( ४१७ ) 16. Any person whose name has not been registered, or whose olaim to registration has not already been rejected, may, at any time, by written petition to the Chairman, claim to be Registered as a voter 17. The Chairman shall give due notice, at the Municipal office and in the ward concerned, of the presentation of such claim, and if no objeo tion is preferred within 10 days from the 'publioation of such notice at the Municipal office or in the wald, whichever is later, and if after due inquiry the claim appears to be vulid, the name of the petitioner shall be entered in the registor of voters. 18. The Chairman shall submit the proceed1ngs taken by him under the last preceding rule to the Magistrate for confirmation; the Magistrate may pass such order as he may deem fit, and his decision shall be final Provided that no such final order shall be passed until the expiry of ten days from the receipt of the proceedings submitted by the Chairman. 19. The Chairman shall cause the register to be thoroughly revised every three years before submitting it to the Magistrate under rule 8 aud before publication under rule 9. Of the qualifloation and the nomination of oandidates. 20 Any person qualified to vote under these rules shall be qualified for nomination as a candidate for any ward or wards in the muniolpality. 21. Amy rate-payer may, for the ward ın which he is qualified to vote, nommate any other qualified person as a candidate. 22 The Magistrate shall, at least six weeks before the date fixed for the commencement of the eleotions, issue notioes callung for nominations of candidates. Such nominations shall be delivered at the Municipal office, and if there is no Municipal offioo, at suoh plaoe as tho Magistrate may appoint, within fourteen days from the date of publication of the notices in question. No names of candidates shall be received after the expiration of such period, 23. The preliminary list of candidates, with tho names of the porsons nominatang them, shall be published in each ward, and at the Munsopal office, or if there is no Municipal office, at such place as the Magistrate inay appoint, at least three weeks before the date fixed for the oommancement of the elections. A notification shall at the same time be published, fixing a date for the hearing of objections to candidates. Such [Gorersment Gatette, 2nd March 1886.] | Paar is. date shall be at least one week later-than the publication of the notification in question. 24. The Magistrate shall hear and decide all objections to caududates; and such deoision shall be hual. Before publishing the final list, he shall ascertain that all the candidates are eligible and willing to stand for eledtion. 25. The finał list of candidates shall be published in each ward, and at the Municipal office, or if there is no Municipal office, at such place as the Magistrate may appoint, at least one week before the date fixed for the commencement of the eleotions. No eandidate whose name is not contained in such list shall be eligible for election. Of the manner of holding elections. 26 Tho elections shall be held on suoh dates as may be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor and notified in the Calcutta Gazette. 27. The Chairman, or, if no Chairman has been elected or appointed, the Magistrate shall decide at what place the election for each ward shall be hold, and suall fix the hours at which the poll shall columence and close. 28 The date and time fixod for the election in each ward shall be duly notified by beat of drum, and by the publication of notices in such ward at least one month beforehand 29. Each voter shall be entitled to vote for the ward in which he ordinarily resides, and for no other. He shall be entitled to vote for as many oandidates as there are vacancies for such ward Piovided that where the municipality has not been divided into wards, each voter shall be entitled to vote for as many candidates as there are vacanoles on the whole Municipal Board. Provided also that he shall in no oase be en'itled to give more than one vote to any one candidate. 30 All persons wishing to vote must be present at the elections. No votes by proxy or in writing shall be received. 31. The Magistrate, or such other officer as the Magistrate may depute for the purpose, shall preside at the election for each ward, assisted by a Committee of not less than three and net more than five rate-payers of the ward, nominated by the Magistrate. In case of the non-attendance of any of the members of such Committee, their places may be filled up by the presiding officer from the rate-payers present at the polling-station. 32. The proceedings shall oommenoe by the presiding officer explaining the nature and objects of the meeting to the assembled voters. He shall then read out the list of candidates and, state the number of vacanoles.
