Occupants and householders on land of an annual value of $20, who must have been resident in the electoral district for three months. Indians receiving annuities are excluded. bia Provincial In British Columbia, British subjects of full age resi- British Columdent in the Province for twelve months, and in the elec- qualifications. toral district for two months preceding the election, vote at provincial elections. ever excluded. Chinamen and Indians are how In Prince Edward Island the Provincial Franchise is The P. E. Island conferred upon Residents in the polling division for twelve months before the date of the writ, who have performed or paid for statute labour, Residents in Charlottetown and Summerside who have paid provincial or civic poll tax for the qualifying year, Owners or occupants of real estate of the clear annual value of 40 shillings, who have paid the taxes on such property for the qualifying year, of whom residence is not required, the holder of property being moreover at liberty to vote in every district where he possesses the property qualification. British allegiance and full age are necessary to all the qualifications. Provincial qualifications. ritories qualifl In the North-West Territories the bona fide male resi- The N. W. Terdents and householders of adult age, not being aliens, or cations. unenfranchised Indians, within the electoral district, who have resided in the electoral district for at least 12 months immediately preceding the issue of the writ— constitute the voters at elections of members of the North-West Council. Chinamen are excluded from the Dominion as well as Chinamen. the British Columbia Provincial Franchise. To become voters in any of the other provinces, they must of course become naturalized subjects. THE DOMINION FRANCHISE. AN ACT RESPECTING THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE. (48 Vic., cap. 40.) [Assented to 20th July, 1885.] HER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Preamble. Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as fol lows:- 1. This Act may be cited as The Electoral Franchise Short title. Act." INTERPRETATION. 2. In this Act, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, Interpretation, or unless there is in the context something inconsistent with or repugnant to such construction, the following words and expressions have the meanings hereinafter assigned to them, respectively : "Owner" (a), when it relates to the ownership of real Owner; in Que bec. (a) "Owner."--Ownership is the right of enjoying and disposing of things in the most absolute manner, provided that no use be made of them which is prohibited by law or by regulations (Civil Code of Lower Canada, 406), and the person enjoying this right is termed the "proprietor" (le propriétaire). Usufruct is the right of enjoying things of which another has the ownership, as the proprietor himself, but subject to the obligation of preserving the substance thereof (Civil Code, 443), and the person enjoying this right is termed the “usufructuary” (l'usufruitier). In construing the Act, both proprietor and usufructuary are to be deemed to come |