S. 16

 SNo. L legislative Council-(Elections). 1951.


 ballot box and ascertain that there are no ballot papers or other
 papers.thereii,'. after which the box shall be locked,. and the
 presiding officer shall keep the key thereof; the box'shall be
 placed on a.table in-full view of all present and shall be
 maintained there until the close of the poll.
 (2) Imm.ediately after the ballot box. is so locked, the
 presiding officer shall call upon tle electors to vote.
 (3) The presiding officer shall secure the admittance of every
 elector into the polling station, and shall see that they are not
 impeded or molested at or about the polling station.
 (4) Each elector, upon entering the polling station, shall -
 declare lis name, residence and occupation. The poll clerk shall
 then ascertain if the name of the elector appears on the official
 list of electors used at the polling station. When it has been
 :ascertained that the applicant elector Is qualified to vote at the
 polling station, his name, address and occupation shall be entered
 ,in the pollbbook to be kept by the poll clerk in the form set out as
 Form No. 32 in the First Schedule, a number corresponding to the-
 consecutive nuiiiber allotted to the elector on the official list of
 -electors being pr6fixed to the elector's name in the appropriate -
 column of the poll book, and the elector shall be immediately
 allowed to 'vote, unless, an. election officer or any agent of a
 candidate present at the polling station desires that he be first
 sworn.
 (5) The poll clerk shall-
 (a) make such entries in the poll book as the presiding officer
 pursuant to any provision of this Ordinance directs; and
 (b) enter in the poll book Opposite the name of each voter as.
 /,soon as the voter's ballot paper has been deposited in the
 '" ballot box, the word "Voted "; and
 (c) enter in-the poll book the word "Sworn" or "Affirmed"'
 opIposite the name of each elector, to whom any oath or
 affirmation has been administered indicating the nature
 of the bath.. or affirmation; and
 S(d) enter in the poll book-.the words "Refused to be sworn or
 Refused' to affirm" or Refused to answer ", opposite the
 .. name .of each elector who has refused-to take an oath or
 to affirm when he has been legally required so to do, or N
 has refused to answer questions which he has been legally
 required to answer.

Who are to be 41. (1) The presiding officer shall keep order at his polling
admitted station and shall regulate the number of voters to be admitted at
within jthe a-time. aind shall exclude all other persons except his assistants,
polling station.' the. candidates one agent for each candidate appointed by such
 candidates in writing in the form set out as Form No. 33 in the
 First Schedule, and the- constables on duty.