CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 26

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great a proportion of the whole as to impede the

transaction of business, or in any other case in which

it appears to him that it is in the interests of the

inhabitants of the Municipality or any part thereof that

the diability should be removed.

(9) The Council may by standing orders provide for

the exclusion of a councillor from a meeting of the

Council whilst any contract, proposed contract or other

matter in which he has such an interest as aforesaid is

under consideration.

Failure of returning officers, &c. to conduct election.

8.79

(In U.K. £100)

Offences in relation

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to nomination papers.

8.80

(In U.K. £20)

Offences in relation to ballot papers and ballot boxes.

3.81

Offences.

40. If a person whose duty it is to act as

returning officer at, or to take part in the conduct of,

an election under this Ordinance neglects or refuses to

conduct the election, or to declare the result of, or to

take part in the conduct of, the election, as required by

this Ordinance or by any rules made thereunder, he shall

for every such offence be liable on sumary conviction to

a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars:

Provided that a person shall not be liable to

conviction under this section, unless the information has

been laid within three months from the date of the

commission of the offence.

41. If any person fraudulently defaces or so attempts

to deface, or fraudulently destroys or so attempts to

destroy, any nomination paper, he shall be liable, on

summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not

exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding five

hundred dollars, or to both such imprisonment and fine.

If any person

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(a) fraudulently defaces or fraudulently destroys

any ballot paper or the official mark on any

ballot paper; or

(6) without due authority supplies a ballot paper

to any person; or

(23)