Police Electoral Disqualification Act 1854 No 5a (NSW)

282G Nos. 5 & 6. IS'’ VIC. 1854.

Absent Defendants.

No. V.

roi.icE ELECToiiAi. A l l Act to disoufilifY Officers of the Police Force

—	irom being elected Members ot the Legisla­ tive Council and to prevent Officers of Police and Constables from interfering in or influ­ encing Elections of Legislative Councillors.
[24 /̂̂ M y , 1854.]

T ) E it enacted by His Exccllcney tlie Governor of New South Wales _ 0 by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council tlicreof as follows :—

ir, Vic. No. 32 1. Tlie Act passed in the sixteenth year of Her Majesty’s reign

repealed. and numbered thirty-two is hereby repealed.

No Officer of the 2. No Inspector General or Metropolitan Superintendent of

llplbie orirehiK Police or Commandant Lieutenant or other Othcer of Native Police or

i ici ted a Member of paid PoHcc Magistrate or Superintendent of Police shall during the

continuance of his appointment bo capable of being elected a Member

T c'ns?u f L e g i s l a t i v e Council and no such Officer of Police nor any Clerk

]>oiic("silr,iiVo ca).a- Chief O f othci* Constablc or person belonging to the Constabulary

bie of voting for the |?orce sliall duriiifr the time he shall continue in any such office or

to serve ill the L eg is-within six calendar months after lie shall have quitted the same he

lativc Councilcapable of giving his vote for the election of a Member to serve in the

Legislative Council of New South "Wales nor shall by word message writing or in any other manner endeavour to persuade any Elector to give or dissuade any Elector from giving his vote for the choice of any person to he a Member to serve in the Legislative Council and if any such Officer of Police Clerk Chief or other Constable or person belonging to the said Constabulary Eorce shall offend herein he shall

under ncnaltv of forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds to be recovered by any person

£ 100. ‘

who will sue for the same by action of debt to be commenced within

Provi.so. six calendar months after the commission of the offence Provided always that nothing in this enactment contained shall subject any such Officer of Police Clerk Chief or otlier Constable or person belonging to the said Constabulary Eorce to any penalty for any act done by liim at or concerning any of the said elections in the discharge of his duty.