Legislative Council (Elections).


Trial of election
petitions.

Decision of
Judge final.







Power of Judge.

Summoning '
witnesses.


'No obligation
on voter to
disclose vote.

Conclusiveness
of list of
electors.


 (i) to any person summoned as a witness on his behalf, or
 (ii) to the member whose election or return is complained
 of, or to any other person named as 'a respondent In
 the petition; *
 shall be given on behalf of the petitioner;
 (c) the security shall be an amount not exceeding twelve
 hundred dollars and shall be given by recognizance to be
 entered into by any number of sureties not exceeding four
 approved by the Registrar of the Supreme Qourt, or by
 Deposit of money in .the Supreme Court, or partly in one
 way and partly in the other.
 (2) Rules, not inconsistent with provisions of the Order in
Council and this Ordinance, as to the deposit of security and the
practice and procedure for the service and hearing of election
petitions and matters incidental' thereto, may be made by the
Chief Justice.

 75. Everyelection petition shall be tried before the Supreme-
Court in the same- manner as a suit commenced by a writ of
summons. At the conclusion of the trial, the Judge shall
determine whether the member of Council whose return or
election is complained of or any and what other person was duly
returned or elected, or whether the election was void, and shall
certify such determination to the Governor, and, upon such-
certificate being given, such determination shall be final; and the
return shall be confirmed or altered, or a writ for a new election
shall be issued, as the-case may require, in accordance. with such
determination.

 76. At the trial of an election petition the Judge shall,
subject to the provisions of tlis Ordinance or of any Proclamation
to be made by the Governor, have the same powers, jurisdiction
and authority, and witnesses shall be subpoenaed and sworn in the
same manner as nearly as circumstances will admit, as in a trial
of a civil action in the Supreme Court, and shall be subject to the
same penalties for perjury.

 PART VIII.

 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

 77. No person who has voted at an election shall, in any
. legal proceedings to question the election-or return, be required to
state for whom he voted.

 .78. At any election a person shall not be entitled to vote
 unless his name is on the list of electors for the time being in
 force by virtue of this Ordinance, and every person whose name is
 .on sucb list of electors shall, subject to the provisions of this


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