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POLLING DISTRICTS, &c.—continued.

in force and is not repealed by this Act, shall apply as if the same were incorporated in this section.

Sect. 47. (5.) The expenses incurred by the local authority of a county or borough under this or any other Act in dividing their county or borough into polling districts, and, in the case of a county, assigning polling places to such districts, and in altering any such districts or polling places, shall be defrayed in like manner as if they were expenses incurred by the registration officer in the execution of the enactments respecting the registration of electors to such county or borough, and those enactments, so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof, shall apply accordingly.

Polling Division, of borough, sect. 47 (3), p. 112. of county, sect. 47 (1) (2), pp. 111, 112.

Polling Place, conveyance of voters to, by sea, sect. 48, p.8. distance of, from electors, sect. 47 (1) (3), pp. 111, 112. to be assigned in counties, sect. 47 (2), p. 112.

Postage, who may be authorized by election agent to pay, sect. 29 (3), p. 37.

Poster, having reference to an election, to have name and address of printer and publisher, sect. 18, p. 77.

Premises, payment to elector for use of, sect. 7 (1) (1), p. 80.

Presentation of Election Petition alleging illegal practices, time for, sect. 40 (1) (a), p. 55.

Preservation by returning officer of return and declarations as to election expenses, 35 (2), p. 54.

Presiding Officer, punishment of, for breach of duty, sect. 61 (1),

p. 3.

Privilege, witnesses cannot claim, sect. 59 (1), p. 107.

Procuring commission of offence of personation, sect. 3, pp. 9, 110. corruptly a person to withdraw from a candidature, sect. 15, p. 75.

prohibited persons to vote, sect. 9 (1), p. 81.

Profession, admission to which is regulated by law, how if person admitted is guilty of corrupt practice, sect. 38 (7), p. 25.

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Professional person, how if guilty of corrupt practice, sect. 38 (7), p. 25.

Prohibition against letting, lending, or employing any carriage, horse or other animal for conveying electors to or from poll, sect. 14 (2), p. 75.

of disqualified persons from voting, sect. 37, p. 22.

of employment of persons for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate, 17 (1), p. 76.

Prohibited persons voting, sect. 9 (1), p. 81.

Prosecution, expenses of, sect. 57 (1), p. 21.

for bribery, application of enactments relating to, sect. 53 (1), p. 99.

for corrupt or illegal practices, limitation of time for, sect. 51 (1), p. 98.

of persons for corrupt or illegal practices, sect. 43 (3) (5), pp. 60, 61.

on summary conviction, sect. 54 (1), p. 102.

Providing money for illegal payment, sect. 13, p. 74.
Provisions, corruptly giving, sect. 1 (1), 8.

Publication and service of notices, sect. 62 (1), p. 114.

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by overseers of list of persons found guilty of a corrupt or

illegal practice, sect. 39 (3), p. 28.

of summary of return of election expenses, sect. 35 (1), p. 54. Public Elementary School not to be used as committee room, sect. 20 (d), p. 78.

Public notices of name and address of election agent, sect. 24 (3), p. 33.

office, disqualification for holding of any person convicted on an indictment of corrupt practices (a) (b), sect. 6 (3), p. 15, 16. office, interpretation of, sect. 64, p. 88.

stage carriage, letting, lending or employing for conveying electors to or from poll, sect. 14 (1), p. 74.

Publication and Service of Notices.

Sect. 62. (1.) Any public notice required to be given by the returning officer under this Act shall be given in the manner in which he is directed by the Ballot Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 33), to give a public notice.

PUBLICATION, &c.—continued.

Sect. 62. (2.) Where any summons, notice, or document is required to be served on any person with reference to any proceeding respecting an election for a county or borough, whether for the purpose of causing him to appear before the High Court or any election court, or election commissioners, or otherwise, or for the purpose of giving him an opportunity of making a statement, or showing cause, or being heard by himself, before any court or commissioners, for any purpose of this Act, such summons, notice, or document may be served either by delivering the same to such person, or by leaving the same at, or sending the same by post by a registered letter to, his last known place of abode in the said county or borough, or if the proceeding is before any court or commissioners, in such other manner as the court or commissioners may direct, and in proving such service by post it shall be sufficient to prove that the letter was prepaid, properly addressed, and registered with the post office.

