in the year 1863, intituled: "An Act to regulate the election of Members to serve in the General Assembly," for the Revisal District number two of the County of Victoria, in the said Province, or for any other revisal district in the said Province in which the requirements of the fourth section of the Act hereby amended may not have been complied with, may and shall within six weeks after the passing of this Act, prepare and file with the clerk of the peace the alphabetical list of electors qualified to vote in the said revisal district number two, or any other such revisal district as aforesaid, at elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons of Canada, in the manner prescribed by the Act hereby amended; and for any neglect or wilful breach of duty under this Act the revisors shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section twenty-four of the Act of the Legislature of Nova Scotia above cited; and the lists of electors so made shall be of the same effect and serve for the same purposes as if made within the time limited by the Act hereby amended, and the like provisions of the said Act of Nova Scotia shall be applicable to the said lists; and the lists made for like purposes in and for the revisal districts numbers one and three of the said county, or in any other revisal district, in conformity to the said Act, are hereby confirmed and made valid. Inverness. 8. Nothing in this Act shall prevent the effect of any Act passed Act respecting during the present session respecting certain polling districts in the county of Inverness. PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 9. In the Province of New Brunswick, the polling districts and Polling dispolling lists shall be the same as if the elections were for Members tricts and polling lists. of the Legislative Assembly, notwithstanding any changes that may have been made in such polling districts and lists since the first day of July, 1867. PROVINCES OF MANITOBA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. Manitoba, 10. In the Province of Manitoba, the qualification of voters Qualification shall, in places (if any) for which voters' lists have been made for of voters in the Legislative Assembly, under any Provincial law in that behalf, then in force, be the same as that established by such law, and such lists shall be used at the elections; but if no such lists have been made, and in places for which such lists have not been made, the qualification shall be that established by the Act of the Parliament of Canada, thirty-third Victoria, chapter three, and in all Other proceedrespects (except as aforesaid as to the qualification of voters) the like ings at Eleclaws and rules shall be observed, and the like instructions given, for the conduct of and proceedings at elections of members of the House of Commons as were observed and given at the now last elections ofmembers of the House of Commons in the said Province. tions. Qualification elections in bia. 11. In the Province of British Columbia, the qualification of of voters and voters shall, in places (if any) for which voters' lists have been proceedings at made for the Legislative Assembly under any Provincial law in British Colum- that behalf, then in force, be the same as that established by such law, and such lists shall be used at the elections; but if no such lists have been made, and in places for which such lists have not been made, the qualification shall be the same as at the last election of Members of the House of Commons, and in all other respects the like laws and rules shall be observed, and the like instructions given, for the conduct of and the proceedings at elections of Members of the House of Commons, as were observed and given at the now last elections of Members of the House of Commons in the said Province. Penalty for GENERAL PROVISION. 12. If any candidate who shall not have been returned is proved corruption on guilty before the proper tribunal for using during any such candidates not election means of corruption, he shall be incapable of being a elected. candidate or being elected or returned during the Parliament for which such election was held. reamble. A Member of any Local Legislature, in which Members of CAP. XV. An Act to compel Members of the Local Legislature in any Province where dual representation is not allowed, to resign their Seats before becoming Candidates for Seats in the Dominion Parliament. H [Assented to 14th June, 1872.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : 1. No person shall be eligible to, or be capable of being nominated to or voted for, or of being elected to, or of sitting or voting in the House of Commons, who, on the day of the Nomination at any election to the House of Commons, is a Member of the Canadian Par Legislative Council or Assembly of any Province in which, by liament are Law, Members of the Senate or House of Commons are rendered incapable of being appointed to, or of sitting or voting in the Legislative Council, or of being elected to, or of sitting or voting in the House of Assembly thereof, or who, on the day of any such Nomination is a Member of the Legislative Assembly in any Province in which, by Law, after the dissolution of the not allowed to sit, not to be eligible as a Member of House of Commons. present present House of Commons, the sitting or voting as a Member of the Pouse of Coamors by such Member of the Legislative Assembly, will have the effect of voiding his election to the Legislativo Assembly thereof and vacating his seat, or of rendering him incapable of sitting or voting in the Legislative Assembly of such Province. 