Legislative Council (Elections).


 S(g) the returns from the various polling stations enclosed in
 sealed envelopes, as prescdibed by this Ordiiance, and
 containing the poll book used at tle poll,' a. packet
 containing the stubs and unused ballot papers; packets.
 containingg the ballot papers 'cast 'for the seVer6l1
 candidates, a packet containing the spoiled ballot papers,
 -a, packet- containing the rejected ballot papers and -a
 packet' containing the official lists of elector's, sed at the
 poll, and the written appointments of cai ndid:id:,e' agents;
 and
 (h)-all-other documents used for the election.
 (2) The returning officer shall forward to each of the
 candidates a duplicate or -copy of the return to the writ made by
 him.
 (3) A premature return shall be deemed not to have reached
 the Supervisor of Elections until the- same should have reached
 him in due course, and he shall, if circumstances so require, send
 back such' return and any or all election documents connected
 therewith to-the returning officer for completion or-correction.
 (4) The Supervisor of ElectionS shall, on receiving the return-
 of any member elected to serve in the LegCalaoti\.' council ,
 transmit the writ with the return eid'orsed thereon 'to; the h ,
 Administrator with the time for the purpose specified therein.
 (5) The Supervisor of Elections shall, on receiving the return
 of any niember elected to serve in the Legilzl lile Council, enter
 ii, in the'(, i:.r."' in which such return is received by him, in a book'
 to be kept by him for- suh purpose and thereupon immediately
 give notice in the C(--l.iet of the name of the candidate sO elected
 and in the order in which it was received.
 (6) The Sip':.: i:l. of Elections shall, immediately after each
 general election, cause to be printed a report giving by polling
 Divisions, the' number of, votes polled for each candidate, the
 number of :.'-i,.'cld ballots, the number of names on the lists of
 elector? together with any other information that he may-deem
 ft to iniliiude; and shall, also, athe end of each year, cause to be
 printed'a similar report on the by-elections held during.the year.

Penalty for 53. If any returning officer wilfully delays," neglects or
delay, neglect refuses duly to return any person who ought to be returned to --
or refusal of serve in the Legislative Council for any electoral district, and'if it
returning ha5 -been' determined on the hearing 6f an' election petition
officer to return ,respecting the election for such district .that' siuchi person was
elected entitled to ,lil- bIeen' returned, the returnihg'Yoficer who has so
candidate. wilfully, delayed, neglected or refused duly to rtake siidh- return
 of his election shall forfeit to the-pe ton aggriLted the sum of two
 S thousand five hundred dollars and- costs in Addition to all.
 damages sustained.


1951.