Election of Senators Act of 1903 (3 Edw VII No. 6) (Qld)

CONSTlTU'TI ON-ELECTIONS. 3 EDW. VII. No. 6, 1903. Election of Senators Act. SCHEDULE L. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (LOAN FUND) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1903. Sum" not exceeding CHIEF SECAETARY. £ s. d. For Defence of Colony (Land and Marine) 13,601 6 0 TREASURY. For Advances to Harbour Boards (Townsville) For Loans in Aid of Deflp Sinking in Mines For Wire Netting under "The Rabbit Boards Act, 1896 " 1!'or Harbours and Rivers Department ... ... ... 19,400 4 11 1, 31~ 2 4 570 12 3 2,035 16 0 For Southern Division' RAILWAYS. 28,747 17 8 Er,ECTRIC TELEGRAPHS. For Extension of Telegraph and Telephone Lines 33,287 17 7 TOTAL SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGES UPON MONEYS TO THE CREDIT OF THE LOAN FUND ACCOUNT £98,961 16 9 8637 ELECTIONS. An Act for Determining the Times and Places of 3E*w. rH. Elections of Senators for the State of Queens- ; ~ E . la n d . ELECTION OF SENATORS [ASSENTED TO 13TH NOVEMBER, 1903.] AOT OF 1903. W HEREAS under the Commonwealth of Australia Preamble. ConstitutionAct the Parliament of the State of Queensland is empowered to make laws for determining the times and places of elections of Senators for the said State: And whereas it is desirable to make such a law: Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent· Majesty, by and with the advice and cOnsent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - 1. This Act may be cited as " The Etection of Senators Short title. Act of 1903." o fli ce 2 0 . f . TSheenaptloarcfeorofthneomStiantaetioofn Qoufeecnasnladnidd, ataensdffoorr tth h ee n P ao l nm a d c m ~ a o tl f O . J:l declaration of the resUlt of the election and the names of declaration of the candidates elected, shall be the Treasury Building, the poll. William street, Brisbane, within the said State. 3. For the purpose of every election of Senators for Date~ of the State of Queensland, the Governor in Council may, by :! ~ ~fi~~ ~ lf

8638 Polling- place~ . ELECTIONS-LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Local Authorities Act Amendment Act 3 EDW. VII. No. 7, 1903. Proclamation published in the Gazette, fix the dates respectively for- Ca) The nomination of candidates; (b) The polling; and (c) The return of the writ. 4. For the purpose of every election of Senators for the State of Queensland, the Governor in Council may from time to time, by Proclamation published in the Gazette- Ca) Appoint such polling-places as he thinks. necessary; (b) Declare that any polling-place shall cease to be a polling-place: Provided that no polling-place so appointeCL shall be closed after the issue of the writ. ·LOCAL GOVERNMENT. s E~ w. 7VII. An Act to Amend "The Local Authorities Act of THE ~ O~ AL 1902" in a Certain Particular with respect AUT~ ~ ~ ITIEB to the Definition of Rateable Land. AMENDMEN~ ' ACT OF 1903. [ASSENTEII TO 13'1'H NOVEMBER, 1903.J B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Le~ is­ lative Council and Leg'islative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : - S a ti n ho d onrcotoftniAtsltcertu. e- L A LCt L 1 L A . rn T en h G is l m A e " c n t t m Ac ay t 0 b i e1c f 9i0te3 ' d, ' asan " d T s h h e al L l o b c e a r l ea A d u a th n o d ri c t o ie n s - strued with and as an amendment of " The Local Authori-/ ties Act of 1902,"* hereinafter called the Principal Act. Amendment 2. In the third subsection of section one hundred and ~ r~c~ ~ : IO! ct. ninety-three of the Principal Act, the words "including land vested in trustees for any acclimatisation society or for any agricultural or pastoral society for the purposes of a show ground or public recreation ground" are repealed, and the words" also land vested in or for the time being· placed under the management or control of any person or corporation under or in pursuance of any Statute for the purposes of any acclimatisation society, or for the purposes of a show ground, or for public recreation or athletic sports or games, or for purposes of public charities" are inserted in lieu ther' ~ of. * 2 Edw. VII. No. 19, supra, page 8355.