CERIFICATE OF PAYMENT OF ANNUAL FEE.

Yukon Territory.

Annual Certificate No.

This is to certify that has paid to the Territorial Treasurer under the provision of the Ordinance respecting the legal profession the sum of twenty-five dollars, and that the said is hereby entitled to practice as a barrister and solicitor in the Yukon Territory for one year from the thirtieth day of June, A.D. 19 .

Dated

261-Y. O.

A.D. 19

Territorial Secretary.

Short title.

CHAPTER 48.

An Ordinance Respecting the Profession of Medicine and Surgery.

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Yukon Medical Ordinance." No. 1 of 1898, s. 1.

"The College

and Surgeons of Yukon Territory."

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

2. The members of the medical profession shall be a of Physicians body corporate under the name of "The College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Yukon Territory," and shall have perpetual succession as hereinafter provided, and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of chattel property and real estate for the purposes of this Ordinance, and to sue and be sued. No. 1 of 1898, s. 2.

Members of college.

Physicians

3. Every person hereinafter registered under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be a member of the College. No. 1 of 1898, s. 3.

4. All persons duly licensed to practice at present as and surgeons physicians and surgeons in the Yukon Territory and these practising at date of latter will form the present college. No. 1 of 1898, s. 4.

Ordinance members.

The council.

Voters for council.

COUNCIL OF COLLEGE-ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

5. There shall be a Council of the said college of physi cians and surgeons of the Yukon Territory to be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided for in this Ordinance and hereinafter referred to as "The Council." No. 1 of 1898, s. 5.

6. The persons entitled to vote at elections of members of the Council, shall be the persons who are duly and legally licensed to practice as physicians and surgeons in the said Yukon Territory, and registered as medical practitioners in pursuance of this Ordinance. No. 1 of 1898, s. 6.

of council.

7. No person shall be eligible to be elected a member of Members the Council at any election of the said Council, unless he is a member in good standing of the college aforesaid. No. 1 of 1898, s. 7.

8. The number of persons in good standing to be elected Five members as members of said Council shall be five, and the mode of election. election shall be by voting papers as hereinafter mentioned. No. 1 of 1898, s. 8.

9. The charge and conduct of elections shall be under the Elections for management of the Registrar of the Council. No.1 of 1898, s. 9.

Council.

time of elec

10. Elections shall be held at such time and place as Council to fix may be determined on by the Council. No. 1 of 1898, s. tions. 10.

11. Every person entitled to vote may vote for five per- Votes. No. 1 of 1898, s. 11.

sons.

voting.

12. Such votes shall be given by closed voting papers, Method of to be mailed to each registered practitioner by the Registrar, at least ten days prior to the day of the election, in the form of schedule 1 of this Ordinance, or to the like effect to be signed by the voter and delivered to the Registrar of such Council on any day of the days preceding the day of election. Any voting papers delivered to the Registrar, during the respective times aforesaid, shall be deemed delivered to him. No.1 of 1898, s. 12.

elections.

13. The members for the time being of the Council of Scrutineers. the College of Physicians and Surgeons shall appoint two subsequent persons who shall, together with the Registrar of the Council, act as scrutineers at the election. On the day succeeding the day of the election, the voting papers shall be opened by the Registrar in the presence of the scrutineers, Count of votes who shall scrutinize and count the votes and keep a record thereof in a proper book, to be provided by said Council. No. 1 of 1898, s. 14.

14. The five persons elected shall be the members of the Members Council for the two years following the date of such election elected. and until their successors are appointed. No. 1 of 1898, s. 15. Term.

15. Any persons entitled to vote at any election shall be Voters may entitled to be present at the opening of the voting papers be at count. at such election. No. 1 of 1898, s. 16.

16. In case of an equality of votes between two or more Equality of persons, which leaves the election of one or more of the votes. members of the Council undecided, then, the scrutineers shall

Fees to be

paid.

Excess of names.

Register to be made.

Official

register.

