British North America Act, 1867

Contents
British North America Act, 1867.
 * I. Preliminary.
 * 1. Short title.
 * 2. Application of Provisions referring to the Queen.
 * II. Union.
 * 3. Declaration of Union.
 * 4. Construction of subsequent Provisions of Act.
 * 5. Four Provinces.
 * 6. Provinces of Ontario and Quebec;
 * 7. Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 * 8. Decennial Census.
 * III. Executive Power.
 * 9. Declaration of Executive Power in the Queen.
 * 10. Application of Provisions referring to Governor General.
 * 11. Constitution of Privy Council for Canada.
 * 12. All Powers under Acts to be exercised by Governor General with Advice of Privy Council, or alone.
 * 13. Application of Provisions referring to Governor General in Council.
 * 14. Power to Her Majesty to authorize Governor General to appoint Deputies.
 * 15. Command of Armed Forces to continue to be vested in the Queen.
 * 16. Seat of Government of Canada.
 * IV. Legislative Power.
 * 17. Constitution of Parliament of Canada.
 * 18. Privileges, etc., of Houses.
 * 19. First Session of the Parliament of Canada.
 * 20. Yearly Session of the Parliament of Canada.
 * THE SENATE.
 * 21. Number of Senators.
 * 22. Representation of Provinces in Senate.
 * 23. Qualifications of Senator.
 * 24. Summons of Senator.
 * 25. Summons of First Body of Senators.
 * 26. Addition of Senators in certain cases.
 * 27. Reduction of Senate to normal Number.
 * 28. Maximum Number of Senators.
 * 29. Tenure of Place in Senate.
 * 30. Resignation of Place in Senate.
 * 31. Disqualification of Senators.
 * 32. Summons on Vacancy in Senate.
 * 33. Questions as to Qualifications and Vacancies in Senate.
 * 34. Appointment of Speaker of Senate.
 * 35. Quorum of Senate.
 * 36. Voting in Senate.
 * THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
 * 37. Constitution of House of Commons in Canada.
 * 38. Summoning of House of Commons.
 * 39. Senators not to sit in House of Commons.
 * 40. Electoral districts of the four Provinces.
 * 41. Continuance of existing Election Laws until Parliament of Canada otherwise provides.
 * 42. Writs for First Election.
 * 43. As to Casual Vacancies.
 * 44. As to Election of Speaker of House of Commons.
 * 45. As to filling up Vacancy in Office of Speaker.
 * 46. Speaker to preside.
 * 47. Provision in case of Absence of Speaker.
 * 48. Quorum of House of Commons.
 * 49. Voting in House of Commons.
 * 50. Duration of House of Commons.
 * 51. Decennial Re-adjustment of Representation.
 * 52. Increase of Number of House of Commons.
 * MONEY VOTES; ROYAL ASSENT.
 * 53. Appropriation and Tax Bills.
 * 54. Recommendation of Money Votes.
 * 55. Royal Assent to Bills, etc.
 * 56. Disallowance by Order in Council of Act assented to by Governor General.
 * 57. Signification of Queen's Pleasure on Bill reserved.
 * V. Provincial Constitutions
 * EXECUTIVE POWER.
 * 58. Appointment of Lieutenant Governors of Provinces.
 * 59. Tenure of Office of Lieutenant Governor.
 * 60. Salaries of Lieutenant Governors.
 * 61. Oaths, etc., of Lieutenant Governor.
 * 62. Application of Provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor.
 * 63. Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec.
 * 64. Executive Government of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 * 65. Powers to be exercised by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario or Quebec with Advice, or alone.
 * 66. Application of Provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor in Council.
 * 67. Administration in Absence, etc., of Lieutenant Governor.
 * 68. Seats of Provincial Governments.
 * LEGISLATIVE POWER.
 * 1. Ontario.
 * 69. Legislature for Ontario.
 * 70. Electoral districts.
 * 2. Quebec.
 * 71. Legislature for Quebec.
 * 72. Constitution of Legislative Council.
 * 73. Qualification of Legislative Councillors.
 * 74. Resignation, Disqualification, etc.
 * 75. Vacancies.
 * 76. Questions as to Vacancies, etc.
 * 77. Speaker of Legislative Council.
 * 78. Quorum of Legislative Council.
 * 79. Voting in Legislative Council.
 * 80. Constitution of Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
 * 3. Ontario and Quebec.
 * 81. First Session of Legislatures.
 * 82. Summoning of Legislative Assemblies.
