A.D. 1897. Amendment of 49 Vict. No. 16. Officer commanding the Defence Force. Defence. without any act of re-enrolment, be deemed to have re-enrolled for the further period of One year, and so on from year to year, and shall be liable to perform the same drills as in each year of the first period of Three years." 4 Section Thirty of the said Act is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be deemed to be and may be cited as Section Thirty of the said Act : "30 There shall be appointed an Officer, to be styled the "Commandant, Defence Force of Tasmania," who shall be charged, under the orders of the Governor, with the military command and discipline of the Defence Force, and who, while holding such appointment, shall have at least the rank of Colonel in the Defence Force." WILLIAM GRAHAME, JUN., AN ACT to regulate the Salaries of Officers A.D. 1897. of Parliament. [24 December, 1897.] BE it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 1 This Act may be cited as "The Parliamentary Officers' Salaries Short title. Act, 1897." 2 In this Act "The President" means the President of the Legislative "The Speaker" means the Speaker of the House of Assembly. Inferpretation. ment. 3 In case of any dissolution of the House of Assembly, the Speaker Speaker to hold of the said House at the time of such dissolution shall be and shall be office until next deemed to be the Speaker of the said House until the first meeting of meeting of Parliathe new Parliament, unless he shall not be re-elected a Member of the said House; and the Chairman of Committees of such House at the time of such dissolution shall be and be deemed to be the Chairman of Committees until the first meeting of the new Parliament, unless he shall not be re-elected a Member of the said House. enable Provided that nothing in this Section shall extend or be construed to any person hereby continued in the office of Speaker of the House of Assembly to preside at any meeting of the said House unless he shall have been re-elected as such Speaker. A.D. 1897. Parliamentary Officers' Salaries. 4 In case the President or the Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council shall vacate his seat by periodical retirement, he shall be and shall be deemed to be the President or Chairman of meeting of Parlia- Committees of such Council until the next meeting of Parliament, unless he shall not have been re-elected a Member of the said Council. President to hold office until next ment. Commencement of Act. 5 This Act shall take effect as from the Twenty-eighth day of December, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. WILLIAM GRAHAME, JUN., AN ACT to remove Doubts as to the right A.D. 1897. [24 December, 1897.] WHEREAS doubts exist as to whether a Superannuation Allowance PREAMBLE. in accordance with the provisions of The Superannuation Act can be 24 Vict. No. 15. granted to Francis Belstead, Esquire, upon his retirement from the offices which he now holds in the Public Service of the Colony: And whereas it is desirable that such doubts should be removed by Legislative enactment: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: benefit of 1 It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to grant a Super- Francis Belstead, annuation Allowance in accordance with the provisions of The Super- Esquire, to have annuation Act to Francis Belstead, Esquire, Secretary for Mines, upon 24 Vict. No. 15. his retirement from the Public Service of the Colony, subject, however, to all the provisions of the said Act. WILLIAM GRAHAME, JUN., |