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H IG MUNICIPAL LAW.

44. Who to Administer. Tlio Rotmniii<j; Otticoror Diputy Retnniini(
Orticor slmll administer the oath or aftiniif.tioii at tiio rt'(|iio.st of any candi-
date or his autliorizeil a^vnt, and no in(|nirie.s HJiall be made of any voter
except to tiie facts specitied in such oaths.

NOMINATIONS.
4.'». For Mayor, Reeve and Deputy Reeves. The non)ination of
candidates i'or mayor in cities, mayor, reeve and deputy reeve in towns,
shall he htdd on the last Monday in JJeceiiiber amnially at ten o'clock a.m.
at the hall of the municipality, and the deputy reeves tr be designated
" First," " Second," etc.
The Council of any town divided into wards may, by Dy-law, provide
that the nomination for councillors for the several wards shall be held at
the same time and place as the nomination for mayor, reeve and deputy
reeve. Where no l)y-hnv is j)assed, the nomination of councillors in such
town shall take place as state<! in the following Section 4().
The C'ierk is to be the Returning Otiicer and preside at thv meeting, and
in case of his absence the Council shall appoint a person to preside : and if
both fail to attend, the electors shall choose a chairman, who shall have all
tlie powers of a returning officer.
40. For Aldermen. The nomination for aldermen in cities, coun-
cillors in towns, reeves, deputy reeves and councillors in villages and in
townships not divided into wards, shall be at noon on the last ^fonday in
December annually at the town hall, or at such place in each ward as may
be ti.xed by by-law.
41. Nominations at 7 pni. The councils of cities, towns and villages
may, by by-law, tix the time for holding the nominations for mayo'", rrevt,
<leputy reeve and aldermen at .seven o'clock in the evening, inst- • >/' the
hours previously mentioned.
4H. Nomination on Christmas Day. When the last (> "ay in
December is Christmas Day, the nominations are to be held on .e pre-
ceding Friday.
49. Elections on New Year's Day. The councils of cities may, liy
by-law, passed before the 1.5th day of September in any year, provide for
hohling the nomination for mayor and aldeiMnen on the 20th of December,
in which case the polling shall take place on the 1st day of January. If
such datvs fall on Sunday, then on the following day.
Six full days' n(jticc must be given by the Clerk, or other person
appointed to preside at the nominatiiJii, of the time for the holding of
such meeting.
50. Nomination of Candidates. The persons nominated to fill
each office must be proposed and seconded (one after another), and .such
nomination must be in writing, signed by the proposer and seconder, and
must give the full name of the candidate, his residence and occupation.