Legislative bodies and interest groups sometimes rationalize the criminalization of consensual activity because they feel it offends cultural norms, or because one of the parties to the activity is considered a " victim " despite their informed consent .< ref > See Chapter 5 of Dennis J. Baker, The Right Not to be Criminalized: Demarcating Criminal Law's Authority ( Ashgate, 2011 < http :// www. ashgate. com / isbn / 9781409427650 ></ ref >

Small municipalities usually have only one urban district, which contains the city itself, consisting of the seat of the local government, where the municipality's prefeitura and câmara de vereadores ( City Hall and City Council, respectively, the Executive and Legislative local bodies ) are located.

* The Archives of Maryland extensive site on Maryland's various Legislative bodies.

In 1893 the two bodies were amalgamated into a unicameral legislature and became known as the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

These two bodies were amalgamated in 1893 to create one Legislative Assembly consisting of 30 members elected from 15 different constituencies.

Unlike regional legislative bodies – Legislative Assemblies and City Councils -, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate ( the upper house ) and the Chamber of Deputies ( the lower house ).

Statutes are written laws enacted by the Singapore Parliament, as well as by other bodies such as the British Parliament, Governor-General of India in Council and Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements which had power to pass laws for Singapore in the past.

As a member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly Mr. Craitor has advocated for a Transparent and Open Government Policy for public bodies, the right of GrandParents to have reasonable access to their grand children and right of the public to access to shoreline beaches along the Great Lake coastline.

Legislative bodies can have one or more pro tempore for the presiding officer.

While there was a Council of Advice, which was later replaced by a Council of Government and finally by an Executive and Legislative Council, these were purely advisory bodies and had no elected representation.

In 1949 the merger of Travancore and Cochin, formed the first Legislative Assembly composed of 178 members of the Legislative bodies of Travancore and Cochin.

* Bezawada Papi Reddy, son of B. Ramachandra Reddy who had the unique distinction of being a member of all the legislature bodies namely AP Legislative council, AP Legislative Assembly, Rajya Sabha and Loksabha is from the same town

Even before the " Flight to Varennes ", the Assembly members had determined to debar themselves from the legislature that would succeed them, the Legislative Assembly.

The European settlers gained representation for themselves and minimized representation on the Legislative Council for Indians and Arabs.

While the Legislative Councils in British Australasian and North American colonies were unelected upper houses and some of them had since abolished themselves, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong has remained the sole chamber and had in 1995 evolved into a fully elected house, yet only part of the seats are returned by universal suffrage.

Unable to agree among themselves, the members of the Legislative Assembly surrendered their political privileges and asked for establishment of direct British rule in return for the greater security of crown colony status.

The resolution, which touches on the many highlights of Collins's career, reads, in part, " It is the sense of this Legislative Body to take note of and publicly acknowledge the significant milestones of those individuals from this noble Empire State who have distinguished themselves through their exemplary careers, pioneering spirit and purposeful lives.

Following the same policy under which the members of the Constituent Assembly had barred themselves from the Legislative Assembly, in October, Lafayette resigned the command of the National Guard, and Bailly retired from the mayoralty of Paris.

His own Democratic Party had only won 7 % in the Legislative Elections and even combined with other parties who had aligned themselves with the new Government, they still had to contend with the Legislative muscles of Golkar and PDI-P who now intended to play the role of opposition.

Following the defeat of the UFO-Labour government in the 1923 election, Nixon sat as a Progressive Member of the Legislative Assembly ( MLA ), and became the leader of the small Progressive bloc ( as most UFOers now called themselves ) after the 1929 election.

This is because unlike the other Canadian provinces, members of the assembly refer to themselves as " Members of the Provincial Parliament " ( MPPs ) as opposed to " Members of the Legislative Assembly " ( MLAs ) as in many other provinces.

The May 2010 by-election was triggered by the resignation of 5 pan-democrats from the Legislative Council who put themselves up for re-election to the Legislative Council.

Even before the Flight to Varennes, the Assembly had determined that they themselves would be excluded from the legislature that was to succeed them, the Legislative Assembly.

Hall said he " was knifed " and said the conservatives ' actions were " a clear example of how deeply the wooden horses of the Legislative Council have entrenched themselves in the ranks of the Assembly membership ".

Robson then withdrew the charges, apologised unreservedly to the House and to any individuals who had felt themselves affected by his statements, and resigned as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.

The Attorney General is also a member of the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy and acts as presiding officer during Speaker elections in the Legislative Assembly, and may attend all meetings of the Assembly.

However, he said waiting for 2017 may be the best way to get two-thirds of the support of Legislative Council.

The Chief Executive may dissolve the Legislative Council under certain conditions, and is obliged to resign, e. g., when a re-elected Legislative Council passes again a bill that he or she had refused to sign promulgate.

The Legislative Branch may be organized as a unicameral or a bicameral system ( that is, either one or two chambers or houses ).

Legislative power is vested in the bicameral parliament, the National Assembly, however the president may enact decrees that are executed the same way as laws, for undisputed time.

In the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, a Member of the Legislative Assembly ( lower house ) may also use the post-nominal " MP ".

The Assembly may, however, increase funds for the Legislative and Judicial branches of government.

The government will be required to issue a blue paper containing the draft legislation when it presents the new bill to the Hong Kong Legislative Council (" Legco "), but this would leave no time for the public to voice its concerns, and the government may use its unelected majority in Legco to rush the bill through.

The appointment of Fayyad to replace Haniyeh has been challenged as illegal, because under the Palestinian Basic Law, the president may dismiss a sitting prime minister, but may not appoint a replacement without the approval of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

However, in the spiritual domain, ordained women may not attain the two highest positions: Legislative Cardinal and Pope.

A Legislative Consent Motion ( also known as a Sewel motion ) is a motion passed by the Scottish Parliament, in which it agrees that the Parliament of the United Kingdom may pass legislation on a devolved issue extending to Scotland, over which the Scottish Parliament has regular legislative authority.

One-third of the Legislative Yuan may initiate a no-confidence vote against the premier.

If approved with simple majority, the premier must resign from office within ten days and at the same time may request that the President dissolve the Legislative Yuan.

) It consists of a popularly elected House of Keys and an indirectly elected Legislative Council, which may sit separately or jointly to consider pieces of legislation, which, when passed into law, are known as " Acts of Tynwald ".

The legislation authorized the Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam, to “ employ competent persons to prepare such indexes, digests, and compilations of laws as may be required for Congress and other official use ...” ( The intent behind the creation of the agency can be derived from U. S. Senate, Committee on the Library, Legislative Drafting Bureau and Reference Division, 62d Cong., 3d sess., 1913, S.

Although CRS does not draft bills, resolutions, and amendments, its analysts may join staff consulting with the professional draftsman within each chamber ’ s Office of the Legislative Counsel as they translate the Member ’ s policy decisions into formal legislative language.

Current Members of Congress and their offices may access the CRS website ( www. crs. gov ) and CRS's Legislative Information Service ( LIS ) website ( www. congress. gov ).

The Legislative Yuan may also summon members of the Executive Yuan for questioning.

Whenever there is disagreement between the Legislative Yuan and Executive Yuan, the Legislative Yuan may pass a resolution asking the Executive Yuan to alter the policy proposal in question.

The Executive Yuan may, in turn, ask the Legislative Yuan to reconsider.

The Executive Yuan may also present an alternative budgetary bill if the one passed by the Legislative Yuan is deemed difficult to execute.

Brown ran concurrently for seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, and may well have been Prime Minister in the unlikely event that the Liberals prevailed over the Conservatives in the national election.