Civil List Act 1853 (SA)

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An Act for granting a Civil List to Her Majerty.

[Reserved, November loth, 1853.1

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MOST GRACIOUS

SOVEB~IGN

:

HEREAS the Legislative Council of South Australia, con- I'reunble

holden in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the Reign of Her 'W stituted under the Imperial Act passed in the Session

Majesty, intituled "An Act for the better Government of Her Majesty's Australian Colonies," are desirous to grant to your Ma- jesty, by way of Civil List, in the lieu of the provision contained in the Schedule to that Act, such amount as shall be sufficient to give stability and security to thc Civil Institutions of the Colony, and to for the adcqunte rcmuneratiou of able a a f f i c b n t officers in the Executive, Judicial, and other Departments of your

Majesty's Colonid Scrvice:

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We, therefore, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Members of the said Legislative Council in council assembled, desirous that a certain competent Revcnue for the purpose may be aettled upon your Majesty (to whom may God grmt a long and happy reign), as a testimony of our unfeigned affection to yout Sacred Person and Government, have accordingly freely resolved, in lieu of the aforesaid statutable provision for the like purpose, to

ant to your Majesty a certain Revenue payable out of the Fevenues of this Colony: We do therefore most humbly beseech your M a j e s v x a t it may be euacted, and Be it Enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council of the Colony of South Australia, and it

ia hereby enacted by authority of the same, ss fo~ows

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Revenues of the Crown, from whatever source wid11g within this vennee to fonn C?n-

1. AU taxes, imposts, rates, and duties, and wll casual and other An

and m-

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solidated Revsltw

P a

Prov mcc, Fund.

Province, m d over whXi the present or future Le@slnture has or

may have power of appropriation, excepting the revenues derived

from the sale or Ieasing of the Waste Lands of thk Crown, shall form one ~onso l ida ted~~evenue Fund to be appropriated for the

public service of this Province, in the manner and subject to the

charges hereinafter mentioned.

2. There shall be payable in every year to Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the d*P r e c e, the several sums not exceeding in the whole G sum of Eighteen Thousand- Pomds for defraying the expenses of the several services and purposes named in the first and second parts of the Schedule to this Act annexed; the snid several sums to

be issued by the Colonial Treasurer in discharge of such manant

0r warrants as shall bc from time to time directed under the hand of the Governor, and the said Treasurer shall account to Her Mqjesty for the same, through the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, in such manner and forni as Her Majesty sliall

be

graciously 1,

pleased to direct.

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Accounts in dettril

3. Acc:ouiits in detair of the expeuditwre of the several sums

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to be p&

before

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Parlilrment.

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exnertded, under the author it^ of tti& Act, shall be laid before both

~ o u s e s

df

tke Legislature, within

thirty days f r o m i i e beginning

of the Sessioll next after such expenditure shall be made.

&mpanied by sur-

4. The said several sums mentioned in the first and second parte

renderofdlftevenuee of the snidXkhedule, shall be accel~ted

and taken by IIer Ma~esty,

of the Crown,

Her Heirs and successors, by waf of Civil List insLrrd of all"te&: torial, casual, and other Revenues of the Crowxl, from wlmtever source arising within the said -- Province, and to the disposal of which either absolutely or conditionally, the Crown may be entitled.

Compensatioh to be

aid to the present

5. There shall be payable by way of compensation to the several

LI

lders of certain

persons _who hold-the offices mentioned in the tliird part of the

offieas,

~ehed;le to this Act, the re6ective sums set against their names in

paid to such persons by the Colonial Treasurer, out of the Consoli-

such third part of the said Schedule; and the said sums shall be

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dated Revenue ~ u n & upon this Act coming into operation; Provided, that in case of the death, reslgnation, or dismissal of any of the persons who now hold the said office3 no sum shall be paid as last- rnenf$5e_d % t o t h e s o n v who may be appointed to fill t h z d

fa%idatu~

em~owcr-

ed to make laws

6. Sub'ect to the provisions contained in any Act to be passed

,,gu,,i, ,l,

,d

for e s t d a

shing a Parliament in t&said

Province, it shall be lawful

other d i ~ m l

of

for the

e islatu e of the said Province to ma'ke laws for replating the s a l e ~ s p o s ~ iid occupation of the Waste Lands of the Crown within the-said Province, and for the appropriation of

wuue Lands

all Revenues arising therefrom,

Conm1idnedRev~nw

to be apprqnkted by

7. After and subject to the payments to be made under the

ofthe

provisions bereinbefore contained, all the Consolidated Revenue Fund

hereinbefofi

hereinbefore constituted, shall be subject to be appropriated to such

&ec+ purposes, as by any Act of the Le islsture of the mid

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Wovince shall be prescribed in that behal

