Sydney Corporation Act Amendment Act 1879 No 36a (NSW)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO TERTIO

VICTORIAE REGINAE.

No. XII.

An Act to amend t he " Sydney Corporation

Act of 1879." [28th November, 1879.]

W H E R E A S by t h e s ix teenth section of the " Sydney Corporat ion

Act of 1 8 7 9 " i t was enacted t h a t on t he first day of December

in th i s p resen t year e ight A l d e r m e n should be elected one for each W a r d

in t h e said City in order to comple te t h e full n u m b e r of twenty- four A l d e r m e n for t h e Munic ipa l Counci l of t he said City as provided by the said A c t B u t i t was b y t h e fortieth section of t h e said Ac t declared t h a t in order to provide for t h e in te rva l du r ing which t h e lists to be compiled u n d e r t h e said A c t should not be du ly compiled and perfected into Rol ls u n d e r t h e provisions there in contained all elections of Alder­ m e n a n d Aud i to r s should u p to and inc lud ing the first day of November one t housand eight hund red and e ighty be conducted in accordance wi th t h e provisions of t he repealed Ac t s there in referred to A n d whereas doubts have arisen how far t h e declarat ion in t h e said section contained had t h e effect of s u b s t i t u t i n g t he provisions of t h e said repealed Ac t s for those of t h e said " Corporat ion A c t of 1 8 7 9 " wi th reference to t he fo r thcoming Elect ions of A lde rmen and Audi to r s A n d whereas cer ta in

not ices w i th reference to t he said Elect ions u n d e r t he h a n d of t h e

M a y o r as R e t u r n i n g Officer have been published declar ing t h a t nomi­ na t ions for t he said Elec t ions so to be ho lden as aforesaid would be received u p to t h e h o u r of noon on Thursday the twen ty - seven th day of N o v e m b e r in t h e present year A n d i t is expedient to a m e n d t h e said A c t in order to remove such doubts and to val idate all proceedings a n d m a t t e r s a l ready done as well as to declare t h e i n t e n t and m e a n i n g

A of

of t h e proviso to t h e said fortieth section Be i t therefore enac ted

b y t h e Queen ' s Mos t Exce l l en t Majes ty b y and w i t h t h e advice a n d

consent of t he Legis la t ive Counci l and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w

South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t	assembled	and	by au thor i ty of	the	same
as follows :—

1. The election of A lde rmen appoin ted to be holden on t h e first
day of December in t he year one t h o u s a n d e ight hund red and seventy-

n ine unde r t h e " Sydney Corporat ion A c t of 1 8 7 9 " shal l be holden in

all respects u n d e r and subject to t he provisions conta ined in t he said

A c t subject however to t h e except ions	and qualifications	here inaf te r
expressed viz. :—

(1.) The Rolls to be used for t h e purpose of vot ing a t such election shall be those las t ly compiled a n d revised under t h e provisions of t h e several Acts which were repealed by t h e said " Sydney Corporat ion A c t of 1879 ."

(2.) The not ices of such election u n d e r t he h a n d of t h e

R e t u r n i n g Officer dated t he n ine teen th day of November

one thousand e igh t hund red a n d seventy-nine declar ing t h a t notices of nomina t ion of part ies for elect ion wil l be received u n t i l noon of t h e twen ty-seven th day of t h e said m o n t h

and all notices of nomina t ion received t h e r e u n d e r are he reby

declared to be valid and of full force and effect A n d no nomina t ion shal l be received for such election after t h e said

h o u r a n d day.

(3.) The provisions of t h e said A c t re la t ing to cumula t ive votes shal l no t be in force for t he purposes of t he said election.

2. T h e elect ion of Audi to r s to be holden on t h e first day of December in t h e year one t housand e ight h u n d r e d and seventy-n ine u n d e r t h e provisions of t h e said " Sydney Corporat ion Ac t of 1879" shal l ins tead of t h a t day be holden on t h e fifteenth day of t he said m o n t h and nomina t ions for such Elect ions shal l be received un t i l noon of t h e t e n t h day of t h e said m o n t h b u t shall in all o ther respects be ho lden u n d e r and subject to t he provisions conta ined in t he said A c t Provided however t h a t t h e Rol ls to be used a t such elect ion shall be the same as those hereinbefore declared to be used for t h e election of A lde rmen on t h a t day and tha t t he provisions of t he said A c t re la t ing to cumula t i ve vo t ing shal l n o t be in force for t h e purposes of such election.