EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY—Continued. secured by concession of control of revenue, 35, 40, 356, 525 "tenure-of-office," despatches, etc., 40, 41 (See APPROPRIATION, BRITISH CONSTITUTION, CABINET, CONVENTIONS) F. FACTORY ACTS- power of provincial legislature to pass, 375 FEDERALISM- common to both British and United States systems, 12 in British Imperial system, 5, et seq. rests on "conventions," 7, 10, 250 in United States system. the basis, 8, 43. in Canadian system, the basis, 43, 47, 245, 281, 423 opinion may vary as to position of dividing line, 44 (See B. N. A. ACT) FEDERAL OFFICERS-See OFFICES AND OFFICERS FEDERAL COURTS-See JUDICIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, 519, et seq., 530, 594, 607, 6:0 FRENCH LANGUAGE-- in debates, etc., of parliament of Canada, 539 in courts, 539 in Manitoba, 593 Quebec legislature, 539 in N.-W. Territories, 579 G. GAME LAWS- power of a provincial legislature to pass, 414, 480, 488 GOVERNOR-GENERAL-chapter VIII. powers of, defined and limited by commission, 150 in English courts, 152-5, 160 in courts of his colony, 155, 162 civilly, 155-9 letters patent constituting office, 162, et seq. (see Appendix) dual position of, 250 parliament, 165-168 pardon, 166 disallowance of provincial Acts, 342 Acts under advice of Dominion cabinet in matters committed to powers in relation to Lieutenant-Governors, 251, 308, 320 not sole representative of the Queen in Canada, 254-5 (see LIEUTE- invested with all statutory powers of governors, etc., in pre-con- power of Dominion parliament to alter, etc., 257 salary of, 517 (See ADMINISTRATOR, DEPUTY, PREROGATIVES) GREAT BRITAIN-See BRITISH CONSTITUTION, ENGLAND, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT H. HARBOURS, 530 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA— constitution of, 282-300 membership, 282 representation of provinces in, 282, 294 redistribution, 294 electoral districts in each province, 297 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA-Continued. elections- See ELECTIONS cannot be altered by Dominion parliament, 293 money votes must originate in, 298-See APPROPRIATION AND TAX BILLS (See PARLIAMENT of Canada) HOUSE OF LORDS- functions of, 258 compared with United States senate, 258 senate of Canada, 268-271 (See SENATE) I. IMMIGRATION, 512 IMPERIAL EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY- in relation to Canada, limited, 11, 141-3, 253 disallowance of Dominion legislation, 145.9, 174 (See PREROGATIVES) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT- its dual nature, 7, 55 legislates, prima facie, for United Kingdom only, 7, 185 Acts of, do not primâ facie extend to colonies, 7, 185 no legal limits to legislative power of, 11, 55, 186-See EXCLUSIVE (See COLONIAL LEGISLATIVE POWER) colonial legislature cannot affect Acts of, of express application to repeal of Act by, repeals in colony, 69, et seq. general legislation by, how far introduced into Canada-See ENG- distinction between, and Acts of express application, 58, 75 when do Acts of, extend to a colony-See COLONIAL LAWS VALIDITY (See PREROGATIVES, PRIVILEGES) IMPERIAL STATUTES-See ENGLAND (LAW OF), IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT IMPLIED POWERS, 9, 221, 348— doctrine of, how far applicable in Canada, 348-9 IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, 394, 476 INDIGENT DEBTORS, 396, 476-See BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY, JUDGES- J. appointment of, etc., 512, et seq.-See JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF CANADA-See also COURTS Canadian Courts, at times, practically administer foreign law, 224-5 federal courts administer provincial law, and vice versâ, 227, 230 jurisdiction determined by line of division between provincial courts no power to supervise, 240 provincial courts, pre-Confederation, continued, 227-9 jurisdiction of, does not depend on line of division power of provincial legislature to establish new, power of provincial legislature to appoint judicial officers, 238-9, 470-1 territorial jurisdiction of courts, 225, et seq. vice admiralty courts, 227 duties may be imposed on courts, etc., in Canada by authority other by Dominion parliament on vice-admiralty courts, 231, 384 on provincial courts, 232 by provincial legislature on federal judges, 232-4 scheme of B. N. A. Act illogical, 234, 468, 515 procedure-an essential part of certain legislation, 235-7 maritime law, 236 patent law, 402 insolvency law, 237 election law, 237-8, 290 different meanings of term, 234-7 (See CRIMINAL LAW, PENAL LAWS OF PROVINCE3, EVIDENCE) JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-See JUDICIAL SYSTEI L. LANDS-See PUBLIC LANDS LAW-See RULE OF LAW LEGISLATIVE POWER- supreme over executive, 12, 137, 144 through financial necessities of executive, 29 -See APPROPRIATION and executive co-extensive, 12, 46, 137, 144, 437. close connection in England, 15-See CABINET. lack of sympathetic connection in United States, 14, 17, 334 (See B. N. A. ACT, COLONIAL LEGISLATIVE Power, ExecutivE) LEGISLATIVE UNION-See UNITARIAN, FEDERALISM LEX ET CONSUETODO PARLIAMENTI-See PRIVILEGES LIEUT.-GOVERNOR- a link in the chain of federal connection, 48 appointment of, 48, 300, 306 tenure of office, 251, 308 removal of, 251, 308-9 "conventional" rule in Letellier case, ib. what constitutes " cause," 309 deputy, power to appoint, 321-See ADMINISTRATOR invested with all statutory powers of governors, etc., prior to Con- 48, 313-9 invested with all powers necessary to executive government of pro- represents the Queen, 303-6, 325 for purposes of executive government, 303-4 legislation, 306, 325 how far he may act without "advice," 319-20 subject to "instructions" of Goyernor-General, 304-5, relations of Dominion executive to, 307-8, 309, 320 Dominion parliament no power to legislate as to, 309, 419 LICENSES, 445-See LIQUOR TRAFFIC direct or indirect taxation? 430, 447 |