under the Senate and House of Commons Act, shall be subject indemnity to the order of the Commissioners, or any three of them, of order of comsubject to whom the Speaker shall be one. 52 V., c. 11, s. 1.

missioners.

issue.

16. Credits for all the sums mentioned in the next preced- Credits to ing section shall issue from time to time according to the directions of the Commissioners.

of Account

2. The Speaker shall appoint an officer for that purpose who Appointment shall be called the Accountant of the House of Commons. ant. 3. The credits shall issue on one of the banks of Canada in Credits in his favour. favour of the Accountant and his assistant, or of such two officers as the Commissioners from time to time designate.

money to

4. The Commissioners shall from time to time apply for Advances of such credits as they deem necessary for that purpose in favour Accounta of the said Accountant and his assistant, or of the other officers designated by them, by an order signed by the Speaker and two others of the Commissioners. 52 V., c. 11, s. 1.

17. The officers in whose favour the credit is given shall Officers to give security. give such security and in such form for the faithful performance of their respective duties as the Commissioners require. 52 V., c. 11, s. 1.

OFFICERS.

18. If any complaint or representation is at any time made Inquiry. to the Speaker for the time being of the misconduct or unfitness of any clerk, officer, messenger or other person attendant on the House of Commons, the Speaker may cause an inquiry to be made into the conduct or fitness of such person.

and removal.

2. If thereupon it appears to the Speaker that such person Suspension has been guilty of misconduct, or is unfit to hold his situation, the Speaker may, if such clerk, officer, messenger or other person has been appointed by the Crown, suspend him and report such suspension to the Governor General, and, if he has not been appointed by the Crown, suspend or remove him. R.S., c. 13, s. 16.

19. The Clerk of the House of Commons shall subscribe and Oath of allegiance. take before the Speaker the oath of allegiance, and all other officers, clerks and messengers of the House of Commons shall subscribe and take before the Clerk of the House of Commons the oath of allegiance.

2. The Clerk of the House of Commons shall keep a register Registry. of all such oaths. R.S., c. 13, s. 17.

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CHAPTER 12.

An Act respecting the Speaker of the Senate.

1. This Act may be cited as the Speaker of the Senate's Act. Short title.

illness and

2. Whenever the Speaker of the Senate, from illness or other Provision for cause, finds it necessary to leave the chair during any part of the Speaker's the sittings of the Senate on any day, he may call upon any leaving the senator to take the chair and preside as Speaker during the chair. remainder of such day, unless he himself resumes the chair before the close of the sittings for that day. 57-58 V., c. 11,

s. 1.

3. Whenever the Senate is informed by the Clerk at the Provision for table of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker, the Senate absence of may choose any senator to preside as the Speaker during such Speaker. absence, and such senator shall thereupon have and execute all the powers, privileges and duties of Speaker, until the Speaker himself resumes the chair, or another Speaker is appointed by the Governor General. 57-58 V., c. 11, s. 2.

acts done in

4. Every act done by any senator, acting as aforesaid, shall Validity of have the same effect and validity as if the act had been done by such cases. the Speaker himself. 57-58 V., c. 11, s. 3.

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1. This Act may be cited as the Speaker of the House of Short title. Commons Act.

who to

2. Whenever the Speaker of the House of Commons, from Speaker leav illness or other cause, finds it necessary to leave the chair ing the chair, during any part of the sittings of the said House, on any day, preside. he may call upon the Chairman of Committees, or, in his absence, upon any member of the House, to take the chair and to act as deputy speaker during the remainder of such day, unless he himself resumes the chair before the close of the sittings for that day. R.S., c. 14, s. 1.

to act.

3. Whenever the House is informed by the clerk at the In unavoidtable of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker, the Chairman able absence of Speaker of Committees, if present, shall take the chair and shall perform Chairman of the duties and exercise the authority of speaker in relation to Committees all the proceedings of the House, until the meeting of the House on the next sitting day, and so on from day to day on the like information being given to the House until the House otherwise orders: Provided that if the House adjourns for more Proviso. than twenty-four hours, the deputy speaker shall continue to perform the duties and exercise the authority of speaker for twenty-four hours only after such adjournment. R.S., c. 14,

s. 2.

chair.

4. If, at any time during a session of Parliament the Validity of Speaker is temporarily absent from the House, and a deputy any act done, speaker thereupon performs the duties and exercises the speaker in authority of speaker, as herein before provided, or pursuant to the standing orders or other order, or a resolution of the House, every act done and proceeding taken in or by the House in the exercise of its powers and authority, shall be as valid and effectual as if the Speaker himself was in the chair. R.S., c. 14, s. 3.

5. Every act done, and warrant, order or other document Idem. issued, signed or published by such deputy speaker in relation