Vrain 4. Virgin Islands Constitution No.7 of 1944.
ISLANDS. and Elections.

‘* Schedule’? means Schedule to this Ordi-
nance;

* Section ’’ means section of this Ordinance;

‘session’ means the meetings of the Coun-
cil commencing when the Council first
meets after being constituted under this
Ordinance, or after its prorogation or
dissolution at any time, and terminating
when the Council is next prorogued or is
dissolved without having been prorogued;

“sitting” means a period during which the
Council is sitting continously without
adjournment, and includes any period
during which the Council is in Com-
mittee;

‘spoiled ballot paper’? means a ballot paper
which, on polling day, has not been
deposited in the ballot box but has been
found by the presiding officer to be
soiled or improperly printed, or which
has been handed by the presiding officer
to a voter to cast his vote, and

(a) has been spoiled in marking by
' the voter; and

(b) has been handed back to the
presiding officer and exchanged for
another;

“the appointed day” means the day appointed
by the Commissioner under paragraph
(a) of subsection (3) of section 44;

“the preliminary list” means the list of
voters mentioned in subsection (1) of
section 43;

‘‘voter”’ means any person who votes or is
entitled tc vote at an election;

‘¢ Writ’? means the writ for an election.