An Encyclopaedia of ParliamentFirst published in 1958. |
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... passed through all its stages at one sitting as being an urgent matter . A famous Bill of Indemnity was that passed by the Convention Parliament ( q.v. ) at the Restoration to exonerate , with certain exceptions , all those who had ...
... passed through all its stages at one sitting as being an urgent matter . A famous Bill of Indemnity was that passed by the Convention Parliament ( q.v. ) at the Restoration to exonerate , with certain exceptions , all those who had ...
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... passed before July or August , well after the beginning of the financial year for which they provide . It is necessary , therefore , to provide the departments with funds to cover their immediate needs and to carry them over until the ...
... passed before July or August , well after the beginning of the financial year for which they provide . It is necessary , therefore , to provide the departments with funds to cover their immediate needs and to carry them over until the ...
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... passed to cover deficits incurred in the previous financial year . VOTES OF CREDIT . Under conditions of national emergency and in particular during wartime it is usually either impossible or contrary to the national interest to draw up ...
... passed to cover deficits incurred in the previous financial year . VOTES OF CREDIT . Under conditions of national emergency and in particular during wartime it is usually either impossible or contrary to the national interest to draw up ...
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