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  Lieutenant governor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant Governor was until 1980 the presiding officer of the Legislative Council and of Tynwald Court (the Legislative Council and the House of Keys in joint session), but both roles have been transferred to the President of Tynwald.
In the United States, the office of Lieutenant Governor (pronounced /luˈtɛ.nənt/) is the second-highest executive office in a state and is nominally subordinate to the Governor.
The procedure for election of Lieutenant Governor varies from state to state with 24 states having the Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected as running mates on a joint ticket (for example in New York, Maryland and Kansas), while in 18 states, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor run separately.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lieutenant-Governor   (1153 words)

  
 Lieutenant governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General.
In Canada, the Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the Queen within a province, much as the Governor-General is to the federal Government.
In some states the lieutenant governor is the chairman of the upper house of the legislature.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/lieutenant_governor.html   (594 words)

  
 Lieutenant governor - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
One interesting constitutional question is the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in the hypothetical case of the Quebec National Assembly voting to unilaterally secede.
The current Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is a Chinese-Canadian, as was the Hon.
In the United States, the office of Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest executive office in a state and is nominally subordinate to the Governor.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Lieutenant_Governor   (1751 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governor (Isle of Man) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man is the representative on the Island of the Lord of Mann, currently Elizabeth II.
In October 2005 Tynwald sought to change the title of the Lieutenant Governor to Barrantagh y Chrooin in Manx or Crown Commissioner in English.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Lieutenant_Governors_of_the_Isle_of_Man   (388 words)

  
 The Ultimate Lieutenant governor Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Lieutenant Governors are nominally appointed by the Governor General but in practice are chosen by the Prime Minister of Canada usually in consultation with that province's respective premier.
In practice Lieutenant Governors are often retired "elder statesmen" from the party of the Prime Minister.
In the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant was until 1980 the presiding officer of the Legislative Council and of Tynwald Court (the Legislative Council and the House of Keys in joint session), but both roles have been transferred to the President of Tynwald.
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 Lieutenant governor - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Historically, the lieutanant governor was the second in command of a British colony subordinate to the governor or governor general, however, in former British colonies, the office has evolved in strikingly different ways.
In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state, who serves as acting Governor when necessary -- however, this is an office with almost no practical relevance, and is generally played by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The lieutenant governor is nominally appointed by the Governor-General but in practise is chosen by the Prime Minister of Canada.
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 All Information of Lieutenant governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant Governor was until 1980 the presiding officer of the Legislative Council (Isle of Man) and of Tynwald (the Legislative Council and the House of Keys in joint session), but both roles have been transferred to the President of Tynwald.
In the United States, the office of Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest executive office in a U.S. state and is nominally subordinate to the Governor.
The procedure for election of Lieutenant Governor varies from state to state with 24 states having the Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected as running mate s on a joint ticket (for example in New York, Maryland and Kansas), while in 18 states, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor run separately.
lieutenant.governor.en.xvip.org   (1166 words)

  
 Lieutenant governor Did You Mean lieutenant_governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state.
The Lieutenant Governor serves as Administrator, or acting Governor, in case the Governor becomes ill or disabled.
The latter can cause the Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be from different parties and bitter political rivals (such as is often the case in California and Virginia, among other states).
www.did-you-mean.com /Lieutenant_governor.html   (1452 words)

  
 Isle of Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Isle of Man had never surrendered its local traditions, including the regality invested in the leadership of the island, and thus the Montagues and their successors were granted the style "King of the Isles of Man".
Here is a list of these later monarchs remembered as such because they were recognized as such by the English Crown, and because they form a succession of the last petty kingdom in Britain to survive into near modern times.
Thus ended the semi-independent Kingdom of Man. Even so, the Isle of Man to this day retains considerable local autonomy, and British law enacted in London is not considered binding on the island unless the island is specifically named in the Act.
www.hostkingdom.net /isleoman.html   (393 words)

  
 Royal Assent - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Isle of Man is an exception; the Lieutenant Governor grants the Royal Assent to most bills, but some important bills are approved by the Sovereign directly.
Some legal scholars have suggested that the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec would be justified in withholding Assent from a bill that would separate the province from the remainder of Canada.
Where the Governor General is present during a Royal Assent ceremony, he or she occupies the Throne, with his or her spouse on the side.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Assent   (3028 words)

