Disallowance certificate duly signed and authenticated by him to the effect A.D. 1 Interpretation thereof CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ORDINANCE. 13. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to the construction thereof and to the words and expresions used therein. C.O., c. 1, s. 13. TITLE II. LEGISLATURE; EXECUTIVE AND GENERAL CHAPTER 2. An Ordinance respecting the Legislative Assembly of the T HE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and con- LEGISLATURE. Legislative 1. The Legislative Assembly shall be composed of [thirty- Assembly five] members elected to represent the electoral districts set forth in schedule 1 appenuea to this Ordinance. C.O. c. 2, s. 1; 1902, c. 2, s. 1. Who may vote for members of Assembly [1a. The person entitled to vote at an election for the Legislative Assembly shall be the male British subjects by birth or naturalisation (other than unenfranchised Indians) who have attained the full age of twenty-one years, who have resided in the Territories for at least twelve months and in the electoral district for at least the three months respectively immediately preceding the time of voting.] 1903 2nd session, c. 2, s. 4. [ 16. Any male British subject by birth or naturalisation Who eligible shall be eligible for nomination and election.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 5. [1c. Members of the Legislative Assembly shall take and subscribe before the Lieutenant Governor or before such person as is designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council the following oath of allegiance: "I, A.B. do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty, his heirs and successors."] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 6. for election Oath to be taken by members [ 1d. The Legislative Assembly on its first assembling after a Election of general election shall proceed with all practicable speed to elect speaker one of its members to be speaker. office of (2) In case of a vacancy happening in the office of speaker Vacancy in by death, resignation or otherwise the Legislative Assembly speaker Speaker to preside Persons holding office not to be members Members of holding office not disqualified Certain Seat not to be vacated by ministers changing office Persons interested in contract with Government not to be member Member becoming interested in shall proceed with all practicable speed to elect another of its members to be speaker. (3) The speaker shall preside at all meetings of the Legislative Assembly.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, 5. 7. [le. No person except the persons hereinafter menitoned who shall hold any office or place of profit under the Government or who shall be in any manner employed in the public service of the Territories for salary, wages, fees or emolument shall sit or vote in the Legislative Assembly; and the election of any such person to be a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be null and void out nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the speaker or deputy speaker of the Legislative Assembly.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 8. [1f. Notwithstanding the provision hereinafter contained it shall be lawful for the Lieutenant Governor from time to time to appoint any number of officers who shall be capable of being elected members of the Legislative Assembly and of sitting and voting therein: Provided always that such officers shall be members of the Executive Council.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 9. [1g. Until such appointments as aforesaid have been made the persons for the time being holding the offices of President of the Council, Attorney General, Territorial Treasurer, Territorial Secretary, Commissioner of Education, Commissioner of Public Works and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be capable of sitting and voting in the Legislative Assembly.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 10. [1h. Where a person has been elected a member of the Legislative Assembly since his appointment as an officer capable of being elected a member of the Legislative Assembly the subsequent acceptance by him from the Crown of an appointment as any such officer in lieu of and in immediate succession the one office to the other shall not vacate his seat.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 11. [li. No person who shall either directly or indirectly be concerned or interested in any bargain or contract entered into by or on behalf of the Government or who shall participate or claim to be entitled to participate either directly or indirectly in the profit thereof or in any benefit or emolument arising from the same shall sit or vote in the Legislative Assembly and the election of any such person to be a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be absolutely null and void.] 1903, 2nd session c. 2, s. 12. [1j. If any member of the Legislative Assembly shall either directly or indirectly become concerned or interested in any accepting vacate seat bargain or contract entered into by or on behalf of the Govern- contract or ment or shall participate or claim to be entitled to par- office of ticipate whether directly or indirectly in the profit thereof or emolument to in any benefit or emolument arising from the same or shall accept any office or place of emolument under the Government or shall in any character or capacity for or in expectation of any fee, gain or reward perform any duty, transact any business or do anything whatsoever for or on behalf of the Government his seat shall thereupon be vacant.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 13. Certain [1k. Nothing herein before contained shall apply to any bargain or contract entered into by or with any company where contracts such bargain or contract shall be entered into for the general excepted benefit of such company or to any lease, sale or purchase of any land or to any agreement for any such lease, sale or purchase of any building or land or for the loan of money or to any security for the payment of money only.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 14. [ 11. Any person who shall wilfully offend against any of the Penalties provisions hereof shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of not less than $100 and not more than $500 on conviction thereof in a summary way before two justices of the peace.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 15. QUORUM. 2. The quorum required for the transaction of business in Quorum the Legislative Assembly shall be ten, of whom the speaker may be one. C.O. c. 2, s. 2. SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER. duties 3. The Legislative Assembly may elect a deputy speaker; Deputy and whenever the speaker from illness or other cause finds it speaker necessary to leave the chair during any part of the sitting of Powers and the House on any day he may call upon the deputy speaker (or in his absence upon any member of the House) to take the chair and act as speaker during the remainder of such day unless the speaker himself resumes the chair before the close of such sitting of that day; and the deputy speaker or the member so called upon shall take the chair and act as speaker accordingly; and any Ordinance passed and every order made and thing done by the said Legislative Assembly while such deputy speaker or member is acting as speaker as aforesaid. shall be valid and effectual to all intents and purposes as if done while the speaker himself was presiding in the chair. C.O. c. 2, s. 3. Speaker to preside Persons holding office not to be members Members of holding office not disqualified Certain Seat not to be Persons interested in contract with Government not to be member Member becoming interested in shall proceed with all practicable speed to elect another of its members to be speaker. (3) The speaker shall preside at all meetings of the Legislative Assembly.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, 5. 7. [le. No person except the persons hereinafter menitoned who shall hold any office or place of profit under the Government or who shall be in any manner employed in the public service of the Territories for salary, wages, fees or emolument shall sit or vote in the Legislative Assembly; and the election of any such person to be a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be null and void out nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the speaker or deputy speaker of the Legislative Assembly.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 8. [if. Notwithstanding the provision hereinafter contained it shall be lawful for the Lieutenant Governor from time to time to appoint any number of officers who shall be capable of being elected members of the Legislative Assembly and of sitting and voting therein: Provided always that such officers shall be members of the Executive Council.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 9. [1g. Until such appointments as aforesaid have been made the persons for the time being holding the offices of President of the Council, Attorney General, Territorial Treasurer, Territorial Secretary, Commissioner of Education, Commissioner of Public Works and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be capable of sitting and voting in the Legislative Assembly.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 10. [1 h. Where a person has been elected a member of the Legislative Assembly since his appointment as an officer capable of being elected a member of the Legislative Assembly the subsequent acceptance by him from the Crown of an appointment as any such officer in lieu of and in immediate succession the one office to the other shall not vacate his seat.] 1903, 2nd session, c. 2, s. 11. [li. No person who shall either directly or indirectly be concerned or interested in any bargain or contract entered into by or on behalf of the Government or who shall participate or claim to be entitled to participate either directly or indirectly in the profit thereof or in any benefit or emolument arising from the same shall sit or vote in the Legislative Assembly and the election of any such person to be a member of the Legislative Assembly shall be absolutely null and void.] 1903, 2nd session c. 2, s. 12. [1j. If any member of the Legislative Assembly shall either directly or indirectly become concerned or interested in any |