CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 183

(A candidate may not have a paid agent).

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See Municipal Council Ordinance, s.149(3).

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(2) Every agent of a candidate at an election shall,

within twenty-three days after the day of election, make a

return to the candidate in writing of all expenses incurred

by such agent on account of or in respect of the conduct or

management of such election, and if he fails so to do shall

be liable, on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding

one thousand dollars.

(3) Within twenty-eight days after the election of a

councillor every candidate at such election shall send to

the clerk of the Council a return of all expenses incurred

by such candidate or his agents on account of or in respect

of the conduct or management of such election, vouched (except

in the case of suns under twenty dollars) by bills stating

the particulars and receipts, and accompanied by a declaration

by the candidate made before a justice of the peace in the

form set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance or to the

like effect.

(4) After the expiration of the time for making such

return and declaration the candidate, if elected, ahall not,

until he has made the return and declaration (in this

Ordinance referred to as the return and declaration respecting

election expenses), or until the date of the allowance of such

authorized excuse eg is mentioned in this Ordinance, sit or

vote in the Council, and if he does so shall forfeit one

thousand dollars for every day on which he so sits or votes

to any person who sues for the same.

(5) If the candidate without such authorized excuse as

is mentioned in this Ordinance fails to make the said return

and declaration he shall be guilty of an illegal practice,

and if he knowingly makes the said declaration falsely he

shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction thereof on

indictment shall be liable to the punishment for wilful and

corrupt perjury, and such offence shall also be deemed to be

a corrupt practice within the meaning of this Ordinance.

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