(7) Every person who at any ballot held under this sec- tion applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether that name be that of a person living or dead or of a fictitious person, or who, having voted once at any such ballot, applies at the same ballot for a ballot paper in his own name, and every person who, for the purpose of procuring his registration in the second part of the register referred to in sub-sections (3) to (7), knowingly makes any false or misleading representation, whether verbal or in writ- ing or by conduct, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding $500 and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
(8) If any question arises as to the validity of any pro- ceeding in any election or intended election of a member of the Urban Council the decision of the Governor in Council thereon shall be final and conclusive for all purposes what- soever, and the Governor in Council may thereupon give any direction which he may think fit.
(9) The other six additional members (three of whom shall be Chinese) shall be appointed by the Governor.
(10) Persons, whether elected or appointed by the Governor, who immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance were serving as additional members of the Sanitary Board under the provisions of section 8 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, shall be additional members of the Urban Council as if they had been elected or appointed under this section but shall remain in office only until the expiration of the terms for which they were originally elected or appointed as members of the Sanitary Board.
members of
4. All matters relating to the keeping and revision of the Rules as to register and to the election of the members shall be governed election of by rules made by the Governor in Council: Provided that the Council. the rules made under section 9 of the Public Health and G.N. 408 of Buildings Ordinance, 1903, shall remain in force so far as they are applicable until they are altered or replaced by rules made by the Governor in Council under this section.
1927.
5. The names of all members elected or appointed shall Members' be forthwith notified in the Gazette.
names to be gazetted.
6. If any member of the Council be at any time prevent- Substitution ed for more than six months by absence or other cause from of members. acting, the Governor may appoint, or if the member has been elected, the electors may nominate, and, if more than one candidate is nominated may elect, some other person to re- place such member, until he shall return or be able to resume his functions.
7. The duties of the Council shall be to exercise Duties of
the Council control within the area allotted to it over all matters in respect of which powers are given to it by this Ordinance or any other Ordinance.
8. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Preserving law in respect of matters over which the Council exercises existence of control there shall be a Sanitary Department.
Sanitary Department.
9. The Governor may appoint a Secretary and Assistant Appointment Secretaries to the Council, and also Health Officers, Veterinary of officers. Officers and Sanitary and other Inspectors, all of whom shall be officers of the Sanitary Department, and may also appoint such servants of the Department as may be required.
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