Sheriff to tor

ward papers to

(7) The sheriff on notice of appeal to the County Clerk of Court. Court Judge being served on him shall forthwith mail by registered letter postage prepaid to the clerk of the County Court for the county wherein is situate the polling district in respect to which such appeal arises all of the original papers in connection with the application to add or strike off the name which forms the subject of the appeal as the same were before them.

List of voters to be delivered to clerk.

Persons affected may appear.

Judge may

strike off or

hearing evi

dence.

(8) At least five days before the first day of the sittings of the County Court at which the appeal is to be heard, the clerk for every municipal district shall deliver to the clerk of the County Court the list of voters for every polling district in such municipal district in respect to which there are appeals and the list of voters for every incorporated town transmitted to such clerk in respect to which there are appeals.

(9) Every person who has given notice of appeal or who has been served with notice of appeal, or whose right to vote may be affected by an appeal, may appear in person or by counsel at any sittings of the County Court hearing such appeal, in support of or in opposition to any appeal arising under this Act.

30. If the Judge is satisfied from the evidence beadd name after fore him that the name of any person has been improperly registered or has been improperly omitted from the list of voters, he may strike off or add such name, provided proper notice of appeal in respect to such name is proved to have been duly given.

Sec. 31, repealed; substituted.

Judge to sign and deliver

lists.

4. Section 31 of said Chapter 2 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

31.

(1) In cases where there is an appeal to a final approved Judge of the County Court the Judge shall sign the list or lists as finally approved by him and deliver the same either personally or by registered mail to the clerk of the municipal district to whom they were originally transmitted and such list or lists shall thenceforth be the list or lists of voters for the polling district or polling districts to which they relate.

When no ap

peal has been taken.

(2) In cases where no appeal is taken from the decision of the revisers or from the decision of the sheriff

the lists shall be made out, signed by the sheriff and deposited on or before tenth day of April in each year with the clerk of the municipal district to whom they were originally transmitted, and such lists shall thenceforth be the lists of voters for the several polling districts to which they relate.

5. Form D of the schedule to said Chapter 2 of Form D rethe Acts of 1918 is repealed and the following substi-stituted. tuted therefor:

I,

[FORM D].

(Section 15).

solemnly swear,-

(1) That I am (or he or she is) a British subject, of the full age of twenty-one years.

(2) That I am (or he or she is), a resident of the County of and have been (or he or she has been), such resident for at least six months next before the first day of January preceding the meeting of the revisers to be held in the month.of March next.

(3) That I fully believe I have (or he or she has) a legal right, under the Nova Scotia Franchise Act, to have my (or his or her) name on the list of voters for Polling District Number......, in the County of

6. Form H of the schedule to said Chapter 2, Acts of 1918 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

[FORM H].

(Sections 25 and 29).

NOTICE OF APPEAL.

THE NOVA SCOTIA FRANCHISE ACT.

Take notice that I appeal from the decision of the revisers for Revisal Section No....

County of...

in the

(or from the deci

sion of the sheriff of the County of
adding (or striking off) the name of.

....,)

.to

(or from) the list of voters for Polling District No.... in the said County.

Sub-section 2, Sec. 127, as amended, repealed; substituted.

CHAPTER 33.

An Act to Amend the Municipal Act, Chapter 3,
Acts of 1918.

(Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922).

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

1. Sub-section 2 of Section 127 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1918, as amended, is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

(2) The aggregate of such loans shall not at any time exceed twelve thousand dollars except where that sum is less than one per centum of the total assessment of said Municipality for the previous year, in which case the aggregate of such loans shall not at any time exceed such one per centum, and shall not in any case exceed twenty thousand dollars.

CHAPTER 34.

An Act to Amend "The Assessment Act," Chapter 5,
Acts of 1918, as Amended.

(Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922).

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council and Assembly, as follows:

enacted by

repealed; sub

1. Sub-section 3 of Section 5 of "The Assessment. 8. 3, Sec. 5, as Act," Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1918, as that sub-sec- Chap. 56, 1921, tion is enacted by Chapter 56 of the Acts of 1921, is stituted. repealed and the following substituted therefor:

(3) In every Municipality (unless the Council otherwise determines) an annual poll tax of thirty cents shall be levied for the support of the poor upon every male person,

(a) whose age is more than eighteen years, but not more than sixty years; and

(b) who is a resident of the Municipality.

to Sec. 119,

2. Section 119 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1918 Clause added is hereby amended by adding thereto the following Chap. 3, 1918. clause:

"This section shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-section 2, Section 81 of Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1918."

CHAPTER 35.

8. s. 1, Sec. 5,

as enacted by

amended.

An Act to Amend Chapter 56, Acts of 1921, entitled,
"An Act to Amend the Assessment Act, Chap-
ter 5, Acts of 1918, as Amended."

(Passed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1922).

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

1. Sub-section 1 of Section 5 of the Assessment Chap. 56, 1921, Act, as said sub-section is enacted by Chapter 56 of the Acts of 1921, is amended by adding thereto the following:

Sec. 1, retroactive.

Assessment

rolls and col

Provided, however, that in any Municipality said poll tax for the year 1922 may exceed $5, but shall not exceed $6.

2. Section 1 of this Act shall be read and construed as if it had been enacted on the 28th day of May, A. D., 1921.

3. The Assessment Rolls and Collectors' Rolls of lectors rolls for the said Municipalities as prepared and completed for 1922, legalized. the year 1922 are confirmed and declared to be legal and valid to all intents and purposes.

Clause (s),

Sec. 4, re

CHAPTER 36.

An Act to Amend Chapter 5, Acts of 1918, entitled.
"An Act to Amend the Assessment Act and to
Consolidate the said Act with the
Amendment Thereof."

(Passed the 13th day of April, A. D., 1922).

Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, as follows:

1. Clause (s) of Section 4 of Chapter 5 of the pealed. Acts of 1918 is hereby repealed.