3. No elector shall, except in the case provided for in section Ballot paper 75, show his ballot paper, when marked, to any person so as displayed. to allow the name of the candidate for whom he votes to be

known.

not to be

voter to

4. No person shall, directly or indirectly, induce or endeav- Inducing our to induce any voter to show his ballot paper after he has display ballot marked it so as to make known to any person the name of the paper. candidate for or against whom he has so marked his vote.

ballot paper

5. No candidate, officer, clerk, agent, or other person shall Number on communicate at any time to any person any information as not to be to the number on the back of the ballot paper given to any disclosed. voter at a polling station, except to a court or judge lawfully requiring him so to do, or attempt to ascertain at the counting Exception, of votes the number on the back of any ballot paper.

6. No candidate, officer, clerk, agent or other person shall Vote not to communicate at any time to any person any information obtained be disclosed. at a polling place as to the candidate for whom any voter at such polling place is about to vote or has voted.

7. Every candidate, officer, clerk and agent in attendance at Secrecy the counting of the votes shall maintain and aid in maintain- respecting counting ing the secrecy of the voting; and no such candidate, officer, of votes. clerk or agent shall attempt to obtain at such counting any information or communicate any information obtained at such counting as to the candidate for whom any vote is given in any particular ballot paper.

8. Every one who violates any of the provisions of this Penalty. section shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, in default of payment of such penalty.

97. No person who has voted at an election shall, in any Secrecy of legal proceeding questioning the election or return, be required vote protectto state for whom he voted.

ed.

ballot papers

the Crown in

98. Except as provided by subsection 5 of section 92 of this Inspection of Act, no person shall be allowed to inspect any ballot paper in custody in the custody of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, except of Clerk of under the rule or order of a superior court or a judge thereof,- Chancery. which rule or order may be granted by such court or judge on being satisfied by evidence on oath that the inspection or production of such ballot papers is required for the purpose of instituting or maintaining a prosecution for an offence in relation to ballot papers, or for the purpose of a petition which has been filed questioning an election or return; and any such rule or order for the inspection or production of ballot papers may be made subject to such conditions as to persons, time, place and mode of inspection or production as the court or judge thinks expedient, and shall be obeyed by the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

Returning officers and

their deputies to be conser

KEEPING THE PEACE AND GOOD ORDER AT ELECTIONS.

99. Each returning officer and each deputy returning officer from the time he takes the oath of office until the day after the closing of the election shall be a conservator of the vators of the the peace, invested with all the powers appertaining to a justice of the peace.

peace.

May command assistance, etc.

Special constables.

May arrest disturbers.

May demand offensive weapons.

Strangers not

ing districts

armed.

100. Every returning officer or deputy returning officer may require the assistance of justices of the peace, constables or other persons present, to aid him in maintaining peace and good order at such election; and may also, on a requisition made in writing by any candidate, or by his agent, or by any two electors, swear in such special constables as he deems

necessary.

101. Every returning officer or deputy returning officer may arrest or cause by verbal order to be arrested, and place in the custody of any constables or other persons, any person disturbing the peace and good order at the election, and may cause such person to be imprisoned under an order signed by him until an hour not later than the close of the poll.

102. The returning officer or deputy returning officer may, during the nomination day and polling day at any election, require any person within half a mile of the place of nomination or of the polling station to deliver to him any firearm, sword, stave, bludgeon or other offensive weapon in the hands or personal possession of such person; and every person who refuses to deliver such weapon shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, and, in default of payment of such penalty, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

103. Except the returning officer, the deputy returning to enter poll officer, the poll clerk and the constables and special constables appointed by the returning officer or the deputy returning officer for the orderly conduct of the election or poll and the preservation of the public peace thereat, no person, who has not had a stated residence in the polling division for at least six months next before the day of such election, shall come during any part of the day upon which the poll is to remain open into such polling division armed with offensive weapons of any kind, such as firearms, swords, staves, bludgeons or the like; and no person being in such polling division shall arm himself, during any part of the day, with any such offensive weapon, and thus armed approach within the distance of ong mile of the place where the poll of such polling division is held, unless called upon so to do by lawful authority.

Flags, etc., not to be furnished or

104. No person shall furnish or supply any ensign, standard or set of colours, or any other flag, to or for any person

with intent that it shall be carried or used in such electoral district on the day of election, or within eight days before such day, or during the continuance of such election or the polling, by any person, as a party flag to distinguish the bearer thereof and those who follow it as the supporters of any candidate, or of the political or other opinions entertained, or supposed to be entertained, by such candidate; and no person shall, for any reason, carry or use any such ensign, standard, set of colours or other flag, as a party flag, within such electoral district on the day of any such election or polling or within eight days before such day, or during the continuance of such election.

be furnished

105. No person shall furnish or supply any ribbon, label or Ribbons or like favour, to or for any person with intent that it be worn favours not to or used within such electoral district on the day of election or or worn. polling, or within eight days before such day, or during the continuance of such election, by any person, as a party badge to distinguish the wearer as the supporter of any candidate, or of the political or other opinions entertained, or supposed to be entertained, by such candidate; and no person shall use or wear any ribbon, label, or other favour, as such badge, within such electoral district, on the day of any such election or polling, or within eight days before such day, during the continuance of such election.

vention.

