CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 104

3rd Sched. (PART III)

Hours of poll.

3. The poll shall commence at eight o'clock in the

morning and shall be kept open till eight o'clock in the

afternoon of the same day and no longer.

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Use of premises for poll, £.

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(1) The returning officer may use, free of charge,

for the purpose of taking the poll or of counting the votes -

(a) a room in any school in receipt of a grant, or in

respect of which a grant is made, out of moneys

provided by the Government or by the Council; and

(b) a room the expense of maintaining which is payable

by the Council.

(2) The returning officer shall make good any damage done

tò, and defray any expense incurred by the persons having control

over, any such room as aforesaid by reason of its having been

used for the purpose of taking the poll or of counting the votes.

(3) The use of a room in an unoccupied house for the purpose

of taking the poll or of counting the votes shall not render a

person liable to be rated or to pay any rate for that house,

(5) An election shall not be held in any church, chapel or

other place of worship.

Death of candidate after nomination.

6. If after the latest time for delivery of nomination

papers and before the commencement of the poll a candidate who

remains validly nominated dies, the returning officer shall,

upon being satisfied of the fact of death, countermand the poll.

Provision of polling stations, ballot boxes, &0.

7. In the case of the election of a councillor the

returning officer shall -

(a) provide a sufficient number of polling stations for

the electors, and allot the electors to the polling

stations in such manner as he thinks most convenient;

(7)