipts, Banks and others may advance upon
Criminal law, and procedure, to belong to Parliament....
Currency and coinage, Parliamentary power as to..
Customs, Act respecting, viz:

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Duties and exemptions from duty, weights and measures,
currency, &c.....

Entry inwards, place of entry, &c..

, report, coasting voyage, inland, &c.....
, general form, payment of duties, &c......

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