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s 1Legislative Council to be constituted s 2Electoral districts to be constituted s 3Boundaries of cities and towns to be settled by the Governor s 4Power to alter system of representation s 5Qualification of electors s 6Persons disqualified to vote s 7Possession or occupancy requisite to qualification as also payment of rates and taxes s 8Qualification of elective members of council s 9Declaration by candidates s 10Persons making false declarations liable to the penalties of perjury s 11Writ for new election in case of vacancy s 12Appointment of part of the council s 13Appointment how made s 14Tenure of office of non-elective councillor s 15Resignation of Legislative Councillor s 16Causes by which seat may be vacated s 17Vacation of the seat of official councillors s 18Trial of questions of vacancy s 19Vacancy among appointed members of council how supplied s 20Place and times of holding council s 21Duration of council s 22First calling together of the council s 23Election of speaker s 24Number necessarily present for transaction of business s 25Members to take the oath of allegiance s 26Affirmation s 27Standing orders to be adopted s 28Re-election and re-appointment of council s 29Governor and Legislative Council authorised to make laws s 30Governor may propose laws and amendments and may return bills amended s 31Giving or withholding assent to bills s 32Disallowance of bills assented to s 33Assent to bills reserved s 34Appropriation of taxes and duties s 35Issue of money under warrant s 36Revenue to be charged with the expense of collection and management s 37Grants for civil and judicial services s 38How the appropriation of sums granted may be varied s 39Governor to intimate intended appropriation of the sum of £18,600 s 40Governor to conform to instructions s 41District councils to be established s 42For what purposes the council may make bye-laws s 43No tax to be laid on property belonging to the Crown s 44Transmission of bye-laws of district councils to the Governor for assent s 45Provision for further definition of powers of district councils s 46If no election Governor to appoint s 47Police expenditure s 48Assessments to be levied by local rate s 49Power of distress and sale s 50Amount to be expended for district police by the Governor s 51Provision for constitution of new colonies s 52Form of government in any such new colony s 53Repealing part and continuing other parts of 9 Geo 4 c 83 as continued by 6 and 7 Wm 4 c 46 7 Wm 4 and 1 Vic c 42 1 and 2 Vic c 50 2 and 3 Vic c 70 and by 3 and 4 Vic c 62 s 54Interpretation of “Governor”s 55Commencement of Act s 56Act may be amended or repealed

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Australian Constitutions Act 1842

1Legislative Council to be constituted

[repealed]

2Electoral districts to be constituted

[repealed]

3Boundaries of cities and towns to be settled by the Governor

[repealed]

4Power to alter system of representation

[repealed]

5Qualification of electors

[repealed]

6Persons disqualified to vote

[repealed]

7Possession or occupancy requisite to qualification as also payment of rates and taxes

[repealed]

8Qualification of elective members of council

[repealed]

9Declaration by candidates

[repealed]

10Persons making false declarations liable to the penalties of perjury

[repealed]

11Writ for new election in case of vacancy

[repealed]

12Appointment of part of the council

[repealed]

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s 1Legislative Council to be constituted s 2Electoral districts to be constituted s 3Boundaries of cities and towns to be settled by the Governor s 4Power to alter system of representation s 5Qualification of electors s 6Persons disqualified to vote s 7Possession or occupancy requisite to qualification as also payment of rates and taxes s 8Qualification of elective members of council s 9Declaration by candidates s 10Persons making false declarations liable to the penalties of perjury s 11Writ for new election in case of vacancy s 12Appointment of part of the council s 13Appointment how made s 14Tenure of office of non-elective councillor s 15Resignation of Legislative Councillor s 16Causes by which seat may be vacated s 17Vacation of the seat of official councillors s 18Trial of questions of vacancy s 19Vacancy among appointed members of council how supplied s 20Place and times of holding council s 21Duration of council s 22First calling together of the council s 23Election of speaker s 24Number necessarily present for transaction of business s 25Members to take the oath of allegiance s 26Affirmation s 27Standing orders to be adopted s 28Re-election and re-appointment of council s 29Governor and Legislative Council authorised to make laws s 30Governor may propose laws and amendments and may return bills amended s 31Giving or withholding assent to bills s 32Disallowance of bills assented to s 33Assent to bills reserved s 34Appropriation of taxes and duties s 35Issue of money under warrant s 36Revenue to be charged with the expense of collection and management s 37Grants for civil and judicial services s 38How the appropriation of sums granted may be varied s 39Governor to intimate intended appropriation of the sum of £18,600 s 40Governor to conform to instructions s 41District councils to be established s 42For what purposes the council may make bye-laws s 43No tax to be laid on property belonging to the Crown s 44Transmission of bye-laws of district councils to the Governor for assent s 45Provision for further definition of powers of district councils s 46If no election Governor to appoint s 47Police expenditure s 48Assessments to be levied by local rate s 49Power of distress and sale s 50Amount to be expended for district police by the Governor s 51Provision for constitution of new colonies s 52Form of government in any such new colony s 53Repealing part and continuing other parts of 9 Geo 4 c 83 as continued by 6 and 7 Wm 4 c 46 7 Wm 4 and 1 Vic c 42 1 and 2 Vic c 50 2 and 3 Vic c 70 and by 3 and 4 Vic c 62 s 54Interpretation of “Governor”s 55Commencement of Act s 56Act may be amended or repealed