2. - QUEBEC
LEGISLATURE FOR QUEBEC
71.- There shall be a Legislature for Quebec consisting of the
Lieutenant Governor and of Two Houses, styled the Legislative Council of Quebec
and the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
CONSTITUTION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
72.- The Legislative Council of Quebec shall be composed of
Twenty-four Members, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, in the Queen's
Name, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Quebec, one being appointed to
represent each of the Twenty-four Electoral divisions of Lower Canada in this
Act referred to, and each holding Office for the Term of his Life, unless the
Legislature of Quebec otherwise provides under the Provisions of this Act.
QUALIFICATION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILORS
73.- The Qualifications of the Legislative Councilors of Quebec
shall be the same as those of the Senators for Quebec.
RESIGNATION, DISQUALIFICATION, ETC.
74.- The Place of a Legislative Councillor of Quebec shall become
vacant in the Cases, mutatis mutandis, in which the Place of Senator becomes
vacant.
VACANCIES
75.- When a Vacancy happens in the Legislative Council of Quebec by
Resignation, Death, or otherwise, the Lieutenant Governor, int he Queen's Name,
by Instrument under the Great Seal of Quebec, shall appoint a fit and qualified
Person to fill the Vacancy.
QUESTIONS AS TO VACANCIES, ETC.
76.- If any Question arises respecting the Qualification of a
Legislative Councillor of Quebec, or a Vacancy in the Legislative Council of
Quebec, the same shall be heard and determined by the Legislative Council.
SPEAKER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
77.- The Lieutenant governor may from Time to Time, by Instrument
under the Great Seal of Quebec, appoint a Member of the Legislative Council of
Quebec to be Speaker thereof, and any remove him and appoint another in his
Stead.
QUORUM OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
78.- Until the Legislature of Quebec otherwise provides, the
Presence of at least Ten Members of the Legislative Council, including the
Speaker, shall be necessary to constitute a Meeting for the Exercise of its
Powers.
VOTING IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
79.- Questions arising in the Legislative Council of Quebec shall be
decided by a Majority of Voices, and the Speaker shall in all Cases have a
Vote, and when the Voices are equal the Decision shall be deemed to be in the
Negative.
CONSTITUTION OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC
80.- The Legislative Assembly of Quebec shall be composed of
Sixty-five Members, to be elected to represent the Sixty-five Electoral
Divisions or Districts of Lower Canada in this Act referred to, subject to
Alteration thereof by the Legislature of Quebec: Provided that it shall not be
lawful to present to the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec for Assent any Bill for
altering the Limits of any of the Electoral Divisions or Districts mentioned in
the Second Schedule to this Act, unless the Second and Third Readings of such
Bill have been passed in the Legislative Assembly with the Concurrence of the
Majority of the Members representing all those Electoral Divisions or
districts, and the Assent shall not be given to such Bill unless an Address has
been presented by the Legislative Assembly to the Lieutenant Governor stating
that it has been so passed.
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