IV.  Amerika.  1375  246.  Canada.

but  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  act  and  to  her  majesty’s  instructions,  either
that  he  assents  thereto  in  the  queen’s  name,  or  that  he  withholds  the  queen’s  assent,
or  that  he  reserves  the  bill  for  the  signification  of  the  queen’s  pleasure.

56.  Where  the  governor-general  assents  to  &amp;  bill  in  the  queen’s  name,  he  shall
by  the  first  convenient  opportunity  send  an  authentic  copy  of  the  act  to  one  of  her
majesty’s  principal  secretaries  of  state,  and  if  the  queen  in  council  within  two  years
after  receipt  thereof  by  the  secretary  of  state  thinks  fit  to  disallow  the  act,  such
disallowance  (with  a  certificate  of  the  secretary  of  state  of  the  day  on  which  the  act
was  received  by  him)  being  signified  by  the  governor-general,  by  speech  or  message
to  each  of  the  houses  of  the  parliament  or  by  proclamation,  shall  annul  the  act  from
and  after  the  day  of  such  signification.

57.  A  bill  reserved  for  the  signification  of  the  queen’s  pleasure  shall  not  have
any  force  unless  and  until  within  two  years  from  the  day  on  which  it  was  presented
to  the  governor-general  for  the  queen’s  assent,  the  governor-general  signifies,  by
speech  or  message  to  each  of  the  houses  of  the  parliament  or  by  proclamation,  that
it  has  received  the  assent  of  the  queen  in  council.

An  entry  of  every  such  speech,  message  or  proclamation  shall  be  made  in  the
journal  of  each  house,  and  a  duplicate  thereof  duly  attested  shall  be  delivered  to  the
proper  officer  to  be  kept  among  the  records  of  Canada.

V.  Provineial  Constitutions.
Exekutive  Power.

58.  For  each  province  there  shall  be  an  officer,  styled  the  lieutenant-governor,
appointed  by  the  governor-general  in  council  by  instrument  under  the  great  seal
of  Canada.  |

59.  A  lieutenant-governor  shall  hold  office  during  the  pleasure  of  the  governorgeneral;
  but  any  lieutenant-governor  appointed  after  the  commencement  of  the
first  session  of  the  parliament  of  Canada  shall  not  be  removable  within  five  years
from  his  appointment,  except  for  cause  assigned  which  shall  be  communicated
to  him  in  writing  within  one  month  after  the  order  for  his  removal  is  made,  and  ahall
be  communicated  by  message  to  the  senate  and  to  the  house  of  commons,  within
one  week  thereafter  if  the  parliament  is  then  sitting,  and  if  not  then  within  one  week
after  the  commencement  of  the  next  session  of  the  parliament.

60.  The  salaries  of  the  lieutenant-governors  shall  be  fixed  and  provided  by
the  parliament  of  Canada.

61.  Every  lieutenant-governor  shall,  before  assuming  the  duties  of  his  office,
make  and  subscribe  before  the  governor-general  or  some  person  authorized  by  him,
oaths  of  allegiance  and  office  similar  to  those  taken  by  the  governor-  general.

62.  The  provisions  of  this  act  referring  to  the  lieutenant-governor  extend  and
apply  to  the  lieutenant-governor  for  the  time  being  of  each  province  or  other  the
chief  executive  officer  or  administrator  for  the  time  being  carrying  on  the  government
  of  the  province,  by  whatever  title  he  is  designated.