(e) at such meeting or any adjournment thereof the said owners if present or if absent their attorneys or agents shall be entitled to one vote each, irrespective of the quantity of land held or represented by them. Where any of the said lands stand in the name of one or more persons, one only of such persons shall be entitled to vote: "And where any of the said lands stand in the name of a corporation or company, such body may vote through such servant or officer as may be deputed in that behalf.
(d) The member or members proposed for election to the Board shall be nominated in writing by one person entitled to vote and seconded by another, and if only one person be nominated such person shall be declared to be duly elected.
(e) If more than one person is proposed the voting of the owners, their attorneys or agents shall be taken by ballot.
(f) On giving their votes, the Deputy Land Officer shall require each voter to sign a book to be furnished for the purpose, and if any question shall arise as to the right of any person to vote, the decision of the Deputy Land Officer shall be final.
(g) The ballot shall remain open for one hour, and the ballot box shall be opened and the votes counted in the presence of the said owners, their attorneys or agents then present, and the Deputy Land Officer shall declare the result of the ballot.
(h) The person having the majority of votes shall be deemed to be duly elected,
(i) In the case of an equality of votes, the ballot shall be taken afresh and the meeting may, if necessary, be adjourned for that purpose for not more than 4 days.
(j) The Deputy Land Officer may, in respect of any matters not herein provided for, make such determination as he may think just.
(k) The Deputy Land Officer shall make a return in writing to the Governor of the person elected.
(l) If no return is made to the Governor as aforesaid within four weeks from the date of the notice in the Gazette convening the meeting, the Governor shall appoint a member of the Board on behalf of the said owners.
(m) Such remuneration may be granted to the members of the Board appointed by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council or by or on behalf of the owners as the Legislative Council may determine.
(n) The constitution of the Board shall be published in the Gazette in English and Chinese.
(o) The Board when constituted may appoint a clerk or secretary at such remuneration as the Governor may think fit.
(p) If any member of the Board shall from any cause be or become unable to act, his place shall be supplied by some other person appointed or elected by the person or persons having the original right to appoint or elect and in the same manner.
6. (1) The Board shall within seven days from the publication of its constitution in the Gazette, be convened by the Chairman and shall commence its sittings at such time and place as the Chairman may direct.
(2) The Board shall, at its first sitting, appoint such persons as they may think fit to survey and examine the houses standing on the lots of land resumed under this Ordinance and to report on the age, character, structural and sanitary condition and state of repair of each house, and whether it is fit for human habitation, and if so to what extent, and at what expense it can be made fit for human habitation, and the Board shall be at liberty to take any other evidence or to conduct any further enquiry if it shall think fit into the state and condition of any such houses or house.
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(e) at such meeting or any adjournment thereof the said owners if present or if absent their attorneys or agents shall be entitled to one vote each, irrespective of the quan- tity of land held or represented by them. Where any of the said lunds stand in the name of one or more persons, one only of sach persons shall be entitled to vote: "And where any of the said lands stand in the name of a corporation or company, such body may vote through such servant or officer as may be deputed in that behalf. (d) The member or members proposed for election to the Board shall be nominated in writing by one person entitled to vote and seconded by another, and if only one person be nomi- nated such person shall be declared to be duly elected.
(e) If more than one person is proposed the voting of the moners, their attorneys or agents shall be taken by ballot.
(f) On giving their votes, the Deputy Land Officer shall require each cater to sign a book to be furnished for the purpose, and if any question shall arise as to the right of any person to vote, the decision of the Deputy Land Officer shall be final.
(g) The bullot shall remain open for one hour, and the ballot box shall be opened and the votes counted in the presence of the said owners, their attorneys or agents then present, and the Deputy Land Officer shall declare the result of the ballot.
(4) The person having the majority of votes shall
be deemed to be duly elected,
(1) In the ease of an equality of votes, the ballot
shall be taken afresh and the meeting may, if necessary, be adjourned for that purpose for not more than 4 days.
(k) The Deputy Land Officer may, in respect of
any matters not herein provided for, make such determination as he may think just.
(1) The Deputy Land Officer shall make a return in writing to the Goreruar of the person elected.
(m) If no return is made to the Governor as aforesaid within four weeks from the date of the notice in the Gazette convening the meeting, the Governor shall appoint a member of the Board on behalf of the suid owners.
(v) Such remuneration may be granted to the members of the Board appointed by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council or by or on behalf of the owners as the Legislative Council Day determine,
(vi) The constitution of the Board shall be published in the Gazette in English and Chinese. (vii) The Board when constituted may appoint a clerk
or secretary at such remuneration as the Gov- ernor may think fit.
(vii) If any member of the Board shall from any cause be or become able to act, his place shall be supplied by some other person appointed or elected by the person or persons having the original right to appoint or elect and in the
same manner.
6. (1) The Board shall within seven days from the publication of its constitution in the Gazette, be convened by the Chairman and shall commence its sittings at such tine and place as the Chairman may direct.
(2) The Board shall, at its first sitting, appoint such persons as they make think fit to survey and examine the houses standing on the lots of land resumed under this Ordinance and to report on the age, character, structural and sanitary condition and state of repair of each honse, and whether it is fit for human babitation, and if so to what extent, and at what expeuse it can be made fit for human habitation, and the Board shall be at liberty to take any other evidence or to conduct any further enquiry if it shall think fit into the state and condition of any such houses ur
house.
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