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Election and rotation of commissioners Election and rotation of commissioners

And with respect to the election and rotation of the commissioners, where the commissioners are to be elected by the ratepayers or other like class of electors, be it enacted as follows:

  1. 17One-third of commissioners elected by Ratepayers and owners to go out of office every three years.
  2. 18Commissioners eligible to be re-elected.
  3. 19Mode of supplying occasional vacancies.
  4. 20Manner of making the rotation list.
  5. 21Annual meeting for election of commissioners.
  6. 22Returning officer at elections.
  7. 23Returning officer to appoint poll clerks.
  8. 24Scale of votes of owners and occupiers.
  9. 25Electors to vote in ward where their property qualification is situate but not to vote for more than one ward.
  10. 26Commissioners may cause alphabetical list of voters to be made, and may defray the expence out of the rates.
  11. 27Returning officer may summon rate collectors, &c. to attend the election. Penalty on rate collector, &c. for neglect.
  12. 28Mode of voting at elections.
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  14. 2Section 2
  15. 29Poll may be closed if no voting paper be tendered for one hour.
  16. 30Returning officer to examine poll books and declare the poll.
  17. 31Voting papers and poll books to be open to inspection for six months after election.
  18. 32Manner of proceeding if any person is elected a commissioner in more than one ward.
  19. 33If no election day appointed, it may be made on a subsequent day.
  20. 34Election not to be void for want of title in presiding officer.
  21. 35Expences of presiding officer to be paid out of rates levied.