Yukon Ordinances, 1919 — Ordinance respecting 'amend the Dental Ordinance ... :....... 1 2. An O; Ordinance respecting PROVID]~ ].'01: A 'I'AX OX UINERA.TJ CLADIS HELD B; The YlIkOIl Act
Yukon Ord. 1919
Yukon — Historical Statutes
ORDINANCES OF THE YUKON TfRRITORY I I -- ! PASSED BY THE I YUKON COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1919 GEORGE PATTON MACKENZIE GOLD COMMISSIONER . , ! I i I i i ! , I' Printed and Published fot the Govcl'IlInent of thc Yukol1 Territory Under Authorityof I
Chapter 75 of the CoIlSOUdated Qrdinaflc.!ll of 1914. I' BY ~ J. A. M. H. !.lAL TBY. KIng'1 Printer. t=;;;:;;::==:;;:~==.=;============~==;,;;:-=- ..... ""
ORDINANCES OF THE YUKON TfRRITORY PASSED BY THE YUKON" COUNCIL IN THE YEAR 1919 GEORGE PAT TON MACKENZIE GOLD COMMISSIONER Printed and Published 10f' the Gove.'Dment 01 the Yukon Territory Under Authority of
Chapter 75 01 the Consolidated Ordinances 01 1914. BY J. A. M. H. MALT BY. Klng'oPrint.r.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~ P~. 1. An Ordinance to 'amend the Dental Ordinance ... :....... 1 2. An Ordinance to amend the Juries Ordinance........... 2 3. An Ordinance to amend the Poll Tax Ordinance, 1918 3 4. An Ordinance relating to the Government of the City of Dawson ............................................... 4 5. An Ordinance to provide for a Tax on Mineral Claims Held by CrOwn Grant and Not Worked............... 6 6. An Ordinance to amend
Chapter 23 of the Consolidated Ordinances, 1914, relating to the Yukon Council.... 15 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. An Ordinance respecting Elect-ions ..................... . An Ordinance to provide for a Tax Oil Raw Furs exported from the Yukon Territo~y .......................... . An Ordinance to amend the. Yukon Q.ame Ordinance· .. . An Ordinance to provide for advancing Lhe Stanund Time in the Yukon Territory during cerLain Illonths of the year .... :., ..................................... . An Ordinance to provide for' a Plebiscite in regard to the mode of RegulHting the Liquor Trll ffic ......... .
An Ordinance to amend the Liquor License Ordin:'nce .. An Ordinance to Regulate the Sale of and Trnffie in Intoxicating Liquors ....... : ......................... : .. . An Ordin:mee for Grnnting to the Commissioner Certain Sums of Money to Defray the Expen~es of the Public Service of the Territor~' nnd the City of Dnwson. 17 65 71 73 75 84 85 88
CHAPTER 1 A);' OBj)I~A~(,E TO A)IE);)) "TIlE ])E~TAL ()t:l)I~A~CK" [.·I.'1.w'lIte(/ tn .I/I/!) 8th.mm,1 'l'hl' ('oIlIJllissioll('1' or the YI1);:OIl 'I\\ni to 1',)', 11,)' and wi th tIll' aclvic'p :11111 C'OIlSPllt of' thc' COllndl of said 'l'el'l'i tOI',Y, e1J:)('ts as follows: 1, :o-;C'(,tiOIl a of ., '1'1)(' Dell ta I Ol'llin:tnce," heing (,hapte'I' :!
i) of th(' ('ousolicla h'd Ordinances, UI1·l, i.s alll('llCh'cl II,\' aclclillg t1Il'I'l,to th(~ following' snh-sections: (ii) .'\II,\' pel'~mll who Jlo~sessC's a cel,tificate of <tllaJiti. ('atioll is:-;l1ecl hy the j)oillillion Deut<ll Conncil of Canada 01' Il1IclC'I' the sC'al of a Delltal College 01' Delltal ~odety l'st.a.hlishecl ill allY L'I'o\'ill('e of ('auacla. 01' from the pl'opel' ofiki:t1 'al1thOl'izecl to g'1':l1It sndl certificatC' that Slldl P('I'SOIl has hl'C'1I dllly l'C'gi~tpl'('cl as a. pl'actisillg I1c'lItis1:. a 11(1 has pl'adisecl as sllch in any slIch 1'1'odll('C' with ill hn'ln' IlIolltlls Pl'iOl' to his :I)lplicatioll f01' l'egistl':ll iOll ill till' '(\'nitm',\': I'l'oviclecl also that sllch person shall flll'll1s11 to th(~ ('OIIlJlli~sj(l1I('r satisfaetOl'~' eyicll'nce of iclc'lItitkaticlll awl goocl standing, ((i) .-\II,\' \)('I'SOIl who at the titHe o/' coming into 1'()J'c'C' 01' this Ol'clinal1ce has been each year dnring' a 1'<'I'iocl1.f five yc'al's ilHlIIecliate\y pl'im' to snch (late, fl'OIll t.illl<' to tilll(' C'lIgagC'cl in the pl'adise of ch'lItistl',Y at ,,'hitl'hOl'SC', ill saicl 'I'enitol'Y, JIlay he entered in the ch'lIt:1I l'C'gistc'I' nlJOII \'C'I'if'yillg the fad of his having so 'Who may be registered.
Date of ' coming Into force. Number of names 011 Jury List. Sub S~c. 3 of Scc, 5 a.mendea, 2 JURIES ORDINANCE, AMENDED. practised, by st.atu tory . declaration or affil:ll!utioll satis· factory to the Commissioner. 2. This Ordinance shall be deemeti to have been in force and the pl'ovisions tbm'eof shall. appl~' from and . after thc first day of April, 1919.
CHAPTER i AN OHDINANCE '1'0 AMEND" THE JUUlES OHDlNANCE." [AS8cnted to Ml(,!! 20th .. .lV19.] . 'J'he Commissioner of the Yukon 'l'cl'l'itory, lJy anu ,vith the advice and consent of the Coun'(;iL of said' TCl'l'i- tory, euaets as follows: . 1. Sce;tion 5 of " The J ul'ies Ordinance/' beiug Chap tel' 49 of Thc :OoIHwlitlated Ordinances, U)14, is, amended -hy striking out the word" two" in the third linc thereof and inselting -iu lieu .thel·cof thc word" one." 2. Suh-scc:tiou 3 of said section' 5 is amcnlle!1 by stl'iking 'out the words" Judges or n, majority of them" whel;e they OCClIl' ill the sc(;olld fmd fOUl,tlt liues thel'eof and inserting hi lieu thei'eof the word "Judge,~'
3 CHAPTER· 3 , A)l" OHDINANCE TO A~n~KD "'I HE POLL 'l'AX OnDINANCE, 1918," [AS8C'ntcll to M (ty ,~Oth: 1!J19,] The· Commissioner of the Yukou 'l'cl'l'itoI'Y, by antI with the advice and consent of thc Council of said Terri tOl,)" enacts as follows: 1, Suu-SCCtiUll (
c) of sedioll 2 of :. The Poll Tax Ol'diuaucc, 1918,:' is amended h~' ~trikiug out the word " continuously'; ,in the fu.ul'th ilud fifth liues thereof, 2,
Section 4 uf said Ol,t.liml1lce is hcrcby a IIlcnded uy <It.lding thcreto the following suIJ·sectiou: ( cl) Has scrved overseas siucc the fourth day of August; 101.4, iu cithcL' His )Jajcsty'~ Xanll 01' Military Forces (illclndiug' fOl'tes l'ai~ed iu nIl pcu-ts of His Jla.icst~"s Du III in iOllS) 0\' in allY C0l1)S H ttachcd thcl'cto awl I'aised for service ill tlris pl'csellt wal', and "'ho has been disch:u'g'ed, othcndsc thall by scntcllce. of court-martial, fl:olll any suth' fOI'l.:e, shall ue exclIIPt from tlre paylllcut of f>llI'h tax fOI'. a period extending 111) to .ni(l inchHliug- the yeat' following thc onc ill ",hidl thc Pcacc '['rca ty is signcd, Sub Sec. (
c) of
Section 2 nmended. Persons who o\"erseas exempt for certain period. 3, Sub·section 1 of
section li of said OI'dillH1I(':C i~ Sub SeC. (1) . . of
Section 6 amended ,by iuset,ting',tlrc "'()I'ds "01' Sub-Collectol''' amelHled. after the wOI'd "Collcctor~' ilt t.lrc sixth linc t:hcl'eof, and, hy adding thereto the following: All l.llltunnts dnc 01' payablc IJ~' Hn,YclllploYCI' for allY snell tax shall, f>nuject to. any licit 01' J"ight of lieu UJltlcI: "The 1\liucl's~ J ... icn Ol'llillaUCC," constitntc a first cbiu'ge npon and against the property and assets I?f. the cmployer, Amounts: payable by employe.' to form R' charg" on propel't)' or emplo~·el'.
~~bS~cet~~n(4~ 4, Sub,
section 4 of
section G of the said Ordinance amended, js amendcd 11)' inserting the WOJ'ds "or Suh·Collector" ;i fter the wOJ'd "C-ol1ector" hl the sixth Jine thereof, . Sub Sec, (6) of
Section 6 amended,
Section 7 nmended,
Preamble, 5, Suh·sect.ion 5 of
section 6 of said O)'llin<1nce is amended hy illsertiug the "'(lJ'(ls "Ol' Sull·Collectol''' after t.he word" Col1ectlll'" in the secnLHl line thereof, I;, Scdiou 7 of sclid Ol'dill:llH.:e is a1uended hy insert· ing the "'OJ'ds Hili' Snh·Collednr" aftpl' the "'(11'11 "Col· led.)J' ~~ iu the third line tbel'eof, ' ,CHAPTER 4· AN OHDINANCE llELATING TO THE GOVERN"· ~rEN'I'o OF THE CITY OF DA WSON, "'hcI'I:as) Owing to dwuges in the constitntiou of the Yllkou OonJJciI as ,l'l'oYidcll hy the cllllcudlllellt to The YlIkOIl Act, Chapt"cl' :! of the Statutes of Canada, Hll!), it is no lougcJ' pl,;tdicahle that the snid City of Dnwson shall lie gl)VI!I'lIell a~ )ll'o\'idccl by
section () of " The ]);l\\"fWlI City CI)J'pOI'at"ioll Ordinance," bei1lg" Chap· tet' 17 -of the OJ'(lilWIH':CS 01' l!H4, 411111 it is deemed adv.h;· ahle that the rig'hts, powel's and dnties eoufcnell npou allll ycstcIl iu he City COllncil of said Citv as constituted h," the saill O]'(linm;~e, he l.'onfe'ncIl 11 po;. nUll Yest.ell ill the COllllllissiOlWl' of' the YII!,:Oll TI~J'I'it.c)]'y, as (lefinell 11." snh,sec.:Holl 5 of' sedioll 8 of "TIll! TlIt.el'l)J'etution OJ'cliu, 'ante," The COllIJllissiOlH'l" of the Yukon 'l'enitol'Y, by and with the ;1llYice alll1 c;Ollsent of tlw Conneil of said T~L'ri, t01',Y, thl'l'dOl'e (lIlad:-; as follows:
1, All the l"ights, duties, jlll'istlidion awl powers, vested ill, ilHposell upou, possessed ut' exercised by the City COllncil of the CH." of ]J.I\\'SIJll· m;ael' the provisioll;': of "The Da ,,'son City COl']lol'ation Ol'llinflnCe" or by any othel' I it w 01' Onliua lice shall he, a ud they are herehy trulISf('I'\'('ll to .11111 ,'estclI hI the said COlllmissioner, Right .. , jurisdiction and powers of CIt~· - Council of Dawson . vested In the ..
Commis sioner." Assets ot City of Dawson vested In " Commls- 2, All stl'eets, l'eal and' pet'soual pl'Opel'ty, assets, righ ts, dn ties, j UI'ist! idiou awl powel's vested ill, imposed upou, po:~sessetl 01' exercised lJy the said City Conlldl, .
I ~loner." shall yest ill, lJe imposed UpOll, possessed aUlI exel'ciset by the sc:iid COllllUissioner, l'\'oyidetl, that all hy-Iaws made lJy the COlUlllis sionel' shall l'elllaiu iu fOl'ce until the day imwediately succee,ling- the day of pl'orog-a tion of the then uext session of the YUkOll Couucil aUlI JIO long-cl', uulcss. tllll'ing' such sessioll of said COllucil sllch lJy-law is appl'ovcd lJy 1'(,SO lution of the "Colllmissioner-iu-Collncil." .t\11 sllch by- B~'-Laws made by ..
CommIs sioner" to be approved by resolution of CounCil. laws shall he laW hefore the Yukon COllud] witbiu the - first three llays of the sessioll of the COllncil next aftcr the date thereof. ~, - The COlllmissiouer sha IJ SlI hmit to the Yukou Council within the first three days of each session of said COllucil Cl statement of tile reveuue aud exp,?llditurc for said City for the past fiscal year, togethCl' with Cl statl'lIIellt of the estimated reveuue aud expenditlll'e for said City for the ye.H' followhi'g, allll s~tid estilllates shall be dealt "Jith alld passed hy the Yukoll COllucil iu the S31111' 11 !C1I III el' as othel' )lllhlic mOlleys anll revellue o\'"er which the Yukon CoulIdl exel'cises the l)o\\'ers of C1pPl'O priatioll, Statement ot revenue and expenditure to be sub mltled to the Councll, 4, This (kllillallce shall he deellled to h.I\·e COllie into Time of coming Into fOl'e(~ Oil the fiI'st day of AJlI'il, 1!1l9, a1ll1 the provisiolls force. thereof shall haye forl.'e H1Hl effed fl"om and after that date,
Short title. [nterpreta tlon. . .. Coll·ector." U Person." " Land " and "ClaIm." It Improve ments," "Owner." 6
CHAPTER 5 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVID]~ ].'01: A 'I'AX OX UINERA.TJ CLADIS HELD BY CHOWN OUAKT AND ~OT "·OHKED. [A:S8C·ntcd t;o Jl!ny ilOlh .. .I!Jl!l.] The Commissioner of the Yukou rl'e~'l'itOl'y~ '!Jy anll with the' advice and COllsent 01' the Conncil '01' said Ten-i· tory, enacts as follows: . SHOWl' ~I'I'I'LB. . . 1. This .0 nlill:lIH:e . "lily I)e cited as "The CI'own Grant Tax Onlillallce.'~' I :-iTEltl'H E'J'A'J'ION. 2. III thi~ Onlillance, 1I11less the eonte~d otherwise reqnires: '" Collecto!'~' lIIeans tile oflicia I cOllstitntetl by this Ordinnllce' the' CoT\ectoL' for the pll "llOses hNeof.
" Pel'son" includes Fi nil, Company, ~\.ssocintion antlCOl'llOl'atioll, . " "I~allfl" ~lIid "CL,illl" menns a.nd inclndes the minel'n 1 claim ill' l'e~pect of "'lrich the tn x, is imposetl, the gl'olllHl or soil Hnd evel·,Ythillg annexed to it hy lIntnre awl an Illlpl'OYelllents thel'con anll nll that passed hy vil,tne of the ol'igi· nal gl'aut f)'om the Crown .. "Im1Jl'ovelllents~' exteIHl to and llIeau all lllli1d iugs nnd stl'l1ctlll'es and alllll<lehinel'Y and fixtllres annexed to an)~ building 01' strllc,tnre, .
" Owner" means the person in whose name the 1and is l'cgistel'ell in the Land Titles Office, 01' if a cel'tifieate of titlc l1n8 not been isslled, the person . named in the Crowl1 grant,
'I'HE CROWN GRANT TAX OUDINANCE, 7 "Go]d Commissioner" meaus (he Gold COJllmis- "Gold Com-missioner." si on er of the Y n kon Territory, . " Tax" means the hlX imposec.l by this Oi'dinance, ," :rax:' 3, The pel'soll from time to, time being the TCl'l'i tol'ia I 'I'rcasnrcl:.
