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Same by practice. 
Not in Canadian constitution. 
LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF THE PAR- 
LIAMENT OF THE DOMINION. 
Respective powers of the federal 
parliament and provincial legisla- 
tures, enumerated and defined in the 
constitution ; the residuum of power 
rests with the central government in 
relation to all matters not coming 
within the classes of subjects by the 
British North America Act assigned 
exclusively to the legislatures. 
THE PROVINCES. 
Legislatures may alter provincial 
¢onstitutions except as regards the 
office of lieutenant-governor. 
Lieutenant- governors appointed 
by the governor-general-in-council, 
and removable by him within five 
years only for cause assigned and 
communicated by message to the 
two houses of parliament. 
Not in the constitution, but pro- 
vided for by statutory enactments 
of parliaments and legislatures. 
Acts of the provincial legislatures 
may be disallowed by the governor- 
general-in-council one year after their 
receipt. 
Education within exclusive juris- 
diction of the provinces, but with 
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
The senate can reject, but not 
amend, taxation or appropriation 
bills. . 
The may return money 
and appropriation bills to the house 
senate 
of representatives. requesting the 
omission or amendment of any pro- 
vision therein, but it is optional for 
the house to make such omissions 
or amendments. 
LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF THE PAR- 
LIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH. 
The legislative powers of the fed- 
eral parliament are alone enumer- 
ated, and the states expressly retain 
all the powers vested in them by 
their respective constitutions at the 
establishment of the commonwealth 
as to matters not specified as being 
within the exclusive jurisdiction of 
the federal parliament. 
THE STATES. 
Constitutions may be altered un- 
der the authority of the parliaments 
thereof. 
The parliament of a state may 
make such provisions as it thinks 
fit as to the appointment of gover- 
nor of a state, and as to the tenure 
of his office and his removal. 
A member of the senate or house 
of representatives cannot be chosen 
as a member of the parliament of a 
state. 
When a law of the state is incon- 
sistent with one of the common- 
wealth, the latter shall. to the extent 
of the inconsistency, be invalid. 
No special provisions in the con- 
stitution, education being one of the 
