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The Legislature 20 Ceesist OF Tive Hovses-
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U.sses Kissso--The Abeiitio~ OF the
Csee.sssuisry - RtIes Regulating the
Lesisi.s.re, the Ceurts, and Other Details.
Rule bill. which was read for the first time In
tho House Of Commons last night. is as fol-
lows:
Whereas. IL Is expedient that. without i'm
rairing or restricting the supreme authority
of Parliament. an Irish Legislature be created
for such purposes in Ireland as are IN this act
mentioned: be Il. therefore.
Enacted 3y tho Queon's most excellent
Majesty, By and with the advice and consent
oftbe Lords. spiritual and temporal. and Com
mons. in this present ment assembled.
and by the authority OF the same as follows:
]. On and after tho appointed day there shall
be established in ireland a Legislature con-
sisting OF her Majesty tho Queen and two
Houses. = Legislative Council and Legisla-
tive Assembly.
y. With the exceptions and subject to the re-
strictions In this act mentioned. there shall be
granted to the Irish Legislature powor to make
laws for the peace. order. and good govern
mont Of ireland. in respect to matters exclu-
sively relating to ireland or some part thereof
LAWS IRELAND MAY NOT MAKE
3. The Irish Legislature shall not have
power to mako laws in respect to the following
matters or any Of them:
The status or dignity Of the Crown. or the
succession to the Crown. or q regency. the
Lord Lieutenant as representative OF tho
Crown: the making Of peace or war: matters
arising from state Of war: the naval or mill
at - Al,. AAIs
treaties and other relations with foreign
States. or the relations between the different
parts OF her Majesty's dominons. or offences
connected with such treaties: dignities or
titles OF honor. treason or treason felony.
alienage. or naturalization: trade with any
place out Of Ireland: quarantine or naviga-
tioD. except in respect to inland waters: local
health or harbor regulations: beacons. light
houses. or sea marks. except 30 far as they
can consistently with any general act Of Par
liament be constructed or maintained BY
local harbor authority: coinage: legal tender:
standard weights and measures: trademarks.
merchandise marks. copyright. or patent
rights. Any law made In contravention to this
section shall be void.
4. The powers OF the Irish Legislature shall
not extend to the making OF any law respect
ing the establishment or endowment OF re-
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
or imposing any disability or conferring any
privilege. on account Of religious belief, or
sbrogating or prejudicially affecting the right
to establish or maintain any place Of denomi-
national education or any denominational
institution or charity. or preiudiclally Affect
ing the right Of any child to attend q school
receiving public money without attending
tho religious instruction at tho school.
Or whereby any person will be deprived
Of life. liberty. or property without due
process OF law. or may be denied the
equal protection OF the laws: or whereby pri.
vate property may be taken without Just com.
pensation. or whereby any existing corpora.
tion Incorporated by royal charter or by local
and general act OF Parliament. not being cor
poration raising for public purposes taxes.
rates. cess dues. or tolls. or administering
funds so raised. may. unless it consents. or
tho leave Of her Majesty is first obtained. on
an address from the two Houses Of the Irish
Legislature. be deprived OF its rights. privi-
leges. or property without due process OF law:
or whereby any inhabitant may be deprived OF
6fs equal rights a. respects public sea fisheries
Any law made In oontravention Of this section
shall be void.
THE ExEcuTIvE PowEh
5. Tho executive power Of Ireland shall con-
ttnus to be vested in the Queen. Tho Lord
Lieutenant. on behalf Of her Majesty. shall ex.
eroise any prerogatives other than the execu-
tive power of the Queen. which may be dee-
gated to him by her Majesty. and shall. In her
4ajesty's name summon. prorogue. and dis
solve the Irish Legislature.
There shall be an Executive Committee OF
the Privy Council In Ireland to aid and ad-
vise the Government OF Ireland. being Of
such numbers and comprising persons hold
ing such offices as her Majesty may think 1t. or
~ knl tN,vf I~ic
Tho Lord Lieutenant shall. on the advice OF
the Executive Committee. give or withhold the
assent OF her Majesty to bills passed by tho
two Houses Of the Irish Legislature subject
to any instructions given by her Majesty in
respect to such bill.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
9. The Irish Legislative Council shall consist
OF forty-eiRht Councillors Each OF tho con-
stituencies mentioned in tho first schedule OF
this at shall return the number OF Council
iors named opposite thereto In the schedule
Every man shall be entitled TO be registered as
an elector. and. when registered to vote at the
election OF the Councillor for n constituency.
who owns or occupies land or q ten ont In
tho constituency OF the ratable value OF more
than f20. subject to like conditions as the man
who is entitled at the passage OF the act to be
registered and to vote as u parliame entary
otoCtOI EoopoCt "
or provided that a man shall not DO entitled
TO be registered. nor II registered. to vote at
the election OF Councillor In more than one
constituency In the same year. The term OF
ONCE OF every Councillor shall be eight years.
They shall not be affected by dissolution,
Half the Councillors shall retire every fourth
year and their seats shall be filed by new
election.
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Z. The Irish Legislative Assembly shall con-
stst Of members returned by the existing par
liamentary constituencies OF Ireland or the
existing divisions thereof and elected by the
psrliam entary electors In those con stituencies.
Tho Irish Legislative Assembly when sum-
moned. may. unless sooner dissolved. have
continuance for nve years from the day on
which the summons directs 1t to meet. and no
longer After six years from the passing OF
the act the Irish Legislature may alter the
qualifications OF electors and constituencies.
provided that In such distribution due regard