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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 6, n.d. (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18362).
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18362

In case obstruction to Legislation shall be made by the Senate either

1. By the rejection of a supply Bill passed by the Commons or

2. [illegible] In the case of any other Bill, by the [illegible] rejection for three consecutive sessions of any Bill passed by the Commons [illegible], if [illegible] the passing of such Bill in the Commons for the 3^rd time, the same shall have been carried by a majority of the members in each of any two of the sections, [illegible]. In such either of such cases the Genl. Government may appoint additional members to the Senate, so as such appointments the equality [illegible] of the sections shall be preserved.

Provided always that in case of vacancies by death [illegible] or otherwise occuring thereafter, no new appointments shall be made [to the] for any section until its number shall be reduced [beneath] 24.