DC the' Y u ]wn Teni tor,)' sha 11 he the Colll~ctol' HillIer allll fO\' the pllrposesof this Onlinance, • 'Who ~hall be Collector, 4, (1) 'I'hcl'e shall he nssCl';sed npoJl, nnd le~'ied aUll collectell 1'1-0111 the, OWJ\(~l' 'tll' lI~cupicI' of- evcry mineral daim sit1late ill the Ylikon Tenitol'Y, fo\' which et C)"()Wll grnnt shod I havI~ hl'l~n i~sl\(~d Ill' may ~lel'eaftcl' be issllcd, pm'sua 11 t to the Hegnla tionf; fOl' the tlispnsa I of QW\I'tz Milling Claims in force ill the Yu];:on 'l'el'l'itol'Y, a tax of twenty tents fot, eye I',)' aCl'C and fractional P,II't' of all aCl'e or lalld eOlI\'I~'ye(l hy the, grant~ whieh tax shall he pa."nhlc on the til'St day ol'A,ngllstnext after the,expiJ'a t.ion of one yc,1l' fl'o\ll the date of the CI'OWI) grnnt anll tllcrenfteJ- Oil the thst 11,_',)' of Allgust ill each yeal',
(2) Pl'OvidcIl, however, that if theownel' of nny s11ch IIlilleral clailll shall estahli~h to the satisl',)ctioll of thc Co]]ect(lr that the S11l11 of, Hot less tltall two IUlIl4ll'ed dol ]iIl'~ ItiU'; bel'lI expCllIlcd upon such claim ill bona, fide mining-developlllent ""ol'i,, elm'iug the yeal' preceding the date ,,-hen - the tax becollles paya.ble tlH~ said tax shall not thell he ledcd in· I'esped thel'l~of, s\l~h \\'ol'k to' he va]uec] hy the Colledo\' in nteonlance with the sclleflll]c of pl'ices in fCllTI~ 1'1'0111 ti)lIc to tillle l'eqliil'cll as asse~s mcnt well'];: Oil (]II<1l'tz minl'l'''1 claillls, ;\1\1.1 lll'oyidell also that lIlIy 0\\'111'1' of 'H.ljninillg C\'O\\'n ;!,'I"\IItell ,IIIiJlCI'nl, c]ailll8 lIot cXC:C·I'(liJl;.?: I'ight ill 1I111111l(~I' of ~IlI'h claims slta 11 \.Ie all o\\'cd to ')Iel'fm'lIl ill 111 i Ilillg'c1e\'p I! ,PlIIl'lI t WOl'];: dm'illg: tl\(~, ye.II' pl'I~I;c(ling: the date whell the tax hel:alllC pnyahl,! 11])011 iIll,r (nJcor IIIOl'e of sllch ,J(ljoiniIlg e1aillls of the fu]] va]ue I'equitwl at the rate of ~200,OO per claim to etHi tit! ii11 of ,sl,,:h, c)aillls to excJI1 ptiOll in lien of the tax, ;\11(1 in ol'llm' to entitle, tllC owner to bencfit by the p\'0"il':ioIl8 of t.hifo!
section 'he must. prodnce to the Oollec to\' ~l detai led' stH tClIlcn t showing the na tlll'C of the work pel-forlllell aud the aJ\lOllllt eXlwJ\l.lccl IlpOIl the said dailll, duly S\\,ol'n to as tl'ue and coned lJefOl'e tlte Collectol'ol' As~cs"ment of 'fax, When Tax pa~'able, E:xcmpllon f,.om tax when bona fide de,'eiop ment work done to extent of $200 PCI' claim, Detailed sta temen t of wOl'k to be fll,.nl~he<l IllHlel' oath.
What dtatemen t of expendilure shall contnln, NOIl-resldent Mode of sel'\'icc of notice", Sel'\'lce by post. Colleclor 10 notify owner If not satisfied. wllh ~lalcm(;nt rlll'ni,I"~d, O\\,Il~I' Jnay ,'er" .. ,10 Gold COtnmiH r-;IOIIl\I" for (lec:l~j(ln. Pf)\\'l~I' lo enforce nUel1Clallce of wii Ill':-:~!-'~' 8 TI-IE CHOWX (lHA1\ ...
TAX OlWINANCJ<l, sOllle other IH~I's(!n ha"in;.; allt.hodty to atllllinisteL' such oath ,1IId this st.atelllent IIIl1st hc filed with thc Collector 011 01' IH'fOl'e I-he fil'st (lay of Allgn:;t ill each and every yeal' ill whh'h I'x('lIIption is daillll'll b'ol\l said tax, t:::) EVl'I'Y sl~l;h statl'lIIellt: of expelHlitllL'e shall -gin' l'lle lIallle of the O\\,IIl'I' OJ' ol:l:lIpicl' Ul' his agent and t.he addl'css of said IIWIlCI', awl if 811Ch O"-Uel' is a HOll- 1'l'sidl'II t 11 f the Y I1lwlI TCI'J'i tOI'> shall ]W 1111:" the !lust office a(ltll'css withill the Te\'J'it.o\'~' of ,Ill agellt, and all lIotices 1'(·lll1il,(·tl by t.his OI'l.Hllallt:c to I'e g-i\'eu to 01' selTed IIpOll ,llIy 0\\,111:1' 01' ()Cl:U piel' lIIay he ser\'ed persolla Ily ou such II\nll'l' 0)' ol'I:llpil'I' 01' h," s(,1I11ing said lIotice Ity Jlost to 81](:h 0\\'111'1" 01' ocellpiel' 01' to s\I('h agl'lIt at tue addl'e8s g'in'lI ill said ~tatelllcllt, (4-) \\'II(!II allY 1I0ticc I'cqllil'l'd hy this ol'diuLllll:e to ht' ~I'I'\'('11 i:; SplI t hy post, Sl'I'\'ice of slIch HotitC shall II(' 111't'1I11'11 to hI.' I'tfeded 'hy PI'opt'I'I.r alldl'cssiug, lH'cpay illg alld IlIailillg slll:h 1I0ti('e ;lIItl sllch uotiec shall he 11('I'1I1I'd 1'1, h,I\'i~ heell Sl'I'vc.l Cl t the tillle at which the :<aill 1I0lin' si. wail('d ,,'0111,1 I'eaeh tlll~ ad(lt'l'ss so gh'clI ill Illl' "I'(lillal'y 1;01l1'S(' of IlIail. (:
i) Thl' "ollt'I'IOI' shall wit.hill thil't..r Ila,r:; aftct' I'PI'I'ipt of all," SII('h 8hlt('III('lIt of pxpcllditlll'p, I1nless hI' i:< saj-is1il'd ;IS to I'llI' t'ol'I'edlless and T)fl'/l.(/. 1idl'8 of the S;IIIII', gin' 1I0til'(' ill \\'I'itillg' to the o\\'lIel'"Ol' occllpicl' ~l' his ;lgI'lIt 1"IIClI hl' i:< 11111, satisfied with sai,l st.atelllent, ''1'111' 1'\\'111'1' 'IIJ' IW('lIpit'I' 01' his said ,!gellt may within rh i ny days a !I.'I' SI~I'\'il'l'lIf SlIl'h 1I0tin' l'efl~I' sa.id st"tl'IIIl'lIt hi I h(, ':old ,( 'Olllllli:;sioIlCI', who shall f.lI'thwith 1'11I1"il'I' illt., ;11111 dl'l~'I'IIIiIW th.~ llIatte.!', ,111(1, fOl' the PHI' !'iISI'S of slI..I1 I'mlldl'.", llIay \'xalllillP slIdl witllfsses as PI;IY 11\' 1'I'I,dlll'I'I1 I,dol'(' hilll 11]' as hc llIay l'eqllil'l' IIpon o;lth Ill' "nil'lIlat'ioll. all,l IIwy I'('qllil'e t1l(, I ll'o(1IId.iou' of ~Ili'h dOI'l1llll'lItS: hooks ;11111 jLlsl'J'III111!lIts as Ill! lIlay deem III'I'I'SS'II'." "llll shall ,h,I\'(' t"hp i';"IIl(' IH'\\,pl' t'o enfol'cc the aj'('('lIdall('I' of \\'itlll"sses alld t:1I cOlllpel them to give 1'\'idl'lI('1' as is n~sted ill nll.l' COlll,t of reclw.1 ill civil cases, '('hp tl"('isillll allll .1etcl'1llination of the (told Commis si"lIl'l' al" to nJl.' I:Ol'l'l'dlless (If 8\11:11 st.atement ;'\lId the
THE (')((1\\':\ (;1: .. \,,'1' T,\x 0[:\)1:\,\:\('1-:, bOllfl, fillr-,~, of SIlI"h expcnditlll'C shall lIc fillal anti con dll~i\"(! and sha.11 hc forthwith rcportcll to the COllCCtOl' by 1II1~IIIOI'alldll\ll ill wl"iting, 5, If tlle tax illl.Jlu:-5cd h.~: this Onliualll:c shall I'CIIWill unpaid Ull awl aftet' the fil'st day of Decelllbct, in any yea I' the 'Collcdot, sha 11,.
OH 01' ucfol'c the til':-5t «lay of J allua I''y ncxt t.hel'cn ftel', III a i I to the Jast known add t'CSS of the oWller of the land ill I'espect to which such tax is ullpail} aud to the addl'ess of the agent of allY such OWJICI' gin~1I IIIHlel' t.he I1I'o\'isi01l8 of suh,section 3 of scdioll -1 het('of, a llotice statillg that the taxes ou sllch lalld have hel:oll\P dcliJlqll{!lIt, "Iud if 1I0t. paill within sixty days frolll the datc of slleh 1Iotkc thc said lancl will he adver tisell and offered 1'01' salc at pllhlic allctioll Oil the first i\IrllHl'l," in thc following- .Tnl,", of which sale the Collector sha 11 g-in! lIotice ill t.eJ'lns hel'cillaftel' mentioned by insC'I't, ing- tlw same ill thJ'(!e cimsecntive wcekly issnes of a newspaper pnhlished in the TCl'I'itory IlCaI'est to t.hc ]oca tiuII 'Of said ]aw1., The fit'st pnhlication of all slIch notices sh.d I he malle 1I0t.
I('ss than thit,t.,\' days hefol'c the dnte of' ~a h~, (i, III the llutice to llc Jlllblishcll by the Collectur as afOl'l'said, he shall state the lIallle of the J'egistcl'cd OWller (01' if tlw Cl'own IP'Hut has llot been l'egi~tel'ed, thc llalllc of the Cl'own lP'alltel~), the lIaUle allil descriptioll of the clail\l, thc amOllllt of the lIupaid taxes, the cosb-; of advet, tisill~ awl othcl' c~pclI~es and tile total i.\1II011llt dne and lle :-;\t.tll stat.e that if such total alllOllI1t is not paid before tit .. ~la," of' sale the clnilll will he offcred fOl' pllblic audioH, ' '7, TIle tax shall be Jlayahle ·t.o the Collcdol' and shall he ]layah]e ill otle S\IIII upon the total aCI'cage of t111~ claim, :till} thc Colledol'shall 1I0t l'cceiyc an,\' portioll of thl~ ta x fl,()1II ,allY pCl'son 011 aCCOllllt. of a llcg-cd di ddcIl fit' 1lI1(1iyidcfI intel'csts 0)' shal'cs ill the claim all/I IInless the fllll amonnt. of thc tax 011 thc total acreage 0[ the Chlilll i:-5 teudel'cd all/l paid HO I'eeeipt shall be issued, Decision of ~old Com missioner to he final.
It' tax unpaid on Dec. 1st. Collector to sell lanel attcr ' notice, Sale to be advertised, What no lice by Collector ghall state. rax payable In Olle sum, 8, The tax shall form a first chat'gc upon the claim Ta.x to form in I"espeet to which the same is levicu, :~stla;~~rge
Mode of sale by public a.uctlon, Any surplus to be held In trust for owner, When no sale, claIm to become forfeIted to Crown, Redemption wIthin twelve months, During exemptIon PerIod, claim ~l1not be pre,empted or "Ioc:l.terl," Absolute forrelture If tax, costi< and interest not paId, Interim receipt b)' Collector at Bale n,
(1) On the llay appoill tell fol' the sale 'b,)' pH lIlie al1ctioll of thcdailll the Collectol' Ol' his duly appt>.inteu agent fot, that plll'pose shall oWeI' the same fol' salc at the IlpSt~t pI'ice of lhe total alllolllit dlle as aJOl'esaid, nnel hc shall scll the dail!l to thc ~1 ig'hest 'hidder, '
(2) If th.-!' p111'chase l)1'icc shall excced I!lt!
Ilpset pl'ice thc s111']l1 liS slw 11 lJe U,t1tl ill to the 'l'cl'I'itol'.i;lI Treas, 1I1''y hythe Collcct(ll~, ill tl'_IlS~ fOl' the OW11el' of the claim, (a TII thc evcllt 01' tliel'c hci llg' no billdcr, Or if the pI'iee olfcI:cIl shallllot, ht; sllfticicllt to sati~f.r the total alllollnt llnc for taxes aBd cxpclises of advcl'tising, the clailll shaH becolllc ali~olutel~; forfeited to aud ycsteel in I'he CI'OWU at the expiratioll of twelve 1II0llths 1'1'0111 the (la te 01' slleh a Iletitlll, unless tIle pel'soli whost!. lIamc or Ballles appeal'cd 01' ollght to have appca~'ed upon the f\tl\'cl,tised list at thc datc of slleh pl1hlic <IllctiOll or the lt~gltl l'qlJ'(~~el1 tatj ve8, SI](:Cl~SS('I'S 01' 'ass igns of such PCI'SIHl, Ol' someone on his ill' tllCit' helw\f alld ill his oy thoil' IllIllIe, shall pay to tllc Collcctor on 01' hefore the expiJ'atioll of s;li.l t.wdve months the taxes and costs due in I'cspoet to snifl· clailll at the datc on wllicb payment th(~l'eof is so tCllt]CI'Ctl to tIll!
Collectol'~ togdhcl' with int:cl'est thel'ColI at twelyc PCI' eentllm pcr annnm froril tlu~ 11110 Ilatc tllCi'cof,
(4) DlII'illg the said IH!I'iotl of twclYt~ months the ~;lid tlailll shali. lIot be liablc to he pl'e'elllpfct! Ol' sold lllU]('I' lhe pI'oyi8itlllS of " The Domiuioll Lawls Ad,:' nor to bl! loente.l llIUlel' thc pl'ovisiollS (If the Rcgnlatiolls for tiJ(! ,lisposa1 of Qll~Il'b~ 11illing Claims in the Ynkon TC1'l'i tory,' ,
(5) If thc saitl blxes, eilStS filII] intercst' h;we not been paill at the expil'atioll of the said, twelve ,lIlo11tb~ the dailll 8h<l11 iIllHlc,liat.ely thCl'eaftel' hc' nwl become ah~ollll:l'ly' fOl'feitcIl to awl vestel] in the CI'O\\'II,' In: (1) 011 the da,yor 1hc sa.le the U!)llettol' fo;hall issll(~ to t.hc Jllll'chascl' of ::tit,)' clailll sold <In illteI'hll rc, ccipt ill tl'iplien.t.e fOl' the pllI,t:hase mOlley, ill whieh shall
be stated the date of sale, the nallle and description of the claim, the fnct that it has beeu sold to the purchaser fOl' delinquent taxes, for the amount dedal'ed at such sale, stating the .. iIII onnt, and that if the claim is not redeemcd befol'c the expiration of twelve months from the day of sale as befme III'ovitled, he will execute .. i decd of COli yeyance tbel'eof to tIle purcllaser, llis heirs 01' assigJls illllllcdiate1y after thc expiJoatioll of the said pcriod for rellclllptiuu, awl for which llecd the pUl'chaser sha.ll ]lay to the Collector <l fcc of ten tlolhll's for the use of the Tenitory, . Said dcetl shall bc in Form" A" in the
Schedule llel'eto Ol' to the like effect, and shall be as etl'edivc to Ct)l1Ycy all the estate of thc OWllcr thereof in thc ])l"Opel't,r sold, as if the s<lnie had been executed and tlelivel'cd by s11ch owncr :lnd 'as if such Pl'Opcl'ty were fr'ee 1'1'0111 1111 ellcllIII1II'anccs, Provided that every suell ,tl'lIl1Sfel' hefMe deliyery thel'eof to the purchaser sllall he nppl'o\'etl by the COllllllissiollCl' hy lIIem'Ort1ndmll thel'l~oll signe,l hy hillt.
Suhject to the ]Jl"ovisiolls of thh,; ()I,tliJlaJlce, on .1IlY ilppl~cat.ion to tll(~ UOllllllissionel' fOl' npJll'oval of .1IlY sueh transfcl', the ]Jl'odnetion of onc of till! tl"iplicate I'ceeipts above llIeutiollcll shall hc prima jadc e\'illl~ncc thn t all COllllitioll8 ha \'eexiste(l awl :111 I'cqilil'elllellts of this OI'llill<lllcC heen cOlllplicd with llcces· Sal'X to elllitlc t.he plll"chascl" to sllch tl'''1ll8fel', cxcept Oil tlie gl'olllHI of halHl i)l" l"ollmdon, 01' thtit il1J. the taxes in l"csped to ~aid 1 a 11(1 hac] heen ]lait1 pl'eviolls to trlC sale or within thc timc allowed fOI" l'et1e11lptioJl, (~) One of silill triplicatc ]'eceipb; shall he deliYcl'etl to the 1llll'chnsCl', ClJle shall he filed in the ··Oftil"l~ of tIle Registl'llI" of LIl11l1 'I'itles for the 'YllkoJl Hcgistl'ntion Distl'id at Dawsoll, in said 'rel'l'itol'Y, nud onc retained hy allll filetl in the offiee of thc Collectol',' 1'hc filing of saicl I'eceipt in the office of sa i(l neg-istl'a l' shn 11 con· stitute notice to a llpel'sons that the claim has been sold. for tnxes and is ]lC1cT sllhject to thc owner's right of redemption as lll"oyi(lccl hy tltis Orflin:1llce, 11. 'Yhen a claim has been sohl fol' llupaid blxes it shall contiuue to be sllhject to the tax imposcd by this Ordinance ..
