Names of voters to be put on roll although not assessed.

Proviso as to residence.

And as to

persons of

Column 3-Occupation and, in case of females, a statement whether the person is a spinster, married woman or widow, by inserting opposite the name of the person the letter "S.," M." or " W.," as the case may be.

Column 4-Statement whether the person is a freeholder, tenant or occupant by inserting opposite his name the letter F" or "O" as the case may be; and, where in any municipality in which "The Manhood Suffrage Registration Act" is not in force, the person is entitled to be entered on the roll as qualified to vote under "The Manitoba Election Act," and where in any municipality in which the first mentioned Act is in force the person is qualified to vote at municipal elections therein as well as at elections for the Legislative Assembly, there shall be inserted opposite his name in said column in capitals the letters M.F.," meaning thereby Manhood

Franchise."

2. In municipalities in which "The Manhood Suffrage Registration Act" is not in force, the assessor, in addition to all names which he is now required to enter on his roll, shall place on the assessment roll as qualified to be a voter under The Manitoba Election Act" and amendments, the name of every male person of the full age of twenty-one years, not disqualified or incompetent to vote at elections for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and subjects of Her Majesty by birth or naturalization, who delivers or causes to be delivered to the assessor an affidavit signed by such person in one of the forms in Schedule B appended hereto, or to the effect therein set forth, if the facts stated are such as entitle such person to be placed thereon, and the affidavit may be made before any assessor or Justice of the Peace, commissioner for taking affidavits or notary public; and every such officer shall, upon request, administer an oath to any person wishing to make the affidavit without payment of any fee.

Provided that such person has resided continuously in the Province of Manitoba for at least one year next preceding the time fixed by Statute (or by a by-law authorized by Statute) for beginning to make the assessment roll in which he is entitled to be entered as a person qualified to vote; and provided that such person was in good faith at the time fixed as aforesaid for beginning to make the said roll, and still is a resident of and domiciled in the municipality on the roll of which he desires to be entered, and has resided continuously in the said municipality, or in the Electoral Division of which the said municipality forms a part, for a period of at least three months immediately preceding the time fixed as aforesaid for beginning to make such roll.

And provided that such person, if of foreign birth, is not foreign birth. incompetent to vote at an election for the Legislative Assembly by reason of lack of the educational or residential qualification required by section 14 of "The Manitoba Election Act" as amended at the present session of this Legislature.

occasional

3. A person may be a resident of a municipality, or of Temporary or the Electoral Division of which such municipality forms a absence. part, within the meaning of this Act, notwithstanding temporary or occasional absence in the prosecution of his occupation, or of his attendance as a student in an institution of learning; and such occasional or temporary absence shall not disentitle such person to be entered on the assessment roll as a qualified voter.

assessor.

4. In Municipalities in which "The Manhood Suffrage Inquiries to be Registration Act" is not in force, the assessor shall also make made by all reasonable and necessary inquiries in order to ascertain what persons resident in his municipality, or in the section of the municipality in respect of which the assessor is acting, are entitled to be placed on the assessment roll as qualified to be voters under "The Manitoba Election Act," as amended, and shall place such persons on the roll as qualified to be voters without the affidavit referred to in section 2 hereof.

voters.

5. No person shall be entitled to be marked or entered by Students as the assessor on the assessment roll as a qualified voter under "The Manitoba Election Act," in respect of residence in a municipality where he is in attendance as a scholar or student at any school, university or other institution of learning, unless he has no other place of residence entitling him to vote under said Act.

lunatics not to

6. No person shall be entitled to be marked or entered by Prisoners and the assessor in the assessment roll as qualified to vote under have votes, "The Manitoba Election Act," who at the time of making or entering is a prisoner undergoing punishment for a criminal offence in a gaol or prison; or is a patient in a lunatic asylum, or is maintained, in whole or in part, as an inmate receiving Nor inmates of charitable support or care in any charitable institution institutions. receiving aid from the Province under any Statute in that behalf.

charitable

where names

entered on or

7. Complaints of persons having been wrongfully entered Appealing on the assessment roll as qualified to be voters under The wrongfully Manitoba Election Act," or of persons not having been entered omitted from thereon as qualified to be voters under the said Act, who roll. should have been so entered, by any person entitled to be a voter under the said Act, or to be entered on the voters' list in the municipality, or in the Electoral Division in which such municipality is situate, may be made to the court of revision as in the case of assessments, or the complaints may be made to the County Court Judge under "The Voters' List Act."

