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 Honourable Member for South Windward : I suppose provision will be.made
to see that. it is completed by 5 o'clock.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : Persons who are there at the hour
should not be turned away.
 Mr. Jack : Those who are Vctually within the building will be allowed to vote.
Those who are outside will not be allowed to vote.
 Question that clause 33 stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
Clause 34-Ballot boxes.
 Question that clause 34 stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
Clause 35-Electors to vote only in division upon list for which their names appear.
 Question that clause 35 stand part of the bill put and agreed to.
Clause 36-Penalty.
 Honourable 0. D. Brisbane : I don't think it is right to impose such a drastic
penalty. I think a fine should be imposed as an alternative.
 .Mr. Jack : This is a very serious offence. Other offences not so serious are,
punishable by fine or imprisonment.
 Honourable Member for South.~Windward : Any person attempting to destroy
the.entire constitution of his country should be penalised by imprisonment and
nothing less. This is,a constitutional offence.
 Honourable O.-D. Brisbane : I move an alternative of a fine of $250.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley: You must realise that this is a penalty for a
person who deliberately votes twice.
Clause 37-Restriction on number of candidates for whose election vote may be
 cast.
 Honourable E. A. C. -Iughes : There seems to be no penalty attached to
SClause 37.
 Mr. Jack : This is provided for under Part VI Election Offences.
 Honourable Crown Attorney : Transpose sections 36 and 37 and amend the
 words last preceding section" in line 2 of section 36 to read "*last two preceding
 sections ".
 President : In view of the fact-that no'penalty clause is attached to section
 37, Sections 36 and 37 should be transposed, and an amendment made in line two
 of 36.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : I still believe that any poor unfortunate
 person-who does not know the proper proceeding should not be put into prison.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : If you are going to have benefits under the new
 constitution, you must accept responsibility also.
 Question that Clauses 36 and 37 as amended stand part of the bill put and
 agreed to.
 Clause 38-Transfer of electors in'special cases.
 Question that clause 38 stand, part of the bill put and agreed to.
 Clause 39-Where transferred electors to vote.
 Question that clause 39 stand part of the bill put and agreed to.