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Majesty  naturalized  by  Act  of  Parliament,  or  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  New
Zealand.

XXXIV.  Every  Member  of  the  Legislative  Council  of  New  Zealand  shall  hold
his  Seat  therein  for  the  Term  of  his  Life,  subject  nevertheless  to  the  Provisions
herein-after  contained  for  vacating  the  same.

XXXV.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  Member  of  the  said  Legislative  Council,  by
Writing  under  his  Hand  addressed  to  the  Governor,  to  resign  his  Seat  in  the  said
Council,  and  upon  such  Resignation  and  Acceptance  thereof  by  the  Governor  the
Seat  of  such  Member  shall  become  vacant.

XXXVI.  If  any  Legislative  Councillor  of  New  Zealand  shall  for  Two  successive
Sessions  of  the  General  Assembly,  without  the  Permission  of  Her  Majesty  or  of  the
Governor,  signified  by  the  said  Governor  to  the  Legislative  Council,  fail  to  give  his
Attendance  in  the  said  Legislative  Council,  or  shall  take  any  Oath  or  make  any
Declaration  or  Acknowledgment  of  Allegiance,  Obedience,  or  Adherence  to  any
Foreign  Prince  or  Power,  or  shall  do,  concur  in,  or  adopt  any  Act  whereby  he  may
become  a  Subject  or  Citizen  of  any  Foreign  State  or  Power,  or  become  entitled  to
the  Rights,  Privileges,  or  Immunities  of  a  Subject  or  Citizen  of  any  Foreign  State
or  Power,  or  shall  become  bankrupt,  or  shall  become  an  Insolvent  Debtor  within
the  Meaning  of  the  Laws  relating  to  Insolvent  Debtors,  or  shall  become  a  public
Defaulter,  or  be  attainted  of  Treason,  or  be  convicted  of  Felony  or  any  infamous
Crime,  his  Seat  in  such  Council  shall  thereby  become  vacant.

XXXVII.  Any  Question  which  shall  arise  respecting  any  Vacancy  in  the  said
Legislative  Council  on  occasion  of  any  of  the  Matters  aforesaid  shall  be  referred  by
the  Governor  to  the  said  Legislative  Council,  to  be  by  the  said  Legislative  Council
heard  and  determined;  Provided  always,  that  it  shall  be  lawful,  either  for  the  Person
respecting  whose  Seat  such  Question  shall  have  arisen,  or  for  Her  Majesty’s  Attorney
General  for  New  Zealand  on  Her  Majesty’s  Behalf,  to  appeal  from  the  Determination
of  the  said  Council  in  such  Case  to  Her  Majesty,  and  the  Judgment  of  Her  Majesty
given  with  the  Advice  of  Her  Privy  Council  thereon  shall  be  final  and  conclusive
to  all  Intents  and  Purposes.

XXXVIII.  The  Governor  shall  have  Power  and  Authority  from  Time  to  Time
to  appoint  One  Member  of  the  said  Legislative  Council  to  be  Speaker  of  such  Council
and  to  remove  him  and  appoint  another  in  his  Stead.

XXXIX.  The  Presence  of  at  least  Five  Members  of  the  said  Legislative  Council,
including  the  Speaker,  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a  Meeting  for  the  Exeroise
of  its  Powers;  and  all  Questions  which  shall  arise  in  the  said  Legislative  Council
shall  be  decided  by  a  Majority  of  Votes  of  the  Members  present  other  than  the
Speaker,  and  when  the  Votes  shall  be  equal  the  Speaker  shall  have  the  Casting  Vote.

XL.  For  the  Purpose  of  constituting  the  House  of  Representatives  of  New
Zealand  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Governor,  within  the  Time  herein-after  mentioned,
and  thereafter  from  Time  to  Time  as  Occasion  shall  require,  by  Proclamation  in
Her  Majesty’s  Name,  to  summon  and  call  together  a  House  of  Representatives  in
and  for  New  Zealand,  such  House  of  Representatives  to  consist  of  such  Number  of