What receipt shall contain. Fee ot SII) . for Deed, Form and effect of Deed. ApprO\'al by Commis· sloner. Producllon of ,'ecelpt by Collector prima facie e\'idence -of ~ompli:1n('e, Receipt to be rlL'Ii\·I~I·0d to purchaser and copies fIIel! in Land Titles Office and Collec, tion. Office, After sale, claim to continue ~ubject to tax,
Right to) redeem hy payment of tax with Interest "lid expenses, Certilicatc ",!" redemption to be IssuCfl. Right of possesRlon by owner during perlo(] allowed for redemption, Coiled.", tu notify purchase" on pH",'ml'nl of tax, Refill,,] 10 purchaser, 12 1:?
(1) The owner of any claim which may be so ~old at pnblic auction shall have the right to redeem the ~a tile at any time l.lefore the expiration of t\"elve, months frolll the day of sale l.ly tendering anu paying to the Collector the full amount for which thc said claim was ~()Id, together with intcrest at the rate of twelve per CI!lItlllll per annUllL frolD the date of sale nntil the date of' teJHlel"ing' payment thereof to the Collector, and the oWlIe\" shall also at thc saUle tillle pay to the Collector '1l1,Y taxe~ which lIIay IHl\'e accnlcd due in respect to said ..
Iailll sllhseqllcnt to the datc of said salc, on such tender alld paYlllcllt beillg III <fde, the Collector shall issue to I'lIch OWlIe)' a ce)·titkate that the claim has hecn re- 11 .... lIled. ( :!) DUI'iug the said period allowed fOt· rel.lelll ption the OWIIP)' shall have the right of possession of 'the said ('Iailll as fnlly as hefOl'e the said sale, suhject, howevel', 10 thc pm'chasel' at saill sale having the right to pt'otect the 8anle fl'OIll spoliatioll and waste dnrin:; the said I"!l·iotl.
Ut The ColledOl' 011 rccelvllI'" the tellder fOl' , b l'I'I](,lIlptioll, shaH at once noti fy the plll'chasel' that he has )'eccivcll snch tentler aJu1 )'equest him to retnrll the intel'im receipt issllcd to hiJlI at the time of sale, 01' pro IIIJ('I~ to the Colledor satisfad~Il'Y evidenee of the loss of thc sallle, Hlul Oil )'cccipt thercof, 0)' of sllch evidence of losl', the Collector shall pay to the said pnrchasel' the ;tlllonnt of the pnrchnsc lIIOlle), and interest at twelve per ('I'lItiJlll pel' anllUllI so l'eeeivell ft-om the pm·son. redeem ing-, On )'eceivillg the :-:aitl lInt.ice i)f redemptioll fl'om the ('olledor the plll'ehns('l' sl"ta1l have no fill' the)' l'ights,in the clailll.
N onCE OF FOIll-'El'1'U ItE. 14. "'hen allY elailll hecomes subject to fOl'feitnl'e N'otlc,' of forfeiture be given forthwith a.fter "'llc, (0 to thl' C)'own as hC)'eillllefore pl'ovided the Col1ectol' shall fOl·thwith aftcl' the {late of thc pnulic auctioll give notice j"o the OW1W)' of sHch clailll whose name appeared upon the advertised list and to a1l pel'SOIlS who at the date of
'ri-lE Cnow1\' GRA1\'T 1'AX OmnNANmJ, 13, such public auction appeared on the records of the office of the Land Registrar for the registration _ district in which the claim is situate as the owner or ,holder 'Of a registered charge or encumbrance upon the claim, stating that the claim will be absoluteiy forfeited to the Cl'own at the ex'piration of twelve months from the date of the public anction, unless the amo\lllts (Ine as aforesaid are soonet' paid, and such notice shall he deemed to have been properly given'if lilailed nnder l'egistel'ed co,cr to the address of the pel'son to be notified last' known to tl1e Collector, 15, 1'lJc Collcctor shall on 'Or before thc first fla,', _ of Collectol'_ to prepare Augnst in encl1 year prepal'e a Tax List upon "'l1kh shall Ta" lAst, be entered alpha heticallJ' thc names of of thc owners, togetl1eI' with the name ll.nd descl'iption of cach claim snbjcet to the tax, the acreagc, and the alllollnt of the tax, Said list shall bc made- 'Out, dated and signed by the Collectm', and a copy thereof so sig'ned shall be deposited in the office of the )fining HecOl'dcr and the office of the agent to the Mining Recordcr for the district in which the claim is situated, one in the officc of thc Registl'ar of Land 'I'itles at Dawson, and one in the office of the Collector, - Said lists when deposited in the !Said severn 1 offices shall be posted in the offices and be Tax LIst to be depoRited In certain offices, Li;.t 10 be - open to inspcction hy allY person interested in an~' prop, open {or , inspection, erty slIbjeet to the tax, "~lthout fee, Hi.
AllY mortgagee, jlHlgmcllt cl'editor Ot' flthc!' ~[ortgageo, etc., may person holding any enc\l11lbl'ance llpOU 01' against any pay tax and - adel to claim which i8 slllljcd to sllch fOl'feitlll'e 11Iny pay tlH! alnount due on tax and costs awl eharg-cs ill l'espect thel'col' alld oilt.aill a m"rtgage, ecrtifica te thel'cof fI'OIll the CollectoL' aJHI shall titCl'ell pon elc_ he entitled to lllM the'illlloniLt so paid to the principal Slll11 due 01' owillg' 011 ~lI(;h 1ll()J'tg:ng'e, j1Hlgment charge or enCll11l bl'nnce, 17.
All llIoneys received by the Collector under the pl'oyisiollS of this Ol'dinallce shall he paid ovel' to the 'l'enitol'ial 'I~l'enslll'el' fot, the use of the Territory, amI shall fOl'm pm't of the Consoli(late«l He\'enue Fllnd of the TCl'I'itory, Money to hI! paid o\'el' to T(,I'I'ltorlol TJ',-~asl1rer.
Ordinance does not apply 10 land in munidpallty or i '1 corpor ateu town. 14 THE l'nowC'\ OI:.\C'\T T.\X OIWIC'\.\C'\CI':. 18. '['he provisiolls of this Ordinallce shall not apply to land situate within the 1imits of <Ill~' lllullicipality 01' illcoq,Ol'ated town. SCHEDULE.
Form A.-Scc. 10. 1'UAC'\Sl-'EH OF CL.\DI ~OLD \'OU T.\~Jo:~. . . 1 ............................................................................................................ of Da wson, ill the Yukou 'l'el'l'itory, tlie Collector under" 'l'he Crown Urant Tax OnliU<lllCe;' hy "it·tue of the authority "ested ill llle by said Ol'«lillalll'e to sell unworkell CI'OWU Uri.lnteu )liucnll Clail11s for ancal'S of taxes, do hereuy, iu cou· sille1'atioll of the sum of .................................................................... .J)ollal·s paid to llle uy .................................................................................................................... . ......•...•..••...•......•...•............•••••.•..................••.••....•••.....•.•.••••••.•.•••••••.•..•......•............••..•••.•••..•..•...• ••.
J tl';1 Ilsfer to tile said ................................................................................. a II that picI'c of lalld (hel'c iusert a sufficient dcscl'iption of the land awl I'der to the cel"tificatc of title 01' to the Crown grant). III witlJ(!~S whcreof 1 ha n~ hel'eUll to set Illy halld the ............................................................ ll;ly of... ......................................................... , 1fl ...... . Tu preS\'lIl·e of .......... \ ................................................................ . ~ig:lli.l tllre of (. 'ollectol'.
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CHAPTER 6 AN ORDINANOE '1'0 AMEND OHAPTEH 23 01<' 'l'HE ~ONSOIJIDATED OHDINAN"CES, 1914, HELA'£ lNO ')'0 THE YUKON ObUNClh . . [.flS8Cnicd (,0 111 (I'!J 20th) 1[}19,] The .Collllllissioner of the Yukon Tel'ritory, lJy and with the advice an(l consent of the OounciL 'Of said 'l'erri tOl'Y, enacts as follows: 1_
Section 1 of said Ohapter 123 of the Consolidated Onlinances is amended by strikin'" out the word . ~ '" " Elcctcd" whel'e it occurs in thc first line thel'eof.-
Section -1 amend~d. '2, Schedllle onc to said Ohapter 23 is heL'cby re-
Schedule .me repealed, pcalcd aud the following substitutcd thcrefor, : SCI-IEDUU-; 1. 1, The .Electoral District of Dawsoll shall COlll prise alld cOllsist of all that portioll of the Tenitol"y cOlllpl'ised witbill tbe 1ilUits of the two Electoral Districts of North Dawson aull South Dawson as lwrctofol'c existillg and as described in said Schedule, to be kuowll as " The :Electoral District of Da wson," and sball returll onc lllem ucr, 2,1 '1'be Electoral District of Klondike shall comprise and consist of all that portion of the 'l'el'l'itory- comprised witbin the limits of the Electoral District of Klondike aud the Electol'al DistL"iet of BOllanza as bcretofol'e existing and as descriued in said Scbellulc, to be known as " '£he ElectOl-al Dish-iet of Klondike," and 'shal1 rcturn one Illelll hel', ..
Electoral DIstrict oC Dawson." . .. Electoral DIstrIct of ' Klondlke."
.. Electoral District ot Whltehorse." 16 I 3. The Electoral· DistJ·ict ·of V"hitehOl"se shall comprise and consist of all those portions of the 'fenitorv not included in the Electorn 1 District of Daws~n and the Electoral Di~t .. ict of Kll)JHlike as hereh;y esta hlished aud herein befol'e descrihed; to he known liS" The Electoral Distl"ict of "'hitehOl's('/, a 11(1 shall return ·one lIIelllhel'. Sub Secs. 13. Sllb-sectiollS 1. allll 2· of
section 4 of saill C11il1)tCl' and 2 of
Section 4 28 are herehy rei)ea led. repealed. New
Sec. 7. In(lemnity to Members ot . Council. Sec. S amended. 4.- Sectj-on -; of said Chaptel· 23 is l)cI:ehy I·epenled and the following sllhstitil~ell therCfm': ",. 'I'hel'e shall be paid to each lIlelllhcl' of tlw Yukon Council fin indemnity of fOlll' hunch·ed (]olln rs for each year of service as sHch memher, pI'ovided that a -reclllctiou at the I·ate of t.ell ,lolhll·S pc;: day sllill1 he made from sHch indelll ni ty paYH hIe t.o any melll !ler for every day for whkh the Council has heen summoned Or to which it is adjourned and fm· every meeting of il11'y eOl11l11ittee of such COlllldl,of which notice has heen given,. upon 01' at which sllch IIlclllhel' does not attend.
Section 8 r;f said Chapt.el· 23 is HlllelUlcll 1,, st.riking; out the word" three~' in the thil',l Jille thereof nll(l inscl·tioJl in li,eu t.hel'eof the won] " two." -
CHAPTER 7 AN On])JNANC]~ HESPEC'rING- ELECTIONS. [A s.'wntctl to Ma,y 20th ... 1,rU9,]. The COllllllissiOlH!r of thc Ynkon 'rcnitol',Y, by and with the .Hlviee and eonsent of the COHncil of said 'I'erri tOl'y, enacts as follows: 1, Tn this Ol:,linalll:e, nnless the context otherwise l'eqniJ'es, wOI',ls illlpOl't1ng the llI<1scnJine gendcr include felllales awl the wm'ds "votel':' and ,: e'Jed.ol' ,: include hoth lIlell ;'lIItJ WOII H!II , aJIIl the lW[lvisions hereof and 0111 fOl'lIIs hel'ehy ]Il'ovilled sha 11, "/III/.I(fti.<; 'lI/u(,II:ntl·is,. apply to wOlllen a~ we]] as 111('11. 2.
In l'I'~'II'1l t.o all lIIattel's cOlJlin~ within the Pl'o, nSJOils of this ()I',linalll:'~, WOIII'~JJ shal1 he npon ;11\ abso IlIte.equality with allll have t.he s'lIil<! l'ight.s 011111 pl'iviJeges and f ... snhjed, t.o the sallle penalt.ies allll ,l.isahilitics ,as IIlell, .. Voter" and .. Elector" Include females.
Eflual Suffrage. 3, Evel'." " ... i t fm' t.he e1ed.ion of a lIIelll hCI: of the "'rll, elate 'of Is~ue and Yukon COllllI::il :-:h.ill he Ilate,l ;11111 shall he I'ctnnwhle Oll return, sHeh Ilay as t.hc COIJllllissiollel' det.cl'lllines, aJld shall he i8snefl hy t.he 'l'elTi tol'ia I Senet .... ·,Y nllller his ha1l(1 alld the seal of the :J'el'l'i tm',Y to sHch I'csillcn t electol' of the l!ledOl'al tli:;:t.I·id, illwlJich t.he clediOli is to he held as the COllllllissionei: appoints anll snch pel'son shall hc the T:et.lII·llillg Officel' at the eledioll to which sndl writ Returning ]·elates. 1'1'ovidell always that if the pCI'son to whom the . ~~~~~I or writ has heen addressed ]'efnses or is 1JI1ahle or not qnaH- Inability to ·act. tied to ad.; he slia 11 (lJIHlt~r penal ty hel'einaftcl' providcd) fOl·thwith "ftel' the I'eceipt of slu:h w.I'it. notify the Com missiuncl' hy the lIIoSt speedy lIIeans "v"ilah1e of such refnsal, inahilit.,Y ,w want of t}na1ification, when the Oom lIJissloncl' lIIay order Hnotber writ. to iSSUeOl" may appoint
Proviso, Day and place of. nomination to be named In writ. A general election day to be same In all districts. Fourteen da~'s to elapse between date of writ ani! nomination, Form of writ, How to be t"unsmlttei!, Indorsement of receipt of, writ. Oath of oftlc,e.
To appoint ;tn election clerk. 18 EU~C'rION OUDINAN'CK some other resident elector as Heturning Officer, who shall act under the WI'it already issued. !'rovided also that no election shall ue declared void if tlIe perSQn to wholll the writ is addressed acts thereunder as Returning Officer on the gl'ound that such person is not a resident elector-of the distr'ict 01' is otherwise disqnalified to act as Hetll1"lling Officer. 4. 'I'he Comlllissioner shall fix the day and locality fm' the nOlllillatioll of candidates at such election; a.nd the day ilnd locality so fixed shall ue specified in the wl"it of election for that electoral district.
Provided 'a h\·~,.Yf' th.nt in the case of a general election the day SQ fixed shall be the' same in the case of every electoral dis tl'ict except tlIat it lllay be varied when rendered neces Sat'y lludel' any' other' provision of this Ordinance. Pro vided, fnrther, that there shall be an intenal of at_ least fom-teen days h~tween the datc 'of the wl"it and the day of nOlllination mentioned therein. ~ 2 ) 'L'he writs 'of. election slIall be ill For·1ll.
" A" in Sche(lule 2 to this Ordi,naJlce and shall be tl'ansmitted by registel'c(]\ letter by the 'L'elTitol'ial Secl'etcwy addressed to "the I'espective Ret\1l'ning Officers, unless 'Otherwise ol'del'ed hy the Commissioner. ' , , 5. 'rhe Retlll'ning Officer shall, ou 'l'eceiving the ",!'it of election, forthwith illdol'se t.hereon the date on which he I'eceived the same, and, .before taking allY action uudel' this Ordinance, shall take hefore a Justice of thc Peace 01' Comlllissioner fOl' taking affidavits the oath of office set out in Form" A" in said
Schedule 1, and shall forthwith thel'euft~r cause a certificate (Form "B" in said Schedule) made by snch 'Justicc .of the Peace 01' COlJlmissioner, of the said oath having been taken, to be filed with the '1'erl'itoriul Secreta ry. (j. 'I'he Hetnrning Officer, hy <l, Wal'!'<lL!t .11lldel' his hand, in Form" C " ill said Schedlllel, shall appoint an election clerk, and may, at any time, during the electioll, appoint in the same manner another election clerk if the one 'so appointed ,resigns or is unable to perforlll his' duties as such clerk:
EU;Cl'ION Onm~A~CE. 19 '7. The Election Clerk shall assist the Heturning Officer in the performance of his duties, and act in his stead as Hetul'ning Officer whenever the RetUl'ning Of ficer, after appointing such Election Clel'k, refuses or is unahle tQ perform his duties.
(2) All the provisiQns of tbis Ordinance in regard to Heturning Officers shall apply to Election Clerks acti'ng as Heturning Officers. (3) 'J'be RetUl'uing Officer or ElectiQn Clerk shall not act as Deputy RetUl'ning Officer or PQn CICl-k in any polling place. Duties of election clerk. Responsi bility of election clerks acting as returning officers. 8. ~'he Election Cled\: oefore actill.:.! as such shall Oath of ~ election take the 'Oath 'Of office ill Form" D" in said
Schedule 1 cleric. before the Hetul"lling Officel' or any pet'Son authorized to adlllinister all oath within the Territory; and a cel·tificate as in Forlll "E" in said
Schedule 'Of his h.n-ing taken such oath shall he delivered to him hy the person hefQre whom such 'Oath is taken, which he shall cause to he for w,lrded to the 'l'erritorial Secretm·y. !J. 'J'lte Election Clerk wlten actillg for or in tbe stead of tlte Returning Officer shall he suhject to like pena Hies as the Retul"lling Officer for violating any of the pl'ovisiollS '0 f this Ordinance, I.Jll t this sha l\ not relieve the Retlll'lling Officer frOIll any penaltie~ to which he lIIuy rcnder himself Hable. POLLING DIVISIONS.' 10. 'I'he Beturning Officer sha]] with all· \'casonahle speed after receiviilg the writ of election-
(1) Fix upon and secure a suitahle huiltling in the locality in which the nominatioll is to he held for use as a bustings;
(2) Subdivide thc electo\'a I district into as many' polling divisions as he (leelllS IICl:l'~Sat'.r for the conven ience of electors and IIl11l1hcr th(~1I1 ('Clllseelltively and give Penalties. Buildings for husting", Polling dl\·lslon.