Regulations

Voting papers

forthwith put into a ballot box a number of papers with the names of the candidates having such equality of votes written thereon, one for each candidate, and the Registrar of the Council in the presence of the scrutineers, shall draw by chance from such ballot one or more of such ballot papers, sufficient to make up the required number, and the persons whose names are upon such papers so drawn, shall be such members. No. 1 of 1898, s. 17.

17. No person shall be entitled to vote at any election other than the first unless his fees to the Council have been paid. No person shall be eligible for election unless qualified to vote at such election, and any votes cast for any person who is ineligible to be elected a member, shall be null and void, and the election shall be declared as if such votes had not been cast. No. 1 of 1898, s. 18.

18. In the event of any person placing more than five names on his voting paper, the first five that are eligible shall be counted. No. 1 of 1898, s. 19.

19. The Registrar of the Council shall one month prior to the day on which the election is held, make out an alphabetical list or register of the medical practitioners who are entitled to vote at the election about to be held, and such register may then be examined at all reasonable times. In case any medical practitioner entitled to vote complains to the Registrar of the Council, in writing, of the improper omission or insertion of any name in said list, it shall be the duty of said Registrar, forthwith to examine into the complaint, and rectify such error if any there be; and in case any person is dissatisfied with the decision of the said Registrar, he may appeal to a judge of the Territorial Court in a summary way, and the decision of such judge shall be final, and such list shall remain or be altered in accordance with such decision. No. 1 of 1898, s. 20.

20. The list or register so made out shall be held to be the register of persons entitled to vote. No. 1 of 1898, s. 21.

21. The members of the Council may, as to elections, make such regulations as they consider expedient, not contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, for regulating the procedure under this Ordinance. No. 1 of 1898, s. 22.

22. The voting papers belonging to any election shall to be returned. not be destroyed until after all petitions, in respect to such elections have been decided, but the same, together with all other papers in connection with the election, shall be retained by the Registrar. No. 1 of 1898, s. 23.

against

23. No petition against the return of any member shall Petition be entertained unless such petition is filed, with the election. Registrar of the Council, within thirty days after the election, and shall contain a statement of the grounds on which such election is disputed, and unless a copy of such petition is served upon the member whose election is disputed within thirty days of the date of the election. No. 1 of 1898, s. 24.

24. In case of any doubt or dispute as to the legality of Legal inquiry. the election of any member of the Council, it shall be lawful for the Council to hold an inquiry, and decide who is the legally elected member of the Council; and the person whom they decide to have been elected sha 1 be, and be deemed to be the member legally elected; and if the elec tion is found to be illegal, the Council shall have power to order a new election. No. 1 of 1898, s. 25.

appointed.

25. The Council shall annually appoint a President, Officers to be Vice-President, Registrar, and such other officers as may from time to time be necessary for the working of this Ordinance, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Council; and the said Council shall have power to fix by by-laws, or from time to time, the salaries or fees to be paid to such officers, and to a Board of Examiners hereinafter appointed. No. 1 of 1898, s. 26.

26. The Council shall appoint annually from among its Executive members an Executive Committee' to take cognizance of, committee. and action upon, all such matters as may be delegated to it by the Council, or as may require immediate interference or attention between the adjournment of the Council and its next meeting; and all such elections shall be valid only till the next meeting of the Council; but the Committee shall have no power to alter, repeal or suspend any by-law of the Council. No. 1 of 1898, s. 27.

27. In case of the failure in any instance to elect the Vacancies. requisite number of duly qualified members of the Council, or in case of any vacancy caused by the death or resignation of any member of the Council, or by any other cause, then it shall be the duty of the remaining members to supply the deficiency by appointing to such vacant place or places, as the same may occur, any person or persons duly qualified, according to the provisions of this Ordinance to be elected as a member or members of the Council. No. 1 of 1898, s. 28.

to meetings,

28. The Council may make such rules and regulations Rules and at its first meeting as to the times and places of the future regulations as meetings of the Council, and the mode of announcing the etc. same, as to the Council seems expedient, which rules and