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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 – Scrap Resolution: Against Dual Representation, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18321).
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18321

That the acceptance of a seat by appointment or election of any member or members to the Senate or House of Commons of the Federal Legislature shall disqualify him or them from holding a seat in either branch of the Provincial Legislature.