ProvIso, Bulhllngs polling places, Ballot boxes to be procllred. Ballot boxes, how made. Name Itnd , nllmber ot pollIng place to be on the box. Pen:llt~' for CallIng to furnish ballot. boxe!l, PO!lling PI'riclnmn t1on. 20 ELECTION ORrHNANCE. . ' to each a distinctive name. Provided always that no such polling division sha~l have a greater voting', population than 200, nOl' less than 15.
Pl'ovide(l furthel', however, that if a polling division shoulcl 'include a grcatel' number of voters than 200 the fact _shall not Le held to invalidate the poJl heM in that pol1ing division; nor shall it render the Retu'l'ning Officel' JiaLle to a penalty, llnlefo;s it can be sh()wn that' onc Ot' J\lore Iluly qualified voters have been deprived of the opp~)J'tllnity to vote hyrenson of such larger ll1imLer of votel's having heen included within· the p011ing division,
(3) Provide' snitable and conveniently situated buildings for use"'as 'polling places, '
(4) Procure or cause to be procured as many boxes (hereinafter cn lled baJlot hoxes) as there arc polling places within the district, (5) 'rite Lal10t boxes shall be made of some dUl'uble 'material, shall be provided with a lock and key and· sha11 hc so cOllstl'l1Cted tliat the hall{lt papet' can be ihtroduced ,thet'ein and not wHhdl'a\\'n therefl'olll unless the box is Ilnlocked, «
j) The Ililllle and llllJ\lhel' of .the polling place at which the ballot L,OX is to 'he nsed shall be plainly painted Ot' othel'wise securely llIad.cd t.hel'ellll, 'so that it llIay be easily (listi ngnished ft.olll the ha lIot, box of allY other )In 11i n g: pin f:e,
(7) If the HCtm'ning Oflieet' fails to furnish ha lIot hoxes ill the IlIanllel' hel'ein JlJ'oYided, hc shall inc\1r il pew:llt.y of onc hlllll1l'ctl doll.lI's ill I'espcct of cvery ballot hox ",hidl Ite has railed 1'.0 1'III'IIi8h iit the manuCl' pl'e· scl'il,ed, 11, A t least seven' days hefOl'e lite IlilY fixed for the 1l00llinatiou of (;.IIHlidat.t:s the Hetlll'lIillg,' OitieCl' shall l)J'o, yide aull ea\1Se t.o he post.ell lip ill SOIlJC conspicuous place ill the inllllcdiat.e IH~ig,'lthO\,ltood of each pollill;..!: place Cl pl'oclnlllation ill FOI'III " F" in said Sched\1lc 1, in 'Vhich )lI'oe\C1ll1ntion shall he set forth:
ELECTION OnDI~ ANCK 21 I (
a) The time and place at which the nomination is to be held;· . (
b) The place or building to ue a~tually used; (
c) The time allowed for the nomination by this Ordinance; . (d) 'l'he date when the polls will be opened at the several polling places, if a poll is required, and the time during which such polls shall remain open; (e) 'l'he numbers and names of the places at which the several polls shall be held. 12.
"'hcncvel', from llnfol'csccn accident, delay 01'· otherwise, the proclamation cannot be posted up so as to leave the requit'ed time uetween thc posting up of the proclamation and the nomination day, or whenever any candidate dies, after ueing nominatcd, and before the close of the polls, the Heturning' Officer shall fix another day for thc nOlllination of candidates, which day shall bc thc ltcarest day convcnient}y possible aftel' allowing thc llllmbcr of days reqnired by
section 11 of this Ordin ance betwccn the posting np of the pl'oclam.~tion and nominatioll dOl}', and in evel'y sucb case the Returning Officcl' ShH 11 proceed as directed in said
section 11, and, shall, with bis retnl'll, lIIake to thc 'J'cl'l'itorial Secretary. a spedH 1 iIllll fnll I'evol't under oath 01' thc causes whicb occasioned thc postponclllcnt of the electioll, Nominations may be postponed by returning officer, la, At any time heforc twelvc o'clock noon of the Time and 1 manner or t ay fixef]· ·for the nomination, any tell or more electors nomination, lllay nom~na te Cl candidatc by signing before any credible witness Ol' witnesses, and causing to ue filed with the Hetlll'ning Officel', it nOlllination papel' in Form" G" in Vote for said
Schedule 1, and any vote given at the electioll for person not any persoll othCl' than a candidate !o\o uominated shall be nominated, Hllll and void.
Nomination Papers, Witness to signatures, Absent ' can,dldate, Deposit· of $200,00, Receipt for nomination paper, How deposit may be " made, 22 ELECTION ORDINANC]~"
(2) A nOlllination papel' 'shall not be vc.ilid or be aeted npon hy the Hetm'ning; Officer unless- (
a) It is accompanied hy nil afti(l<lyit of !':ollle (~I'c(lihle witncss 01' \\'itllcsses that the per SOilS whose sigllatUl'cs al'e appeUlled to'thc nOlllination paper' nJ'C scvc1'ally known to slldl ,witness 01' w.itnesscs a 11(1 that thcy HI'C, or will he, to the hest of his Imowled~e 31\(1 helief, elcctors sevel'ally_ entitled to yotc at thc electioll unclel' this Ol'(linallee;
(11) Tt is accolllpanied by the cOllscnt. ill ",!'it: illg of tlw person thel'ein 1If11l1innted (ex cept when such pet'son is ailsellt 1'1-'0111· the Tel'1'itOJ',Y, when sHch absence shall be stated ill t.he llo1l1in~ltion pap(~I') ; and, (
c) A Slim of two hundt'ed dullm's is«lcpositctl in the hands of the Hetm'niB;';- Otticel' at t.he time the 110llliuatiiJll papet' is filed ,dth hi 111,~
(3) The Hetlll'lliJlg Officcr sha 11, HH! fOl'cguing I'e quire11lents of this .SC~ti01,l lleing compJicll with, give his 1'eccipt. fO!' t.he 1101ilination pape1', and the :-;ai«1 1'eceipt of the Hetu1'1Iing Officer shall in every case II(! sufficient. cvidcnce of the' pl'odllction -of the nOlllination paper, of the 'consellt 'of the .catlllidnte and of the payment hCl'cin mentioned,
(4) The Hetlll'uillg; Office1' !olhl.lll accept t.Jle slim of IIH 1uey he1'eill hefOl'c men tinlled if it is tcndc1'c(1- (
a) In g'ohl coin; (h). III Dominioil of Canada notes; , (
c) In the notes of, 01' accepted c~leque' on nlly bank c1ulI'tered by the l',lI'lialllellt of Callada which, tit the tillle,)s redeeming its notes on demand; or
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d) Partly in 'One and partly in another or . others of the description of money hercin mentioned; lmt he will not bc oLIiged to accept sl1ch tender if all); part of it con I';ists of otbet' descriptions of money than herein specified,
(5) The SI1I11 so deposited by nny candidate shall be retm'nedt'o him in the event" of his being eledc(l, Ot of his obt;tining Cl nHmher of votcs nt lcast e<}lwl to one half the Humber. of votes ,polled in favout' of the c.llldi dnte electe(l, HI'; decided in the final count.
(6) If sHch candidate has not ohtained the num ber of votes in the next prcceding sl1b·scction mentioned, tile said deposit shall. hc tl'ansmitted lIy the J:etl1l"lling Officer io thc Tel"l'itol"inl Secretm',Y and by him flepnsited tll t.he cl'etlit of t.he General HcvcnHc Fund of the TJ'cl'I'itory.
N O~lI ~ .\·I·IO~ PlwCEl·;m NGS. 14, Evcl'Y Bet1ll'llillgOfficer shall On the date .of nomination and at the place fixed as aforcsaid, proceed to the hnstillg's, which shall he at SI1(:1t n place that. an the electors Illay have ft-ee access thcreto, and at the hour 'Of eleven of the ~lock in the forenoon, s1ta n l)l"Oceed t.o read in an mHlihle voice the nOlllinations ",llich he has received, and fl'om time to tilllel1ntil twelvc o'clock of the day shall so read fllrther nominations as ]Ie receives them, Condltton upon which deposit mar lJe returned. Forfeiture Of deposit.
Proceedl ngs at husttngs. 15. .·\.t the holll' of twelve o'clock the Hetllrning ~~~\~,;:ti~ns. Officel' shall decl.ne the nominations closed Hnd sh.111 annollnce ill an andihle voice the 1H1I)leS of the sc\'cl'al cHndidates. Hi. If, at the dose of the hO\1l' fm' I'eceiving' nomina tions -only one candidate remains in nominat.ion, the Rctl1l'ning OfficeI' shall then and there-- (
a) Decla I'e the said candidate d Illy electea; Procedure where only one candi date is Ilomlnnted.
Procedure where more than one candidate is nominated. Candidate may with draw his nomination, But will (o"(ce;"t his depo~lt. Date an(] hour of polling. 24 ELEO'flON OUDH'.-\NCE.' (
h) Give to s1H:h candidate or any agent of such candidate if th~ candidate is not IH:esent, a cCl·titicate that such candidate has heen duly elected; (
c) li'orwal·d to the TenitoL"ial Secretary, a . certiticate in wI"iting declaring such candi ,date duly elected; aud all ballot boxes, poll hooks and (Ithel· ,books, forms, mu tel"ials and things sent to him to he used in the election -and which have not beeu used. 17. ]f at the close of the hour for rccelVlllg nomi, uations lllOre calltlidates than the nUllIber required to bc elected I'elllaill ill nomination, the HetUl'uing Officel' shall aUllOIIIlCe the day upon which a )loll will he held, and the da.)', homo and place at which the hallots will be C"lIl1tl~d, which lllllst Hot he 1llOl'e than rom·teeu days after the polliug'. 18, Ally e<lllllitlate 1l00Hinnted Hl<ly withdl'a\\' at ally ti IIH! a t'te!' h i~ 1101lli nc', tinil a 11(1 hefol'c the opening of the poll hy tilillg with the Hdlll·lliug Officel' a declaratiou in \\"["itiug 1II1de)' oa th to tha t effect, signed by. 11 i IIlsel f, <llld stating that Id:;; wlthdJ":l\\-al is bU'I/It, (ide,; aud llot for the purpose 01' assisting" 01' illjlll·ing the l)J"oSpccts of e1cction of any othe)' ca1l(1hlate; allll :lll'y Ylite cast for a caudidate who sllall lun'e so ,dthdl';LWIJ sll a !"l be uull and Yoid, and ill eaf.;e :I He)' sllch withlhawal the)'e ~hullltl relllain-I)nly mw eaJl(lillate tllen it shall he the uuty of the Hetlll"llill~ Otlit:el' to fOl·thwith rdlll'u as dllly elected the caIHlil);,te: so l'ema iuilll; :lUll to I)l:Ot:ced as db'ccted in
section Hi of this O"llill:lllte, l')'ovitletl always that if a candidatc witlul)'aw at :III,Y, tiJlle aftCl' his uomination he sl1a11 fOl·fe.it the IlIolley Ilepof.;itcd hy hiJlJ 'aI;td t.hcHetlll'ning , Otlicer sha 11 tJ·.U1 8 III i t the sa lIIe to' the Teni torial Secl·et".:J1·Y as I"'o\'idell ill :sectiou 13 of this Ordinance. 1'ltOrUHNG FUH THE POU,lNG, l!t \Vhellevcr a poll has heen gL'antell it shall be held '011 the thirtieth llay aftcr thc day of nomination,
ELEC'fION ORDINANCB. 25 and shall Le opened at nine o'clock in the fOl:enoon, and 'kept open until six o'clock in the aftemoon of the same day, and the votes at the sevei'al polling place~ slwl1 be given bet\\'een the s:lid hours of that day. 20. Immediately after having granted a 'poll, the Heturning Officer shall cause to be posted up with all reasonable speed, at all places where the proclamation of the election was posted up, and at least eight days before the day of voting, an electoin notice setting forth. the following infol'mation- (
a) The names of the several candidates i (
b) The' day amI hours of the day. On which . votes will' be l'eceivedi (c) '1'he day, hour and pluce at which the votes will be counted and the return declared. - 21. The Returning Officer shall also cause to be posted up near to the 'aforesaid election notice copies of Foml "H" in said
Schedule 1, for the guidance of electors in voting. 22. Where a poll has ueen granted the Heturning Otlicer shall fOL,thwith cause to be printed and shall furnish to euch. Deputy Heturning Officer a sufficient nuinber of Lallot napers for the purposes of the election, 1'he ballot shall be a printed paper ami shall contain the names of the candidates alphabetically anunged in the .order of their surnames, The u.allot paper shall ue pro vided with a counterfoil and a stub, and there shaH ue a line of perforations between the ballot and the counter foil and hetween the counterfoil and the stub, the whole as in F'OI'lll "I,"
Schedule I, ,
(2) The Lallot papers shall uc nUlllherecl on the back of the stub and the counterfoil, the same number beiJlg printed Or written On the stub as on the counterfoil and shall be bound or stitched in books of convenient size: Election notices. Inrormation to electors. Balfots to be I'urnished, Ballots, how to' be numbered,
AppoInt ment of deputy returning offlcer, Oatil of (leputy . returning officer, List of deputy returning officers to be forwarded candidate, Election materials to be supplied deputy r.eturnlng officers, Transmission o~ material. Prol'islon If' not received !It opening or poll. 211 ELECTION OUDlNANCEJ.
DEPUTY RETUltNING OFFICI~lt" 23, For the' pnrpose 'of takillg ~he votes at an election t11C Hetnl"l1ing Officc)" shall by writing o\'er his signatnre appoint Cl Deputy l{.etl11'lI"ing Officel' for eaeh poJling place ana shall thel'ehy require the Dcputy Het11\'Jlillg Otlkel' to opell nnd hold the poll in sHch diyi sion at thetillle a11(l pl.lce fixed in the ele<:tiou lI(ltice, and accOl'cliug to the 'l'l'oYisiollS of this Ordinance, ,(;!) Evel'y Deputy Hetlll'uillg Officel' :o.hall, hdol'e acting as :o.uch, take HmI s11bscI:i1.le hef(il'e thc 'Hetlll'niHg OtlicCI', or nny' pel'sou anthOl'izc(l to adlllinistel' oaths witilill the Tenitol'y, t.he o .. lth ill 1"01'111 ",T'~ ill said Sehednle 1. (.3) The Ueturning' Officel' SltH 1I, upon I'eq nest, flll'lIish each ca)HIidate, or his ageut, with a list uf the Pepn ty l:etlll'n i ng Otlh;el's th I'ong-hon t tile distl'id, ~4, The Het1ll'ilillg Otlkel' shell I ea 11Se to ue S11 pi1iieu to t~ach Deputy Uet11I'uing Officel', at \i~a8t ouc day befol'e )lolling day, the \.t(l(lks, ballots, ballot hoxes, peucil~ and othel' ma tCl'ia I llccessa I'y lllltlel' thi~ Ol'llilla nee to the taking of Cl poll, aB(1 shall takl~ the I'ceeipt 01' the Deputy Hetll1'll i ng Ollieel' therefol', (:!) The ,\1,tides a hOYe III I! 11 t.ioned lIIay he :-;ell t hy :-;peda I lIJeSl':ellgel', who sha 11 act fill' the Hetul'lI illg Officer allll fm' wllo8e ,ictions the Hetlll'Bing Office I' shall be responsible, as though 1olai(1 actiollS' wel'e pCI'fol'llIed by him se! f,
(3) III (;else allY of the copies of pI'oe la Il1H tion, 1I0t.ices, statelllellt or oth(!I' fOl'llls or'm'tides (sllch as poll hooks, hallot.s, hallot hoxes, cnvclopcs, pendls, Ol' other ilia tel'ia Is rc" 11 i I'e(l mulel' the pJ'uvisiolls of tll is Ol"din alwe) al'c lIot ·"Yaila.hle, 01' al'e likely lIot 1'.1) hI! availahle fOl' nse at the timc and plnce')'eqnil'cll hy this Ordinance, it slJall be th,e linty of the Hetnl'ning Officcl', Election Clel'l" Depnty Hctnl'lling' Otfieel' Ot' Poll Clerk (as the eaSe may he) to ]ll'Oyj(le slH:h copy of the llecesscu'y p"o-
ELEC'l'lO~ Onm:\,\:\"CE. 27 c1alllntiolls, llot~ces, statement or other fmms or articles (sllch as poll hook~, hallot uoxes, hallots, envelopes, pencils 01' othel' lIlateri~.t1) as lllay he I'equi!'ed at the time and place in which he is required to act uuder the pro visions of thi:'l Ordinance, as nearly as llIay he ·acc(:n-~1ing to the directions gi~'en in this Onlinnuce,
(4) The poll hooks t(; he snppl iei] the Deputy Poll book. HetJll'lIill~ Officel's shall he. ill FIll'ill "L" in snid SdwI]llle 1. of this Ordinance. 25. The Depllty Hetnl"lliug OtfkcI' shall, hefol'e the Poll clerk, duties and hOlll' fOl' o]lellin~ the plills on the election day, appoint, oath.
