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Date: 1867
By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates
Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 Draft of Section 26, version 1, n.d. (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, pp. 18308-18309).
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18308

That the Government shall have power from time to time in case of [illegible] which taken the intent of the country [illegible]. [Illegible] to [illegible] add to the number of the Leg. Cnl. [illegible] [illegible] at any an time to be selected equally for each section [illegible] in all case any case [illegible] no new appointment shall be made the amount first is reduced [illegible]. Vacancy below the number of [illegible] for each section [unless] in the [illegible] a new [illegible], [illegible] ^[and] [illegible] the [illegible]  of [the] appointment when new apptmts may be made by ^{[from time to time]} [illegible]

18309

extent to be reduced in the [illegible] [illegible].