by the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada

“ The Governor in Council may, from time to time, appoint the times and mode in which any officer or person employed in the collection, management of or the accounting for any part of the revenue shall account for and pay over the public moneys which come into his hands,—and may determine the times, manner and form in which, and the officer by whom, any Licenses on which any duty is payable, are to be issued;—Provided that such accounts and payments shall be rendered and made by such officers and persons respectively at least once in every three months. ”

“ Every Act shall, unless by express provision it is declared to be a Private Act, be deemed to be a Public Act, and shall be judicially noticed by all Judges, Justices of the Peace and others without being specially pleaded;—And all copies of Acts, public or private, printed by the Queen’s Printer, shall be evidence of such Acts and of their contents, and every copy purporting to be printed by the Queen’s Printer shall be deemed to be so printed, unless the contrary be shewn ”

“ In each session of Parliament, there shall be allowed to each member of the Senate and of the House of Commons attending at such session, six dollars for each day's attendance, if the session do not extend beyond thirty days; and if the session extends beyond thirty days, then there shall be payable to each member of the Senate and of the House of Commons attending at such a session, a sessional allowance of six hundred dollars and no more. ”

“ If any sum of the public money be, by any Act appropriated for any purpose or directed to be paid by the Governor General,—then, if no other provision be made respecting it, such sum shall be payable under Warrant of the Governor General directed to the Receiver General, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada ”

“ But no such officer so appointed shall receive a higher annual salary than is allowed in his case by any Act of the Parliament of Canada, respecting the Civil Service generally, then in force, nor shall any such salary be paid until voted by Parliament. ”

“ The repeal of an Act at any time shall not affect any act done or any right or right of action existing, accruing, accrued or established or any proceedings commenced in a civil cause, before the time when such repeal shall take effect ”

“ If the Governor directs that the whole or any part of any penalty imposed by any Law relating to the Revenue be remitted or returned to the offender, such remission or return shall have the effect of a pardon for the offence for which the penalty is incurred, which shall thereafter have no legal effect prejudicial to the party to whom such remission is granted: Who may sue for penalties. ”

“ Whenever any wilful contravention of any Act is made an offence of any particular kind or name, the person guilty of such contravention shall, on conviction thereof, be punishable in the manner in which such offence is by law punishable ”

“ The Board of Audit shall have full power and authority to examine any person on oath or affirmation on any matter pertinent to any account submitted to it for Audit, and such oath or affirmation may be administered to any person by any Member of the Board. ”

“ No provision or enactment in any Act, shall affect in any manner or way whatsoever, the rights of Her Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, unless it is expressly stated therein that Her Majesty shall be bound thereby; nor if such Act be of the nature of a private Act, shall it affect the rights of any person or of any body politic, corporate or collegiate, such only excepted as are therein mentioned or referred to. Power always reserved to Parliament to repeal or amend any Act. ”

“ Canadian legislation is under Crown Copyright pursuant to Section 12 of the Copyright Act for 50 years after the year of first publication. That section and the lack of modern case law make it unclear whether these documents remain protected by perpetual Crown rights and privileges after that term ends. ”

“ A deduction at the rate of five dollars per day shall be made, from the said sessional allowance, for every day on which the member does not attend a sitting of the House of which he is a member, or of some committee thereof, provided the House sits on such day ”

“ Where any Act is repealed wholly or in part and other provisions substituted, all officers, persons, bodies politic or corporate acting under the old law shall continue to act as if appointed under the new law, until others are appointed in their stead ”

“ Whenever any such officer or person as aforesaid has transmitted an account, either before or after notice as aforesaid, but without vouchers or with insufficient vouchers for any sum for which he therein takes credit,—the Minister of Finance may notify such officer or person, in the manner mentioned in the next preceding section but one, to transmit vouchers, or sufficient vouchers, within thirty days after the service of the notice ”

“ The word “shall” is to be construed as imperative, and the word “may” as permissive; “Herein.”
4. Whenever the word “herein” is used in any section of an Act, it is to be understood to relate to the whole Act and not to that section only; Interpretation of certain words.
7. Subject to the limitations aforesaid,—in every Act of the Parliament of Canada, to which this section applies:— “Her Majesty,” &c.
First. The words “Her Majesty,” “the Queen,” or “the Crown,” shall mean—Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, Sovereigns of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ”

“ And no such officer or person, receiving a salary at or exceeding the rate of one thousand dollars per annum, shall exercise any other calling, profession, trade or employment whatsoever, with a view to derive profit therefrom, directly or indirectly, or shall hold any other office of profit whatsoever, except in either case, with the express permission of the Governor General in Council. ”

“ The Law is to be considered as always speaking, and whenever any matter or thing is expressed in the present tense, the same is to be applied to the circumstances as they arise, so that effect may be given to each Act and every part thereof according to its spirit, true intent and meaning ”

“ From and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada, there shall and may be applied a sum not exceeding five million, two hundred and sixty-four thousand, two hundred and seventy-nine dollars, towards defraying the Expenses of the Public Service of the Dominion not otherwise provided for, from the first day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, to the thirty-first day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. ”

“ Words making any association or number of persons a corporation or body politic and corporate, shall vest in such corporation, power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, by their corporate name, to have a common seal, and to alter or change the same at their pleasure, and to have perpetual succession, and power to acquire and hold personal property or moveables for the purposes for which the corporation is constituted, and to alienate the same at pleasure ”

“ Where power to make by-laws, regulations rules or orders is conferred, it shall include the power to alter or revoke the same and make others. Acts not to affect the Crown, unless specially declared to do so. ”

“ The Governor in Council may authorize the creation of a permanent stock to be known as the "Canada Dominion Stock," bearing such rate of interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum, as may be deemed most advisable, payable half-yearly, and chargeable on the Consolidated Revenue Fund ”

“ The Deputy Receiver General shall keep the account with the Financial Agents of the Dominion in England, and with the Bank or Banks receiving or paying public moneys, and shall audit the accounts of moneys paid for interest on Canadian Stock, Debentures or other Canadian Securities. ”