The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-11-28
Provisions of the Home Rule Bill
Important Bill which Placed
After Centuries of Struggle It's Operation Suspended
Until After War. Bill Subject Amendment


Subject to Amendment.
Any postal services and the rates
of charge thereof Except purely
Irish).
Coinage, trade marks, copyright, or
patent rights.
Reserved Services.
In addition to these specific limita-
tons there are the reserve matters"
which cannot be legislated upon, until
they are transferred to the Irish Gov
eminent by the Imperial Parliament.
These are:
Land Purchase, Old Age Pensions,
National Insurance, and Labor Ex-
changes.
The Collection of Taxes.
Royal Irish Constabulary1
Post Office Savings Banks, Trustee
Savings Banks, and Friendly socie.
ties.
Public loans made in Ireland before
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The Bill provides that the control
of the Royal Irish Constabulary shall
be transferred to the Irish Govern
ment at the expiration of six years
after the measure comes into opera
ton.
The other Reserved Services" lex
cept Land Purchase) will be transfer
red to the charge of the Irish Govern
ment if a resolution in favor of the
transfer is passed by both Houses of
the Irish Parliament. In respect to
the Post Office Savings Banks, Trus-
tees Savings Banks and Friendly So
cieties, the resolution cannot operate
for ten years after the Act comes into
force. A years interval after the pass
ing of the resolution is required in
the other cases.
Land Purchase is not included in
the Reserve Services that may be
transferred.
Finance.
| Ministers of the Irish Parliament
will form an Executive Committee"
for the purpose of advising the Lord
Lieutenant in the exercise of his ex.
ecutive power in relation to Irish Ser
vices.
For carrying out these services
there shall be an Irish Exchequer and
an Irish Consolidated Fund. For ad.
justing the financial relations between
the two countries Joint Exchequer
Board is to be set up, consisting of
two members appointed by the Irish
Treasury, with chairman appointed
by the king.
The Irish Parliament shall have
power, with certain limitations, to
vary (either by way of addition, re-
duction, or discontinuance) any I'm
perial tax SO far as respects the levy
of that tax in Ireland, and to impose
in Ireland any Independent tax SC
long as, in the opinion of the Joint
Exchequer Board, it is not substantial
ly the same in character as an I'm
perial tax.
In regard to taxation there are limi
tations of power, the following being
the most important:
The Irish Parliament may not i'm
pose a customs duty on anything not
subject to duty under the Imperial
Parliament, and may only vary a Gus
toms or excise duty by way of add
ton.
Tax Collecting.
The proceeds of all taxes levied ir
Ireland, whether under the authorit,
of the Parliament Of the United King
dom or that Of Ireland, shall be col
lected by Imperial officers, and pait
into the Exchequer of the United
Kingdom.
Out of the Imperial Consolidated
Fund there shall be paid annually t,
the Irish Exchequer the following:
The Transfer Sum-" being the ne
cost at the time of the passing of thu
Act to the Exchequer of the United
Kingdom of the Irish. Services.
A sum Of e500,000, diminishing ii
each year after the third year of pay
ment by the sum of $4,000, until /
is reduced to 100000.
A sum equal to the proceeds of an,
Irish taxes imposed by the Irish Par
lament.
Sample Balance Sheets.
How the financial provisions will
work out is shown by the appende'
tables. Had the Home Rule Bill beel
in operation the Budget of the Iris]