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76. If these Orders have been complied with, the' Bill is at once ordered to be brought in ; if they have ,not been complied with, the Bill stands referred to the Joint Committee. 77. A Bill that contains any provision affecting the public revenues of the colony, or affecting any property vested in or belonging to the Crown, shall not be read a first time unless and until the Governor has, either by Message under his hand or verbally by the mouth of a Minister of the Crown, signified his assent to such provision. 78. Before the first reading of a Bill, a sufficient number of copies of the Bill, priuted at the promoters' expense, must be delivered to the Clerk for the use of Members. Further Proceedings. 79. So soon as a Bill has been read the second time, it stands referred to the Committee of Selection. 80. The Committee of Selection nominate the Committee on the Bill, and appoint the day and hour for the first meeting of that Committee ; they may discharge any Member or Members of that Committee, and may nominate instead another Member or other Members. 81. An unopposed Bill is referred by the Committee of Selection to the Chairman of Committees and four other Members, of whom one shall be the Member who presented the Bill, and the other three must have no interest either in supporting or in opposing the Bill. The Chairman of Committees shall be Chairman of the Committee on the Bill; but, in his absence, the Members of the Committee present at any meeting thereof may choose one of their number to be Chairman for that meeting. 82. A Bill will not be treated as an opposed Bill unless before the second reading a Petition has been presented to the House praying that the Petitioners may be heard against the Bill either in person or by their counsel or agents : Provided that, at any time after an unopposed Bill has been referred to the Committee thereon, the Chairman of Committees may report to the House that, in his opinion, the Bill ought to be treated as an opposed Bill, and, on a resolution to that effect being passed by the House, the Bill shall thenceforth be so treated. 83. A Petition against a Bill shall not be taken into consideration by the Committee on the Bill unless it distinctly specify the ground or grounds on which the Petitioners object to the Preamble or to any of the provisions of the Bill; and the Petitioners shall not be allowed to allege before the Committee any grounds of objection other than those stated in the Petition ; and, if it appear to the Committee that the grounds of objection are insufficiently set forth in the Petitioii, they may require the Petitioners to deliver in writing a more distinct and specific statement of those grounds, but such statement shall be limited to the grounds so insufficiently set forth. 84. An opposed Bill is referred by the Committee of Selection to a Committee of five Members, who shall not, nor shall any one of them, have any interest either in supporting or in opposing the Bill. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the Committee of Selection ; but, in his absence, the Members of the Committee present at any meeting thereof may choose one of their number to be Chairman for that meeting.
Order to bring in Bill. 5.0., No. 56.
Assent of Ea Crown to be given to Bill affecting public revenues or Crown property.
Printed'eopies to be delivered to Clerk. Ibid., No. 57.
Bill referred to Committee of Selection. [bid., No. 58.
Powers of Committee of Selection. Ibid., Nos. 59 and 63.
Committee on unopposed Bill. Ibid., No. 60.
Ibid., No. 66.
Opponents of Bill to petition. Ibid., No. 61.
Petition to specify grounds of opposition. 8.0. of House of Commons, No. 128.
Committee on opposed Bill 5.0., Nos. 63 and 66.
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