Legislative Couneil (Elections).'


 19. Every election officer-and every person who is required by
this Ordinance to take an oath may take such oath either before a
Magistrate a Justice of the Peace or before any registration officer,
returning officer or presiding officer or poll clerk appointed in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and every such
registration officer, returning officer, presiding officer and poll
clerk is hereby authorised and empowered to administer any
oaths required by this Ordinance to be made by any election
.officer or other person.


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Oaths.to be
taken 'before
magistrate
Justice of the
Peace,
returning
officer, *
presiding
officer or poll
clerk.


PART IV.


ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTIONS.


 20. (1) For the purposes of any general election of
 members of the Legislative Council, and for the purposes of the
 election of members to supply vacancies caused by death,
 resignation, or -otherwise, the Governor shall issue writs under
 the Public Seal of the Colony, addressed to the returning officers
of the respective electoral districts for which members are to be
returned. Such writs shall be forwarded to the Supervisor of
,Elections for transmission to the several returning officers.

 -(2) Every such writ shall :.e in the form set out as Form No. 1
 in -'th First Schedule and shall specify the day and place of
 -omin ation of candidates, the day on which, if necessary, the poll
 shall be taken, -being not less than fifteen and not more than
 twenty-one days thereafter, and, the day on which such writ is
 returnable to the Governor.

 (3) Upon receipt of such writ every returning officer shall
 proceed to hold the election in the manner hereinafter provided.

 ,21. On the Governor issuing a writ the Supervisor of
 Elections shall give notic, thereof and of the day and place fixed
 for the nomination of candidate. by publication in the Gazette
 and one or more newspapers at least ten clear, days before the day
 fixed for such nomination; and the returning officer shall give
 further notice of the issue of such writ and of the time and place
 fixed for the nomination of candidates by causing notices in the
 form set out as Form 'No. 24 in the First Schedule to be ppsted at
 such-places in the district, as he may deem necessary.

 22. Before the day fixed for the nomination of candidates
 the returning officer shall obtain from the Supervisor of Elections
 the prescribed -number- of copies of the lists of electors for the
 .time being in force by virtue of this Ordinanice,


Issue of writs
for holding
election.


Notice of time
and place of
election.






 /
Copies of lists
of electors to be
obtained.


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