(3.) In the form of notice of a parliamentary election set forth in the Second Schedule to the Ballot Act, 1872, the words "or any illegal practice" shall be inserted after the words "or other corrupt practices," and the words the "Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883," shall be inserted after the words Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1854."

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Publishing false statement of withdrawal of candidate during election, sect. 9 (2), p. 81.

Punishment of candidate found guilty of corrupt practices other than treating or undue influence, sect. 4, p. 16.,

of candidate found guilty of illegal practices by report of election court to the Speaker, sect. 11 (a), p. 82.

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PUNISHMENT-continued.

of illegal payment, employment, or hiring, sect. 21 (1), p. 79.
of person convicted on indictment of corrupt practices, sect. 6
(1), p. 15.

of person who commits offence of personation, or aids, abets,
counsels or procures commission of that offence, sect. 6
(2), p. 15.

on conviction of illegal practice, sect. 10, p. 82.

Quarter Sessions, appeal to, against summary conviction, sect 54 (2), p. 102.

Railway Fares, payment of, for electors to or from poll, sect. 7 (1) (a), p. 79

Rates, corrupt payment of, Sched. 3, Part III. pp. 10, 110.

Recovery of costs payable by county or borough, sect. 58 (1), p. 17.

of costs payable under the order of an election court or otherwiseunder Act, sect. 58 (2), p. 17.

Reference to taxation of disputed claim for election expenses, sect. 30,

p. 39.

Refreshment House, use of committee room in, sect. 20 (c), p. 78. Register of electors, corrupt and illegal practices list to be appended to, printed and published therewith, sect. 39 (8), p. 30. of electors, interpretation of, sect 64, p. 88.

of licences, entry in, of conviction of bribery or treating, sect. 38 (8) (b) (c), pp. 26, 27.

Registration as an elector, disqualification of person convicted on indictment of corrupt practice for, sect. 6 (3) (a), p. 15.

officer in counties and boroughs to make out annually list of persons found guilty of corrupt or illegal practice, sect. 39 (1), p. 27.

officer, interpretation of, sect. 64, p. 88.

officer, punishment of, for breach of duty, sect. 61 (2), p. 3. Removal from commission of the peace of person reported guilty of corrupt practices, sect. 38 (6), p. 25.

Removal of Incapacity on proof that it was procured by Perjury.

Sect. 46. Where a person has, either before or after the commencement of this Act, become subject to any incapacity under the Corrupt Practices

REMOVAL, &C.-continued.

Prevention Acts or this Act by reason of a conviction or of a report of any election court or election commissioners, and any witness who gave evidence against such incapacitated person upon the proceeding for such conviction or report is convicted of perjury in respect of that evidence, the incapacitated person may apply to the High Court, and the court, if satisfied that the conviction or report so far as respects such person was based upon perjury, may order that such incapacity shall thenceforth cease, and the same shall cease accordingly.

Remuneration of election agent, sect. 32 (1), p. 40.

Renewal of licence of person convicted of bribery or treating, when justices may refuse, sect. 38 (8) (c), p. 27.

Repeal of Acts.

Sect. 66. The Acts set for in the Fifth Schedule to this Act (see ante, p. 66) are hereby repealed as from the commencement of this Act to the extent in the third column of that schedule mentioned, provided that this repeal or the expiration of any enactment not continued by this Act shall not revive any enactment which at the commencement of this Act is repealed, and shall not affect anything duly done or suffered before the commencement of this Act, or any right acquired or accrued or any incapacity incurred before the commencement of this Act, and any person subject to any incapacity under any enactment hereby repealed or not continued shall continue subject thereto, and this Act shall apply to him as if he had become so subject in pursuance of the provisions of this Act.

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