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FORM L.

I.

Interpreter's Oath. (Sec. 47.)

do solemnly swear (or, if he is one of the persons permitted by law to affirm in civil cases, do solemnly affirm) that I will well, truly and faithfully interpret all such instructions and information necessary to enable any voter to cast his vote at this election as I may be directed by the Deputy Returning Officer to communicate to such voter, and that I will not say or communicate anything to any such voter to induce him to vote for, or to refrain from voting for any particular candidate. So help me God.

Sworn before me, etc.

(Signature of Deputy Returning Officer.)

A.B.

To

FORM M.

Notice to Appear. (Sec. 49.)

Take notice that you are hereby required to appear at (here describe with reasonable certainty the building or place fixed for sittings of the Court of Revision) on

of

day of o'clock

the

at the hour

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1 noon, before me and such

Justice of the Peace as shall then be sitting with me, to answer to a charge of having voted contrary to the provisions of The Territories Elections Ordinance.

Dated this

day of

A.B.,

Deputy Returning Officer.

To A.B.

FORM N.

Summons to a Witness. (Sec. 61.)

You are hereby commanded to appear before us at (here describe with reasonable certainty the building or place fixed for sittings of the Court of Revision) in polling division Number of the Electoral District of day of o'clock

the

on

1 , at the hour of noon, and so on from day to

day until the charge hereinafter mentioned is tried or otherwise disposed of, to testify and give evidence upon the hearing

before us of a charge preferred against one C. D., of having voted contrary to the provisions of The Territories Elections Ordinance.

And you are hereby further commanded to bring with you. and produce at the time and place aforesaid all papers and articles in your possession or power in any way relating to said charge or to any matter connected therewith.

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(This Summons may be issued by the Deputy Returning Officer or by the Justice of the Peace or by both.)

SCHEDULE 3.

TARIFF A.

Witness Fees.

(Sections 61, 70.)

For every day necessarily absent from residence in going to, staying at and returning from hearing

When residence is within 4 miles of place....

When over 4 miles .....

For every mile necessarily travelled other than by

railway...

....

When railway used: actual fare paid.

$ 1 00

2 00

10

TARIFF B.

Schedule of Costs to be allowed upon Inquiry before Judge of Supreme Court. (Secs. 92, 94).

To the Clerk of the Court for receiving, filing and

entering such appeal and attending Judge with
notification and on hearing of appeal and judg-
ment......

$ 200

To the Clerk for issuing each Summons, Subpoena or

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To the Clerk, all necessary postage.

To the Clerk, taxing each bill of costs actually taxed
To Witnesses, the same fees as are allowed in civil cases.
To the Advocate for the party succeeding on each

appeal........

50

50

2.00

To be increased in the discretion of the Judge to an amount not exceeding $15.00.

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(If employed in less than eight cases, twenty-five cents for each case.)

Deputy Returning Officer and Justice of the Peace sitting as Court of Revision, each

the discharge of his duties

5 00

Each officer for every mile necessarily travelled in

15

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CHAPTER 4.

An Ordinance respecting Controverted Elections.

HE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories enacts as follows:

Short title

Intrepretation

'Judge"

"Clerk

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Controverted Elections Ordinance." C.O. c. 4, s. 1.

INTERPRETATION.

2. In this Ordinance unless the context otherwise requires:

1. The expression "the judge" shall mean the judge of the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories usually exercising jurisdiction in the judicial district in which a petition is filed as hereinafter provided; but any other judge of the said court may (if for any cause it is deemed expedient or necessary that he should act) perform any of the duties or exercise any of the functions herein prescribed for the judge;

2. The expression "the clerk" shall mean the clerk of the said court for the said judicial district. C.O., c. 4, s. 2.

PETITIONS.

Tme for Election petition

Who may petition

Form of petition

Filing

3. At any time within one month after the publication by the clerk of the Executive Council of the notice prescribed by section 119 of The Territories Elections Ordinance any defeated candidate or any duly qualified elector of the electoral district in which the election was held may petition against the undue return or undue election of any candidate at such election. C.O., c. 4, s. 3.

4. Such petition may be in form A in the schedule hereto; and shall within the time prescribed by the last preceding section be filed in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories for the iudicial district in which such electoral district or the largest part thereof is situated, and shall contain the following statements:

(a) The right of the petitioner to petition;

(b) The holding and result of the election in general

terms;

(c) In a brief form the facts and grounds relied on to

sanction the prayer;

and such petition shall conclude with a prayer that the election may be declared void and set aside, and it also may contain a prayer that some other candidate at the election than the one certified to be elected was duly elected. C.O., c. 4, s. 4.

SECURITY FOR COSTS.

give security

5. The petitioner shall at the time he files such petition Petitioner to deposit with the said clerk the sum of $500 in current bank for costs notes of the Dominion of Canada, or other current money as security for the respondent's costs of and incidental to the said petition and the proceedings thereunder. C.O., c. 4, s. 5.

SERVICE OF PETITION.

to be served

with copy of

petition

6. A copy of such petition shall be served on the candidate Respondent against whom such petition is filed (herein called the respondent) within twenty days after the same is so filed; and such service may be effected in the way that service of a writ of summons in an ordinary civil action in the said court is effected. C.O., c. 4, s. 6.

time for service

7. Upon the judge being satisfied by affidavit either before Extension of or after the time herein before limited for the service of a copy of the petition that every reasonable effort has been made to effect such service and that such service has not been effected, he may ex parte extend the time for effecting such service for a period not exceeding ten days and so from time to time until such service has been effected; or the judge may in such case make an ex parte order for substitutional service of such peti- Service tion in such manner as he may direct. C.O., c. 4, s. 7.

ADDRESS FOR SERVICE.

8. The petitioner shall indorse on the petition filed with the clerk and on the copy thereof served on the respondent an address for service (which shall not be more than three miles dress for service (which shall not be more than three miles from such clerk's office) at which all summonses, notices, demands and other papers in the proceedings may be served on him; and in default of so doing such summonses, notices, demands and other papers in the proceedings may be served on him by being filed with the clerk. C.O., c. 4, s. 8.

9. The respondent shall within ten days after being served with a copy of the petition as hereinbefore provided file with

Substitutional

Petitioner address for petition

to endorse

service on

Respondent to address for

file notice of

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