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8. It shall not be lawful for the House of h e m b l y to ofiginate NO money vote 011

or pass any vote, resolution, or Bill for the appropriation of any recommanded by

Bill- iawfhl nnlem

nrtrt of the said Consolidated Revenue Fund, or of any other tax or Governor.

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&m;post to any purpose which shall, not have been firsbecornmended bp a message of the Governor to the said House of Assembly during the Session in which such vote, resolution, or Bill shall be

9. NO pRrt of Her Majesty's Revenue in the said Province, arising from any of the sources aforesaid, shall 'be issued, or shall be ace,, ,

NO part of Public

Revenue to be isso4

,,an,

issunble, except in pursuance of warrants under the hand of the from Governor-

Governor of the

-- said

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Province, directed to the public Treasurer thereof.

1a. This Act shall have no force or effect d

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so much of an Provisionsof this ~ c t

to have no force anti1

Act of the m i a m e n t of the United Kingdom of GieatTBritah

of 5 & 6

and Ireland, passed in the fifth and sixth years of Her Majesty's

cap. 367 aa

reign, intituled "An Act for regulating the sale of Waste Land be repealed:

rehte to this Colony

belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies," asrelate;

to the said Province, sball have been repealed; land the entire

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K n i g ~ 5 K i € an5 -&51trol

of the Wnstc Lands belonging to the

Crown

in

the

said Province, whether held by the ,Crhn as trustee

~; ~ a $ ~ e ~ + $ ?, M W 1 l ~

or otherwise; and &o,

the appropriation of the gross proceeds ~ a n d b

and aU B-

of the sales of

any such lands, and of all other proceeds1 2nd ~

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Revenues of the s m e, from whatever source arising, within the the local Lewbarc." aaid Province, including all mines and minerals, 'shall be vested in

the Le 'slat

of the said Province: Provided that nothing herein

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con

me

saan affec-e

construed to aff'ect, any contract, or to ~~~~,pa'~;"dr"e"y~~

to a-L-.

f

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rev%filheut

of any enpgeuient, made by or on behalf of

c o n t m t e of *er

h e r Majesty, with respect to any lands situate within the said Majesty respecting

any srich lande.

Province, in cases where such contracts, promises, or engagements shall have been lawfully made before the time at which this Act.

shall take effect within this Province.

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SCHEDULE A.

PART I.

£ b, d.

S a* d.

Salary of Governor

..

..

.

. 4,000 0 0

Salary of First Judge

,

a

..

, *

l, ' l O O O O

Salary of Second Judge. .

..

..

1,500 0 0

Salary of Advocate-General

..

,

1,200 0 0

Salary of Solicitor-General

..

..

1,000 0 0

Salary of Crown Solicitor

.

@

..

+ 700 0 0

10,100 0 0

PART 11.

Salary of Colonial Secretary

.

.

.

v

Salary of Under Secretary

..

.

Salary of Colonial Treasurer

.

,

..

Salary of Auditor-General

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Salary of Clerk of Executive ~ o u n c i

'

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Salary of Collector of Customs

..

.

.

Salary of Commisioner of Land and Emigration

Salaries and contingent expenses of the Legislative

Council

.

.

.

.

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PART 111.

BMIUS

by way of compensation to the prestwt incumbents of oflces liable to removal

on the commencement of d

is Act.

S.

a:

2 B

9;

3 - r b ~ - / ~ ~ ‘ % ~ o l o n i a; l

Secretary, four years' present salary

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.

. 3,400 0 0

7 %

/fa Advocate-General

ditto

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..

3,000 0 0

j/7 A/-

y&lolonial Treasurer

ditto

..

..

2,600 0 0

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Collector of Custom

ditto

.

.

. 2,000 0 0

Commissioner of Crown Lands ditto

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.

..

1,400 0 0

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Phted by authority bp W.

C. Cox, Government Printer, Victoria-square.

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