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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 – Rough Draft of Section 26, iteration 2, n.d. (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18316).
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Clause 19
Resolved
That on the application of the Federal [General] Government [of Canada] Her Majesty in Council may from time to time sanction an appointment of additional senators, so as that the whole number shall in no case exceed78, the proportions allotted to [each of] the separate sections [three divisions] being [?equally?] preserved. In case of vacancies after any such increase above 72, no appointment shall be made without the sanction of the British Government until the whole number is reduced below 72.