OYCI" his sigllatlll'c, a Poll Clel'k to assist him in taking the votes, 01' to Hct ill his stend if lIecessnr,r, with nIl the powers and Iiahilities of the Depnt.y, Uetm'uing Officer, who, hefOl'c adiug as sllch, shall take the oath iu Forlll "K~' ill saill Sehcdnle 1., hefot'e the Vepnty Retnrning Olfiecl', the Hetlll'lling Officel', 01" any pel'sou anthorized to adlllinistel' oaths within the Territory.'
(2) Eaeh Dcpn ty Hetnl'uing Offieel' ~lll .. l l"loll Clerk appointef] nwlel" this Ol' .. linance shall he a constable dur ing the day of polling, :W. The Depnty Hctnl'Ding Officet' shall IH'~)Hl'e a pollillg place snitahll~ fm' the plll'poses of this Ordinance within the hnilding lilentioned in the pniclamation of the Hetnl'ning Officm', if that is practicahle, ant] if not, theu as neai' thereto as lIIay he; and shall trnly illfol'll1 any electOl', illquil'illg of _ him the locality of snch polling plac(~, ' .. ·1 27.
The Dcpnty Hetlll'lJillg Officel', or his P()ll Clerk, shall within five miuutes before the. time npl)oillted for opening the plill, pnhlicly and audibly announce the time of dny, and shall show the hallot box to the candi dates, theil: agents or sCl'ntineeJ's, 01', .in their ahsence, to any electors pI'esent who lllay claim to act for any of the caudidHtes, so that they ·IIIHY sce that it is cmpty; aud he shall then in theil' pI'csellce lock the box and place his seal upon it ill sneh Cl mannCt' as tu prevent its being Deputr returning officer and 1'01\ clerk to be constables. Place Cor polling.
Proceedings Rt opening of poll. Ballot bl)xes to be inspected and sealed"
Objections to be entered III poll book. 28 ELBCTION OUDINMWB, opencd witholl t breaking the seal; and _ shall allow the persons pel'nlitted hel'eundel' to remain in the outer room of the polling place to affix their seals; and he shall then . place ,tile b~)x in view of all tho!,;e present, and shall keep it lockcd and sealed,
(2) After lockillg alld sealing the ballot box, he shall then, ill thc presence of the candidates, their agents or sC1'.ntinee1's, ;)J', in their absence, in presence of any electol's ]l1'e15ent; 'who chtilll to act fol' any of the 'candi dates, enter in the poll book any objections 'made to ,the hO\1l' of opcning, 01' to the' plncc of polling, or to the arl'<Illg'cmeuts'of the' polling place, demandcd to be elltCl'Cd eithel' by a candidate, or his agent, or by any electol', - .
POLLING PLACE, I~~~~r r~~~s. 28, The polling place s~aIlltave an outer room suitable for the accoJJJmodation of the per'sons 01' things requircd fQr taking the vote 'ullder thjs Ol'Ilinanee; and opening thel'efrom, all inner room in which the voter llIay mark - his l)<lllot, scrcened fi'oUl all observation, Provided, that whcl'c it is difficult 01' impossible to SCCU1'C two rooms, as Division I'c(]l1il'CIl, a 8il1gh~ room d~vide(l by a scrccn 01' curtain, so or room by screen. that tJlC intcl'iol' of the tw'o p.u'ts shall be completely Poll book and ballot box to be kept In outer room, Inspection or poll b')ok.
Position of ballot box" hidden hOIll ench othcr, sha 11 he sufficient. 2!l, In the Ol1tCl' room slIal! he kept the poll book and hallot box,
(2) The poll hook shall he opcn to inspection on dCII1HlJI1, by any ,candidate,. agent, 01' sCl'nti~eer, for a rcasolltlhlc time, for thc pUl"pOSC of checldng nn entr,y, un The ballot box shall be kept in a t?0I~SI)icuous position tlndng tile voting so that thc SCl'lltillecrs may . See the ballots HS they a1'C clt'opped in; and it shall not, d1l1·jng sHch voting, be touched by any person, except the Dcpn ty Betn l'lling Otlicer, Ol' Poll Clel'k acting for him, and onlJ' tOllchell by hilll in such manncr that the candi datcs, their SCI'I1 tineers· or agents, can observc it if present.
.,29 30. Except as hereinafter provided no person shall nave access to the inner room 01;, compartment but the vot,er who is engaged in marking his ballot. 31. In the said' inner room 01' compartment of the polling place there shall 'Le a tabl~ suitable for use in marking ballots; there shall be posted on the walls a copy of the information to electors provided in Form " H" in said
Schedule 1, and a copy of the election notice provided in
section 20 of this Ordinance. AGENTS AND SCllUTINgERS.
Persons who may have ac~ess to Inner room, Contents of Inner room, 32. 'Every candidate shall be entitled to be 'rep re: sented at each polling place by a agent who shall produce to the, Deputy Hetul'lling Officel' his appointment as agent signed by the candidate, or, in case of his absence from ' the Territory, hy two electors nominating such candidate, ' which shaH be filed Ly the Deputy Heturning Officcr. , . ' Agent of candidate nt polIlng 1)lnce, ,(2) '1'he agent so appointcd shall have the right to appoint, over his signature, one 01' more, but not exc~ed· ing two, scrutincers on behalf of his principal. 33. hi addition to the Deputy Retui'ning Officer and his Poll Clerk, cach cmidillate, his agent and one of his scrutineers, 01', in the aLsence of the agent, the two, scrutineers, an intcl'lH'etel', if oue is required, dul'ing the time for which his sCl'Yices are required and no longer, a peace oftkei', if his sel'\'ices aI'e required, and not othcr· ~vise, m~tl the yotcr adna 1\y engaged iu vMing and ni) othel's, shall lie pel'llIitted to l'emaill in the outer room of the pol1ing place. 34.
An elector llIil.Y vote at any poHing place in the' electoral distl'ict ill ",hidl be I'esides, lmt no elector shall vote at lIlore than one polling place. 'W HO MAY VOTE, 35, EW1'y pel'son shall he qnalified to vote who, not 1.cing <Il\ IndiaJl, is .i British ,suhjed of thc full age of twenty-onc yeal'!; and has resided in the Yukon Tel'l'itor,~' 'Appolnt mC!nt of' scrutineers, PCI'~ons who mar remain in 'outer room of polling pl~ce" 1\'here elector may vote, QualIflcatlon of ,'olers,
What constitutes .. residence." 30 for at least twelve months immediately priUl' to the date of the election and has l"esided in' the electol"al district in which he seek~ to votc for at least one month imme· diately prioL" to the date of the election. (2) , Any 'person othenvise qualified who is at the said date a resident M such electoral distl"ict i.lull who has heen a l'csident in the Yukon TenitOL'Y for 'one year immediately prior to said date, but who has not been a resident of snch clectoral district for one 'u,lOnth imme diately prior to said, date, shall he entitled to vote in the electoral distl'ict of and within which he. was. last a resident for onc month elm'ing said l)eriod ~f one year. nuu;s AS TO RESIDENCE Ol?
VO'rEUs. )6 .~. For·the purposes of voting. under this Ordinancc thc place of residcnce of any person shall be governed by the (ollowing rules as they' shall be applicable:' .( 1) 'fhe l'esidcnce of a person shall be the place in which his 1mbitation is fixed and. to which whenever he is absent therefrom he has the intcntion of returning.
(2) A' person' shall not lose his l'esidcnce who leaves his hOllle for tempor~ry purposes,
(3) If a person departs frolll thc Yukon ''l'eri'itory with the intention of making his residence elsewherc. he loses his residence in the Yukon Tel'l'itory. ( 4) 'l'he place where a lIli.l1l'S falllily resides shall he deemed to he his place of residence, but any man who takes up or continues his abode with the intention of )'emaining ata place other thanwhcI'e his family resides, shall be deemed to he a residcnt where he so resides.
(5) The residcnce of a single Dlan shall be whet'e he usual1y sleeps,
EL~~CTlON' OUDIN'ANCI':, - 31 ((
j) A change Qf l'esidence can ue only by the act of reluoval joined with the intention to remain permanently in another place, There ·can be only one residence, (j') No pet'son while he remains in the YukQn Territory shall ue deemed to have lost his residence until he has I,?ained another, VOTING, :37, When a pet'son -claiming' to ue entitled to vote ::~~~:dure' presents ·hilllself foi' the pmposc of voting, the Deputy ~I:ecst~~ts HetUl'uin!! Officet· sllall, without unnC(;essm:v deJav, cause .hlmself " J J to vote. him to be admitted to the (lutel' room of the polling place, and shall further proceed, as follows: ( 1 ) (
a) He shall ask from tile pm.'Son desirous of voting: His full name; (
h) His occllpatiop.; (
c) His place of residence; and shall
(2) Cause the answers, "rhicll must ue made in a voice andiule ~o tile SCI'U tineel's in the polling phlce, un less the person is dum\), to ue entered in tlleir ptoper places in the lioll IJook, wllich shall ue kept in FOl'll " L " in said
Schedule 1, . (3) 'rile Hetul'ning Officer shall not be entitled to vote except as provided for in sub-section 2 of
section 73, . ( 4) The name of each voter 01' pm'SOn tendering a yot~ shall be numbered consecutively, 38. Every voter sllall,. uefore reeei ving a ualIot Voter to take oath M. paper, take the oath of qualification set forth in ForlU " l\f" in said
Schedule 1. 1
(2) The Deputy HetUl'ning Officer may, and if so ~te;eq~f!ed requested hy any candidate, his agent 01' Sct'utillccr shall, to subscribe .oath.
32 ELECTION ORDINANCE. . , require any voter to take and s11~scribethe said oath set fo)'th in Form" M," Voter may be required to take Ol1-th N, 39, 'J'he Deputy Retm'ning Officer shall also, on the request of a scrutineer,. 'Or person acting il.Ssuch, requil'c - any person tendering a vote to take the oath contained in Forlll "N" in 'said
Schedule 1 nftel' it hnsbecn read Oaths to he filed with deputy return~lIg officer, Refusal to take oath, Signatlll'e of marksman, Interpreter may be employe,1,. Entry In poll book, , to him in an mlflihle voice, I 40, All oaths taken and sllhscl'ibcd IIndel" scctions 38 and 39 shall hc~led- by the Deputy HetuI'ning Officcr, " who is hel'ehy authol'ized to admiilister thc smile, 41.
If ~ llers(Hl who desires to vote I'cfuses or fails to take and sllhscdbc eithcl' of the oaths af'ore~'ai(l whelr )'cqnirccl to l10 so, the Poll Clel'k'shall write aftel' the entry of his namc anll place of residence in the poll h()oi~' ,the words "HefllsefI oath fm'lll "-desigl~ating thc oat.h re fused hy hilll-and the name of the pe)'SOll' at whose I'eqllest he was reqllired to takc s11ch oath, Hnd the pel'soll so l'efl1sing '0\. failing. to tal\~ slich oath shall at onCe leaVe the polling place· and not enter it again, ntHl shall not he allowe(l to vote at that polling place, 42., 'If tIle person l'eqJlil·ed to suhsedhc is lIllahle to sign ltis name, hc. shall Illalw his 1IIa1·k, which shall he (:el'titied 11." the signatlll'e of the Depli t.y Hcturll i Ill,;' Officer, 48, If the pe)'son (lesil'ing: to VOt.e is 11IlHhle to 1II111t'I'· stmHl the EngliSh 1allgllage, 01' tu swcar to the oath Fm'lll' ," }[" ill said Sehedule 1, the Deput.Y Ud1ll'nillg Otlieel' shall enter tl l'elllark to that clfect opposite his name ill the poll uool" ·amI shall allow. him to I'etire ,hOIll the pollillg' place 1Iutil a cOlllpetent interpreter can lIe 1)1;0- em'cd, who shall,. aftel' taking the oath provide(l in FU'I'Il1 " J'" in saifI Sche(lnle 1 hcfore the Depnty J:etlll"llillg Office I·, illtcl').II'et the 'pl'(I(;eedings to eaeh vot.el' in whil:<u case he is clllployell, . (:2) -,Vhen nn illterin'ctel' is employed, hil'; name shall he entercd in the po)) hook wit.h the pal'tic\lIHl'~ of
33 the case in which he actell, and any objections that may be lIIade hy any of the sc'rntineers 01' persons <~etiilg as such, 44, 'V'here the ])l'op,el' en tries respecting the person so daillling to vote have heen made ill the poll hook in the illa.nller l)1'CsC1'ibed, the pepllty HetHl'llillg OfficeL' siwl1 sign his nallle 01' initials llpOIl the back of the bitllot papel' n~ld llpOll the (;ollntedoil; Hnd he shallllot Pllt upon the said hallot papel' allY fig111'C 01' llla1'l~ other't.han his nallle 01' initials, ,
(2) The Depllty-Hetlll"ning Officel' shall,if reqnil'c(l by any candidate presellt nI' his agellt, exhihit the )WlIle 01' init,ials signe(l by sllch Deputy Hetlll'lJillg Officel' ll)lOIl the back of the I~allot paper bef,')J'e hallllillg the ballot paper to the voter,
(3) Any pel'sOlI desi dng to vote IIIHy (lee I ille to J"(~eei\'e a hallot papel' whie}1 'has llot the lWlllt! 01' initials of the J)(!puty Hetul'Jlillg Officer signed upon it, 45, ,The votes shall he given hy hallot and ench eledOl' who is clItitled to ,:otc shHll I'cceivt! f1'011l the Deputy Hetlll'llillg Officel' a ballot paper, 011 the hHCk of which slu;h Depnty Hetlll'llillg Officer has l)1'cvionsly P1J.t. his initiHls SI) placed as indicated in Forlll "1/' thn!, ",hel'l the Ilallot is falde(1 tlwy call IH!
Sceu Witllllllt opell" illg' it, nnd Oil the hack of the cOllutel'foil of which he hns pJat'ed n. 1I1l1I1h(!I' conespoJIIlillg to tlwt pluced npposH(~ the votl!I"S' nallle ill the ]loll book, 4f., 'I'he DeplIty Hetlll'nillg OfficeI' III a,\', and, llpOIl l'el]1Wst, shall, either pm'sollully or throngh his cleL'k, explain to the pel'son otf'el'ing to vote ns concisely as )llli'isihle the 1I1O(1e of voting, 4 j', The eJcctol', on receiving th~ ua]]ot paper, shaJ) fOl-th with pl'ocee(1 ill to olle of the compartlllell ts )lI'lwided fOl' the }JlII'pose :11111 there IIlHrk his ballot paper, "lIIaking a CI'OS8 with a lead pencil within the white space con, taining t11e lIallle of the candillate for whom he intemJ:..; [nltlalllng of ballot b}' deputy returning officer, Deput)' returning officer to "hnw iniliaJs if n~i,ed, Voter may decline to rcceh"e ballot pape,' not inltiall<.><l.
Mode of voting, Deputy returning officer to explain mode of voting, Instruction to eJector Oil receiving ballot,
No one but voter allowed in Inner com partment. 34 ELI':CTION OlWIN,\.NCE, to vote, and shall then fold IIp the ballot papel" so tbrlt the initials of the Deputy l{etlll'ning Office)' on the hack of it and the number on the counterfoil cau he seen with out openin'g it, and hand it to the Deputy Hetnrning Officer, who sball, witbout unfolding it, asccrtain- h~' exalllining his injtials and the numhel' on the counterfoil that it is the same paper he furnished to the elector, and shall tl:!en, in full view of all 1)t'esent, including the eledot', )'elllOVe the conntel'foil and destt'oy it and place the hallot 'papel' in thc ballot box, which box shall be placed on the table in full view of all present, 48, While the voter is in a balloting compm'tlllent fot' the purpose of marking his ual10t papel',' no other pel'son shall be allowed to enter the t.'Oll1partment 01' be in allY positiqn from which he can oliserve the mode in whid! the voteI' marks his uallot paper, DaUot paper not to be taken out of polling 49,1 No person whu has I'ceeivcd' a ballot papet' from tllC Deputy Hetuming Officcr shall take the same out of t.he polling place and any person having so l'eeeivp.(l a hallot papc)', who leaves the polling place "ithout fiL'St delivering the samc to the Dcputy Heturning Officer in place.
Person tendering vote under name already ,"oted. . .the· manner' pl'cscl'ibed, shall thereby forfeit his l'igh t to .vote, Hud till! Deputy Hetni'ning .
