VICTORIA, CHAPTER

An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the Government

thereof : and for Par poses connected therewith.

[29th March, 1867.]

WHEREAS the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick haro expresaed their Désire to be federally united into One Dominion under the Crown of the United Klngdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with a Constitution similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom :

And whereas such a Union would conduce to the Welfare of the Provinces and promote the Interests of the British Empire :

And whereas on the Establishment of the Union by Authority of Parliament it is expédient, not only that the Constitution of the Législative Authority in the Dominion be provided for, but also.that the Nature of the Executive Government therein be declared :

And whereas it is expédient that Provision be made for the eventual admission into the Union of other Parts of British North America :

Be it therefore enacted and declared by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this présent Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows :

15. The Command-in-Chief of the Land and Naval Militia, and of ail Naval and Military Forces, of and in Canada, is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Quecn.

Power* of the Parliament.

»1. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Adrice and Consent of the Sonate and Honse of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to ail Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Législatures of the Provinces ; and for greater Certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Législative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to ail Matters cominr within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter ennmerated ; that is to say, —