"No. 7 of 1954. Virgin Isiands Constitution 45 Virein
and /leetions, ISLANDS.

shall, upon taking the oath in the form set
out as Form No. 22 in the Second Schedule and Form No. 22
complying in all other respects with the provisions
of this Ordinance, be entitled to receive a ballot
paper and to vote. In any such case the nate,
address and occupation shall be correctly entered in
the poll book and the fact that the oath has been
taken shall be entered in‘the proper column of the

poll book.

(2) A voter, if required hy the presiding officer,
the poll clerk, one of the candidates or an agent of
a candidate, or by a voter present, shall “before
receiving his ballot paper take an oath in the form
set outas Form No. 23 in the Second Schedule and, form No. 23.
if he refuse to take such oath, erasing lines shall be
drawn through his name on the official list of voters
and in the poll book, if such name has been entered
in the said book, and the words “ refused to be
aworn ” shall be written thereafter.

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73. (1) In addition to the presiding officer Who may be
and the poll clerk, the Supervisor of Elections, the Present.
returning officer of the electoral! district, the candi-
dates, one agent for each candidate in each polling
station, and the police officers on duty, no others
shall be permitted to remain in the polling station
during the time the poll remains open;

Provided that no candidate and his agent shall
be in the same polling station at the same time for
more than five consecutive minutes.

(2) The agent of each candidate, on being
admitted to tne “polling station, shall take an oath
in the form set out as Form No. 24 in the Second Form No. 24.
Schedule to keep secret the name of the candidate
for whom any of the voters has marked his ballot
paper in his presence. .
(3) Agents of candidates may, with the per-
mission of the presiding officer, absent themselves
from and ‘return to the polling station at any time
before one hour prior to the close of the poll.