2. If any such Member of a Provincial Legislature shall, Votes recorded notwithstanding his disqualification as in the preceding section for person so mentioned, receive a majority of votes at any such election, such ineligible to be majority of votes shall be thrown away, and it shall be the duty of the Returning Oficer to return the person having the next greatest number of votes, provided he be otherwise eligible. thrown away. CAP. XVI. An Act to provide for the Revisal of Voters' Lists for [Assented to 14th June, 1872.] WHEREAS the Revisors in the Revisal District number Preamble two, of the county of Victoria, Nova Scotia, neglected to prepare the proper Voters' List, within the time prescribed by the "Interim Parliamentary Elections Act, 1871:" For remedy thereof, Her Majesty, by è id with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: district num make a prope The Revisors under chapter twenty-eight of the Acts of the Revisors for Legislature of Noa Scotia, passed in the year 1863, intituled ber two in "An Act to regulate the Election of Members to serve in the Victoria, to General Assembly," for the Revisal District number two of the list of voters. Coy of Victoria, in the said Province, may and shall within six weeks after the passing of this Act, prepare and file with the clerk of the peace the alphabetical list of electors qualified to vote in the said Revisal District number two, at elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons of Canada, in the manner prescribed by the Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in the now last session thereof, and intituled "An Act to make temporary 34 V. Cap. 20 provision for the Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons of Canada;" and for any neglect or wilful breach of duty under this Act the revisors shall be subject to the penalties prescribed Penalty for neglect. Lists declared valid. prescribed in section twenty-four of the Act of the Legislature of Nova Scotia above cited; and the list of electors so made shall be of the same effect and serve for the same purposes as if made within the time limited by the said Act of the Parliament of Canada, and the like provisions of the said Act of Nova Scotia shall be applicable to the said list; and the lists made for like purposes in and for the Revisal Districts numbers one and three of the said county are hereby confirmed and declared valid. Preamble. Two new polling districts formed. No. 17 how formed. No. 18 how formed. Lists of Voters to be made. Extent of Act. Repealing clause. CAP. XVII. An Act to divide certain Pollnig Districts in the County of Inverness, in the Province of Nova Scotia, and to provide for Voters' Lists therefor, H [Assented to 14th June, 1872.] ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the follows: 1. In the County of Inverness, in the Province of Nova Scotia, two new Polling Districts are hereby constituted, and shall be formed as follows: (1.) The Polling District number seventeen shall comprise and consist of so much of the present Polling District number five, as lies to the north of the main Post Road from Port Hood to Broad Cove Interval; and the polling place shall be at or near Poplar Grove; (2.) The Polling District number eighteen shall comprise and consist of so much of the Polling District number eleven, as lies to the north of the Cheticamp Settlement; and the polling place shall be at or near the Pleasant Bay Post Office. 2. The Returning Officer shall, from the lists of Voters which would be used if this Act were not passed, make out lists of Voters for the said new Polling Districts, and for the Polling Districts numbers five and eleven, as hereby altered, and shall furnish for each of the said four Polling Districts, a copy of the list made for it. 3. This Act shall apply only to elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons of Canada. 4. So much of any existing law as may be inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed. CAP. CAP. XVIII. An Act to amend the Act respecting the Civil Service of Canada, [Assented to 14th June, 1872.] Preamble. IN amendment of the Act passed in the thirty-first year of Vict. c. Her Majesty's reign, and intituled; "An Act respecting the Civil Service of Canada;" Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: tion from one 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said Act, As to promoa Third Class Clerk, or a Junior Second Class Clerk may, when class to the Governor in Council deems it to be for the advantage of the another. public service, and for sufficient reasons to be stated in an Order in Council to be made in that behalf,-be promoted to any other Class or Rank in the Civil Service, without having served as such Third Class Clerk or Junior Second Class Clerk for the period required by the said Act or for any other special period; provided Proviso. that a copy of any Order in Council made under this Act, shall be laid before the Senate and House of Commons within the first ten days of the then next session of Parliament. CAP. XIX. An Act further to amend "An Act respecting the security to be given by Officers of Canada.' [Assented to 14th June, 1872.] ER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Preamble, HE follows: the Dominion Schedule. 1. Whenever any person is required under the Act passed in Bonds given the thirty-first year of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled: "An Act by officers of respecting the security to be given by Officers of Canada," or by may be in the any other Act, heretofore passed or hereafter to be passed by the form in Parliament of Canada, or by any other Act affecting Officers of 31 V., c. 37. the Dominion of Canada, or by any order of the Governor in Council, to give bond or security for the due performance of the duties of any office to which he has been, may be, or be about to be appointed, such person may either solely or together with any surety |