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30º & 31º Victoriæ, Cap. 3.
The British North America Act, 1867.
- Naturalization and Aliens.
- Marriage and Divorce.
- The Criminal Law, except the Constitution of Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction, but including the Procedure in Criminal Matters.
- The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Penitentiaries.
- Such Classes of Subjects as are expressly excepted in the Enumeration of the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces.
And any Matter coming within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section shall not be deemed to come within the Class of Matters of a local or private Nature comprised in the Enumeration of the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces.
Exclusive Powers of Provincial Legislatures.
Subjects of exclusive Provincial Legislation.92. In each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated, that is to say,—
- The Amendment from Time to Time, notwithstanding anything in this Act, of the Constitution of the Province, except as regards the Office of Lieutenant Governor.
- Direct Taxation within the Province in order to the raising of a Revenue for Provincial Purposes.
- The borrowing of Money on the sole Credit of the Province.
- The Establishment and Tenure of Provincial Offices and the Appointment and Payment of Provincial Officers.
- The Management and Sale of the Public Lands belonging to the Province and of the Timber and Wood thereon.
- The Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Public and Reformatory Prisons in and for the Province.
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