Officer shall make an ell!t',Y iu the poll book in the~eollln\ll fOl' remarks to the effect t1l<lt ~Jl1eh person received a ballot paper but ,took t.hc sallle out of the polling place 01' l'etnr'ned the same, declining to vote, as tIle case may be, and in the latter case the Deimty Heturning Officer shall immediately write the ,,'ord " declined" on the ballot paper' and shall preser~e it to be returned to the TIetul'ningOfficer, 50, If a person repl'esen tillg hi 111 self to he a pm'ticu lar electol' whose name ~h'ead'y appears in t.he poll book as having voted 01' as having refused to sign a statement, applies to vote, unless the Deputy Hetm'ning Officet' is awal'e that the person who alrCC'l(ly prescnted himself to vote in that BalllC had a I'ight to do so, and that the person now presenting hil1lself to vote in the same llame has als«) a right to do !';O, 01' if directed to do so hy any candi datc, agent 'Or sCI'lltilleel', he shall reqllit·c hhll to sign
ELECTrON OUDINANCE. , 35 the sti.ltemcnt provided in Fonll " M'~ of said Schedule. 1, and shall enter his name and residence in the poll book, and shall give him a ballot papeL· asproyided ill seetion 44 hereof, 51.
One of the ag·ents-of each candidate, and, ill the a.bsence of such agellt, one of the electors representing each candidate on lJeing admitted to the polling station, shall take an oath in FOL·m " Q," to keep secret the names of the c~lDdidates for whom any voter has mm·ked his baJ10t papel· in his presence. (:2) The Deputy Heturning Officer, Oil the applica· tion of uny voter who is IInahl~ to read or is incapacitatetl hy hlhHlness 01· other physical ca IlSe fL"OLll voting in the mauncr prescribed uy this Ordinance, f?hall assist such voter by- Oath ot secrec~· by agent. Voter blind or unable· to mark ballot. (
a) marking his uallot paper in the 111aIlllC'· Instruct'on9~ directed hy snch ,rot~r, in the p.·csellce of '. . the sworn agents of the candidates, or of the sworn electo.·s .·eprcsellting the camli· dates in the polling station, <Ind of no othe'L' person j and, (
h) placing such banot ill thc ha Ilot box. 52. A person claiming to be entitled to yote who has inadvertently dea1t with his uallot paper in l-;uch a way that it cannot conveniently be used HS a hallot paper, 011 delivel·ing to the Deputy Returning Officer the hallot. pa.pe.· so inadvertently dealt with and proving the fact of the initdvertence to the satisfaction of the Depnty Hct11l·ning Officer, shall ue given another 'hallot papet··· ill the place of the hallot papet· so delivcI·ed lll., and the Depnty Uetnrning OfficeL· shall .·etain the spoiled hallot pape.· to he l'ctlll"Llcd to. thc HetUl'nillg' Office.·.
OLOSE 01-' Tin; POLY,. 53. At the homo of six o'clock in the aftcl"JlOon the Depn ty Hetllmillg' OtJkCL' shall dccla .·c t.he poll c10scll and !$hall lIot allow allY IllO.·C yotes to bc polled, except Ballot paper "polled before u"ed. Time of c1o~c of llolL
Sealing ot l3allot box. Entry of objections. Opening ot ballot box and papers. What ballot papers not to be counted. Objections to ballots to 'he note,l In l'oll book, 36 ' ELEC1.'ION ORDINANCE, ,the vote of th.e person, who m~ly hc in some
part in the act of voting at that hOllr,
(2) Immediately after the last ,ballot, as above pl'Oyided, has' been placed ih the hallot box the Deputy Returning Officer' shall fill up and securely seat the opening in the 'lid of the box through which th(~ haBots were iusertecl. 54" Iinmediately after the closing of t4e poll the Deputy Heturlling Officel' shall enter in the poll book a certificate that his entries ill the poll book are correct alldshall also 'enter allY objections that the candidates 01' their agents 01' scrutiueel'S may desit'e to huYe entered as to the conduct of the poll or as to its hour of closing, ( 2) The Deputy Uetn rIling Officer 8ha I r then open the ballot box and examine the ballot papcrs to ascertain if they are the ballot papcrs 'yhich he supplied~ awl such examination shall be made and completed befol'e opcning any of the ballot papers, If the lltll1lber of hallot papers ill'the box excecds thc number of pel'sons who jVGtcd, he 'shall, wiUlOut opcuing the banot papers, exa~Hine the hacks' tbm'cor, so fal' as, it ll1ay. be nceessfll',Y t~. see his nallle allll illithlls, and shall rejed any papel's not h~Ying thercon his, nanic or initials.
AftCl' such eXHmin':ltion is cOlllpletell tri the extent necessary, he shall proceed to examine the 11:l.1\ot ]lapel's, 01'. the ballot pape!'s not l'ejectell,. as the ease lI\ay l,e, in lII'del' to count up t.he votes given for each cnndi(latc.
(3) Evcl:,r hallot pni1cI' w!tieh 1Ias not heen snpplied by thc Deputy Hdul"llillg Otliter Ill' 011 ",II1I:h votcs HI'e g'i\'en to 1Il00'e than th~ Ilnllihcl' of candidates to he clectc(l, 01" 011 which anything ill alltlition tt, the iuitials 01' na lIIe of thc Dcpnty, netlll'lIi IIg Officel' on the back is wl'ittcn 01' lIIal"lwd, hy which thc VII tel' call be -illelltificd, shall he V(ii(l :1IId 8hnll not he cOllllted.
(4) The Deputy J:I!tlll'lIillg Otlicer :;11<111 make a note in thc hook of nlly ohjcetillll mat}e by a caudidnte
ELECTION. ORDINANCE, 37 ·01' by his ngent, '01' by any elector present to any ballot papcr found in the ballot box, and shall decide any ques tion al'ising out of the objection, and the decision of the. Deputy Heturning Officer shall be final, subject only to reversal on a recount 01' . on petition questioning the electioll or return. ( 5 ) .Evcry oujection to a ballot paper shall be numuered and 'a corresponding number shall be placed on the uack of the unllot paper,-~nd shall be initialled by the Deputy Returning Officer. , . Objections to be nuinbered:
(6) The Deputy HetUl'ninl!: Officer shall indorse Rejected ~ ballot' " Hejected" on every ballot paper which he may 'reject as papers. invalid, and shall indol'sc ;, Hejcctioll objected to " if any. objcction be made to his decision. .
(7) The Deputy Hetllrlling Officer shall then count up the votes given for each candidate upon the ballot papers not rejected, and lIIake up a written statement as set tint ill ym'1II " L" in said
Schedule 1, of the number of votes given to CiH.:h candidate and of the number of ballot papel'S rejected amI not c0l1l1ted uy him, and the Illllllber of those rejected shall be entered in said poll book ulHIer the Se\;e1'Ll 1 heads following: (.l) ).7ullll,er of papcrs rcjected as wanting signa tmc'or iuitials of the Dcputy HetUl'ning Officer; (IJ) ~ullluel' of papel's rcjected. as voting for more than the n1llllber of candidatcs to be clected; (
c) Nllllluel' of papet's rejected as having a writing or lIIar\;: hy which voters could be identified; (
d) XI1111hct; 01' ]lapel's rejectctl as unmarked 01' YOill fm' uucertainty; AlIIl t.he said ~tatelllel1t shall alstl show the total number of pct'SollS who ha \'c voted at such polling place, and 8ha 11 fOl-thwith he signed by the Vepn ty HetUl;ning Officer and Poll Clel'l~ allll such of the candidates or their agents as JIIay ue lll'esent amI desire to sign it. Votes to be counted. Statement to be entered In voll book. 55. Only two No' more than two au-euts 01' scrutincers for a agents to ~ be presellt.
38 ELECTION OUDINANCF.. candidate shall be entitletl to he present' at the smile t.ime at the counting of the votes. ' Deputy returnlhg officer to sign ce"tiflcate 'poll book. 5H. Evel'Y Depllty Het.urning Officer shafl, at t.he close ~)f t.he poll, cntify Oyer his signa t.11I·e in the. po1l In hook in fllll wOI'lls, 'as indicated in ForUl "L" aforesaid, the tot.nl nl1lIlUeL". of pel'sons ,\'110 haTe voted at the . polling ylace at. which he has been appoilltell to )lresidl'. Deputy returning officer to gh·.e the number of \'otes polh!!l to can iIIrlateR. Deputy :"ctt:r'n!~b officer to seal un ba'lIots, 5~.
At the 'cl0se of .the poll the Deputy Hetul"Iling Oftiecr, 011 heing )'ell1Jested to do so, shall delivel' t.o each ,of the C<lnditla t.es or. thei l' agen ts, 'Or, in tbe absence of tlll~ eanllillates or agcntl';, to the electors pl'esent l'el'l'c selltillg t.he call1lillates respectively,. a certificate of tbe ,nl.llllhel' of vot.el'; given fot, each caJHlidate, and of the 1l111111n~I' of rejectcll ballot papers, and he shall also fort.h wit.h make ont. t.he haJ10t paper acconut in the fo);m 'reqnirell hy l';ediol1 54 of this Ordinance. 58.
Eve)'), Depnty Het.nrlling Officer at the comple tion of the counting of votes, after t.he close of t.he 'poil, simJ1, in tl1C presence of the agen ts of tbe candidates, make np into separate packets sealed with his own seal, and the seals of such agents of the canuidates as uesire to affix t,heil' 8eals, aiHl. marked upon the outside wIth the p)'Oper letter of the alphabet and a short statement of the contents of the packet, as in this
section men tioned, the elate of the day of the election, the name of the Depnty Hetul'ni.ng Office)', nnd the name and number of t.he polling place. (a) 'l'he nsed ballot papel'S. which have not. heen ohjected to Hl1fl have been counted; (
b) The ballot papcrs which llave heen objectcd to hilt which have been counted; (
c) The rejected hallot papers; (d)· The 11ll118ed hallot p<lpel'fi and the C01I1)tl~i"foils of slleh ballot papers; (e) '!'he spoiled ballot papers; (f) 'i'he hallot papel'S given to voters who after ",m'lls l'ctnl'1lel1 the sallle, declining to vote.
ELECTIOX OnDINANCE. 39
(3) Aftcr all the oaths have ueen taken and snu· scribed and a]] the entries made in the po]) -book as by this Ordinance l'equ i red, the Depu ty net\ll'n~ng Offieer shall, in the presence of the candidates 01' their agents, inclose the said poll hook in a separate packet and wl'ite thel'eon the wOl'ds "Poll Book" and also the date of the election, t1)e nallle of the Deputy Retlll'ning Officer nOfl the· name and ill1l1lhel' of the pol1ing place, 5!l, The Deputy Hetmll ing Officcl' sha]] fm'th with deliver the packets to thc Rcturning OffiCC1' as (lil'ected in writing 1Iy sa.id Heturning Officer, (iO, The poll book sha]) con.ta in Cl stateJllen t made by tbe Dcputy Hetm'ning Officer slJ()\\ing the nUlllbel' of ha]]ot pa.PC1'S cutl'usted to hilll "1)(1 acconnting fm' thcm under the hc,tds of (1) (;ountcd; (2) l'ejeeted; (3) llD use(l; (4) spoi led; (
u) hallot papcl's given to votel'S who afterwHl'ds retul'ne(l t.he same, d<..'Clining to vote; ancl (6) hallot papers taken fl-Olll .the pol1ing place; which statement. shall he made in Form" 0" in said
Schedule 1, Hml in this OI'(linallCe l'efel'l'ed t.o as the" Ballot Pnpcl' Account," Depllt~· returning officer to . <lelh·er packets to returning officer. Poil book to "ontaln statement, 61, No Heturning Officer 01' Deputy Returning Retumlng officer not Offieel' shall grant, make 01' eutel' .into a scrutiny of the to lP"ant t . .'It an electI'on,· scrutiny. VO es gIven 6':> The Het1l1'ning Office)' shall havc the custo(ly of tlte lm]]ot hox frolll the time it leaves t.he hands of the Deputy Hetul"lling Ofti(:Cl', au(l shall he suhjed to the penalty p)'ovided in
section ,H5 of this Ol'dillun(:e if it is opened h:y himself 01' any other person until the day and hour appointed for t.he counting of votes, 01', ill· (~a~e t.he count is H(ljo11rned 11ude)' sedion 63 of t.his O)'(lillaJlce nntil the day awl hour oC!:,uch n dj9Ul'n III ent, . (i3,· 'J'he Hetlll'Iling Oftieel', at the place alldon the day and h0111' lIIentioned hy him in ·Ltis anl)onllccment on nomination flny that a c011nt would be held, shall a,ppeal' Cu~todr of ballot box. Production of hooks and n time fixed for count.
Adjournment of count_ Record book_ Recount_ .Dlscrepa11cy In number. Good hal1ot~. Spoll,)<l ballots. 40 EL~~CTION OItlHNANCE, and pL'olluce - the poll uooks, statement sheets of the Deputy HetuL'ning OfficeL's, and the hallot uoxes of the severa I polling places_ (2).
If all the returns have not ueen received from the Deputy HetllL'ning Office.'s on the uay appointed, 01' if the.-e is 'not one clear day hetween tlH~da.r of receipt of the last retnl"ll of the Deputy Heturning Office1"s, and tIle day appointed for the count, the Hetul'ning Officcl' Illay adjonl"ll the count until a futUl-e uay, and may again f1"olll ti IllC to tillle, in the like ~asc, adjourn f1"01ll day to day unt.i1 such returns are aft in and lllltil a time when one cleat' day has elapsed uetween the receipt of the last l-etUl'1l of t:he' Deputy Hetnrning Officers, li4_ The Hetuming Ofiice1" slwll uc provided with a suit .. hle hook to ue called <~ " L-ecord book/' in which he shall enteI' the p.u-ticl1la.-s required by t.his 01"dinance to 1.1I! kept 011 l'ecoL'd,' . li5_ The Hetl1l-lling 'Officer ,,:hen the day and hour 1'01- cOl1l1tillg the votes has m-dved, whcther according to his nlll1011l1Cl!Illent 011 llOlllination day 01' in pursuance of n Ily ndjolll-Illlleu t, shall thcn a ppca l' at the place desig nated and prodnce the propel- books Hnd material spcci fied ill scction (i3 of this (h-dinancc aUlI shall begin with po]lillg place 1111111her 1 and shall note ill hi~ .-ecord book t.he JlullIhel' of hallnts shuwu by the Deputy Returning Oflicel"s l"eJlOl-t of the llollillg places to have been cast; and _he shall. thcu Ilpen the ballot box anI) count the 11I111tl,el- of' hallots contained therein, fin, If the 1lI111lbel-is not the same as that mentioned ill thc retnrn of' t.he Deputy- Retnming Officer, he shall ilia kc a· )lote of thn t fact, (i,_ He shall then c011nt, without exalllination, and 'placl! hi all o_pen vessel the- hal10ts which have been alt-cady (;'ounted hy the Deputy Returning OffiCCL' and shall entel- thc number in his rccord book, (;"8, ,He shall t.hen connt the spoiled hallots and
ELEU'L'IOX OItDlXAXCE. 41 cubit the uumher in his I'ecortl hook; and slwll eXaliline thelll and shall place such as he consillCl's make .ipparent the iutent of the votel', and haye been pl-operly initialled hy ~he· Deputy Retm'ning Officer, alllong the ballots aheady couuted hy the Deputy Heturning Officer and sha.1I elite!' the ulllllhCl' in his record book; and shall keep sepal'ately apt! place ill a secmely sealed package those which he considers (10 not make appareut the intent of the voter, (I)' aJ'e uot properly initialled, and' shall enter t.he nlllB uer in his recol'(l book. GU.
The" Hetlll"lling Officer, after mixing the uallots so thnt tllOse put ill last shall not Le distinguishable, shall proceed to open the Lallots and count the number cast for each cnndidate. Count of votes. 70. In case a' hallot is so lIIarked that it is difficult Ballots that are lIIegl bly or illlpossihle to distinguish fOl' which candid<~te 01' can- market!. didates it was intended to be counted, it shall. be placed with' the hallots which do not make apparent the "intent of the votm' lIIentiolled in
section (is of this Ordinance. , . 71.
When nIl the ballots contained in the ballot box have been couute(l, the Hetnrning' Officer shall announce the resll( t ,1Iltl sl1<1 I l--J'ec0 l·tl the sa Ille ill his record book; and shall ]))'ocee(l to seal up ill sep:'ll'~lte parcels the cOllllted bnllots and the spoiled ballots; and these parcels with the hnllnts still the subject of appeal shall be rctlll'ned to the uallot box, w,hieh the Retlll'ning Officer shall :-.;cnl· S41 that it 'cannot he opened without hreaking the sea]; and the candidates or their agents shall also l,le pel·llI.ittcd to silllilal"ly affix their seals. '/2.
The netm'uing' Qfficel' sha 11 then pl'oceed siJlli lady with tl'te hnllot hox and l'etlll'ns of the second poll illg: plate, awl so on until the ballots.cast in the electoral dh,tl"id have llee!l disposed of as hel'eiuhefore pl'ovided. DECLAIL\T[ON OF ELEC'l'lON. '/3. The Heturning Officer shall then declare elected the ealldidate for whom the largest numbel' of ballots have been couuted, nnd shall deliver to all the candidates Announce ment of results, DI>;poslllon of ballot. Continuation of count. Declaration Of result of pOlling.
