VII.--JUDICATURE.

96. [Appointment of Judges.] The Governor General shall appoint the

Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts in each Province,

except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

97. [Selection of Judges in Ontario, &c.] Until the Laws relative to

Property and Civil Rights in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick,

and the Procedure of the Courts in those Provinces, are made uniform,

the Judges of the Courts of those Provinces appointed by the Governor

General shall be selected from the respective Bars of those Provinces.

98. [Selection of Judges in Quebec.] The Judges of the Courts of Quebec

shall be selected from the Bar of that Province.

99. [Tenure of Office of Judges of Superior Courts.] The Judges of the

Superior Courts shall hold office during good Behaviour, but shall be

removable by the Governor General on Address of the Senate and House of

Commons.

100. [Salaries, &c., of Judges.] The Salaries, Allowances, and Pensions

of the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts (except the

Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), and of the

Admiralty Courts in Cases where the Judges thereof are for the Time

being paid by Salary, shall be fixed and provided by the Parliament of

Canada.

101. [General Court of Appeal, &c.] The Parliament of Canada may,

notwithstanding anything in this Act, from Time to Time, provide for the

Constitution, Maintenance, and Organization of a General Court of Appeal

for Canada, and for the Establishment of any additional Courts for the

better Administration of the Laws of Canada.

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