 * 83. Restriction on election of Holders of offices.
 * 84. Continuance of existing Election Laws.
 * 85. Duration of Legislative Assemblies.
 * 86. Yearly Session of Legislature.
 * 87. Speaker, Quorum, etc.
 * 4. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 * 88. Constitutions of Legislatures of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 * 5. Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.
 * 89. First Elections.
 * 6. The Four Provinces.
 * 90. Application to Legislatures of Provisions respecting Money Votes, etc.
 * VI. Distribution of Legislative Powers.
 * POWERS OF THE PARLIAMENT.
 * 91. Legislative Authority of Parliament of Canada.
 * EXCLUSIVE POWERS OF PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES.
 * 92. Subjects of exclusive Provincial Legislation.
 * EDUCATION.
 * 93. Legislation respecting Education.
 * UNIFORMITY OF LAWS IN ONTARIO, NOVA SCOTIA, AND NEW BRUNSWICK.
 * 94. Legislation for Uniformity of Laws in Three Provinces.
 * AGRICULTURE AND IMMIGRATION.
 * 95. Concurrent Powers of Legislation respecting Agriculture, etc.
 * VII. Judicature.
 * 96. Appointment of Judges.
 * 97. Selection of Judges in Ontario, etc.
 * 98. Selection of Judges in Quebec.
 * 99. Tenure of office of Judges.
 * 100. Salaries, etc., of Judges.
 * 101. General Court of Appeal, etc.
 * VIII. Revenues; Debts; Assets; Taxation.
 * 102. Creation of Consolidated Revenue Fund.
 * 103. Expenses of Collection, etc.
 * 104. Interest of Provincial Public Debts.
 * 105. Salary of Governor General.
 * 106. Appropriation from Time to Time.
 * 107. Transfer of Stocks, etc.
 * 108. Transfer of Property in Schedule.
 * 109. Property in Lands, Mines, etc.
 * 110. Assets connected with Provincial Debts.
 * 111. Canada to be liable for Provincial Debts.
 * 112. Debts of Ontario and Quebec.
 * 113. Assets of Ontario and Quebec.
 * 114. Debt of Nova Scotia.
 * 115. Debt of New Brunswick.
 * 116. Payment of interest to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 * 117. Provincial Public Property.
 * 118. Grants to Provinces.
 * 119. Further Grant to New Brunswick.
 * 120. Form of Payments.
 * 121. Canadian Manufactures, etc.
 * 122. Continuance of Customs and Excise Laws.
 * 123. Exportation and Importation as between Two Provinces.
 * 124. Lumber Dues in New Brunswick.
 * 125. Exemption of Public Lands, etc.
 * 126. Provincial Consolidated Revenue Fund.
 * IX. Miscellaneous Provisions.
 * GENERAL.
 * 127. As to Legislative Councillors of Provinces becoming Senators.
 * 128. Oath of Allegiance, etc.
 * 129. Continuance of existing Laws, Courts, Officers, etc.
 * 130. Transfer of Officers to Canada.
 * 131. Appointment of new Officers.
 * 132. Treaty Obligations.
 * 133. Use of English and French Languages.
 * ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.
 * 134. Appointment of Executive Officers for Ontario and Quebec.
 * 135. Powers, Duties, etc. of Executive Officers.
 * 136. Great Seals.
 * 137. Construction of temporary Acts.
 * 138. As to Errors in Names.
 * 139. As to issue of Proclamations before Union, to commence after Union.
 * 140. As to issue of Proclamations after Union.
 * 141. Penitentiary.
 * 142. Arbitration respecting Debts, etc.
 * 143. Division of Records.
 * 144. Constitution of Townships in Quebec.
 * X. Intercolonial Railway.
 * 145. Duty of Government and Parliament of Canada to make Railway herein described.
 * XI. Admission of Other Colonies.
 * 146. Appointment of Judges.
 * 147. Selection of Judges in Ontario, etc.

Schedules
 * The First Schedule: Electoral Districts of Ontario
 * A. Existing Electoral Divisions
 * Counties
 * Ridings of Counties
 * Cities
 * B. New Electoral Divisions
 * The Second Schedule: Electoral Districts of Quebec specially fixed
 * The Third Schedule: Provincial Public Works and Property to be the Property of Canada
 * The Fourth Schedule: Assets to be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly
 * The Fifth Schedule: Oath of Allegiance and Declaration of Qualification
 * Oath of Allegiance
 * Declaration of Qualification