Procedure in case of Lie. Ballt)t !)oxc::;, etc .. to bc dell\'erc,l to Clerk of Court. Certificate of election be !lied with l'erl"i tlll'ia I Sec"eta ry. Candldntc" deemed ,luly elected. Demand of recount. S100 tn be deposited. DispositIon of deposit. 42 EU:;CTION OUlHNANCE. 01' to the a.gen t of any candida te ""ho may he presen t, if the canUidatc is' not present, a ,,;l"itten stH tement declar ing the said calldiclate duly elected; aud SUell l-;tHtelllent shall specify the Iln III her' of hallots cOllllted FOI' each c;mdidnte <llld the llmnher of spoiled I.,..Uots,
(2) III case of a tie the Hetlll'uing Utlicel' shall gin! a easthlg vote, which shall he ellt'eJ'ed ill his I'ecord hook, 7 4, TIJ(~ J:etul'lliug Otlicel' sh .. 11 then-
(1) Cause all h;Jllot hoxes, poll hoot,s, I'eeord hooks, haHots ;IIH] othel' 1II .. .t(~J"ials or f'lI'llls uf>ed at each polling J1lal:(~ to he lilace.l ill the cllstody of the ·Clerk of .tlll!· TelTitol"ial C()III-t. (:!) (o'ol'wa r.l to the Tenitol"ia I Secl'et,lI',Y a cct·tifi. !;at(~ ill writiug specifying the nallle of the candidate tleclHl'e.l I,), hilll elected,
(3) The candidate so cettified as elected shall be deelllc(l to he dllly elected IIntil and· unless the Judge npon I'ecollllt as het'eiuaftel' ]lrovi(led shall d(~elarc an ot.hel' candidate elected.
HECOUNT ny JUDGE . • 0), UpOll allY candidate 01' his agent placing' in t.he hands ~)f the Het1JJ'lling Officer the SUlII oJ $100,00, with Cl delll<lIHl ill wl'itillg for a I'ecollnt of the ballots cast ill one ot' IIIOI:e polling divisions, t.he J ndge of tIte Tel'l'itol'ia I COl\I,t shall 011 appl ita tion lIIa(lc to hilll, as hel'ci na f'tn III(~iltinned, hold a rccount, (:n No application fol' a I'ecount shlll1 he enter t.a iJw.l nil less sllf:h u.pplica tion is accolIIlHlIlic(t" hy .~100.00 as JlI'o\'ide(l ill this scctioll, a1ul is IIIOJlle within fifteen (hlyS ;J Ftel' thc de.:lm'at.iOlI of eled.ioll hy the J:et.I1I'ning Ofticel', (
H) The lIIoncydcposit.ed with Cl Ilelll<lnd for a l'eeollJlt.shilll he disposed of hy OJ'del' of the .Tlldge in
defl'nyillg: the lleces~aJ'y expenses of hol,ling the l"ecOlint; and the l'I'lIlailHlcl', if any, sha}1 hc retllrnell to the pel'son who Ileposite(] it. ( 4) The hallot·uoxe.s, poll hooks, book of l'ecol.'d and othel' matel"ials 01' fOI'lIlS lIsed at the 'polli'ng' place, I'espectillg which the dellland for n recollnt has been 111<1 (le, ~ha I r he ~"hje\t to t.he lII'del' of the J ndge during sl1l.:h recount, Ballot box, etc., to be subject to order of Judge. ifi.
UpOI1 the 'pal't,r delllHIHling a recount, Ol" any ~;~r:;~ ~~d pel'soll 011 h i:o: hehal f, sli tisfyi ng the Judge hy a.ffitla vit, :'ecount. vedf,Yiug the Ilellland, that a demand fOJ' a recount IH1S heen sel'vell Oil the netllrniJ~g Officel' as hel'einbefore pro· vided, alJ(1 that the sum of $100,00 lws heen depositell with sHcll Heturuing Officel', as pl'()vidcIl in the next l'rece,liug: section; tile Judge shall sign an appointment fixing a time and place' at which snch recount shall l,e hel;l and sball, in such appointment, direct upon whom and in what. lIIallllel' slIeh appointment shall he served. ii, The Judge shall attend at the tillle and place so appointed and upon being satisfied uy affidavit that his appointl1\ent has heen dul~' served upon the pel'sons dil"t.-'Cted hy hilll to lie served thel'ewith he sba 11 proceed with sHch I'ecount.
PI''Ovided, however, that it lllay ue· open to .. lilY canditlate or agent to show hy evidence, eithet, vi-v(/' 'vu(;e or npon affidavit, as the Judge ~nay direct, tha t. the demalld for a reconnt was not made 01' t.he snlll 0'£ 1I11mey was not deposited with the Heturning Officer, as ]It"ovided hy st.'Ction i5 of. this Ordinance, ot" Wl.lS not. deposited \\ititin the tillle therehy prcscriucd; and npon the Judge heing satisfied that sHcll demand was not so made, OJ' that snch money was not so deposited, he shall so find; aud shall file with the said Uctmni!lg Office)' a written finding to that effect signed hy him; and t.he)'enpon the sa id recollut shall, he n hun(lolled, . 'S.
If the Judge proceeds with the reconnt 11.; shall, in the l)l"esence -of sHch of the canditlates Ot" theit" agents appointed liS snch in wI'itiug as ilia}; he lwesent, open one of t.he hn llot hoxes )'egm'ding which n t"ecouut has Procedure th~rC8t, PI'o\'lso If recount not properly demanded or security omitted, Count of hallots.
Examination and count ot ·ballots. Illegal ballots. Particulars to be recorded. DiSPOsItion of baJlots and boxes after recount. Other ballot boxes. Costs ot recount. Election tees. Statement oC Judge. 44 . ELECTION ·OUOINANCB. ueen demanded and shall count the nUlIIueL' .of ballots 'contained therein; and shall .note the number in a book and shall place the ballots in an open vessel. 70.
The ·Judge shall then proceed to exumine and count the 'ballots for the several candidates as it appears to him to have been the intent of the several voters mark ing the ballots, rejecting only those by Which the voter has not made his intent appaL'ent OL! which have not been properly initialled. 80.
The Judge slwll enteL' in a suitaule book the number of the polling places and the particulars regard ing the ballots examined and shall then return the ballots to the ballot box from which they were taken; and securely lock and seal the same; and Sh~lll cause .it to be I'etul'lled to the custody of the Clerk of the 'rerritorial Court.' 81. He shall then proceed similarly with each of the othet' hallot hoxes regal'ding which a recount has heen demanded. 82. "rhe costs of the l'econnt beyond the amount of . thc deposit required by
section '75 of this Ordinance shall . be charged to the genel'fll expenses of the election, accord· ing to such regulation as to fees and otherwise as lIlay he prescribed from time to time by the Oommissioner. 83. The Judgc shall pl'epaL'e a statement showing (;
t) The t6t~ll nUlnhCL' of hallots which the return of the Hetl1l'lli~g Officel' and the re~ords of the' cOunt of appealc{l ballots, if such has heen held, show'ed should he counted in the scvC!'aL classes in which they are com prised; (
h) The 11111l1her of hallots actually counted by him; , (
c) The number L'ejected; and (d) 'l'he .nUlul;cr counted for leach candidate; with a declaration of the election of the candidate receiving the largest number of votes cast, which candidate shall
ELECTION ORDINANCE. 45 forthwith be held duly elected; and such Judge shall thereupon certify in writing to the Territorial Secretary - the name of the candidate decla~'ed elected by him on such recount; and upon certificate being given such declaration shall be final and conclusive to all intents and purposes, subject-,to the provisions of The Contro verted -Elections Ordinance.
(2) In case a candidate dec1at'ed elected "by the J lldge is other than the one declared elected by the Returning o ffic el', no penalty 01' damages shall be incurred. by the person at fil'-st declared elected by reason of any act done by him as duly elected representative.
(3) The casting vote of the Returning Officer, if he has given one, shall not be counted by the Judge in such reGOtlllt unless there is a tie on the said recount, in' which case the casting vote ()f the Returning Officer shall be counted as having been cast for the candidate for whom it was east the i!rst time he cast it.
(4) If the Returning. Officer has not given a cast ing vote and the recount of the Judge results in a tie, the Retrirning Officer shaH forthwith on the written request of the Judge give a casting vote. :MIsci~LLA N EOUS. 84. No ca lldidate shall be perlllitted to .resign after the dose of the polling' until the qnestion as to which candidate has heen elected has Leen finally detenuined hy vh·tlle of the provisions of this O,:dinance: 85.
When an proceedings_ in any way affecting the ejection, ine1lHling proceedings UlHlei' 'I'he Controverted Blections Ordinance, if uny, are concluded, the Clerk of the 'l'el'l'itol'ia l' CO\ll't, to whom the ballot boxes, poll hooks, ,'ecOl'd books and statements made by voters were delivered nndel' the provisions _ of
section 80 of this Onlinunce, sll<111 thereupon ojJell the Lnillot Loxes and destl'oy the ballots thel'ein with fire. His cer. tlflcate. In case return altered no lIab!llty on person first returned. In case of a tie. Cn~tlng vote If required. No candidate to resign pending pro ceedings. Duty of Court to hear proceedings ended.
4(; Public notice 86. The Tel'l"_itor.ial Secretarv shall, as soon as he to be gl\'cn . " of candidate can convenientlv do!'lo o-ive lmhlic_ notice of the names returned. ( •. ,. ,. e Fees to offlcer". Acts prohibited. Give, etc .. consi<lera tlon to induce voter to vote or refrain from voting. Give place or employ ment to Induce \'oter to vote. Make· gift to procure return of person. Advance money fol' above' purposc. of the candidates, elected, FE~jS .\ND EXPENSES OF RETURKING OFFICER. 87. Except as hel'einbefore pl'ovided, the fees in Tar'iff "'A" in
section 2 of said
Schedule 1, mentioned in respect- of the several matters therein contained, ancrno others shall he allowed to the several officers and persons therein mentioned respectively, for the services and dis b11l'sements, in the said
Schedule mentioned, ·COItRUPT PU.-\CTICES. 88. No person shall, directly 01' indit'ectly, hy himself . or h~: a.ny othe)' person on his behal f,' do 01' commit any of the following acts:
(1) Give, lend, 01' agree to give, lel~d 01' offer 01' ]H'omise any money or' valuable security, or promise to pI'oclll'e 01' endeavour ·to proCUl'e any money 01' valuable considet'ation to or for any voter or to or for any other person in Ol'del' to induce any voter to vote or refrain fl'om voting at any election.
(2) Give 01' procure or agree to give 01' procure; or offer or prolUise any office, place 01' employment 01' promise to pl'ocUI'e '0)' endeavour to procure any office, place 01' employment to 01' for any voter 01' to 01' for any other person in ordel' to induce anJ' voter to vote 01' refrain fl'om voting a t any election,
(3) Make ally gift, loan, olfet', promise, PI'ocUl'e mellt 01' agl'eclIlellt as afol'esaid to or for any person in order to induce sm:!1 pel'son to procure 0[' 'endeavour to pl'oeure the rctm'u of Hn'y person as a member of the Territotial Cou~lcil 0)' the vote of any vote)· at any election.
(4) AdnlJ1ce 01' p<ly 01' eallse to ue allnllu:ed 01' pnid <I)I~' 1II0)1(~'y to 01' f'9)' the llse of ~lll'y ot-he)' person with the illtent that slu:h JIIolley or allY p:u't thereof shall
EU;CTlOX OnHl~,\.~CK 47 be cxpcllded fOl' any of the pllI'poses melltiollcd ill the precedillg part!5 of this section, 01' knowingly payor cailse to he paid all)' mOlley to allY persoll in discharge Ol' repayJllellt of any llIolley wholly or ill part· expended for any of the said purposes, (;:;) 31ake use of 01' threaten to make use of any fot'cc, violcllCC or restraint, or illtlict or thrcatcll the indiction hy himself or by 01' tlu'ough any other persoll of any illjury, da III age, harm, 01' loss, or ill any manner practise intilllidation upon or against ally person in O1'del' to induce or cOlllpel such person to vote or refmill frolll voting, 01' 011 account of such person h .. i.villg voted or l'cfra iucd from voting at ~lllY election 01' uy abduction, dul"css, or uy any fraudulent device 01' contriv<luce i1l1pedt!, pl·evellt 01' otherwise interfere with the free exer, cisc of the franchise of any voter ot' thel'chy cOlllpel, imltll.:e 01' prevail UpOll auy voter either to give 01' refrain 1:1'1)111 giving his vote at ·any election, Use threats to Induce voter to vote, (Ii) Any person convicte{f of a breach of this
section Penalty .. shall he liahle to a penalty not exceeding $500,00, S!), 1\0 candidate shall, h,Y himself, 01' hy Or with any othe\' pel'son, or h,Y any othbl' ways or means on his bchalf at auy time, eithel' hefore or· dm'iug election, directly or indirectly, give 01' provide 01' cause to be given or llL'ovided 01' be uccessol'V to the ,.ivin tr 01' pl'ovidin'Y 01' .
J ~ b b' pay wboll,Y 01' in pm't any expenses incuned for any mea t, (ll'illk, I'efl'esblllent, or pl'ovision to 01' for any pet'SOIl in ul,tle1' to be elected 01' fOl' being elected, 01' fol' ·the plll'pose of i nft uencing such person, or any othel' pel'soll, to give 01' I'drain fl'om. giving his vote at such eJection; mid an" such candidate convicted of contL'aven ing- t:bis sedion ~hall heJiablc to a penalty not exceeding $500,00, 90, Nb candidate shall, nOl' shall any perSOn OIl llis behalf, hire, promise to pay 01' pay· for any hOl'se, team, cCll'I'iage, or other vehicle to convey any voter m' voters to 01' from the p01l, or to 01' f['om the neighbourhood th'cl'eof at. any electioll, 01' pay 01' promise to pay the Candidate not to pay expenses of voters.
Penalty. Candidate not to pay for horse hire.
Penalty, Election shall be· voided tor lIIegal acts of. cand Ida tc,' Illegal acts of voter, Receh'e' consldera lion to vote. Rcceh'e money to Induce another person to vote, Hire horse to ca nclldate. 48 I ELECTION Om)JNANCE, travelling 01' other expenses of any voter ~n going to 01' returning from any election, and any pel'son conyict~d of . contravening this
section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500,00, 91..
If any Conrt,·Judge, or 'othcr tribunal sitting or holding un inquil'y under'rhe ContnlYerted Elections Ordinunce reports to the 'rcrritol'ial Secretary that any candidate at an election has by himself or by his agent, whether with or without the actual knowledge and co~ sent of such candidate committed any act in contl"aven tion of sections SS, S!) and UO of this Ordinance the elec tion of such candidate, if he has been' ejected, shall be nn uudue election aud shall be void and shan be set aside . '. and a new election sIJall take place to fill the vacancy so created, unless such Court, Judge '01' other triblmal certifies under sect.ion 21 of snid Controverted' Elections Ordinance, thnt anothel' candidate was dull' elccted at . .. such election in the stead of the calldidate whosc election is so voided, . 92, Ni, pen;oll shall, hcfol'c or dUl'jng any eJection, diJ'ectly or indirectly, hilllself Ol' hy auy other pel'son in his behalf, do 'Ol' cOlllmit any of thc followhlg acts:
(1) Bece'iYe, agl'ec, contl'nct 01' ask f()J' ml} 1II"0IlC.", gift, loa,H, 01' valual,le considel'ati:Oll, office, place 01' employmcnt fO)' hilllsclf oi' any othel' pel'son for yoting 01' agL'eeing to votc, 0.1' fOl' refraining 01' ag'l'ceing 't«; l'cfl'"ill fL'om voting at any clection;
(2) Heceive Ol' ask fot, any IlHlIIC,Y 01' valuable COIl sideration for-having voted Ol' I'efrniuetl from voting 01' for having ind need all,)' othcr person to vote or I'draill from voting at all,)' election;
(3) Ui1'c 01' otTcr to hiL'c allY horsc, tcam, c:ll'I'iage Or othel' "ehide to nu,)' caudhlate 01' to any agent of any candidate fOl' the purpose of: conveying any voter 01'/ voters to 01' fJ-olll the polling place 01' to '01' ft'OIH the lIeigh hourhood tIJcl'cof;
49 (4 ) An~y person (:ol1yided of a breach of this
section shall he liable to a penalty not exceeding ,500,00, !)3, ''-\IlY pel'soll appointed as HetUl'nillg OfficeI', Elcction Clm'k, Dcput.y Hetl1l'ning Officer or Poll Clerk who wilfully fails to carl'~' out any of the duties i\\l)lOSed llpon hilll hy this Ol'tlin:l\lce 01' \\'110 wilflllly COlltl'llvenes, any of its pl'oyisions shall he liahle to a fiue n'Ot exceed, hi!!." !jf:50U,On alld eost:-,; 01' to impl'i8olllllcnt for a terlll not exeeedin~ 'olle yeHI', 01' hoth, (:!) If allY pCI'son fails to I'dlll'll ~) the Deputy ildlll'llillg OfticcI' tlw hallot papel' hHlHled to him hy the Depllty Hdlll'\lillg Officel', a:-,; pI'ovi;let.l iu
section 47 lif this (h'dinallec, 01' hands to the Deputy J:etlll'ning Offieer :tlly l'apl~I' Othl~I' thall the 1",lIot paper as providell in the sa ill St~d.iOIl, 01' hy all,Y means places 01' ca uses to be J)I;It:I~!l in t.he ha lIot "ox all," ha Ilot paper other thall as Jlr()yi!lt~d ill the said sed,ioll, 01' hy an.r \\leans takes 01' <::111St~~ .to he t.akt~n f1'01l1 tht! hallot hox all'y hallot paper eXt'ept. ns Ilil'cdetl ulltlcI' 'the ])I'ovisiolls of this OI'llinallec, C)1' Ilefaces 01' (,!t~stJ'o,ys ';I\IY hallot. papel' after it has heen init.i.dl(~ll Ill' stalll]ll'll lIy t.1lt!' Deputy J:etl11'uing OfficeI', eXI~ept a!' JlI'ovidl~ll in sed.ioll 52 of t.his OI'llillante, shall hl~ linhll~ to tlw I'Pll:llty ]ll'''\'idell in the fil'st l':I1't of thh, sed,ioll, !ll, U 11 !t'ss ill th is (IJ'd i lIa lice ot.hends e pl'ovillcll, allY 0 t ht'l' ]lI'I'SOIl tlla 11 t.hose mell tinned ill t.he next. ]ll'eeed in~ SI!d.ion ,,-ho \Vii fully eOJltl'Hvenes any of the provisions of t,hi~ Ol'dillalll:c 01' at.tellll'ts ill an,)' way to hindel' it.s provisions f1'01l1 heing t:al'1'iefl out, slt'all he liable to a tiue not eXl;ceding ~oOO,OO :IIu1 costs, 01' tJl illlPrisonlllent. fOl' a h~I'11I 1I0t. ex,:ccliing tll\'(~e months, 0]' hoth, !I5, If the 1I111l1hl'I' of hallot.s fOllUd in t.he iJullot. hox at. ;IIlY pollillg I'laCi~ Ht. the eount. of the Deputy net.!l1'n in~ OftiecI' is llOt the same as the number showll by the poll hook of UnIt polling place to, have J)eell c'ast, the nl~pl1t..Y Hetlll'ning Officel' 0)' Poll Clet'k shall, if such Ilisel'l!pal1ey is due to either of -them, he Jiab)e, t.o a fine of $100,00 anll t:08tS, 01' to in'l)1'isonlllent. for a tel'm not. cXI:ee,ling tlll'ee months, 01' both, Penalty.
