1 8 1 G j constitused a Council of 36 rnzrnbcrsc 12 appointed by the Crown and 24 to be elected by 1112 "inhabirnnis of the Coloiiy".

'rile Act, 5 m d 6 Vic. ^C~IJ. 76 [Juiy. 1 8 1 G j constitused a Council of 36 rnzrnbcrsc 12 appointed by the

Crown

and 24 to be elected by 1112 "inhabirnnis of the Coloiiy". This Act also provided for the e i c t i m l q the Council of a Speaker ogone of its o m members.

SESSION 1 .--4 1 543.) 1 AU~USL 1843,m 28 December, 1843.

SESSIO3 %.--I 1344.1 (E:~traoi~%-~my.] 5 Miarch, 1844, to 8 March. 1544.

SESSION 3.-+:1844.) 28 M y , 1844, IO 30 December, 1344.

SESSIOX ^4-4: 1845. j 29 July, 1845, :a 13 November, 1545.

SESSlON 5.4:1846.) 12 May,

LW6,

LO 12 June, 1846.

SESSION

6.--(1M6.1

S

September: 1846, to 3 1 October. 1846.

SESSION

?.---(1845.) 4 hiay 1347. to 2 October, 1847.

SESSION

t3.--{1813F.l2l

M ~ r ~ ~ i ,

1K4S. to 20 June, 1848.

SIXTH COUNCIL

The p r ~ v ~ i ~ ~ oFthe ACT, 5 and 6 Vie. cap. 76, also conf' upon rhe Comcii power io increase its numbers. In 185 1 advantage was &en ot' tk.is, end tbe number was inmeused from 36 to 54. of whom not mors tbn 36 could be elected wembers.

SESSION 1 .--( IS5 1.1 I4 ~ ~18' 1. to ~ 22 December, 185 ~ ~ 1. r ,

SESSION

2.---( 1852.) 8 June. 1852, :G 28 December, '1852.

SESSION 3.41853.) 10 May, 1853,lo 22 Decembtr..1853.

SESSION 4.---(1854.) 9 May, l.854, EO 16 May, 1854.

SESSION 6.---(1855.) 5 June. 1853, tu 19 December, 1855.

SESSION 5.--(1854.) 6 June, Ilr54,?0 2 December, 1854.

In 1855, the Sixth Cormcil, tmtlir rhr: pouws confa& bi clause XXXfl ofthi: ImfiaIAct. 13 and 14Vic. cap. 59 (August, 1550) passed ii b.11 %I c o n k a ~ ~ # n s n ~ t i o n on New Somh Wales and to pant ⁱⁱ Civil List ^io

Her

Majesty".

The

bill provided

&er alia that "'iliere sball be

in

111:~s of the Legislative Council ~ o w subsishi8 One Legis!alive (huncil and One Legislative Assembly

. . ^.'-.

^{Assrmt was resened, iind the Bill was taken to Elgland, where the} lmpen'al Pnrliament. aftet inserting

some

amendmaits, passed Ihe Act 18 RXI 19 Wc. cap. 54 (the New Stjuth JU~lcs Act, as amended. being annexed thereto) which enabled Her h4ajesty to assent to the New South Wales Bill. Roy:i~As~ent w a s givcr- on 1 b July, 1855, the Act prodaimed on

24 November 'follo.r.;ing, and the fiist Pmiiament opened on 22 -May, 18: 6.

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RETURN shovriag the NUMBER

O F

PARLIAMENTS from rhe

First

Parliament under

RESPONSIBLE

GOVERPIImT, With dates of nomiuation, polling, return of W r i q and spiry by dissolution or effluxion of

time;

also, the XUhIHER OF

SESSIONS

in each Parliament, wiio dates cl'openiiig

and

~ 3 r o g a t i o ~ . flhe duration of~Puirliumer.ts 1 to 7, f i i n 1856 to 1874, was lrmited to five years, but in 1874 the Triennial 'Parliaments Act was passed, which dttred the -tion to three -years. The maximm period between general elections for the Legislathe Asstmbly extended fkmn three to four ytgls fcdlowing referendum Royal Assenk of the Constitution (Legislative

Assembly)

Amendment AcG No. 102. 1981

FIRST PARLIAMENT"

PUUING DAY-1 1 March to 19 April. \if56 Return of Writs. 31) April, lk%. I > k s o l v 4 I9 December, 1857.

SESSIOK 1, 1856-'7.-22 May, 1 856, to 18 March, 1857.

SESSION 2, 1857.--11 AtlgWt. 1557, to 18 December, 1857.

SECOND PARLWES'I"

P

OLUNG DAY-13 January to 12 Fcl~nlar): 1858 Renm of Writs, 27 Fzbruipy518.58. Dis;solved, 1 1 April, 1859.

SESSS1C)N 1. 185tl.--23 March, 1858. tc 26 November, 1838.

SESSTci?.i 2, 4852;-9.--& Ikct.mber. 1858, to 9 April, 1859.

THIRD IwWA.!.!Em~- POUXKG RAY-^

June

to 7 July, 1859 Return of Writs, 3Q Jtrly 1859. Disxdvcd. 10 Kovcmber, 1860,

SESSION i , ~ 8 5 ! ~ ~ . - - - X l P.uigwt, 1829,to 4 July, 1860.

SESSION 2, 186.3.---?5 September, ii360. to 9 ?Jo~ember, 1860.

FOURTH P A R t L w m r

POXING D A Y 4 December to 24 llscerber, 1860 R e m of Writs, 3 1 Decmber, 1860. 'Dissolved, 10 November, 1864.

SESSION

A.

1861.--10 Jmuuy. Ih61, IO 11 May, 1861.

SESSION 2.186J--2.--3 September, 1861, to 20 January. 1862.

SESSIOK 3,1562 -27'

Ma);

1862. t3 20 December, 1862.

SESSION 4,13634-23 June, 3863, lo 22 April 1864,

SESSFON S,1'864=--28 I)c:obW, 2864, b 9 Nbve~~ber, 1864.

FIFTH PARLWMEN'I"

PoLrlhG D~y-22 November, 1864, IO 18 January, 1865 Return ofWrits, 24 fmuary, 1865. D-ssolved, 15 Novenkr, 1869.

SESSION

I,

1855.--23January, 1865, tc 21

June,

1865.

SESSION 2, 18fi%6.--?. October, 1865, to 7 April, 1866.

SESSION 3.1866.-24 .h@, 18ti6. to 22 December, 1866.

SESSION 4,1867-8.- -2 JILIY~ 11;67, tu 27Apri1, 1868.

SQSSIOK 5, 186-9.- -!3 O C I O ~ ,

LICY,

ta 1 April, 1869.

SEWOX 6: 186$--2S Sqtemtter, 1 E49,

to

13 Novetsibcr, 1869.

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