Page 170 - index

MUNICIPAL LAW ir,7

er the municipal oHiccrs of cities and towns shall perform the same duties as the
in put like officers in other munioipalities : uud the treasurer ami mayor of cities
an<l towns shall, for sueli purposes, j)erform like duties as hereinbefore in
case of other municipal'ties imposed on the county treasurer and warden,
i-espcctively.

POLICE VILLAGES.
<iiow- On the petition of any of the inhahitants of an unincorporated
villai,'e, the CV)unty Council may, by hy-law, erect such viilaj;e into ajtoliee
uiit of \ illajfo, an<l assit^n thereto such limits as may seem expedient, name the
e any place for holding tlii; first election of tru.stees and the Returninij OtHcer.
n
1;M>. Trustees. Kvery iioliee villa<,fe shall have three trustees. 'I'ho
(lualificntions for a trustee are: Residence within the villa;;;e or within
two miles thereof, and havinj,' the same property (jualiHcatioiis as are
rerjuired for township councillors. If there are not si.x ])ersons so (jualitied,
then any elector entitled to vote at tlii' election may be electetl.
The (lualitteation for a voter is the .same as for a township election.
140. Nomination and Election. After the first election the trustees,
or any two of them, shall from time to time appoint, in writing, the
RetvuMiin^ OfKcer and the ]ilacc for holdin<;' the nominations and elections.
No election shall be held in a tavern or anj' |)lace licensed to sell
spirituous li(jUor.s.
Nomination meeting shall lie held at noon on the last Monday in
])eeeiid)er annually, exci'pt when in ca.se Monday falls on riiri.stmas, then
it shall lie on tlie ])revious Friday.
The jxilice tru.stees are to give at least six day.s' notice of such nomi-
nation meeting. The Retm'ning ( )lHcer shall preside, or, if ab.sent, a chair-
man may lie chosen l)y tlw electors.
if only three candidatt^s are j)ro]Mised and seconded, the Returning
Officer, or ehairniiin. aflei' the la[).so of one hour, shall declare such candi-
dates duly elected.
If more than three are duly nominated, then the Heturning Officer, or
chairman, shall adjourn the jiroceedings until the th'.st .Mnuday in Jainiary,
when a [)oll shall be openeil at nine o'clock a.m. an<l continue open until
five p.m.
The acting Returning Officer shall, on the day foHowing the nomina-
tions, post u]) in the office of the townshij) clerk, if situateil within tin-
]K)lice village, and if not, then in some other public place in the village,
the names of th(! persons nominated, and if a ]ioll is nece.s.sary, deman<l, in
writing, from the Clerk of the Township a list of those who are entitled
to vote.
The Clerk of the Township shall, not later than the day precetling the
opening of the poll, deliver to the Returning Officer such list of (|ualifie(l
voters fluly authenticated.
The various sections of the Municipal Act relating to township
councillors, inchiding nominations ami elections, (piestions to l)e put to