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is offered, does not within thirty days thereafter, by writing under his hand, addressed
to the governor-general of the province of Canada, or to the lieutenant-governor
of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick (as the case may be), accept the same, he shall
be deemed to have declined the same; and any person who, being at the’ passing
of this act a member of the legislative council of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick,
accepts a place in the senate, shall thereby vacate his seat in such legislative council.
128. Every member of the senate or house of commons of Canada shall, before
taking his seat therein, take and subscribe before the governor-general or some person
authorized by him, and every member of a legislative council or legislative assembly
of any province shall, before taking his seat therein, take and subscribe before the
lieutenant-governor of the province, or some person authorized by him, the oath
of allegiance contained in the fifth schedule to this act; and every member of the
senate of Canada and every member of the legislative council of Quebec shall also,
before taking his seat therein take and subscribe before the governor-general, or
some person authorized by him, the declaration of qualifition contained in the same
schedule.
129. Except as otherwise provided by this act, all laws in force in Canada,
Nova Scotia or New Brunswick at the union, and all courts of civil and criminal
jurisdiction, and all legal commissions, powers, and authorities, and all officers,
judicial, administrative and ministerial, existing therein at the union, shall continue,
in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, respectively, as if the union
had not been made; subject, nevertheless (except with respect to such as are enacted
by or exist under acts of the parliament of Great Britain or of the united kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland), to be repealed, abolished or altered by the parliament
of Canada, or by the legislature of the respective province, according to the authority
of the parliament or of that legislature under this act.
130. Until the parliament of Canada otherwise provides, all officers of the
several provinces having duties to discharge in relation to matters other than those
coming within the classes of subjects by this act assigned exclusively to the legislatures
of the provinces, shall be officers of Canada, and shall continue to discharge the
duties of their respective offices under the same liabilities, responsibilities_ and
penalties, as if the union had not been made.
131. Until the parliament of Canada otherwise provides, the governor-general
in council may from time to time appoint such officers as the governor-general in
council deems necessary or proper for the effectual execution of this act.
132. The parliament and government of Canada shall have all powers necessary
or proper for performing the obligations of Canada or of any province thereof, as
part of the British empire, towards foreign countries, arising under treaties between
the empire and such foreign countries.
133. Either the English or tire French language may be used by any person
in the debates of the houses of the parliament of Canada and of the houses of the
legislature of Quebec; and both those languages shall be used in the respective records
and journals of those houses; and either of those languages may be used by any
