CONSTITUTION OF CANADA. 303 
jesty, The legislative power of each province 
is vested in the governor, a legislative coum 
cil, and an assembly of the representatives of 
the people. Their acts, however, arc subject 
to the controu! of his majesty, and in some 
-particular cases to the confront of the British 
parliament. 
Bills are passed in the council and in the 
assembly in a form somewhat similar to that in 
which bills arc carried through the British 
houses of parliament; they are then laid before 
the governor, who gives or withholds his assent, 
or reserves them for his Majesty’s pleasure. 
Such bills as he assents to are put in force 
immediately; but he is bound to transmit a 
true copy of them to the King, who in council 
may declare his disallowance of them within 
two years from the time of their being receiv¬ 
ed, in which case they become void. 
Such as are reserved for bis Majesty’s assent 
are not to be put in force until that is re¬ 
ceived. 
Moreover, every act of the assembly and 
council, which goes to repeal or vary the laws 
or regulations that were in existence at the 
time the present constitution was established 
in the country respecting tythes; the appro¬ 
priation of land for the support of a protestant 
clergy; the constituting and endowing of par¬ 
sonages or rectories ; the right of presentation 
