CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 100

3rd Sched. (Part I)

nominated and their places of residence and descriptions

and his decision whether those persons have been validly

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nominated, and shall publish the statement by causing it to

be exhibited at the office of the returning officer.

Withdrawal of Candidates.

7.

A candidate may withdraw from his candidature by

notice of withdrawal signed by him and attested by one

witness and delivered at the office of the returning

officer not later than the time appointed for that purpose

by Part II of this Schedule.

Nomination in more than one Ward.

8. A candidate who is validly nominated for more than than

one electoral division or ward shall, by notice signed,

attested by one witness, and delivered as required by the

preceding paragraph, withdraw from his candidature in all

those electoral divisions or wards except one, and if he does

not so withdraw he shall be deemed to have withdrawn from his

candidature in all those electoral divisions or wards.

Method of Election and Publication of Result of Uncontested Election.

9. - (1) In the case of an election of a councillor for

a ward

(a) if two or more persons remain validly nominated

for such ward, the councillor for that ward shall

:

be elected in accordance with the provisions of

Part III of this Schedule from among those persons;

(b) if one person only remains validly nominated for

such ward, that person shall be deemed to be elected;

(c) if at an ordinary election no person is or remains

validly nominated for such ward, the retiring

councillor, if any, for that ward shall be deemed

to be elected.

(3)

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