No.7 of 1954. Virgin Islands Constitution 35
and lvlections,

whether similar to the foregoing or not, the
presiding officer may adjourn the Proceedings till
the following day and thereafter from day to day
as may be necessary and shall forthwith give
notice to the returning officer.

(4) Where the poll is adjourned at any
polling station—

VIRGIN
ISLANDS,

(a) the hours of polling on the day to .

which it is adjourned shall be the same as for
the original day; and

(v) references in this Ordinance to the
close of the poll shall be construed accerdingly.

55. (1) On the day named in the notice
published under the provisions of subsection (2)
of section 54 for the taking of the poll the return-
ing officer hall cause to be opened in the electoral
district to which he is appointed such number of
polling stations as the Supervisor of Elections shall

determine,

(2) The returning officer shall provide each
polling station with such number of compartments
as he may consider necessary to enable voters to
record their votes screened from observation.

(3) Unless the writ otherwise directs polling
stations shall be opened at seven o'clock in the
foranoon and shall be closed at six o’clock in the
afternoon,

56. (1) The Supervisor of Elections shull,
subject to the approval of the Commissioner,
appoint a presiding officer to attend at each polling
station to receive the votes, but he shall not so
appoint any person who has been employed by or
on behalf of a candidate in or about the election.
The Supervisor of Elections may himself, if he
thinks fit, preside at any polling station.

(2) Forthwith upon his appointment. every
presiding officer shall take and subscribe an oath
in the form set out as Form No. 13 in the Second
Schedule and shall transmit such oath to the
Supervisor of Elections,

Polling
stations.

Presiding:
Officers.

Form No, 13,