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Borough, Municipal—cont.

2. Sections—cont.

(c.) Election of Councillors, Auditors, and Assessors.

Day of election of councillors

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. ss. 30, 47.

Day of election of auditors and assessors

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. s. 37.

Day of election in case of casual vacancy

16 & 17 Vict. c. 79. s. 11.

38 & 39 Vict. c. 40. s. 9.

Presiding officer at election

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. ss. 32, 36, 43.

7 Will. 4. & 1 Vict. c. 78. s. 16.

16 & 17 Vict. c. 79. s. 10.

32 & 33 Vict. c. 55. s. 8.

(E. I.) 35 & 36 Vict. c. 33. ss. 21, 23.

Notice of election

38 & 39 Vict c. 40 ss. 1, 8. sch 1.

Nomination, withdrawal, relation of nomination to election, and publication of uncontested election

(E. I.) 22 Vict. c. 35. s. 8.

32 & 33 Vict. c. 55. ss. 6, 7::(E. I.)35 & 36 Vict. c. 33. ss. 3, 20, 23.

38 & 39 Vict. c. 40. ss. 1, 2, 7. sch. 1.

Mode of conducting poll at contested election, by ballot, and declaration of reuslt of poll

5 & 5 will. 4. c. 76. ss. 32–36.

7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 78. s. 18.

(U K) 35 & 36 Vict. c. 33. ss. 2, 16, 17, 20, 32. sch. 1. pt. 2.

38 & 39 Vict. c. 40. ss. 3–5. sch. 1.

Special provisions as to ward elections

5 & 6 Will 4. c. 76 s. 43, 44, 46.

Special provisons as to election of auditors and assesors

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. s. 37.

38 & 39 Vict. c. 40. ss. 6, 8.

(d.) Election of Aldermen and Mayor

Time and mode of election of aldermen

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. ss. 25, 27.

7 Will. 4. 1 Vict. c. 78. s. 14.

Time and mode of election of mayor

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. ss. 25, 49, 69.

16 & 17 Vict. c. 79. s. 9.

(e.) Miscellaneous Provisions at to Municipal Elections.

Borough constables not to vote or canvass

19 & 20 Vict. c. 69. s. 9.

County constables not to vote or canvass

22 Vict. c. 32. s. 3.

Computation oftime for election purposes::(U.K.) 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 31.*

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. s. 30 .

Provisions in case of omission to hold election, or of election being void

11 Geo. 1. c. 4.*

17 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 78. ss. 25, 26.

Penalty for neglect or refusal to act as to burgess lists and elections

5 & 6 Will 4. c. 76. s. 48.

Procedure for division of borough into wards or re-arrangement of wards

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. ss. 39, 40, 42.

22 Vict. c. 35. ss. 1–3.

34 & 35 Vict. c. 67.

Division of borough or ward into polling districts

38 & 39 Vict. c. 40. s. 10.

(f.) Corrupt Practices, and Election Petitions.

Corrupt practices, definition of, penalties for, and avoidance of election for

(E. I.) 35 & 36 Vict. c. 60. ss. 1–11, 28.

Personation

(U.K.) 35 & 36 Vict. c. 33. ss. 24–27.

See also Corrupt Practices, 2 (c), 3, 4.

Power to question election by petition, and proceedings thereon

35 & 36 Vict. c. 60. ss. 12–29.

3. Administration of Justice.

(a.) Justices out of Sessions.

Right of borough to have justices.

See Justice of the Peace. 6

Mayor and ex-mayor to be justices, and have precedence

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. s. 57.

24 & 25 Vict c. 75 s. 2.

Grant of separate commission of peace to borough

5 & 6 Will. 4 . c. 76. s. 98.

Qualification of borough justices; property qualification not required

5 & 6 Will 4. c. 76. ss. 98, 101.

24 & 25 Vict. c. 75. s. 3.

Jurisdiction of borough Justices

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. s. 101.

7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict, c. 78. s. 31.

13 & 14 Vict. c. 91. s. 9.*

Oaths and declarations by borough justices and Borough recorder

5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76. s. 104.

6 & 7 Will. 4. c. 105. s. 3.

(U.K.) 31 & 32 Vict. c. 72. s. 6. sch.

(U.K.) 34 & 35 Vict. c. 48.

Justice may act, though liable to borough rate (see also Justice of the Peace, 2 (a))

5 & 6 Will. 4. c 76. s. 128.