Originally, a Mace was a symbol of authority, granted by or exercised on behalf of the King or Queen, under a royal warrant including or covering such matters as the collection of taxes. Reluctant taxpayers would find the Mace used as a weapon to enforce their payment and submission. This was the earlier, shorter version of the Mace and was carried by a Sargeant-at-Arms on duty and by soldiers in combat.
King Henry V first arranged in 1415 for a Sargeant-at-Arms, Nicholas Maudit, to wait on the House of Commons with a Mace, the property of the King, as the royal authority by which the privileges of the House would be enforced through the Speaker, a practice which became permanent and continues to this day. The Mace is a symbol of the authority of the Speaker and members of the House.
The Mace of the Barbados House of Assembly is made of silver gilt and was acquired at public expense pursuant to a Resolution passed by the House on November 20, 1810. From 1639 until then there was no Mace.
The Mace is carried by the Sargeant-at-Arms (in Barbados by the Marshal) before the Speaker for the opening and conclusion of each sitting. When the House is in session and when a sitting is suspended, the Mace is placed in a cradle on the Clerks’ Table with the orb and cross towards the Government who always sit to the right of a Speaker’s Chair in the Commonwealth. When the House is in Committee of the Whole House, and also before the election of a Speaker, the Mace is placed on brackets below the Clerks’ Table.
When the House attends the Senate Chamber for a sitting of Parliament (Head of State, Senate and House of Assembly) the Mace is carried before the Speaker and members of the House, who proceed in order of seniority of membership, and it should be left outside the Senate Chamber covered until the Speaker and members of the House of Assembly leave the Chamber.
Bhutan has monarchy and it is a bicameral parliament made up of an upper house, the National council and a lower house, the National Assembly. It replaced the nicameral Tshogdu in 2007, with the first members taking seats in 2008.
The parliament of Bermuda has two chambers. Originally, there was only one, the House of Assembly, which held its first session in 1620, making Bermuda's Parliament amongst the World's oldest legislatures. An appointed Privy Council originally performed roles similar to that of an upper house, and of a cabinet. This was replaced with an appointed upper house, the Senate, in the 1960s, and a Cabinet composed from Members of Parliament from the party with the most seats in the lower house. A Premier was introduced as leader of the ruling party, and an official opposition. 
The National Assembly of Benin signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AWEPA 
The reconstruction of the building of the Belgian Chambers, which was destroyed by fire in 1883, is nearly completed, and it will be ready for use at the opening of next session, which, according to the Constitution, must take place on the second Tuesday of November.
Belarus is a presidential republic, governed by a president and the National Assembly. In accordance with the constitution, the president is elected once every five years. The National Assembly is a bicameral parliament comprising the 110-member House of Representatives (the lower house) and the 64-member Council of the Republic (the upper house). The House of Representatives has the power to appoint the prime minister, make constitutional amendments, call for a vote of confidence on the prime minister, and make suggestions on foreign and domestic policy. The Council of the Republic has the power to select various government officials, conduct an impeachment trial of the president, and accept or reject the bills passed by the House of Representatives. Each chamber has the ability to veto any law passed by local officials if it is contrary to the Constitution of Belarus.
Originally, a Mace was a symbol of authority, granted by or exercised on behalf of the King or Queen, under a royal warrant including or covering such matters as the collection of taxes. Reluctant taxpayers would find the Mace used as a weapon to enforce their payment and submission. This was the earlier, shorter version of the Mace and was carried by a Sargeant-at-Arms on duty and by soldiers in combat.