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Provisional appointments to be INSTRUCTIONS.
XIV. If any Member of the Legislative Council, not holding one of the Offices named in the preceding Article, shall die, or become incapable, 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, appoint in his place a fit person, to be provisionally a Member of the said Council.
Such person shall forthwith cease to be a Member if his appointment is disallowed by Us, or if the Member in whose place he was appointed shall return to the Colony, or shall be released from suspension, or shall be declared by the Governor capable of again discharging his functions in the said Council.
The Governor shall, without delay, report to Us for Our confirmation or disallowance, through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, every provisional appointment of any person as an Official or Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council. Every such person shall hold his place during Our pleasure, and the Governor may by an instrument under the public seal revoke any such appointment.
XV. The Legislative Council shall not be disqualified from the transaction of business on account of any vacancies among the Members notwithstanding thereof; but the said Council shall not be competent to act in any case unless (including the Governor or the Member presiding) there be present at and throughout the meetings of Council five Members at the least.
Quorum.
Precedence of Members.
Governor to preside in Council, or in his absence the Senior Member.
Questions to be decided [Additional Instructions, 7th July, 1896.]
XVI. The Official Members of the Legislative Council shall take precedence of the Unofficial Members; and among themselves shall take precedence as We may specially assign, and, in default thereof, first the above-mentioned Officers in the order in which their offices are mentioned (except that the Senior Military Officer, if below the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in Our Army, shall take precedence after the person lawfully discharging the functions of Attorney General), then other Official Members and all Unofficial Members according to the priority of their respective appointments, or if appointed by the same instrument according to the order in which they are named therein.
XVII. The Governor shall attend and preside in the Legislative Council unless prevented by illness or other grave cause; and in his absence that Member shall preside who is first in precedence of those present.
XVIII. All questions proposed for debate in the Legislative Council shall be decided by the majority of votes, and the Governor or the Member presiding shall have an original vote in common with the other Members.
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Provisional appoint- ments of
members of Legislative Council,
Provisional appoint-
ments to be
INSTRUCTIONS.
XIV. If any Member of the Legislative Council, not holding one of the Offices named in the preceding Article, shall die, or become incapable, 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, appoint in his place a fit person, to be provisionally a Member of the said Council.
Such person shall forthwith cease to be a Member if his appointment is disallowed by Us, or if the Member in whose place he was appointed shall return to the Colony, or shall be released from suspension, or shall be declared by the Governor capable of again discharging his functions. in the said Council.
The Governor shall, without delay, report to Us for Our confirmation or disallowance, through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, every immediately provisional appointment of any person as an Official or Unofficial Member reported.
of the Legislative Council. Every such person shall hold his place. Revocation
in the Council during Our pleasure, and the Governor may by any of such ap- pointments. instrument under the public seal revoke any such appointment. Council may transact bus- iness not-
XV. The Legislative Council shall not be disqualified from the transaction of business on account of any vacancies among the Members withstanding thereof; but the said Council shall not be competent to act in any case vacancies. unless (including the Governor or the Member presiding) there be present at and throughout the meetings of Council five Members at the least.
Quorum.
Precedence of Members.
Governor to preside in Council, or in his absence the Senior Mem- ber.
Questions to be decided
[Additional Instructions, 7th July, 1896.]
XVI. The Official Members of the Legislative Council shall take precedence of the Unofficial Members; and among themselves shall take precedence as We may specially assign, and, in default thereof, first the above-mentioned Officers in the order in which their offices are mentioned (except that the Senior Military Officer, if below the rank of Lieutentant-Colonel in Our Army, shall take precedence after the person lawfully discharging the functions of Attorney General), then other Official Members and all Un- official Members according to the priority of their respective appointments, or if appointed by the same instrument according to the order in which they are named therein.
XVII. The Governor shall attend and preside in the Legislative Council unless prevented by illness or other grave cause; and in his absence that Member shall preside who is first in precedence of those present.
XVIII. All questions proposed for debate in the Legislative Council shall be decided by the majority of votes, and the Governor or the by majority. Member presiding shall have an original vote in common with the other
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