SCHEDULE.

Articles of the Treaty of Washington of the 8th May, 1871,
which are referred to in the foregoing Act:

Article XVIII, which is set out in the schedule, gives to the
inhabitants of the United States, in common with the subjects
of Her Britannic Majesty, the liberty, for the term of years
mentioned in Article XXXIII of this Treaty, of the sea fishing
of the Provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick,
and the colony of Prince Edward's Island, provided that they
do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with
British fishermen, in the use of any part of the said coasts for
the same purpose.

Article XIX, which is also set out in the schedule, gives
similar rights to British subjects with respect to the fisheries on
the eastern sea coasts and shores of the United States north of
the 39th parallel.

Article XX provides that certain places reserved under the
First Article of the Treaty between Great Britain and the
United States, concluded at Washington on the 5th of June,
1854, from the common right of fishing under that Treaty,
shall be regarded as reserved from the common right of fishing
under the preceding articles, and provides also for the settling
of disputes as to the common right of fishing.

ARTICLE XXI.

It is agreed that, for the term of years mentioned in Article
XXXIII of this Treaty, fish oil and fish of all kinds, (except
fish of the inland lakes, and of the rivers falling into them,
and except fish preserved in oil,) being the produce of the
fisheries of the United States or of the Dominion of Canada,
or of Prince Edward's Island, shall be admitted into each
country respectively, free of duty.

Articles XXII-XXV, which are set out in the schedule, pro-
vide for the appointment and prescribe the mode of proceeding
of Commissioners to determine, having regard to the privileges
accorded by the United States to the subjects of Her Britannic
Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX and XXI of this Treaty, the
amount of any compensation which ought to be paid by the
Government of the United States to the Government of Her
Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the
citizens of the United States under Article XVIII.

ARTICLE XXX.

It is agreed that, for the term of years mentioned in Article
XXXIII of this Treaty, subjects of Her Britannic Majesty

may

INDEX.

ADMIRALTY.

PAGES.

Trial of offences committed within the jurisdiction of ......... 27 et seq.
And see SHIPPING.

ALIENS. See NATURALIZATION.

ASCERTAINMENT OF THE LAW.

Courts in one part of Her Majesty's Dominions may remit a case for

the opinion of Court in another part thereof......

Opinion to be authenticated and certified copy given

Opinion to be applied by Court making the remit......................

Her Majesty in Council, or House of Lords, on appeal, may adopt or

238

239

239

239

.. 239

5

reject opinion....

Interpretation of terms

BOUNDARIES of former Province of Quebec

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACTS.

Preliminary:

Application of provisions referring to the Queen

. 247

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to have same limits as before Con-

Governor General, powers of, to be executed with advice of Privy

Council or alone

248

Application of provisions referring to Governor General in Council... 249
Her Majesty may authorize Governor General to appoint deputies... 249
Command of armed forces vested in the Queen......

Recommendation of money votes......

Governor General to assent to or disallow bills.......

Her Majesty may disallow bills assented to by Governor General..... 257
Provincial Constitutions.

Lieutenant Governors, appointment of.....

Executive Power:

Tenure of office, salary, etc.......

Oath of...........

Application of provisions referring to...........

255

255

256

256

256

256

... 256

257

257

258

258

Appointment of executive officers for Ontario and Quebec........... 258
Powers to be exercised by Lieutenant Governor with advice or alone 258
Application of provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor......... 259
Administration in absence, etc., of Lieutenant Governor....................
Seats of Government of Provinces......

259

259

Legislation for uniformity of laws in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New

Brunswick

Agriculture and Immigration......

Judicature:

Appointment of Judges....

In Ontario.....................

In other Provinces...............

Tenure of office.........

Salaries.....

General Court of Appeal..

Revenues, Debts, Assets, Taxation.

Consolidated Revenue Fund......

Expenses of collection..

262

..263, 264

.265, 266

266

269

269

269

269

. 269

... 269

..... 269

........269, 270

Interest of Provincial public debts........

Salary of Governor General...............................

Appropriation of consolidated revenue fund from time to time.. .....

Transfer of stocks, &c......

Property in lands, mines, &c..................................

Assets connected with Provincial debts......

Canada liable for Provincial debts.......

Debts of Ontario and Quebec......

Assets of Ontario and Quebec.........

Debts and assets of other Provinces........

Provinces to retain public property not otherwise disposed of.......... 270
Sums to be paid by Canada to Provinces.....

270

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACTS-(Continued).

Further grant to New Brunswick.........

Form of payments.................................

Manufactures, &c., of each Province to be admitted into other Pro-

vinces free...........

Trade between Provinces........

Public property exempt from taxation.......

PAGES.

270

271

271

271

271

271

Provincial consolidated revenue fund........

Miscellaneous Provisions.

General:

As to legislative councillors becoming Senators-....

Oath of allegiance to be taken by members...
Continuance of existing laws, courts, &c.........
Transfer of certain officers to Canada ......

. 271

272

272

272

Appointment of new officers.......

272

Treaty obligations.......

Use of French and English languages in Parliaments of Canada and

.... 273

Provincial public works and property to be the property of Canada... 283

Assets to be the property of Ontario and Quebec jointly