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Revenues Debts Assets Taxation- Constitution of Canada |
Revenues Debts Assets Taxation
- Constitution Acts of Canada 1867 to 1982. Canadian Laws.
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Revenues Debts Assets Taxation |
VIII. REVENUES; DEBTS; ASSETS; TAXATION
CREATION OF CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
102.- All Duties and Revenues over which the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick Before and at the Union had and have Power of Appropriation, except such Portions thereof as are by this Act reserved to the respective Legislatures of the Provinces, or are raised by them in accordance with the special Powers conferred on them by this Act, shall form One Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be appropriated for the Public Service of Canada in the Manner and subject to the Charges in this Act provided.
EXPENSES OF COLLECTION, ETC.
103.- The Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada shall be permanently charged with the Costs, Charges, and Expenses incident to the Collection, Management, and Receipt thereof, and the same shall form the First Charge thereon, subject to be reviewed and audited in such Manner as shall be ordered by the Governor General in Council until the Parliament otherwise provides.
INTEREST OF PROVINCIAL PUBLIC DEBTS
104.- The annual Interest of the Public Debts of the several Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick at the Union shall form the Second Charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada.
SALARY OF GOVERNOR GENERAL
105.- Unless altered by the Parliament of Canada, the Salary of the Governor General shall be Ten thousand Pounds Sterling Money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, and the same shall form the Third Charge thereon.
APPROPRIATION FROM TIME TO TIME
106.- Subject to the several Payments by this Act charged on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, the same shall be appropriated by the Parliament of Canada for the Public Service.
TRANSFER OF STOCKS, ETC.
107.- All Stocks, Cash, Banker's Balances, and Securities for Money belonging to each Province at the Time of the Union, except as in this Act mentioned, shall be the Property of Canada, and shall be taken in Reduction of the Amount of the respective Debts of the Provinces at the Union.
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY IN SCHEDULE 108.- The Public Words and Property of each Province, enumerated in the Third Schedule to this Act, shall be the Property of Canada.
PROPERTY IN LANDS, MINES, ETC.
109.- All Lands, Mines, Minerals, and Royalties belonging to the several Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick at the Union, and all Sums then due or payable for such Lands, Mines, Minerals, or Royalties, shall belong to the several Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in which the same are situate or arise, subject to any Trusts existing in respect thereof, and to any Interest other than that of the Province in the same.
ASSETS CONNECTED WITH PROVINCIAL DEBTS
110.- All Assets connected with such Portions of the Public Debt of each Province as are assumed by that Province shall belong to that Province.
CANADA TO BE LIABLE FOR PROVINCIAL DEBTS
111.- Canada shall be liable for the Debts and Liabilities of each Province existing at the Union.
DEBTS OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC
112.- Ontario and Quebec conjointly shall be liable to Canada for the Amount (if any) by which the Debt of the Province of Canada exceeds at the Union Sixty-two million five hundred thousand Dollars, and shall be charged with interest at the Rate of Five per Centum per Annum thereon.
ASSETS OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC
113.- The Assets enumerated in the Fourth Schedule to this Act belonging at the Union to the Province of Canada shall be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly.
DEBT OF NOVA SCOTIA
114.- Nova Scotia shall be liable to Canada for the Amount (if any) by which its Public Debt exceeds at the Union Eight million Dollars, and shall be charged with Interest at the Rate of Five per Centum per Annum thereon.
DEBT OF NEW BRUNSWICK
115.- New Brunswick shall be liable to Canada for the Amount (if any) by which its Public Debt exceeds at the Union Seven million Dollars, and shall be charged with Interest at the Rate of five per Centum per Annum thereon.
PAYMENT OF INTEREST OR NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK
116.- In case the Public Debts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick do not at the Union amount to Eight million and Seven million Dollars respectively, they shall respectively receive by half-yearly Payments in advance from the Government of Canada Interest at Five per Centum per Annum on the difference between the actual Amounts of their respective Debts and such stipulated Amounts.