  
 List of Lords of the Isle of Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
List of Lords of the Isle of Man
For Rulers before this see: List of Kings of the Isle of Man
See also: List of Governors of the Isle of Man, List of Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_lords_of_the_isle_of_man.html   (61 words)

  
 Governor of the British Virgin Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom\'s overseas territory of British Virgin Islands.
The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government.
The role of the Governor is to act as the de facto head of state, and he or she is responsible for appointing the Chief Minister and the Executive Council.
www.evergreencaus.com /profile/Governor_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands   (247 words)

  
 List of Kings of the Isle of Man and the Isles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
List of Kings of the Isle of Man and the Isles
Godfred IV of the Isle of Man (1079-1095)
Godfred V of the Isle of Man (1153-1158)
www.hollistercaus.com /details/List_of_Kings_of_the_Isle_of_Man_and_the_Isles   (274 words)

  
 David Kermode's text   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Third, the origins of the pattern of power sharing between the UK and the Isle of Man, which obtained at the beginning of the twentieth century, is beyond the scope of this paper.
While Tynwald was at the centre of politics in the Isle of Man, its authority was severely circumscribed by UK authorities and, given the strength of Crown appointees in Tynwald and the Legislative Council, it lacked the capacity to operate effectively as a vehicle for internal self-government.
The Customs (Isle of Man) Act 1958 empowered Tynwald to impose, abolish and vary duties, although the immediate impact of this and other legislation in the area of customs was qualified by the agreement to retain the Common Purse for all duties except those on beer.
dbweb.liv.ac.uk /manninagh/sm/articles/dk.htm   (10179 words)

  
 Department for Constitutional Affairs - Constitutional Policy - Crown Dependencies
The Isle of Man Lieutenant Governor (The Queen's representative), subject to the consent of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, grants Royal Assent to most primary legislation passed by the Island's legislature (Tynwald).
In each of the Bailiwicks, as in the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant Governor is the personal representative of Her Majesty and fulfils an important role as an impartial adviser.
The Isle of Man maintains most of its indirect taxes at the same level as those of the United Kingdom and there is a common customs area between the two territories.
www.dca.gov.uk /constitution/crown/govguide.htm   (3053 words)

  
 Essay 3 - Vol 1 Manx Soc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
But the Isle of Man could do little singly with the more potent Kingdom of Scotland; for Alexander, having now reduced all the out-isles, sends a numerous army under Alexander of Peasely and John Comyne, who landed at Rannesway, in the year 1270.
Cambden says he was descended from the ancient Kings of Man; but the Manks tradition tells us expressly he was married to Mary, daughter to William Waldeboef (who entered his claim in Parliament in the thirtythird year of Edward the First), and consequently grand-daughter to Mary, the last of the family of Goddard Crownan.
By the duty of his station, he was to sit judge in these disorders, of which he had been the principal cause; and, by the Governor's power, an inquest of four-and-twenty soldiers was sworn, and both the constables, the receivers, and several other officers are found guilty, but the comptroller himself much more.
www.isle-of-man.com /manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol01/essay3.htm   (4404 words)

  
 Pakistan encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Pakistan politics and officials, Pakistan History. Travel to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Since the prime minister is, in practice, the most powerful member of the Canadian government, he or she is sometimes erroneously referred to as Canada's head of state.
In modern-day Canada, however, his/her prerogatives are largely the duties to which the constitution refers to as the job of the Governor General (who is a figurehead).
The function, duties, responsibilities, and powers of the Prime Minister of Canada were established at the time the country was created as a self-governing dominion in 1867 and were modeled upon those of the existing office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
www.pakistaneworld.com /wiki-Prime_Minister_of_Canada   (2152 words)

  
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List of Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
List of Chancellors of the University of Mississippi
List of Governors of the British Virgin Islands
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Category:Lists_of_people.html   (400 words)

