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SECTIONS OF THE ACT The act consists of the following sections (paraphrased): # Provides the shortened name of the act. # Describes the physical boundaries of the province. # '' British North America Act (1867)'' applies to Saskatchewan. # Four members appointed to the Senate Of Canada . # Current representation in the House of Commons will remain in effect until the next election. # Sets the number of parliament members based on population. # Election guidelines of the Northwest Territories applies to the province until amended by Parliament. # Lieutenant Governor determines members of the Executive Council . # Seat of government is Regina . # Powers of the lieutenant governor of the Northwest Territories shall be same as those of the lieutenant governor in Saskatchewan. # Lieutenant governor shall provide a Great Seal for the new province. # The single house of the provincial legislature to be named the Legislative Assembly Of Saskatchewan . # Initially 25 members of the provincial legislature until changed by said legislature. A schedule followed the main body of the act that defined the initial Electoral Division s for the province. # Current laws of the Northwest Territories shall apply to Saskatchewan. # The first General Election must be called within six months¹. # Laws and courts: Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories may be abolished in Saskatchewan if replaced by a similar court. # Section 93 override of the ''British North America Act, 1867'': rights of Roman Catholic s to separate schools continued. # Subsidies from the federal government based on a fixed amount and population size. # Annual payments of $405 375 to Saskatchewan from the federal government. # Compensation for use of public lands by the federal government. # Existing federal lands, mines and minerals will remain the property of the federal government. # Properties and assets of the Northwest Territories to be divided equally between Saskatchewan and Alberta ². # Preserves the rights of the Hudson's Bay Company with respect to land surrendered to the Crown. # Provisions for the Canadian Pacific Railway . # Act comes into effect on September 1, 1905. ¹ First general election was held on December 13 , 1905 . ² ''The Alberta Act'' was passed at the same time. ORIGINAL ELECTORAL DIVISIONS The original 25 electoral divisions were defined in a schedule following the main body of the act. These 25 divisions were: # Souris # Cannington # Moosomin # Whitewood # Grenfell # Wolseley # Saltcoats # Yorkton # South Qu'Appelle # North Qu'Appelle # South Regina # Regina City # Lumsden # Moosejaw # Moosejaw City # Maple Creek # Humboldt # Kinistino # Prince Albert # Prince Albert City # Batoche # Saskatoon # Rosthern # Redberry # Battleford EXTERNAL LINKS |
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