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Subjects of exclusive Provincial

And any Matter coming within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section shall not be deemed to come within the Class of Matters of a local or private Nature comprised in the Enumeration of the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces.

Exclusive Powers of Provincial Legislatures.

92. In each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Legislation. Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is

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1. The Amendment from Time to Time, notwithstanding anything in this Act, of the Constitution of the Province, except as regards the Office of Lieutenant-Governor.

2. Direct Taxation within the Province in order to the raising of a Revenue for Provincial Purposes. 3. The Borrowing of Money on the sole Credit of the Province.

4. The Establishment and Tenure of Provincial Offices, and the Appointment and Payment of Provincial Officers.

5. The Management and Sale of the Public Lands belonging to the Province, and of the Timber and Wood thereon.

6. The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Public and Reformatory Prisons in and for the Province.

7. The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Hospitals, Asylums, Charities and Eleemosynary Institutions in and for the Province, other than Marine Hospitals.

8. Municipal Institutions in the Province.

9. Shop, Saloon, Tavern, Auctioneer, and other Licenses, in order to the raising of a Revenue for Provincial, Local, or Municipal Purposes.

10. Local Works and Undertakings, other than such as are of the following Classes,

a. Lines of Steam or other Ships, Railways, Canals, Telegraphs, and other Works and Undertakings, connecting the Province with any other or others of the Provinces, or extending beyond the Limits of the Province:

b. Lines of Steamships between the Province and any British or Foreign Country:

c. Such Works as, although wholly situate within the
Province, are before or after their Execution
declared by the Parliament of Canada to be for
the general Advantage of Canada or for the
Advantage of Two or more of the Provinces.
11. The Incorporation of Companies with Provincial
Objects.

12. The Solemnization of Marriage in the Province.
13. Property and Civil Rights in the Province.
14. The Administration of Justice in the Province,
including the Constitution, Maintenance, and
Organization of Provincial Courts, both of Civil
and of Criminal Jurisdiction, and including
Procedure in Civil Matters in those Courts.
15. The Imposition of Punishment by Fine, Penalty,
or Imprisonment for enforcing any Law of the
Province made in relation to any Matter coming
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 exclu- Legislation sively make Laws in relation to Education, subject and respecting according to the following Provisions :

(1.) Nothing in any such Law shall prejudicially affect any Right or Privilege with respect to Denomi-. national 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 GovernorGeneral in Council from any Act or Decision of any Provincial Authority affecting any Right or Privilege of the Protestant or Roman Catholic Minority of the Queen's Subjects in relation to Education;

education.

Legislation for uniformity of laws in three

(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.

94. Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Parliament of Canada may make Provision for the Uniformity of all or any of the Laws relative to Property and Civil Provinces. Rights in Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and

powers of

&c.

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 comprised 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.

Concurrent 95. In each Province the Legislature may make Laws legislation in relation to Agriculture in the Province, and to Immirespecting gration into the Province; and it is hereby declared that agriculture, 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.

Appoint

96. The Governor-General shall appoint the Judges of ment of the Superior, District and County Courts in each Province, Judges.

except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Ontario, &c.

97. Until the Laws relative to Property and Civil Rights Selection of in Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the Judges in Procedure of the 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 shall be selected Selection of from the Bar of that Province.

Judges in

Quebec.

office of

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

100. The Salaries, Allowances and Pensions of the Salaries, &c., of Judges of the Superior, District and County Courts (except Judges. 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.

Court of

Appeal, &c.

101. The Parliament of Canada may, notwithstanding General anything in this Act, from 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.

VIII. REVENUES; DEBTS; ASSETS; TAXATION.

Consoli

Fund.

102. All Duties and Revenues over which the respective Creation of Legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick dated before and at the Union, had and have power of Appropri- Revenue ation, 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.

of collec

103. The Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada shall Expenses be permanently charged with the Costs, Charges and tion, &c. 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 Man

Interest of
Provincial

public debts.

Salary of
Governor-
General.

Appropriation

from time

to time.

Transfer of stocks, etc.

Transfer of property in Schedule.

Property

in lands,

ner as shall be ordered by the Governor-General in Council until the Parliament otherwise provides.

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

105. Unless altered by the Parliament of Canada, the Salary of the Governor-General shall be Ten Thousand Pounds Sterling Money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, and the same shall form the Third Charge thereon.

106. Subject to the several Payments by this Act charged on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, the same shall be appropriated by the Parliament of Canada for the Public Service.

107. All Stocks, Cash, Bankers' Balances, and Securities for Money belonging to each Province at the Time of the Union, except as in this Act mentioned, shall be the Property of Canada, and shall be taken in Reduction of the amount of the Respective Debts of the Provinces at the Union.

108. The Public Works and Property of each Province enumerated in the Third Schedule to this Act shall be the Property of Canada.

109. All Lands, Mines, Minerals, and Royalties belongmines, etc. ing to the several Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick at the Union, and all sums then due or payable for such Lands, Mines, Minerals, or Royalties, shall belong to the several Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in which the same are situate or arise, subject to any Trusts existing in respect thereof, and to any interest other than that of the Province in the same.

Assets con

nected with

110. All Assets connected with such Portions of the Provincial Public Debt of each Province as are assumed by that Province shall belong to that Province.

debts.

Canada to

be liable for Provincial debts.

Debts of

Ontario and
Quebec.

111. Canada shall be liable for the Debts and Liabilities of each Province existing at the Union.

112. Ontario and Quebec conjointly shall be liable to Canada for the amount (if any) by which the Debt of the

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