106. Every one who offends against any of the provisions Punishment of the three sections next preceding is guilty of an indictable for contraoffence and liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both, in the discretion of the court.

to be sold on

107. No spirituous or fermented liquors or strong drinks No intoxicatshall be sold or given at any hotel, tavern, shop or other place ing liquors within the limits of any polling division, during the whole of polling day. the polling day at an election; and every one who violates the provisions of this section shall be liable, on summary conviction, for each offence, to a penalty of one hundred dollars, and to Penalty. imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months in default of payment of such penalty.

CORRUPT PRACTICES AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTS.

108. The following persons are guilty of bribery and Certain acts shall be punishable accordingly :—

to be deemed bribery.

procure votes.

(a.) Every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or Giving money, by any other person on his behalf, gives, lends or agrees to etc., to give or lend, or offers or promises any money or valuable consideration, or promises to procure, or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any

person, in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election;

(b.) Every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives or procures, or agrees to give or procure, or offers or promises any office, place or employment, or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure any office, place or employment, to or for any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or corruptly does any such act as aforesaid, on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election;

(c.) Every person who directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, makes any gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure or endeavour to procure the return of any person to serve in the House of Commons, or the vote of any voter at any election ;

(d.) Every person who, upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement, procures or engages, or promises or endeavours to procure the return of any person to serve in the House of Commons, or the vote of any voter at an election;

(e.) Every person who advances or pays, or causes to be paid, any money to or to the use of any other person, with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery or corrupt practices at any election, or who knowingly pays or causes to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery or corrupt practices at any election;

(f) Every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, on account of and as payment for voting or for his having voted, or for illegally agreeing or having agreed to vote for any candidate at an election, or on account of and as payment for his having illegally assisted or agreed to assist any candidate at an election, applies to such candidate, or to his agent or agents, for the gift or loan of any money or valuable consideration, or for the promise of the gift or loan of any money or valuable consideration, or for any office, place or employment, or the promise of any office, place or employment;

(g) Every voter who, before or during any election, directly or indirectly, himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees or contracts for any money, gift, loan or valuable consideration, office, place or employment, for himself or any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any election;

(h.) Every person who, after an election, directly or indirectly, himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration for having voted or refrained from voting, or for having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at any election;

candidates.

(i.) Every person who, to induce a person to allow himself Bribery of to be nominated as a candidate, or to refrain from becoming a candidate, or to withdraw if he has become a candidate, gives or procures any office, place or employment, or agrees to give or procure, or offers or promises to procure, or endeavours to procure any office, place or employment for such person or any other person;

And every person so offending is guilty of an indictable Penalty. offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and shall also forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars to any person who sues therefor, with costs.

to lawful

Provided always, that the actual personal expenses of any Proviso: as candidate, his expenses for actual professional services per- expenses. formed, and bona fide payments for the fair costs of printing and advertising, shall be held to be expenses lawfully incurred, and the payment thereof shall not be a violation of this Act.

election.

109. Every candidate or other person who, at an election, Treating either provides or furnishes drink or other refreshment at the voter during expense of such candidate, to an elector during such election, or pays for, procures or engages to pay for any such drink or other refreshment, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to impri- Penalty. sonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both, in the discretion of the court.

candidate.

110. Every candidate who corruptly, by himself or by or Treating of with any other person, or by any other ways or means on his any person by behalf, at any time, either before or during any election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or causes to be given or provided, or is accessory to the giving or providing, or pays wholly or in part any expenses incurred for any meat, drink, refreshment or provision to or for any person, in order to be elected or for being elected, or for the purpose of corruptly influencing such person or any other person to give or refrain from giving his vote at such election, is guilty of the offence of treating, and shall forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars to Penalty. any person who sues therefor, with costs, in addition to any other penalty to which he is liable therefor under any other provision of this Act; and on the trial of an election Votes to be petition, there shall be struck off from the number of votes struck off given for such candidate one vote for every person who has election. voted and is proved on such trial to have corruptly accepted or taken any such meat, drink, refreshment or provision.

on trial of

by any person

111. The giving or causing to be given to any voter on the Treating voter nomination day or day of polling, on account of such voter on nomination having voted or being about to vote, any meat, drink or or polling day. refreshment, or any money or ticket to enable such voter to procure refreshment, shall be deemed an unlawful act, and the person so offending shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for each offence to any person who sues therefor, with costs.