Telegraphic Messages Amendment Act 1887 (WA)

Miami Australia.

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO PRIMO

VICTORIA] REGINA].

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No. XXVI.

AN ACT further to amend and extend " The

Telegraphic Messages Act, 1874."

[ Reserved, 20th August, 1887. ]

[ Royal Assent Proclaimed, 29th February, 1888. ]

HEREAS it is desirable still further to extend the advantages

Wof the Electric Telegraph, and further to amend the pro-

visions of "The Telegraphic Messages Act, 1874:" Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—

IT shall be lawful for the Governor to cause to be transmitted by electric telegraph to the Returning Officer a writ for the	Governor may send
electoral writ by
election of a member or members to serve in the Legislative Council	Telegraph.
of this Colony.

1.

IT shall be lawful for a Returning Officer to cause to be transmitted - by electric telegraph to the Governor the return to a

Returning Officer

may send return to

electoral writ by

writ for the election of a member or members to serve in the

Telegraph.

Legislative Council of this Colony.

2.

510 VICTORI}E, No. 26.

The Telegraphic Messages Amendment Act, 1887.

3.

THE transmission of a writ, as in the first section of this of this Act mentioned, shall be subject to the provisions as to documents in the first and second sub-sections of the fourth section of the said Act contained.

Application of

Section 4 of SS Vic	Act mentioned, and of the return to a writ, as in the second section
No. 6.

THIS Act may be cited as " The Telegraphic Messages Amendment Act, 1887," and shall be read with " The Telegraphic. Messages Act, 1874," and " The Telegraphic Messages Amendment Act, 1877," as one Act.

4.

Short Title.

I reserve this Bill for the signification of Her Majesty's

pleasure thereon.

F. NAPIER BROOME, Governor.

By Authority : RICHARD PETTIER, Government Printer, Perth.