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  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1867",
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  "number": "72",
  "heading": "Constitution of Legislative Council.",
  "text": "The Legislative Council of Quebec shall be composed of twenty-four members, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, in the Queen’s name, by instrument under the Great Seal of Quebec, one being appointed to represent each of the twenty-four electoral divisions of Lower Canada in this Act referred to, and each holding office for the term of his life, unless the Legislature of Quebec otherwise provides under the provisions of this Act.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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