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[B. 48 cont.]
Mode of election.
Mode of voting.
Applications for publicans and adjunct licences.
Advertise- ment of applications.
Dutiable Commodities.
nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a justice or justices to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
(5) If any licensing justice who was appointed by the Governor under subsection (3) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another justice to act as a member of the board during the absence of the substantive member. Such acting member shall be an official or an unofficial justice according as the substantive member is an official or an unofficial justice.
(6) If any licensing justice who was elected or appointed under subsection (4) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the unofficial justices of the peace to elect from among their number a justice to act as a member of the board during the absence of the substantive member : Provided that an acting member may be appointed by the Governor if no nomination is received for the acting appointment.
(7) Three members of the board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, shall form a quorum.
(8) The board shall meet annually in November and at such other times as may be necessary for the transaction of licensing business.
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49. The mode of election of licensing justices, the proceedings incident and other matters relating thereto may be prescribed by regulations.
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50. All questions arising at any meeting of the board shall be determined by a majority of votes of the justices present. In the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
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51. Every person requiring a publicans licence, restaurant adjunct licence or hotel-keepers adjunct licence, or any renewal, transfer or amendment of any such licence, shall make application in writing in the prescribed form to the board.
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52. The board shall in every case, at least one week before it meets to consider an application, cause advertisement to be made in the Gazette and in one local newspaper
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