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Lists which shall be used.

Duties of enumerator.

which are of record in the office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, and there is an interval of less than twelve months between the dates of the writs for the two elections.

52. In the event of such an election, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery to forward to the returning officer, with the writ for such election, three certified copies of each of the voters' lists so of record in his office.

53. Such certified copies shall be delivered by the returning officer to the enumerator, to be appointed as in this Act provided, and the enumerator shall post up two of such copies of each list, retaining the third for revision, and shall revise and correct the list so retained, and otherwise deal with it in all respects as if such certified copies were voters' lists completed and signed by him as provided by section 29 of this Act; and the copy so retained, as revised and certified and as received by the deputy returning officer from the enumerator, shall be the voters' list for the polling division to which it relates.

Case of polling 54. Should there be in the said electoral district any polling division for which no lists divisions for which voters' lists are not of record in the office are of record. of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, lists for such polling divisions shall for the purposes of such election be prepared in the manner provided in this Act.

Application

of 1900, c. 12.

55. The following provisions of The Dominion Elections Act, 1900, shall apply to elections in the Yukon Territory, so far as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, that is to say: sections 4 to 7, both inclusive; sections 19 and 20; paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (g) of subsection 1 of section 41, and subsection 2 of section 41; sections 43 to 59, both inclusive; sections 62 to 64, both inclusive; sections 69 to 150, both inclusive; and sections 152 to 154, both inclusive; together with the forms mentioned in the said sections and parts of sections; but otherwise, except as provided by this Act, The Dominion Elections Act, 1900, shall not apply to the Yukon Territory.

SCHEDULE OF FORMS.

A.-(Section 7).

Writ of Election.

EDWARD THE SEVENTH, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas KING, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

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Whereas, by the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, we have ordered a Parliament to be holden at Ottawa, on the next (omit this preamble, except in the case of a general election). We command you that, notice of the time and place of election being duly given, you do cause election to be made according to law of a member (or members, as the case may be) to serve in the House of Commons of Canada, for the electoral district of the Yukon Territory

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(except in case of a general election, insert here in the place of deceased, or otherwise, stating the cause of vacancy), and that you do cause the nomination of candidates at such election to be held on the day of and do cause the name of such member when so elected, whether he is present or absent, to be certified to our Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, as by law directed.

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Witness, Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved, &c., Governor General (or Administrator of the Government) of Our Dominion of Canada, at Our City of Ottawa, the

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I, the undersigned, A. B., returning officer for the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, solemnly swear (or if he is one of the persons permitted by law to affirm in civil cases, solemnly affirm)

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affirm) that I am legally qualified according to law to act as returning officer for the said electoral district of

and that I will act faithfully in that capacity, without partiality, fear, favour or affection: So help me God.

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Certificate of returning officer having taken oath of office.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on the the month of 19 A. B., the returning officer for the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, took and subscribed before me, the oath (or affirmation) of office, in such case required of a returning officer, by "The Yukon Territory Representation Act, 1902 ".

In testimony whereof, I have delivered to him this certificate.

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To E. F. (set forth his legal addition and residence). Know you, that in my capacity of returning officer for the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, I have appointed, and do hereby appoint you to be my election clerk, to act in that capacity according to law, at the approaching election for the said electoral district of the Yukon Territory, which election will be opened by me, on the day of the month of day of

Given under my hand this the year 19

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(Signature)

A. B.,

Returning Officer.

D.-(Section 13).

Oath of the election clerk.

I, the undersigned, E. F., appointed election clerk for the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, solemnly swear (or if he is one of the persons permitted by law to affirm in civil cases, solemnly affirm), that I will act faithfully in my said capacity as election clerk, and also in that of returning officer if required to act as such according to law, without partiality, fear, favour or affection: So help me God.

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Certificate of the election clerk having taken the oath of office.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on the day of 19 E. F., election clerk for the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, took and subscribed before me, the oath (or affirmation) of office required in such case of an election clerk, by "The Yukon Territory Representation Act, 1902."

In testimony whereof, I have delivered to him this certificate under my hand.

(Signature),

C. D.,

Justice of the Peace. or A. B.,

Returning Officer.

E. (Section 15).

Notice of the returning officer declaring the time and place fixed for the nomination of Candidates, and also the day for opening the poll, and the polling stations and polling districts.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

Electoral District of the Yukon Territory, to wit:

Public notice is hereby given to the electors of the electoral district aforesaid, that, in obedience to His Majesty's writ to me directed, and bearing date the

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19 I require the presence of the said electors at (describe the place where the nomination is to take piace), the from noon until two of the clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of nominating a person (or persons, as the case may be), to represent them in the House of Commons of Canada; and that in case a poll is demanded and allowed in the manner by law prescribed, such poll will be opened on the day of the month of from the hour of nine in the forenoon till five of the clock in the afternoon in each of the polling districts, that is to say:

in the year

For the poiling district No. 1, consisting of (or bounded as follows, or otherwise describing it clearly) at

(describing the polling station) :

(and so continuing for all the other polling districts and stations in the electoral district).

And further, that on the

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shall sum up the votes given for the several candidates and return as elected the one (or as the case may be) having the majority of votes.

Of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. Given under my hand at

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F.-(Section 17).

Nomination paper, &c.

We, the undersigned electors of the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, hereby nominate (name, residence and addition or description of person nominated) as a candidate at the election now about to be held of a member (or two members, as the case may be) to represent the said electoral district in the House of Commons of Canada.

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Oath of attestation of the nomination paper.

I, G. H., of (additions), solemnly swear (or if he is one of the persons permitted by law to affirm in civil cases, solemnly affirm) that I know (mentioning the names of the signers known to him), and that they are duly qualified as electors of the electoral district of the Yukon Territory, to vote at an election of a member (or members, as the case may be) to serve in the House of Commons of Canada, and that they respectively signed the foregoing (or within) nomination paper in my presence; and further (if the case be so), that I know thereby nominated as a candidate, and that he signed his consent to the nomination in my pre

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