Dutiable Commodities.
(2) Should the number of candidates duly nominated and seconded exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, the following further regulations shall be observed.
28. The magistrate or such other person as the Governor may appoint shall preside at the election. The person presiding is hereinafter called the presiding officer.
29. No elector shall give more than one vote in respect of each vacancy.
30. The voting shall be by ballot.
31. The name of every elector voting shall be recorded by the presiding officer.
32. The ballot box shall be opened and the votes counted as soon as practicable after the close of the poll. The candidates or the duly authorized representative of each candidate may be present at the counting of the votes.
33. Candidates, as such, shall not be disqualified from voting.
34. Where an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates at an election, and the addition of a vote would entitle any of such candidates to be declared elected, the Governor may give such additional vote.
35. As to any matters connected with the order of proceeding not hereby provided for, the presiding officer shall proceed as he thinks fit.
36. The presiding officer shall make a return of the election to the Governor as soon as conveniently may be after the election. The return shall be accompanied, for the Governor's information, by-
(a) a list of the candidates with the names of their nominators and seconders;
(b) a list of the voters who have recorded their votes;
(c) a statement of the number of votes given for each candidate; and
(d) a statement as to the objections, if any, that may have been taken to the vote of any elector.
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