PROVINCIAL PUBLIC PROPERTY
117.- The several Provinces shall retain all their respective Public Property not otherwise disposed of in this Act, subject to the Right of Canada to assume any Lands or Public Property requited for Fortifications or for the Defence of the Country.
118.- Repealed.
FURTHER GRANT TO NEW BRUNSWICK
119.- New Brunswick shall receive by half-yearly Payments in advance from Canada for the Period of Ten Years from the Union an additional Allowance of Sixty-three thousand Dollars per Annum; but as long as the Public Debt of that Province remains under Seven million Dollars, a Deduction equal to the Interest at Five per Centum per Annum on such Deficiency shall be made from that Allowance of Sixty-three thousand Dollars.
FORM OF PAYMENTS
120.- All Payments to be made under this Act, or indischarge of Liabilities created under any Act of the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick respectively, and assumed by Canada, shall, until the Parliament of Canada otherwise directs, be made in such Form and Manner as may from Time to Time be ordered by the Governor General in Council.
CANADIAN MANUFACTURES, ETC.
121.- All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces.
CONTINUANCE OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE LAWS
122.- The Customs and Excise Laws of each Province shall, subject to the Provisions of this Act, continue in force until altered by the Parliament of Canada.
EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION AS BETWEEN TWO PROVINCES
123.- Where Customs Duties are, at the Union, leviable on any Goods, Wares, or Merchandises in any Two Provinces, those Goods, Wares, and Merchandises may, from and after the Union, be imported from one of those Provinces into the other of them on Proof of Payment of Exportation, and on Payment of such further Amount (if any) of customs Duty as is leviable thereon in the Province of Importation.
LUMBER DUES IN NEW BRUNSWICK
124.- Nothing in this Act shall affect the Right of New Brunswick to levy the Lumber Dues provided in Chapter Fifteen of Title Three of the Revised Statutes of New Brunswick, or in any Act amending that Act before or after the Union, and not increasing the Amount of such Dues; but the Lumber of any of the Provinces other than New Brunswick shall not be subject to such Dues.
EXEMPTION OF PUBLIC LANDS, ETC.
125.- No Lands or Property belonging to Canada or any Province shall be liable to Taxation.
PROVINCIAL CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
126.- Such Portions of the Duties and Revenues over which the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick had before the Union Power of Appropriation as are by this Act reserved to the respective Governments or Legislatures of the Provinces, and all Duties and Revenues raised by them in accordance with the special Powers conferred upon them by this Act, shall in each Province form One Consolidated Revenue Fund to be appropriated for the Public Service of the Province.
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Preamble |
Short title |
Union |
Declaration of Union |
Construction of subsequent Provisions of Act |
Four Provinces |
Provinces of Ontario and Quebec |
Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick |
Decennial Census |
Executive Power |
Declaration of Executive Power in-the-Queen |
Application of Provisions referring to Governor General |
Constitution of Privy Council for Canada |
All Powers under Acts to be exercised by Governor General |
Application of Provisions referring to Governor General in Council |
Power to Her Majesty to authorize Governor General to appoint Deputies |
Command of Armed Forces to continue to be vestedin-the-Queen |
Seat of Government of Canada |
Legislative Power |
Constitution of Parliament of Canada |
Privileges of Houses |
First Session of the Parliament of Canada |
The Senate |
Number of Senators |
Representationof Provinces in Senate |
Qualifications of Senator |
Summons of Senator |
Addition of Senators in certain cases |
Reduction of Senate to normal Number |
Maximum Number of Senators |
Tenure of Place in Senate |
Resignation of Place in-Senate |
Disqualification of Senators |
Summons on Vacancy in Senate |
Questions as to Qualifications and Vacancies in Senate |
Appointment of Speaker of Senate |
Quorum of Senate |
Voting in Senate |
The House of Commons |
Constitution of House of Commons in Canada |
