The Council Franchise Extension Act 1907 (SA)

ANNO SEPTIMO

EDWARDI V11 REGIS.

No. 920.

An Act to further amend "The Constitution Act," and to provide for an Extension of the Franchise for

the Legislative Council.

[Assented to, October q t h, 1907.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

follows: B with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

1. This Act may be cited as "The Council Franchise Extension short title,

Act, 1907."

2, This Act shall be incorporated with The Constitution Act" Incorporation.

and "The Electoral Code, 1 896," and all Constitution, Electoral, and other Acts are hereby amended so - far as may be necessary to give effect to this Act.

3, In this Act- Definition.

Improvements" means substantial and permanent improve-

ments, consisting of buildings, fencing, dams, tanks, wells,

or reservoirs, or clearing, or drainage, or irrigation works:

a Officiating minister of religion" means an officiating minister

of religion within the meaning of "The 'Marriage Act,

1867."

4, The following persons shall be entitled to vote at the election Extensionof

of members of the Legislative Council, namely :- franchim.

r. Any person occupying a dwelling-house, or s dwelling-house

and premises appurtenant thereto, in respect whereof such

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person ia liable for and pays a rent at the rate of not less than Seventeen Pounds per annum; but any payment by way of rent made by a wife to her husband shall not 118

deemed to be payment of rent within the meaning of this

Act.

11. Any person who is the registered proprietor of a Crown lease on which there are improvements to the value of at least Fifty Pounds which are the property of such regis- tered proprietor:

111. Any person posaessingqualifications under '(The Constitution Act " or any Act amending the same:

7 m. Every officiating minister of religion:

/	V. Every head teacher of a college or school who resides in premises belonging to or used in connection with such college or school:
YL Every postmaster and postmistress in charge of and resident

in a building used as or in connection with a post office:

vlr. Every railway stationmaster who resides in premises belong-

ing to His Majesty's Government of the State of South

Australia:

VIII. Every member of the Police Force in charge of a police

station:

Provided that such persons are of the age of twenty-one years, are British subjects, and inhabitants of South Australia, and have resided in South Australia six months prior to the registration of their electoral claims.

No person shall be entitled to vote at m y election for members of the Legidative Council unless he shall have been registered on an eleotoral roll for the Legislative Council prior to the issue of

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any writ of election.

~ 0 5 0 ~ 1 t o a) It shall be the duty of the Returning Officer for the State,

dsbt if he a a L all have reason to believe, or if it shall have been notified to

him in writing by any elector, that the name of any person should

not be retained upon the electoral roll for the Legislative Council,

bp notice in writing at any time to require any such person to pro- duce evidence to the satisfaction of B U C ~ Returning Officer that

such person is at such time possessed' of	one of the qualifications pre-
scribed by this Act.

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(b) If any such person shall fail or neglect to supply such evidence

for a period of forty-two days after the last-mentioned notice, his

nsme shall be struck off the roll by or by direction of the Returning

-h Officer.

7. Proof

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ceding section shall be deemed to be proof of service upon the person aotiw. 7, Proof of the posting of a notice purmant to the last pre- Pddpweinttot

to whom such notice is addressed as and from the day when, in the

ordinary course of post, such notice would have reached its desti-	/ I
nation.

(a ) Every person claiming to have his name placed upon any electoral roll for the Legislative Council shall make a claim and declaration in the form in the Schedule to this Act, and shall sign the same in the presence of a witness.

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(b) Such witness shall be either a Justice of the Peace, Returning

Officer, Registrar, postmaster, or police officer, and to such claim and declaration shall sign his name and add his address and occupa~ tion or description, and shall forward such claim and declaration to the Registrar.

(c) Every such claimant shall, if and when required by the Returning Officer or Registrar, furnish such evidence in support of hie claim as such Returning Officer or Registrar may demand.

(d) Until such evidence is so furnished the name of such claimant shall not be entered upon the roll.

(e) Any person making an untrue statement or tendering untrue evidence in or respecting any claim or declaration shall, on convic- tion, be liable to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding two years.

9. Until new rolls are prepared, the rolls of electors for the

Legislative Council in existence at the time when this Act shall come into operation shall, as altered from time to time, be the rolls of electors for the Legislative Council.

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

this Bill.

GEORGE R LE HUNTE, overn nor.

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THE SCHEDULE.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Divzsion. District.

I LChrtshan and surname in fuZ2-J of [residence and occupation] do hereby claim

to be registered on the electoral roll for the aboqe division and to vote at	y
and do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare-

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

2. I am twenty-one years of age and am, an inhabitant of South Australia, and

have resided in South Australia for six months immed.iate1y preceding the date of

this electoral claim and declaration.

3. I reside within the division above mentioned.

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

division.

5. I possess the following qualification, namely :-(a)

(1)

( 2 )

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(R!

(9)

situate a t

Dated	day of
Place of residence-

Christian and surname in full-

Usual signature-

Signed and declared before me

Signature of witness-

Address of witness-

Occupation or description of witness-

(a) State what qualification is posseesed, and where-

1. I am in occup~tion of a dwelling-house (or a dwelling-house and premises appurtenant

thereto) in respect whereof I am liable for and pay a rent at the rate of not less than

Seventeen Pounds per annum.

2. I lun the owner of a freehold estate of the clear value of Fifty Pounds above all charges

affecting the mme.

3. I am the re 'stewd proprietor of a Crown lease on which there are improvements to the

value o F at least Fifty pound^, which are my property.

4. I am a registered leaseholder of the clear annual value of Twenty Pounds, with three

years to run (W with right of purchase).

6. I am a head teacher of a college (or school) and reside in premises belonging to or used

in connection with such college (or school).

6. I am a postmaatm (or postmiatrese) in charge of and resident in a building used as or in

connection with a poet of8ce.

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7. I am a railway stationmaster and reaide in premisee belongmg to Hie Majesty's Govern-

ment of the State of South Australia.

8. I am a member of the Police Force in charge of a police etation situated at

9. I am an officiating minbter of religion.

N.B.-State fully where qualifying property is situate, giving-in the county, section and hun-

Ired; in town, name of btreet, and number of house (if any); and such other particulars as will

~nable i t to be easily and clearly identified.

This claim, ifposted addressed to " The Registrar" at the address in Bchedde 11. to the Eleotoral

:ode, will traveC free, provided the eweiope is marked outside " Bleatoral P~per Only,"	and is
rigned by the sender.

Any person wiljidly makirig any false statement in this claim and declaration

render8 himself liable to ipnlorisonmetat not exceeding two years.

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Adelaide: By authority, C. E. Bars~ow, Oovenunent Printer, North Terrace.

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