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50. When any Act or Ordinance shall have been enacted,
the Governor shall forthwith transmit to Us, through a
Secretary of State, for the signification of Our pleasure, a
transcript in duplicate of the Act or Ordinance, duly authenti-
cated under the Public Seal of the Colony or of the Presidency
concerned, as the case may be, and by his own signature,
together with an explanation of the reasons and occasion for the
enactment of the Act or Ordinance.

51. As soon as practicable after the commencement of
each year, the Governor shall cause a complete collection of all
Acts of the Colony and of all Ordinances of the - Presidencies
enacted during the preceding year to be published, for general
information.

52. Twice in each year the Governor shall transmit to
Us, through a Secretary of State, fair copies of the Minutes of
the proceedings of the General Legislative Council and of each
of the Presidential Legislative Councils. . .

58. Every appointment by the Governor of any person
to any office or employment shall, unless otherwise provided by
law, be expressed to be during pleasure only.

, 64. Neither the Governor, nor-an Administrator, nor a
Commissioner, shall either directly or indirectly, purchase for
himself any lands or building to Us belonging in the Colony
without Our special permission given through a Secretary of
State.

55.—(1) Whenever any offender shall have been con-
demned by the sentence of any Civil Court within the Colony
to suffer death, the Governor shall call upon the Judge who
presided at the trial to make to hima written report of the case
of such offender, and shall cause such report to be taken into
consideration ata meeting of the Executive Council, and he
_ may cause the said Judge to be specially summoned to attend
at Buch meeting and to produce his notes thereat.

(2) The Governor shall not pardon or reprieve any such
offender unless it shall appear to him expedient so to do, upon
receiving the advice of the [xecutive Council thereon; but in all
such cases the Governor is to decide either to extend or to
withhold a pardon or reprieve, -according to his own deliberate
judgment, whether the Members of the Executive Council
concur therein or otherwise; causing, nevertheless, to be entered
on the Minutes of the Executive Council a statement of his
reasons at length, in case he should decide any such question in

Ordinances
to be sent
home duly
authenti-
cated,

Collection -
of Laws to
be publish-
ad every
year.

Minutes te
be sent
home.

Appoint-
mente to be
made dur- -
ing
pleasure.
Disposi-
tion of

Crown
Lands.

Regulation
of power of
pardon in
capital
Cases:

opposition to the judgment of the majority of the Members -

thereof, -