  
 Bell Catalog - Gs
Laws, etc. An act for indemnifying governors, lieutenant governors, and persons acting as such, in the West India islands, who have permitted the importation and exportation of goods and commodities in foreign bottoms.
Laws, etc. [An act for restraining and prohibiting the Governor, Council and House of Representatives, of the province of New York, until provision shall have been made for furnishing the King’s troops with all the necessaries required by law.] London, Mark Baskett and the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1767.
Laws, etc. [An act for the further encouragement of the herring fishery on the coasts of the Isle of Man; and for obviating a doubt which has arisen with respect to the allowing the bounties upon the British white herring fishery.] London, Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1772.
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 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
When his battalion was disbanded in 1815 Ready was placed on the Irish half-pay list, and he joined the staff of the Duke of Richmond [Lennox*], lord lieutenant of Ireland, as his secretary.
The funds thus raised were referred to as the permanent revenue, control of which was vested in the lieutenant governor and the Council.
      In 1832 Ready was appointed lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man, and was sworn in at Castletown on 11 December.
www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=37752   (2389 words)

  
 FTR/EURO 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Governor of the state of emergency region can order persons who continuously violate the general security and public order, to settle at a place to be specified by the Minister of Interior outside the state of emergency region for a period which shall not exceed the duration of the state of emergency.
The powers of the Governor of the state of emergency under Decree with Force of Law No. 425 have been limited to the region where a state of emergency is in force.
The authority of the Governor of the state of emergency to order persons to settle at a specified place outside the state of emergency region has been restricted by virtue of the new Decree.
www.hri.ca /fortherecord2001/euro2001/documentation/conventions/echr.htm   (12590 words)

  
 Governors to meet with President Bush   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A Montgomery judge postponed a hearing that was scheduled Wednesday on a lawsuit the governor and attorney general filed over millions in election-year grants that legislators planned to distribute in their districts.
A write-in candidate for governor in the 2003 recall election was sentenced to three months in jail for falsifying signatures on his nomination petitions, the California secretary of state's office announced Thursday.
One of the last places a Democratic candidate for governor wants to be associated with Christian conservatives is in the voter-rich liberal Jewish condominiums of South Florida.
www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=71&languageId=1&contentId=91085   (3825 words)

  
 Home > Los Altos, CA, California Yellow Pages, Classifieds, Real Estate, Business, Schools, Library and Jobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Members of the Canadian House of Commons and of provincial legislatures refer to each other as "honourable members" (or l\'honorable député) but are not entitled to have The Honourable as a prefix in front of their name.
The Governor General of Canada, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Chief Justice of Canada and certain other eminent persons are entitled to the style The Right Honourable (or le/la Très honorable in French).
In the Isle of Man, the style The Honourable (often abbreviated to Hon.) is used to refer to a Minister while holding office.
www.losaltoscaus.com /info/The_Honourable   (1099 words)

  
 Journal of San Diego History
It is called "Dead Man's Point," because, in 1782, when the harbor was first surveyed, a number of men from the two ships assigned to the task died of scurvy, and were buried there.
In 1846 Governor Pío Pico succeeded in obtaining the property from the church, but after the American conquest of California, in 1865 President Abraham Lincoln authorized the return of San Luis Rey Mission, and the others, to Bishop Alemany of Monterey.
She was built in 1863 at Ramsey in the Isle of Man. Originally christened "Euterpe" she sailed the seas all over the world for over 60 years.
www.sandiegohistory.org /journal/68july/landmarks.htm   (10820 words)

  
 Truman Library - Judge William H. Hastie Oral History Interview
Harwood, the Governor in question, was appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands, though he wanted to become a Federal judge.
Supposedly--of course, this is secondhand--supposedly, he was appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands with the hope, if not the understanding, that there would be an opportunity when he could be appointed to a Federal judgeship.
He was a most honest and dedicated man, a patriot in the best and the highest sense of the word, but he was a man whose whole life in his practice of law, in his social contacts, his whole background, had isolated him from the areas, the problems, of which I was basically concerned.
www.trumanlibrary.org /oralhist/hastie.htm   (11951 words)

  
 GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA
Now, under the present rules, if the Prime Minister dismisses the Governor-General the most senior State Governor acts in his place until a new Governor-General is appointed.
1795 (Sept 11) to 1800 (Sept 27) Captain John Hunter, Governor of NSW and its dependencies.
The following is a list of Governors-General of Australia since the inception of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, and of persons appointed to administer the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia since its establishment.
www.angelfire.com /country/AustralianHistory/govgen.html   (1550 words)

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