reon in the Province
of Importation.

124. [Lumber Dues in New Brunswick.] Nothing in this Act shall affect
the Right of New Brunswick to levy the Lumber Dues provided in Chapter
Fifteen of Title Three of the Revised Statutes of New Brunswick, or in
any Act amending that Act before or after the Union, and not increasing
the Amount of such Dues; but the Lumber of any of the Provinces other
than New Brunswick shall not be subject to such Dues.

125. [Exemption of Public Lands, &c.] No Lands or Property belonging to
Canada or any Province shall be liable to Taxation.

126. [Provincial Consolidated Revenue Fund.] Such Portions of the Duties
and Revenues over which the respective Legislatures of Canada, Nova
Scotia, and New Brunswick had before the Union Power of Appropriation as
are by this Act reserved to the respective Governments or Legislatures
of the Provinces, and all Duties and Revenues raised by them in
accordance with the special Powers conferred upon them by this Act,
shall in each Province form One Consolidated Revenue Fund to be
appropriated for the Public Service of the Province.

IX.--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

General.

127. [As to Legislative Councillors of Provinces becoming senators.] If
any Person being at the passing of this Act a Member of the Legislative
Council of Canada, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, to whom a Place in the
Senate is offered, does not within Thirty Days thereafter, by Writing
under his Hand addressed to the Governor General of the Province of
Canada or to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick (as
the Case may be), accept the same, he shall be deemed to have declined
the same; and any Person who, being at the passing of this Act a Member
of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, accepts a
Place in the Senate shall thereby vacate his Seat in such Legislative
Council.

128. [Oath of Allegiance, &c.] Every Member of the Senate or House
of Commons of Canada shall before taking his Seat therein take and
subscribe before the Governor General or some Person authorized by him,
and every Member of a Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly of
any Province shall before taking his Seat therein take and subscribe
before the Lieutenant Governor of the Province or some Person authorized
by him, the Oath of Allegiance contained in the Fifth Schedule to this
Act; and every Member of the Senate of Canada and every Member of
the Legislative Co