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conditions for the maintenance and 
protection of rights and privileges 
of religious bodies in a province with 
respect to denominational schools. 
The federal parliament can alone 
impose duties or taxes on imports. 
Not in the Canadian constitution, 
but the regular constitutional prac- 
tice. 
Similar power. 
THE JUDICIARY. 
Same in Canada. 
No such provision with respect to 
diminution of salary during tenure 
of office. 
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subjects exclusively within the pow- 
ers of the state parliaments, under 
the clause leaving them in possession 
of all powers not expressly given to 
the federal parliament. 
A state shall not impose any taxes 
or duties on imports except such as 
are necessary for executing the in- 
spection laws of a state, and such 
laws may be annulled by the parlia- 
ment of the commonwealth. 
All communications that a state 
may deem it expedient to make to 
the queen in parliament shall be 
made by the governor-general. and 
the queen’s pleasure shall be made 
known by him. 
The parliament of the common- 
wealth may from time to time ad- 
mit new states, and make laws for 
the provisional administration and 
government of any territory sur- 
rendered by any state to the com- 
monwealth, or of any territory 
placed by the queen under the com- 
monwealth, or otherwise acquired 
by the same. 
THe JUDICIARY. 
The parliament of the common- 
wealth can establish a supreme court 
and other courts for the common- 
wealth ; the judges to be appointed 
by the governor-general, to hold 
oftice during good behaviour, not to 
be removed except upon an address 
of both houses of parliament, and 
to receive such salary as may be 
fixed by the parliament, but so that 
the salary paid to any judge shall 
not be diminished during his con- 
tinuance in office. 