Summoning of House of Commons |
Senators not to sit in House of Commons |
Electoral districts of the four Provinces |
Continuance of existing Election Laws until Parliament |
Election of Speaker of House of Commons |
Filling up Vacancy in Office of Speaker |
Speaker to preside |
Provision in case of Absence of Speaker |
Quorum of House of Commons |
Voting in House of Commons |
Duration of House of Commons |
Readjustment of representation in Commons |
Constitution of House of Commons |
Increase of Number of House of Commons |
Money Votes Royal Assent |
Appropriation and Tax Bills |
Recommendation of Money Votes |
Royal sAssent to Bills |
Disallowance by Order in Council |
Signification of Queens Pleasure on Bill reserved |
Provincial Constitutions |
Executive Power |
Appointment of Lieutenant Governors of Provinces |
Tenure of Office of Lieutenant Governor |
Salaries of Lieutenant Governors |
Oaths of Lieutenant Governor |
Application of Provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor |
Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec |
Executive Government of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick |
Powers to be exercised by Lieutenant Governor |
Application of Provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor in Council |
Administration in Absence of Lieutenant Governor |
Seats of Provincial Governments |
Legislative Power |
Ontario |
Legislature for Ontario |
Electoral districts |
Quebec |
Legislature for Quebec |
Constitution of Legislative Council |
Qualification of Legislative Councillors |
Resignation Disqualification |
Vacancies |
Questions as to Vacancies |
Speaker of Legislative Council |
Quorum of Legislative Council |
Voting in Legislative Council |
Constitution of Legislative Assembly of Quebec |
Ontario and Quebec |
Summoning of Legislative Assemblies |
Restriction on election of Holders of offices |
Continuance of existing Election Laws |
Duration of Legislative Assemblies |
Yearly Session of Legislature |
Speaker Quorum |
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick |
Constitutions of Legislatures of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick |
The Four Provinces |
Application to Legislatures of Provisions respecting Money Votes |
Distribution Of Legislative Powers |
Legislative Authority of Parliament of Canada |
Subjects of exclusive Provincial Legislation |
Laws respecting non renewable natural resources |
Legislation respecting Education |
Legislation for Uniformity of Laws in Three Provinces |
Concurrent Powers of Legislation respecting Agriculture |
Judicature |
Appointment of Judges |
Selection of Judges in Ontario |
Selection of Judges in Quebec |
Tenure of office of Judges |
Salaries of Judges |
General Court of Appeal |
Revenues Debts Assets Taxation |
Creation of Consolidated Revenue Fund |
Expenses of Collection |
Interest of Provincial Public Debts |
Salary of Governor General |
Appropriation from Time to Time |
Transfer of Stocks |
Transfer of Property in Schedule |
Property in Lands Mines |
Assets connected with Provincial Debts |
Canada to be liable for Provincial Debts |
Debts of Ontario and Quebec |
Assets of Ontario and Quebec |
Debt of Nova Scotia |
Debt of New Brunswick |
Payment of interest to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick |
Provincial Public Property |
Further Grant to New Brunswick |
Form of Payments |
Canadian Manufactures |
Continuance of Customs and Excise Laws |
Exportation and Importation as between Two Provinces |
Lumber Dues in New Brunswick |
Exemption of Public Lands |
Provincial Consolidated Revenue Fund |
Miscellaneous Provisions |
General |
Oath of Allegiance |
Continuance of existing Laws Courts Officers |
Transfer of Officers to Canada |
Appointment of new Officers |
Treaty Obligations |
Use of English and French Languages |
Ontario and Quebec |
Powers Duties of Executive Officers |
Great Seals |
Construction of temporary Acts |
Errors in Names |
Ussue of Proclamations before Union to commence after Union |
Issue of Proclamations after Union |
Penitentiary |
Arbitration respecting Debts |
Division of Records |
Constitution of Townships in Quebec |
Intercolonial Railway |
Admission Of Other Colonies |
Power to admit New foundland into the Union |
Representation of Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island in Senate |
First Schedule |
Second Schedule |
Third Schedule |
Fourth Schedule |
Fifth Schedule |
Sixth Schedule |