Assessment

8. Section 37 of said Chapter 101 is hereby amended by S. 37 of inserting after the word " age in the fourth line thereof the Act amended. words "a British subject by birth or naturalization."

9. This Act shall come into force on the first day of Janu- Commenceary A. D. 1901.

ment.

SCHEDULE B.

FORM 1.

(Section 2.)

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT BY PERSON CLAIMING TO BE PLACED

ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL AS A VOTER.

I,

as follows:

day of

I am a British subject by birth (or naturalization), and I have resided in this Province for one year next preceding the in the present year (the day to be filled in here is the date on which by Statute or by-law the Assessor is to begin making his roll).

I was at the said date and had been for three months immediately preceding the same in good faith a resident of and domiciled in (giving name of municipality for which the Assessor is making his roll), and I have resided therein continuously from the said date, and I now reside therein at (here give the deponent's residence by the number thereof if any and the street or locality whereon or wherein the same is situated, if in a town or village. If the residence is in a rural municipality, give the section, township and range.)

I am of the full age of 21 years, and am not disqualified from voting at elections for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba nor incompetent to vote under the provisions of section 14 of "The Manitoba Election Act" as amended.

(This oath may be taken before any Assessor or any Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for taking Affidavits, or Notary Public.)

FORM 2.

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT FOR SAME PURPOSE AS FORM 1,

But where the person has been temporarily absent from the municipality.

I. follows:

the

day of

make oath and say as

I am a British subject by birth (or naturalization), and I have resided in this Province for one year next preceding in the present year (the day to be filled in here is the date on which by Statute or by-law the Assessor is to begin making his roll).

I was at the said date and had been for three months immediately preceding the same in good faith a resident of and domiciled in (giving name of municipality for which the Assessor is making his roll), and have resided therein continuously from the said date, and I now reside therein at (here give the deponent's residence, by the number thereof, if any, and the street or locality whereon or wherein the same is situated, if in a town or village. If the residence is in a rural municipality, give the section, township and range.)

And I have not been absent from this Province during the said year except occasionally or temporarily in the prosecution of my occupation as (mentioning, as the case may be, a lumberman, or mariner, or fisherman, or as a student in attendance in an institution of learning, naming the institution if absent as student).

I am of the full age of 21 years, and am not disqualified from voting at elections for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba nor incompetent to vote under the provisions of section 14 of "The Manitoba Election Act" as amended.

(The oath may be taken before any Assessor or any Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for taking Affidavits, or Notary Public.)

S. 3 amended.

Churches.

S. 42 amended.

Brandon

exempted

CHAPTER 35.

An Act to amend "The Assessment Act."

H

[Assented to July 5th, 1900.]

ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

1. Paragraph (n) of section 3 of Chapter 101 of the Revised Statutes of Manitoba is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor::

(n) Buildings, commonly called churches, erected and used for the regular stated places of worship of any religious denomination and the land in connection therewith not exceeding two acres in extent.

2. Section 42 of said Chapter 101 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sub-sections:

Personalty in 42a. Except as hereinafter mentioned no personal estate or personal property within the City of Brandon shall be liable from taxation. to taxation under this Act, or shall be assessed by the Assessor of the said city for taxation purposes.

Business tax substituted.

""

426. As to the City of Brandon the Council shall impose and levy by by-law a tax to be called the "business tax on all trades, manufactures, financial or commercial institutions, premises occupied as warehouses or storehouses, occupations, arts, professions or means of profit or livelihood carried on, exercised or operated by any person or persons in the city, provided that such business tax does not exceed 12 per cent. of the annual rental value of the premises in which such trades, manufactures, financial and commercial institutions, occupations, arts, professions or means of profit or livelihood are respectively carried on; and all persons, companies or corparations engaged in or carrying on such trades, manufac