CO129-535-4 N.I. Brewer- petition for pardon 28-5-1931 - 24-10-1931 — Page 28

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Every such person shall hold his place in the Council during Our pleasure, and the Governor may by an Instrument under the Public Seal revoke any such appointment.

XV. If any Unofficial Member of the Legis- lative Council shall die, or become incapable of discharging his functions as a Member of the Council, or be suspended or removed from his seat in the Council, or be absent from the Colony, or if he resign by writing under his hand, or if his seat become vacant, the Governor may, by an Instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony, provisionally appoint in his place a fit person to be temporarily an Unofficial Member of the said Council.

Such

shall forthwith cease to be a person Member if his appointment is disallowed by Us, or if the Member in whose place he was appointed shall return to the Colony, or, as the case may be, shall be released from suspension, or shall be declared by the Governor by an Instrument under the Public Seal capable of again discharging his functions in the said Council.

The Governor shall, without delay, report to Us, for Our confirmation or disallowance, to be signified through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, every provisional appointment of any person as an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council. Every such person shall hold his place in the Council during Our pleasure, and the Governor may by an Instrument under the Public Seal revoke any such appointment.

XVI. Every person who at the date of the coming into operation of Our said recited Letters Patent is an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council may retain his seat until the end of six years from the date of his appointment, and every Unofficial Member appointed after the date of the coming into operation of Our said recited Letters

Revocation of such appointments.

Provisional appointments in place of Unofficial Members absent, &c.

Provisional appointments immediately reported.

to

be

Revocation of such appointments.

Vacation of seats by Unofficial

Members.

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