Australasian Federation Enabling Act amendment (1897) (WA)

Mextern Cluotratta.

ANNO SEXAGESIMO PRIMO

VICTORIA, REGINA:.

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No. III.

AN ACT for the Election of a Representa- tive of Western Australia in the Convention provided for by the Australasian Federation Enabling Act of 1896.

[Assented to, 2661 August, 18>97.]

Australasian Federation Enabling Act of 1896, is vacant and it is w IIEREAS by the resignation of William Thorley Loton, esquire, a seat in the Convention provided for by the Preamble.

desirable forthwith to fill such vacancy : Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. THIS Act shall be read together wit the Australasian with

• Short title and in-

Federation Enabling Act of 1896, hereinafter called the Principal corporation with 60

Act. Viet., 32.

61° VICTORLIE, No. 3.

Vacancy, Federal Convention.

2. NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in the Prin-

may be filled upExisting vacancy cipal Act, the vacancy among the Western Australian Repre-

pursuant to this Act. sentatives occasioned by the resignation of -William Thorley Loton,

esquire, may be filled up by election in the manner provided by this

Act.

3.     THE Returning Officer shall, in such way as he may think

Returning Of ficer to

invite attendance of	fit, invite the members of the Council and of the Assembly to meet
members of both	for the purpose of the said election in the Assembly's room at noon
Rouses, and to
receive nominations.	of the twenty-sixth day of August, 1897, and shall himself then and
there attend, and till fifty minutes after noon receive nomination
papers nominating candidates for the vacant seat.

4.      THE members of the Council and of the Assembly may then

Members may elect

from persons nomi-	and there proceed to elect in manner provided by the Seventeenth
nated.	Section of the Principal Act, from the persons nominated as provided by this Act, a person to fill the vacant seat, who shall thereupon be a Western Australian Representative at the said Convention.

5.     THE Returning Officer shall certify to the Governor the

Election to be cer-

tified and gazette&	name of the person so elected, and notice of his election shall be
published in the Government Gazette, and such publication shall be
conclusive evidence of such election.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

GERARD SMITH, Governor.

By Authority : Itticumin PETTIER, GOVOT11111011t Printer, Perth.