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Date: 1867-01-30
By: Earl of Carnarvon
Citation: Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon: Canada, Alterations in Draft Bill of Union(January 30 1867), London (UK), The National Archives (PRO 30/6/163).
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Legislative Council

Clauses 9-14 in the Draft Bill

The original proposal, as will be seen by the annexed Resolutions was a Life Nomination to the Legislative Council, the numbers of the Council being fixed.

The Clauses as they stand in the Bill were intended as an amendment on this.

The Delegates now have proposed

(1) That the tenure of Office for the Senate [Council] should be for Life.

(2) That to preserve Sectional interests each of the three Sections [illegible] Upper Canada, Lower Canada and the Maritime Provinces should be equally represented.

(3) That one rejection by the Upper Chamber of a Money Bill, or a third rejection of any other Bill passed by the Commons would justify the Governor, with the advice of his Council, in adding to the Upper House such a number of Members to be taken equally from the Three Sections as would ensure the carrying of the measure. Provided always that at its Third Reading in the Commons two out of the three Sections had pronounced in its favor. The majority

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In each Section to be absolute and not merely of those voting.

Clause 10

It is proposed that the Members [Members] of the Council be nominated by the Governors of the several Provinces – with their Councils – but should the Governor and his Council differ the Imperial Government is to nominate upon the advice of the Governor offered upon his personal responsibility.

The names to be published in the Proclamation of Union

30 Jan. 67 Canada

Alterations in Draft Bill of Union.