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CANADIAN PROVINCES. ALBERTA.

Constitution and Government.— The Constitution of Alberta is contained in the British North America Act of 1867, and its several amending Acts ; also in the Alberta Act of 1905, passed by the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, creating the province. In the British North America Act, provision was made for the admission of the new provinces from time to time, including the then North-West Territories, of which the present province of Alberta formed a large portion. Upon the granting of autonomy to the North-West Territories, Alberta and Saskatchewan were erected into provinces, and all the provisions of the British North America Act, except those with respect to schools, lands, and the public domain, weie made to apply to Alberta as they apply to the older provinces of Canada.

The executive is vested nominally in the Lieutenant-Governor, who is appointed by the federal government, but actually in the Executive Council or the Cabinet of the Legislature. Legislative power is vested in the Assembly in the name of the king. All bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are annually transmitted to Ottawa to receive the approval of the federal government.

Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by the direct vote of the people. Woman suffrage has been established in the province.

There are 58 members in the Legislature, elected in 1917 — 34 Liberals, 18 Conservatives, 2 non-partisan, 1 Labour, 1 United Farmers', and 2 soldiers' representatives elected by Alberta men and women overseas, in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. The Legislature includes 2 women members.

Lieutenant-Governor.— His Honour R. G. Brett, B.A., M.D., LL.D.

The members of the Ministry are as follows : —

Premier, President of the Council, and Minister of Railways and Tele- phones. —Hon. Charles Stewart.

Attorney General. — Hon. J. R. Boyle.

Provincial- Treasurer, and Minister of Municipalities and Public Health. — Hon. C. R. Mitchell

Minister of Public Works. — Hon. A. J. McLean.

Minister of Agriculture. — Hon. Duncan Marshall.

Minister of Education.— Hon. Geo. P. Smith.

Provincial Secretary. — Hon. J. L. Cote.

Local Government. — In 1912 the law respecting towns and rural municipalities was revised and brought up to date, in harmony with the conditions and development and growth prevailing in the province at necessities of progress, and tli9 name Rural Municipality changed to Muni- cipal District. Municipal Districts comprise an area of 18 miles square, and are laid out on a uniform plan conformable as far as possible to the
 * that time. Since then the respective acts have been changed to meet the

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