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under Our Letters Patent and Ite

principal Instructions

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holding of elections prior to the appointed date to elect

persons to be Elected Members of the said Legislative

Council in accordance therewith but, until the appointed

date, nothing in these Instructions or the said laws shall

affect the membership or powers and privileges of the

said Legislative Council as constituted and in fores

date coming in operation of

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immediately before the date of these Instructiohs.

(5) In these Instructions "the appointed date"

the first slections to the Legislator

means such date as the said Governor shall appoint for

the commencement of the session of the said Legislative

Councel pursuant council commencing next after the current session thereof.

to such

a

سما

Replacement

of Clause XIII of

the

principal

Instructions.

2. Clause XIII of the principal Instructions is

revoked and replaced by the following

"Legislative

XIII.

The Governor may upon

Council:

Suspension of Official

or Appointed Members.

sufficient cause to him appearing suspend

from the exercise of his functions in the

Legislative Council any Official or Appointed

Member thereof pending the signification

of Our pleasure, giving immediate notice to

Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries

of State. If the suspension is confirmed

by Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries

of State, the Governor shall forthwith by

an instrument under the Public Seal of the

Colony revoke the appointment of such Official

or Appointed ember and thereupon his seat in

the Legislative Council shall become vacant.".

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