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 N. Legislative Council (Elections). 1951.


 o' officer dies or becomes incapable of performing his duties as such,
 the election clerk shall forthwith report the fact to the Supervisor
 of Elections and shall discharge all the duties and exercise all the
 powers of the returning officer until some other returning officer
 is appointed or the returning officer ceases to be incapable of
 performing his duties, as the case may be.

,Substitute 16. (1) Forthwith upon commencing to discharge the duties
election of the returning officer-in accordance with the provisions of the
clerks. last preceding section the election clerk shall appoint a substitute
 election clerk who, unless sooner removed by the Supervisor of
 Elections, shall perform all the duties and exercise all-the powers
 of the election clerk until such time as the election clerk ceases to
 perform the duties and to -exercise the powers of the returning
 officer.
 (2) Forthwith upon commencing- to discharge the dqities of
 the election clerk, the substitute election clerk shall take the'oath
 required by the.last preceding section to be taken by the election
 clerk.
 (3) The substitute election clerk shall receive, in respect of
 his services as such, such sum as the Governor may- in any
 particular case appoint.

 Presiding 17. (1) The Supervisor of Elections shall, subject to the
 offlsers. approval of the Governor, appoint a presiding officer for each
 polling station in such district who shall receive such fee as may
 Sbe prescribed.
 (2) Forthwith upon his appointment each presiding officer
 shall take and subscribe an oath in the form set out as Form No.
 22 in the First Schedule and shall transmit such oath to the
 Supervisor of Elections through the returning officer.

 Poll clerks. 18. (1) The Supervisor of Elections shall appoint a poll
 clerk for each polling statioii in such- district who shall receive
 such fee as may be prescribed.
 (2) Forthwith upon his appointment' every poll clerk shall
 take and subscribe an oath in the form set out as Form No. 23 in
 the First Schedule and shall transmit such oath to the Supervisor
 of Elections through-the returning officer.
 (3) If any presiding officer dies or becomes incapable of
 performing his duties during the taking of thp poll, the poll clerk
 'shall forthwith:assume the office of presiding officer and shall
 appoint some other person to'act as poll clerk.
 (4) Every person appointed to act as poll clerk under the last
 preceding subsection shall forthwith take and subscribe th oath
 of a poll clerk.