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MUNICIPAL LAW. SB
injury, ('auiiige, or Iohh, or in any manner practi.sfs intiuiii'.atiun in ordiT
to induce or compel a person to vote or refrain from voting at a municipal
(ilection or upon a by-law, or because such pci'son did vote or lefraincd from
voting thereat, or who, by abduction, duress, or any frandtdeiit device,
impedes or prevents a voter from tlie free exercise of the franchise, thereby
compels or prevails upon a voter, eitluii- to give or to refrain from giving
liis vote at a nninicipal election or upon a l)y-lavv, and every person adjudged
guilty of such undue influence sijall incur a penalty of SI 00, and be
dis(|ualified from voting at any municipal election or upon a by-law for
tile next succeeding two years.
14!>. Lawful Expenses of a candidate are his actual personal ex-
jM?nse8, expenses for professional si-rvices, an<l bona fide jiayments for the
fair cost of printing and advertising, and the payment of such do not
contravene the Act.
150. Penalties For bribery, §20 and dis(|Ualification from voting
for two years.
For undue injtuence, $100 and dis(pialification from voting for two
years.
For personation, six months' impri.sonment, with or without hard
labor.
For a candidate fountl guilty, upon trial by the Judge, of bribery or
undue injluence, shall forfeit his seat, and be ijieligible as a candidate at
any municipal election for two years.
The Clerk is reipiired to furnish every deputy returning officer, prior
to the election or the voting on any by-law, with at least two copies of the
sections of the Act 245 to 251, inclusive. The Deputy Returning Officer is
required to post the same in conspicuous places at the polling places. See
also Section G2.
151. Judges Return. The judge who finds a person guilty of
bribery, undue influence or personation, or who condemns any person to
guilty pay any sum in the Division Court for any oftence under this Act, is
required to report the same to the Clerk of such municipality, and the
Clerk is required to keep a book for the purpose, and to enter therein the
names of such persons as have been found guilt}' of such practices.
tH'i. Recovery of Penalties. The penalties imposed by the preced-
ing sections may be recovered by any person who sues for the same in
the Division Court having juri.sdiction where the offence is committed.
Aotions for the above offences must be commenced within four weeks after
the municipal election, or the day of voting upon the by-law, as the case
may be.
MEETINGS OF COUNCILS.
153. First Meeting of every Municipal Council (except county
councils) shall be held at eleven o'clock in the forenoon on the second
Monday in January next after the election, or on some other day thereafter.
No business shall be proceeded with until after the declarations of office