Electoral Rolls Act 1901 (SA)

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

A.D. 1901.

No. 759.

An Act for bringing the Electoral Rolls into force and

to amend the Law as to Absent Voters.

[Assen ted to, October jotli, rgor.]

E it Enacted by the ~overnbr, with the advice and .consent of

B the Parliament of South Australia, as follows:

1, 'l'his Act shall be incorporated and read with " The Electoral Incorporation.

Code, 1896."

2. Section 60 of " The Electoral Code, 1896," is hereby Repeal.

repealed.

elections shall be entitled to be registered for the division or district in which such person is resident, on an electoral claim being lodged with the Registering Officer or Registrar for the polling-place at which the applicant desires to vote one month prior to the issuing of any writ, and may vote at any election for the Legislative Council or registered on any Electoral Roll last in force for Parliamentary 10d8gc1aba. voting-place in the division or district in which he was last registered, and

3, The Electoral Rolls for the various polling-places for- the New ~ 0 1 1 8 to come

Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, prepared in con-	into force with this
nection with the Census for the year one thousand nine hundred and one under the provisions of '' The Electoral Code, 1896," shall come into operation and be of full force and effect for the purposes to which they relate on the coming into operation of this ,4ct.

4, Any person qualified to claim registration and who has been Extended period for

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and supplies the particulars set forth in the Schedules I. and 11. hereto, as the case may be; and provided also the period of registra- tion on such previous roll, together with the period of registration on any subsequent roll, amounts to six months on the day of voting: Provided also that, where the application is for registration in a division or district other than the division or district for which the applicant was previously registered, the Registering Officer receiving such application shall forward the same to the Registering Officer of the polling-place for which the applicant was last registered, and no person's name shall be entered on the roll until the appli- cation has been returned and certified by the last-mentioned Registering Officcr as being correct as to prior registration.

Northern Territory

5, Any person whose name appears upon the Electoral Roll for the Northein Territory last in force before the taking of the census for the year one thousand nine hundred and one shall be entitled to vote at the first general elections following the passing of this Act, notwithstanding that his name does not appem upon the Electoral Roll for the Northern Territory prepared and coming into operation as mentioned in section 3 hereof.

electors.

Revision Courta. 6, Revision Courts shall be held in the month of January or

February in every year for the purpose of revising the rolls.

Penalty.

7, Any person wilfully making any false statement in any claim

shall be guilty of an electoral offence punishable under the pro-

\isions of section 163 of " The Electoral Code, 1896."

Electors in 8. The provisions as to absent voters shall be extended to

quarantine. include all persons who are in quarantine within the State at the time of any election, irrespective of distance from any polling booth.

In the name and on behalf of' His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill. TENNY SON, Governor.

THE

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THE SCHEDULES.

SCHEDULE I.

[Sturt] Division. [Central] District.

I claim to be registered on the roll for the above division and to vote at [Glenelg].

1. I am a natural born (*or naturalised) subject of His Majesty.

3. I reside within the division.

3. I am not, within my knowledge, registered on the roll of any other

division.

t 4. I possess the following qualifications, viz. :-l

2 3

tj Situated at-

5. I was registered on the last roll in force for the Ih i s ion of [ J,

and to vote at [ j polling place.

Dated day of , 19 .

Christian and surname in full-

Place of residence-

[Usual signature.]

Qualzjkatiow.

Strike out, as the case may be.

t 1. Freehold, clear value of $50. 2. Registered leasehold of clear annual value of f20, with

three years to run or right of purchase. 3. Occupying dwelling-house of clear annual value of 225.

4 N.B.--State fully where qualifying property is situate-in the country giving section, in town

name of street-and such other particulars as will enatde it to be easily and clearly identified.

The claim, if posted addressed to " The Regietering Officer or Registrar" a t the address in

Schedule 11. to the Electoral Code, will travel post free.

HOUSE O F ASSEMBLY ELECTORAL CLAIM.

District of [ West Adelaide].

I claim to be registered on the roll for the above district and to vote a t [the

General Post Office].

1. I am a natural born ("or naturalised) subject of His Majesty.

2. I reside within the district.

3. I am not, within my knowledge, registered on the roll of any other

district.

4. I was registered on the last roll in force for the District of [ 1,

and to vote at [ ] polling place.

Dated this day of , 19 .

Christian and surname in full-

Place of residence-

Occupation-

[ Usual signature.]

The claim, if posted addressed to "The Registering Officer or Registrar," a t the address in

Schedule 11. to the Electoral Code, will travel post free.

* Strike out, as the case may be.

N.B.-Any person wilfully making any false statement in any claim renders him or her liable to

imprisonment not exceeding two years.

Adelaide: By authority, C. E. BRIBTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace.