CHAP. II. An Act further to amend the North-west Territories' [Assented to 22nd July, 1895.] ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the follows: 1. Subsection one of section four of The North-west Terri- R.S.C., c. 7, tories' Representation Act, chapter seven of the Revised Sta- s. 4 amended tutes, as amended by section one of chapter fifteen of the Statutes of 1894, is hereby repealed and the following sub stituted therefor : "4. Every male person shall be qualified to vote at the Qualification election of a member under this Act who, not being an Indian, of electors. is a British subject and of the full age of twenty-one years, and has resided in the North-west Territories for at least twelve months, and in the electoral district for at least three months, immediately preceding the issue of the writ of election." 2. The second paragraph of the form substituted for form L Form L of the said Act by section thirteen of chapter fifteen of the amended. Statutes of 1894 is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor : "If any elector finds that his name is not on the voters' list of the polling division to which he belongs, he may apply to the enumerator, not later than two days before the polling day, to have his name added to the said list." 2. The words "Here insert oath No. 1. See form P," which follow the said second paragraph, are hereby struck out. 3. Form P in the schedule to the said Act is hereby New form P. repealed, and the following substituted therefor: 66 "P. "Oaths to be taken by electors. "No. 1. "You do swear that you are of the male sex and a British subject, that you are not an Indian, that you are of the full age of twenty-one years, and that you have resided in the Northwest Territories for at least twelve months, and in this electoral district for at least three months, immediately preceding the issue of the writ of election: So help you God. "No. 2. "You do swear that you have not received any money or other reward, nor have you accepted any promise made to you, directly or indirectly, to induce you to vote at this election, and that you have not before voted at this election in this electoral district, either at this or any other polling station : So help you God." OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen' most Excellent Majesty. HE CHAP. 12. An Act respecting the Voters' Lists of 1895. [Assented to 22nd July, 1895.] ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. It shall not be necessary that any revision of the lists of voters prepared in accordance with the provisions of The Electoral Franchise Act, shall be proceeded with during the present year, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, but the lists of voters in force at the time of the passing of this Act shall continue in force until they are finally revised, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. Lists of voters vised for 1895. need not be re declared 2. The lists of voters prepared, under the said Act and its Certain lists amendments, for the year one thousand eight hundred and valid. ninety-four, as finally revised and certified, and as amended or corrected on appeal, if there has been any such amendment or correction, shall be valid and shall avail for the purposes of the said Act and its amendments, notwithstanding that a revising officer has not complied with the provisions of section twentythree of the said Act. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 13. An Act further to amend the Dominion Elections Act. H [Assented to 22nd July, 1895.] ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. The section substituted for section four of The Dominion R.S.C., c. 8. s. Elections Act, chapter eight of the Revised Statutes, by section . 4 repealed. one of chapter thirteen of the Statutes of 1894, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor : didates. "4. The Governor General shall, except as hereinafter Day of nomimentioned, fix the day for the nomination of candidates at the nation of canelection, and shall, at every general election, fix one and the same day for the nomination of candidates in all the electoral districts, except in the electoral districts of Algoma and Nipissing, in the province of Ontario, and of Gaspé and Chicoutimi and Saguenay, in the province of Quebec. 2. The subsection substituted for subsection three of section Section 14 amended. fourteen of the said Act by section two of chapter thirteen of the Statutes of 1894, is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor : nay. "3. In the electoral districts of Gaspé and Chicoutimi and Nomination Saguenay, in the province of Quebec, the returning officer and polling days in Gaspé shall fix the day for the nomination of candidates, and also the and Chicoutiday and places for holding the polls; the nomination in the mi and Saguesaid electoral districts shall take place not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days after the proclamation hereinafter required has been posted up; and the day for holding the polls shall be not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days after the day on which the nomination is to take place, neither the day of nomination nor the day of posting the proclamation being reckoned. " 3. The section substituted for section sixteen of the said Section 16 Act by section three of chapter thirteen of the Statutes of 1894, repealed. is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor : |