THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 232.
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The following Rules made by the Governor in Council are published under Section 5 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st May, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
RULES
Made by the Governor in Council, under Section 5 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, (24 of 1887), this 31st day of May, 1888.
ELECTION BY THE RATE-PAYERS OF MEMBERS OF THE SANITARY BOARD.
1. Elections shall take place at such time and place as shall be previously notified by command of the Governor in the Hongkong Government Gazette.
2. The Registrar of the Supreme Court, hereinafter termed The Registrar, shall in accordance with any such notification summon to an election the persons by law entitled to vote at such election and shall preside at the election.
3. The name of every. Candidate must be proposed in writing by one Elector and seconded by another.
4. No Elector will give more than one vote.
5. The voting will be by ballot..
6. The name of every Elector voting must be recorded. ·
7. The ballot box must be opened and the votes counted in the presence of the Electors present. 8. Candidates, as such, are not disqualified from voting.
9. In the event of two Candidates having an equal number of votes, only one of whom can be elected. their names must be submitted to another ballot.
10. As to any matters connected with the order of proceeding not hereby provided for, the Registrar shall take such order as he thinks fit.
11. The Registrar shall make a return of the Electors to the Governor as soon as conveniently may be after the election The return must be accompanied for the Governor's information. by :-
(a.) A list of the Electors present at the meeting.
(b.) A list of the Candidates with the names of their proposers and seconders.
(c.) A list of voters.
(d.) A statement of the number of votes given for each Candidate.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 233.
By Command of His Excellency the Governor an Election by the Rate-payers of two members of the Sanitary Board will take place at 4 o'clock on Monday, the 11th day of June, 1888, at the City Hall.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st May, 1888.
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