Electoral Act 1861 (SA)

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ANNO VICESIMO QUARTO ET VICESIMO QUINTO

No. 20.

An Act to provide for the Election of Members to serve in the Parlh-

ment of the Province of South Australia.

[Reserved, 2 9th Novenlbm,

'1186 1 .]

VV HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws PmunbIe.

relating to the Election of Members to serve in the Parliament

of South Anstralia,--Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor-in- Chief of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province in this present Parliament assembled, as follows :-

l. The Electoral ACLNO.

12 of 2 1st Victoria, and the Electoral

R e p d of NO 12 of

Amendment Act-No. 2 2 of 18 59, shall be and the same are hereby

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repealed; but nothing lawfully done under the authority thereof shall be invalidated, nor shall any rights acquired or liability incurred thereunder be affected by such repeal; but nevertheless, the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any vacancy in the House of A.ssembly, or to any election to supply any such vacancy which shall take place before the firat dissolution of the said House of Assembly after this Act shall come into operatio~; but the Acts hereby repealed shall so far as any such vacancy or election shall be concerned be and continue in full force and effect.

2. This Act may be cited as the "Electoral Act, 1861,"

Short title.

3. For the purpose of electing members of the Legislative meccorddbtricb.

Council, the said Province shall form one electoral district and such district shall be divided into electoral divisions, and the several electoral districts specified in Schedule A to this Act annexed, shall form such electoral divisions ; and for the purpose of electing

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members of the House of Assembly the said Province shall be divided into eighteen electoral districts, which shall have the names and boundaries specified in the said Schedule, and each district shall return two members.

4. For each electoral district and division there shall be such voting-places as are mentioned in Schedule B to this Act annexed, and such other voting places as the Governor may appoint by proclamation in the 8outh Australian Government Gazette, in ac- cordance with an Address from the Legislative Council and House of Assembly respectively.

Appointment of

returning officer for

5. The Governor shall appoint some fit person to be the

the Province.

returning officer of the said Province, who shall perform the duties

hereinafter mentioned.

Appointment of

returning offioer for

6. In each district the Governor shall appoint some fit person to be returning officer for such district, to be called district re- turning officer, who shall perform the duties assigned to hiin by this Act, respecting the election of rnemhcrs to serve in the House of Assembly, and shall reside within his district.

each district.

District returning

7. Every district returning officer s l d be a depi~ty

returning

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