The British North America Act, 1867 | Page 6

of Canada at the then last
preceding Re-adjustment of the Number of Members for the Province
is ascertained at the then latest Census to be diminished by One
Twentieth Part or upwards: (5.) Such Re-adjustment shall not take
effect until the Termination of the then existing Parliament.
52. [Increase of Number of House of Commons.] The Number of
Members of the House of Commons may be from Time to Time
increased by the Parliament of Canada, provided the proportionate
Representation of the Provinces prescribed by this Act is not thereby
disturbed.
Money Votes; Royal Assent.
53. [Appropriation and tax Bills.] Bills for appropriating any Part of the
Public Revenue, or for imposing any Tax or Impost, shall originate in
the House of Commons.
54. [Recommendation of Money Votes.] It shall not be lawful for the
House of Commons to adopt or pass any Vote, Resolution, Address, or
Bill for the Appropriation of any Part of the Public Revenue, or of any
Tax or Impost, to any Purpose that has not been first recommended to
that House by Message of the Governor General in the Session in
which such Vote, Resolution, Address, or Bill is proposed.
55. [Royal Assent to Bills, &c.] Where a Bill passed by the Houses of
the Parliament is presented to the Governor General for the Queen's

Assent, he shall declare, according to his Discretion, but subject to the
Provisions of this Act and to Her Majesty's Instructions, either that he
assents thereto in the Queen's Name, or that he withholds the Queen's
Assent, or that he reserves the Bill for the Signification of the Queen's
Pleasure.
56. [Disallowance by Order in Council of Act assented to by Governor
General.] Where the Governor General assents to a Bill in the Queen's
Name, he shall by the first convenient Opportunity send an authentic
Copy of the Act to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State,
and if the Queen in Council within Two Years after Receipt thereof by
the Secretary of State thinks fit to disallow the Act, such Disallowance
(with a Certificate of the Secretary of State of the Day on which the Act
was received by him) being signified by the Governor General, by
Speech or Message to each of the Houses of the Parliament or by
Proclamation, shall annul the Act from and after the Day of such
Signification.
57. [Signification of Queen's Pleasure on Bill reserved.] A Bill reserved
for the Signification of the Queen's Pleasure shall not have any Force
unless and until within Two Years from the Day on which it was
presented to the Governor General for the Queen's Assent, the
Governor General signifies, by Speech or Message to each of the
Houses of the Parliament or by Proclamation, that it has received the
Assent of the Queen in Council.
An Entry of every such Speech, Message, or Proclamation shall be
made in the Journal of each House, and a Duplicate thereof duly
attested shall be delivered to the proper Officer to be kept among the
Records of Canada.

V.--PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS.
Executive Power.
58. [Appointment of Lieutenant Governors of Provinces.] For each

Province there shall be an Officer, styled the Lieutenant Governor,
appointed by the Governor General in Council by Instrument under the
Great Seal of Canada.
59. [Tenure of Office of Lieutenant Governor.] A Lieutenant Governor
shall hold Office during the Pleasure of the Governor General; but any
Lieutenant Governor appointed after the Commencement of the First
Session of the Parliament of Canada shall not be removeable within
Five Years from his Appointment, except for Cause assigned, which
shall be communicated to him in Writing within One Month after the
Order for his Removal is made, and shall be communicated by Message
to the Senate and to the House of Commons within One Week
thereafter if the Parliament is then sitting, and if not then within One
Week after the Commencement of the next Session of the Parliament.
60. [Salaries of Lieutenant Governors.] The Salaries of the Lieutenant
Governors shall be fixed and provided by the Parliament of Canada.
61. [Oaths, &c. of Lieutenant Governor.] Every Lieutenant Governor
shall, before assuming the Duties of his Office, make and subscribe
before the Governor General or some Person authorized by him Oaths
of Allegiance and Office similar to those taken by the Governor
General.
62. [Application of provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor.] The
Provisions of this Act referring to the Lieutenant Governor extend and
apply to the Lieutenant Governor for the Time being of each Province
or other the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator for the Time
being carrying on the Government of the Province, by whatever Title
he is designated.
63. [Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec.] The
Executive Council of Ontario and of Quebec shall be composed of