Failure of officials to carry Qut duty, Pcnalty. Improper conduct of \'olcr_ Improper conduct ot other per~ons. Discrepancy In number of ballots. Penalty,
Vlo!l\tlon of secrecy of ballot, ,Voting 'more than once, Recovery of penalties: No liQuor to be sold, 50 ELECTION ORDINANCE. 9G. ,Any pet'son who attempts to violate the secrecy of the ballot by marking a: ballot in a pecnliar manner or by showing it to anyone after it ha~ been marked, or 'instigating any voter topecnliarly. m'ark 'or to show his JlPll'keu hallot,' shall 'lie liable ~o a fin(! not exceeding $500.00 and costs 01' to imprison men t fO!' a term not ex" ccedillg three months, or both. 9,., Everyone w,l1o at an election under this Ordin· nnccdoes any of the following acts, that is to say: (
a) Applies to· vote in the name' of some other pCI'son, whether such name i8 that of a person living or (lead 01' of a fictitious person; 'or, (
h) Having voted once at any such election, applies ngain to vote at the same election in his own name, is guilty of all offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding $;:)00.00 and costs,or imprisonment. for a tcrlLl not exceed. hag six months; ot' both., :)8. Pcnalties under this O .. din.aIH.:e iliay h~ l'(~covel'ed 'Oil SlI IIlIum',)' con~'iction before two' Justices U of the Peace, 01' any pet'Soll having and exercising" the powers of two Jllstiees of the Peace, 9H, On polling day no iutoxicathig liqnor shall be sold uefol'e the hom' of six o'clock in the evening, and allY person contravening the ,provision of this
section sha 11 he Sll bjeet to a fine not exceeding $500.00 with costs, 0;', to illlpL'isollment ,for ,a term 'not exceedil}g six months, 01' both. 100.
Chapter 28 of the Consolidated Ordinances, 1914, heing "nn Ordinance resilccting Elections, is het'eby repealed.
ELECTION ORDINANCE. 51
SCHEDULE 1. Oath of Returning Officer-Sec. 5. I, the undersigned, .................................... : ................................... : ................ . Ueturning Officer for the Electoral District of .............................. , solemnly swear that" I will act faithfully in that capacity without partiality, fear, favour or affection. So help me God. HetUl'ning Officer. SWOl"n he fore me at. ..................... : ....... , in the Yukon Territory, this ............ day of ............... , A. D. 19 ........ . Signatui'e of Officer administering outll.
Cel'tifieate of Returning Officer Having Taken Qutll of Office-Sec. 5. I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on the ..................... . day of the month of ........................ : .................... ~ .............. , 19 .................. , the Retm'ning Officer for ~he Electoral DistriCt of ............................. . took and subscrihed before me the oath of office in such case required of a Returning Officer by
section 5 of the Ordinance respecting elections./ In testilllQny whel'eof I have delivered to him this certifica te. Signa tme ofOffitel' administering oath.
52 ELECTION ORDINANCE. . '. ,. COlllmission of Election Clm'k-Sec} 6. , . 1'0 .............................. (se~ forth 'his a(!dition and residence.) Know you that in my capacity of Returning Officer for . the Electoral pistrict ·oC ............................................ : ......
I· hal"e appoint.ed and do herelJy appoint you to be my election clerk, to act in -that capat~ty nccol:ding to law at the e~tioll for the said Electoral' District,' to lJe holden under t.he Ordinance respecting elections. . i ' Given under my hand this ........................ day of... ............................. , in the year ......... : ............ .. Hetul'nit~g Officer .. ' FORM -f( D." Oath of Election Clerk~Sec. S . .
J, the undet'signed, ., ........ : ......... : ..................... : .......................... c ................... . appoin ted 'Electioll Clerk for the ElectOral District of .......................................... , solelllllly swear that I will act faithfully in my said capacity as Election Clerk, mid also in that ot' Hetul'lling Officer, if rcquired to act as such, according' to law, without p;lI·tiality, feal', .favour or affection. So help me God. Eled.io~l Clcrk. Sworn LefOl'e me at .............................. , in' the Yllkon 'rerritoI'Y, tJiis ............
IIilJ of ............... , . .A. -n. ilL .. . Signat'm'l! of Officl!1' adllljnistel'in~ oath.
ELECTION ORDINANCE. 53 Certificate of Electi.on Clerk Having Taken the Oath of Offic~Sec. 8. I, . the nnd.ersigned, hereby certify that on the._ .............. _ ... _ day of .................................... , ..... ~ .................................... , Election Clerk for Electoral D.istrict oL. .................................. , took .and subscribed before me the oath of office required in such case of an Electi~n Clerk, by
section 8 of the Ord~nance respecting elections.
In witness whereof I have de]ivcred to him this certifica.te under my hand. Returniug Officer. oi· signat~Il'e of uny. othet· Officer admiuistel'ing oath. l'l'(jclalllation of Heturning Otlicel·-Sec. 11.
Y 11 kou 'f cl'l'i tOl'Y, '['o·wit: l'HUCLA1\IATION. l'ublic notice is hereby givell to the clectol's of the Electfll'ul Distriet of.. ................................................. aforesaid, that in obctliCllCC to the OnlinaIu:e Tcspl~cti ug elections, I ref4 uit'e tlw .)lI·eSI!IlCc of said eledOl's at ........................ : .... (here descl'ibe whit 1·(!i1Slilli.hle ceJ·taillt,~· tlle hililtlillg or place where nOllliuatioll is to take placc, iu the .. ~ ........................ of... ................. : ....... , in said Eledonll District,' 011 the ............ : ....................... day of the month 01'.. ....................................... , IlL .......... , from eleven o'clock in the fOl'elloon \lutil twelve o'clock noon for the purpose of nomillatillg ~I. 'pcrson to l'epresellt theJ\l in the l'Cl'l'itorial cOll]l(;il of SOlid Yukon 'l'el'l'itOI:Y; ClJld·that in case more tha.n o~le candidate rClilHin in llOlLIination, the poll will be opened Hnd held Oil the ................................... day of the month
54 ELECTION, ORDINANCE. 'of .................................... , 19 .. , ......... , from 'the hour of nine o'clock ill the forenoon' until the hoUl' of six o'clock in the aftei.'· noon, in each of the following polling places, that IS to say: Polling p~~ce No. 1 .................................... at... ........................................... ~ (Clen l'ly describe the polling stafion.) (And so continue for all the othel' polling ill aces in the Electoral Dish-lct.) . . - -' ... Of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. . Returning Officer. FORM ({ G." .
Nomination Paper-Sec. 13 . . 'We, the .undersigned electors of the Electol'al District of ............................................................ , nominate (name, residence and addition of the person nominated and present location, if absent from the Yukon Territory), as a candidate at the election now about to be held of a member to represent the said District in' the Yukon Territorial Coundl. . . (If the person nominated is absent from the Yukon Territo~y it must be stated here.) . .' 'Witness onl' hands this ....... : ................ day of ........................ , .19 ..... . (Signature, with re~idence and additions.) Signed hy the abov~ .subscribing electors before' me. .
Witness or Witnesses. I,. the said ................................ _ ......................... , nominated in the
55 IOl'egoing nomination pape\" hereby consent to such nomination, Signed in ,the presence of, Name of Candidate, Name of ,Vitness to Candidate's signature, '" l"OIUl " H," Direetions for the Guhlaucic of Electors in VC?ting--Sec, 21 The voter is, to vote only for one candidate, . - The ,:oter will go into one of the compartments" anu, with a lead pencil there provided, place a cross within the white spac...e contaIning the name of the c<lndiate for w'lwlIl he votes, thus, X, The voter shall then fold the ~alJiot papel' so that the initials on the hack and the numbel' on the counterfoil can be seen with'out opening it; he shall then I'etm'n the baliot papm' so f()lded to the Deputy HetUl'ning Officer; ,,110 shall, in full view of those pl'esent, including the electo)', relllove the counterfoil, destr(}y the same, and place the paper hallot in the hallot box, T~e voter shall then forthwith quit the polling station, ]f the "ot!!1' illallvei"tently spoils a hallot paper so that he caHnot conveniently Ilse it us he tlesit'es, he l\la~; ]'eturll it to the Hepnt,Y HCtm'ning ,Officer, wbo shitll gh'c him' another, .
If t.he voter votes fol' lllOl'e candidates thnn he is entitled to vote fol', 01' places any mal'k on the ballot pap e)', hy ~dlich he CHn after\v~lI'ds he identified, his vote will he voill and will not be 'counted, If the voter fl'alHlnlently takes a lJuHot paper out of the polling station 01' frHlIthilent.1y delivers to the Deputy
I 56 ELECTION ORDINANCE: ' Returning" Officer to be put'into the ballot box any other paper than the ballot paper given him by the Deputy , Rctnrning Officer, he will be subject to a,fine of $500.00 and COl-lts or imprisonment. for any te'·m not exceeding onl' year, '01' both Iu the fonowin~ forlll of ballot paper, given fm' ilIl1stration, the candidates are "'il)iam R. Bl''O\VD, Frank Hamoll, Josepb O'-Neil and John R. Sinith, and tlie voter ha~ _ marked his ballot paper in favour of John R. 'Smith. WM. -R.
BROWN of Fo"tymile, l\finer. 2 FRANK HAMON , of Bonanza, Miner. - . • '. - ,1. ~ . . . , . . --, .' .... - . • _ • _ • ~. • .' ~ .l ' 3 JOSEPH O'NEIL of Da\\'~on, :\Ierchunt. • _ _ ... L - ~"'!'. _ . ..: 1 -'- --~~ti~::.- -.- _- - -- -- 4 JO~N R. SMITH of ,,'hitl'h'Ol'sl', Bunistel'. -x
ELECTION ORDINANCE. 57 FORM (( I." r"orm of Ballot Paper-Sec. 22 . ./1'ront. 1'he black line above the first name shall ea;tend to the tipper cdge, (tnd the black li1W below the last name shalt extend to the lower edge ot the ballot paper, and all black lines be proloJiycd to the edge ot the papel'.
58 ELECTION ORDINANCE. FORM (( I .'J-Con-U1med. PO'l'm ()f Ilallot PO-pe/·. Back. ~ 2 2! !" 0 . ~ z .... ~ 0 z .... ~ ~ .... > !=> t"" III ---t-- ::--.,... ~ . ;: ~ Cl> 0 0 - -~ ~ . Cl> ~ :~ ..:t 0 0 -. a 0::: .,... .,... ~. .... ~ ~ eo Qc ;;::- ;;::- (\) (\) .... ~ ~
ELECTIO~ ORDINANCE. 59 FOR){ (( J." Onth of Deputy Hetmning Officer-Snh·sec. 2,
sec. 23. 1, the nudersigned .................................................................. appoillted Deputy Returning Officer fO·l· Polling Place No ................... of the Electoral Dish·jet of ................................................ , do solemnly swear, (or, heing one of the persons llermitted by law to affirm in civil cases, solemnly affirm) that I will act faitbfully in my said capacity of Deputy Returning Officer, \\"11hont partiality! fear, faVOur or affection. So belp me God.
Deputy Returning Officer. 8",01'n before me at... ..... : ..................... , in .the Yukon Territc)t'y, this ............ day of ............... , A. D. 19 ....• Signatl1l"e of Officer administering oath. FOIIM (( K." Oath of PoH Clet'k-Sec. 25.
I, the undersigned ............................................................... appoirited Poll Clerk fOl' Polling Place No ......................... of the Electoral District of. ......................................... ,do solemnly swear, (or, if he is one of the persons permitted by law to affirm in civil ~ases, do solemnly affirm), that I will act faithfully in my capacity of Poll Clerk, and also· in that of Deputy Ueturning Officer, if I'cqnired to act as such according to law, without. partiality, fear; favour or affection. So he]p me C'-.JOd: Poll Clel'k.
Sworn before me at. ..................... : ...... . in the Yukon Territory, this ,., ........... day of ............. ::,' A. D. 19 ..... . 8.ignature of Officer administering oath.
FOH:.'IL :: L ::-POLTJ BOOK (Sec. 24.) Yukon Tt!l'l'itury ElecLuntl DistricL of" of the Election held OD the Pulling Place No ......... . dllYs of A. D. 19 ..... - -=--=---=-=-_"=' . I - ..... = 'Write the word 'Vrlte the Remarks as to . Name of Voter.1 Occupation I Residence Sworn If oath demand- .. Sworn" or word employment of I No. of Voter. of Voter. Form M ed. on behalf of .. Refused to .. Voted" If Interpreter. Remarks at , . whom? Swear." as the ballot Is spoiled ballot opening of poll. ___ , ______ I ~ case may be. placed In papers. blind I • ballot box. persons. etc.
Remarks as to I the conduct of I, ...................... , Dcputy Returning Officer (or Poll Clerk acting as Deputy Returning Officer) for p~~~ ~~a~~:;.- Polling Place No ........... hereby certify and· declare: Thnt the entries appearing in this poll book are I room. etc. correctly. made; that the number of ballots cast at the polling place No .......... vn this ............. day of ............... , ]9 ...... according to the provisions of the Ordinance respecting Elections WAS .......... ; that I have opened the hHlIot box for the aforesaid polling division in the presp.nce of r . ......•..••.. and have counted the ballots therein and that there were.: ... '.' .. : .. ballots therein; tJl!lt I have counted the pumibcr vf objected ·bHlIots therein, and that therc were .............. such ballots therein; that.
I have counted the number of unobjecLed ballots therein and thAt there were ........ such ballots; that I opened and examined the said unobjected ballots ancI that .......... were so marked that the intent of the voter using such bHllots had Hot been made plain; that of the unobjeeted ballots cast by whieh the intent of the voter hHd beclI IIHHI(! plain .......... hHve been cvlJnted as hnving been cast for ........... one of the candidlltes ut this election (and so on until ,the unspoiled and unobjected ballots cast Jlave been counted for the candidates for whom they were cast). '(Signatures) C. D.
Deputy Returning Officer. Dated at ..................... this .................... day of ............... : .......• 19 ..... .
Summary of Count of Ballots Objected ballots Spoiled ballots Counted Cor • (each can- didate) ....... . Total ballots counted ..... ~ Q t.:!j t'" § C ~ o ~ = ~ :-.. ?! C':i FI4
ELEC'l'ION ORDINANCI'l 61 FORM "M."-Sec. 38. You swear that yOl~ are legally qualified to vote at this election, that you are a BriUsh subject of the full age of twenty-one years; that you have been for a period of twelve months immediately prior to this date a resi dent of the Yukon Territol·Y and that you have been for a period of 'One mDnth immediately prior to this date a resident of the Electoral District of .......................................... , and that. you have not voted uefore at this 01' any other polling place. So help you God. (Form" M " lllay be nltered, as to form «;mly, to meet the case of voter l·equired to sign the