CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 129

FORM E

Directions for the Guidance of the Elector in Voting.

The elector may vote for

candidate

3rd Sched. (Part IV)

Part III

129

(Paragraph 9 )

The elector will go into one of the compartments, and, with the

pencil provided in the compartment, place a cross on the right-hand side

of the ballot paper, opposite the name of each candidate for whom he

votes, thus X.

The elector will then fold up the ballot paper so as to show the

official mark on the back, and leaving the compartment will, without

showing the front of the paper to any person, show the official mark

on the back to the presiding officer, and then in the presence of the

presiding officer, put the paper into the ballot box, and forthwith

quit the polling station.

If the elector inadvertently spoils a ballot paper, he can return

it to the presiding officer, who will, if satisfied of such inadvertence,

give him another paper.

If the elector votes for more than

candidate

or places any mark on the paper by which he may be afterwards identified,

his ballot paper will be void and will not be counted.

If the elector fraudulently takes a ballot paper out of the polling

station, or deposits in the ballot box any other paper than the one

given him by the officer, he will be liable, on summary conviction, to a

or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding

fine of

six months.

Part III

FORM F

Form of Declaration of Secrecy..

(Paragraph 54(1))

I solemnly promise and declare that I will not at this election do

anything forbidden by sub-paragraphs (4), (5), (6) and (8) of paragraph 54

of Part III of the Third Schedule to the Hong Kong Municipal Council

Ordinance, 194 which have been read to me.

J

(6)