A.D. 1896. Constitution Amendment. shall be entitled to vote at the Election of a Member to serve in the Legislative Council 1. If he has Qualification of Rations and allowances to be included in (a) A freehold estate in possession, legal or equitable, II. If he possess any of the following qualifications, and is resident (a) Is a Graduate of any University in the British (c) Or, is a legally qualified Medical Practitioner: (d) Or, is an officiating Minister of Religion : (e). Or, is an Officer or retired Officer of Her Majesty's Land or Sea Forces not being on actual service, or a Retired Officer of the Volunteer Force of Tasmania. 4 Every man of the age of Twenty-one years who, being a naturalborn or naturalized subject of Her Majesty, or who has received Letters of Denization or a Certificate of Naturalization, and has resided in Tasmania for a period of Twelve months next before the First day of November in any year, shall be entitled to vote at the Election of a Member for such District to serve in the House of Assembly, 1. If his name is included in the Assessment Roll as owner or occupier of any property within the District for which his vote is to be given; II. If he is in receipt of income, salary, or wages at the rate of Forty Pounds sterling a year, and has received income, salary, or wages equal to Twenty Pounds sterling during the period of Six months next before the First day of November in any year and is resident in the District for which his vote is to be given; or II. If he was entitled to vote at any Election of a Member for the House of Assembly under Sub-section II. during the period of Six months immediately preceding the period of Six months next before the First day of November in any year, and has been prevented by sickness or inability to obtain employmeut to earn such income, salary, or wages as aforesaid during such period as last aforesaid. Every such person as aforesaid who is provided with board, residence, and clothing, and other necessaries, of the value of Forty Pounds a year, or who renders services of the value of Forty Pounds a year to the person providing him with board, residence, clothing, and other necessaries, shall be deemed to be in receipt of an income of Forty Pounds a year within the meaning of this Section. 5 Where any person as aforesaid claims to be entitled to vote at the Election of a Member to serve in the said House of Assembly in computing wages, respect of a wages qualification, and such person is provided with board Constitution Amendment. and residence, or occupies a house (hereinafter called house allowance) A.D. 1896. I. In the case of house allowance, Ten Pounds sterling a year. III. In the case of board and residence, Twenty-five Pounds sterling a year. IV. In the case of house allowance and rations, Thirty Pounds sterling a year. 6 This Act and The Constitution Act, and every Act altering or Acts to be read amending the same, shall be read and construed together as one and the together. same Act. WILLIAM GRAHAME, JUN., AN ACT to further amend "The Mount A.D. 1896. [28 August, 1896.] WHEREAS it is desirable to further amend "The Mount Lyell and Strahan Railway Act" in the manner hereinafter appearing : 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: 1 This Act may be cited as "The Mount Lyell and Strahan Rail- Short title. way Act, 1896." 2 In this Act the expression" the said Act" shall mean the Act of Interpretation. the Parliament of Tasmania, intituled "An Act to authorise' The Mount Lyell Mining Company, No Liability,' to construct and maintain a Railway from Mount Lyell to the Town of Strahan," the expression "the said Company" shall mean "The Mount Lyell Mining Company, No Liability," and its assigns; and the expression "the said Railway" shall mean the Railway which the said Company is authorised by the said Act to construct and maintain. 3 Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act, the said Southern terminus Railway may be constructed, maintained, and worked along a route of Railway may approved by the Minister of Lands in accordance with the provisions be at Teepookana. [Private.] A.D. 1896. Railway may be worked without use of rack or third rail. Acts to be read together. Mount Lyell and Strahan Railway. of the said Act from a point in or near the sections of mineral land held by the said Company at Mount Lyell to a terminus at or near the locality known as Teepookana: Provided that the said Company shall within Five years from the passing of this Act extend the said Railway from Teepookana to a terminus to be approved by the Minister of Lands in or near the Town of Strahan. 4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the said Act or in "The Mount Lyell and Strahan Railway Act, 1893," the Minister may from time to time authorise the said Company to work the said Railway from the terminus at Queenstown to Teepookana, as constructed in accordance with the provisions of the last-mentioned Act, for such period and upon such terms and conditions as the Minister may prescribe, without the assistance of a rack or third rail. 5 This Act and the said Act, and every other Act amending the said Act, shall be read and construed together as one Act. WILLIAM GRAHAME, JUN., |