Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-05-30
senate VIII Have Forty Mem
bers and House of Com
mons 1874.
Appeal From the Courts I'm Ire
land to House of Lords
Abolished.
MUST MEET ONCE EACH YEAR

be sent by ireland 10 the HOUSE VI
| Commons of the United Kingdom.
The Irish Parliament may not
| legislate on peace nor war, on any
naval or military matter, on foreign
relations or trade with places out OF
ireland, coinage or legal tender, or
postal services, and may not give
preference or privilege on account of
religious belief.
Temporary restrictions are placed
on legislation concerning land pur-
chase, old age pensions, national in
surance, labor exchanges, the royal
| Irish constabulary, postal and other
savings banks and friendly societies.
The executive power remains
vested in the King and his repre-
sentative, the Lord Lieutenant.
While the supreme power of the
Imperial Parliament remains unaf-
fected. the new Irish Parliament is
given the power to make laws for
the peace and order and good gov
eminent OF the country. The House
of Commons is given special rights
in tax matters.
The bill specifically exempts the
following matters from the authority
of the Irish Parliament: The crown,
or it's succession the making OF
peace or war; the navy, the army,
or the defense of the realm; treaties
or foreign relations; dignities or
titles: treason, alienage or naturali-
cation: trade with any place out OF
Ireland. except as it affects the
powers of taxation of Parliament;
postal services and rates; coinage,
legal tender, weights and measures;
trade marks, copyrights and pat
ents: customs duties unless already
levied by imperial act.
The rate of the income tax may
not be varied.
Establishment, prohibition or free
exercise, or privilege of any religion.
II a resolution is passed by both
houses of the Irish Parliament the
following reserved services may be
transferred to ireland after six
years: All public service connected
with the old age pensions act; serv-
ices connected with the national in
surance act; services connected with
the labor exchanges act; services
connected with Postoffice savings
banks. trustee savings banks ana
friendly societies.
The direction of the Royal Irish
Constabulary is arbitrarily trans
ferred to the Irish Parliament after
six years.
The Irish Parliament shall meet at
least once a year, when called by the
Lord Lieutenant. The latter shall
give or withhold the assent OF His
Majesty to bills passed by Parlia-
ment.
The forty Senators will be chosen
from the four provinces and accord
ing to the principle OF proportional
representation. In constituency
which returns three or more mem
bers to the House of Commons the
election shall also be held on the
proportional principle. Both Sen
ators and members of the house
are chosen for five year terms.
Bills appropriating revenue or
money. or imposing taxation, shall
originate only in the Irish House Of
Commons. The Lord Lieutenant Is
authorized to recommend such legls-
lation to the house. The Senate
may not reject any bill which deals
only with taxation or appropriations
of money, and may not amend such
a bill as to increase any burden on
the people. III the two houses OF
Parliament fail to agree on any bill
the Lord Lieutenant may convene a
Joint sitting OF the two houses.
The powers, privileges and I'M
munities OF members of the Irish
Parliament shall be the same as
those of the House of Commons OF
the United Kingdom.
The Lord Lieutenant, as the
Kings representative, is given the
power TO administer the various
Irish departments to be established.
He will appoint Ministers to head
the departments, and these shall be-
come councillors, and II they serve
longer than six months, members OF
one of the houses of the Irish Par
lament.
There shall be an Irish exchequer
and an Irish consolidated fund sep
arate from those of the United King
dom. The proceeds of taxes levied In
ireland will be paid into the imperial
exchequer, but out of this fund there
will be paid a sum which VIII pay
for the Governmental services per-
formed by ireland.
The Irish Parliament may vary
the levy of any imperial tax in Ire
land and impose Independent taxes.
II may not change a customs duty
on an article not already taxed by
the empire, and may not interfere
with special taxes imposed by the
Imperial Parliament.
Where a customs duty is levied In
one country and not In the other, or
is levied in both countries but at
different rates. duty shall be charged
and drawback allowed in respect OF
articles imported.
For the purposes OF the financial
provisions OF the act there shall be
established a joint exchequer board,
composed of representatives OF Irish
and imperial treasures.
The judicial system OF Ireland 10
not changed materially. Upon the
retirement or death OF a Judge. the
place shall be filled by the Lord
Lieutenant. The appeal from courts
In Ireland 60 the House OF Lords Is
abolished Appeals will be made TO
the King In council and to the
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