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Electoral Act of 1851 VICTORIA. ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORLE REGINJE. By His Excellency SIR CHARLES HOTHAM, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath, Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Victoria, $c.} $c, tyc. No. XXXIV. An Act to further alter " The Victoria Electoral Act of 1851" and to increase the Number of Mem­ bers of the Legislative Council of Victoria. [Assented to 22nd May, 1855.] w HEREAS by an Act of the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain Preamble, and Ireland passed in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the Reign of 13»u Vic* * S9» Her Majesty Queen Victoria intituled " An Actjor the better Govern­ ment of Her Majesty's Australian Colonies** it was amongst other things enacted that there should be within and for the Colony of Victoria a separate Legislative Council to consist of such number of Members as should be determined by the Governor and Council of New South Wales in such manner as is therein directed and it was further enacted that it should be lawful for the Governor and Council of the said Colony of Victoria after the establishment of a Legislative Council therein under the said Act from time to time by any Act or Acts to establish new Electoral Districts in any part of the said Colony and to alter the divisions and extent of the Electoral Districts of the said Colony and to alter and appoint the number of Members of Council to be chosen by the said Districts and to increase the whole number of Members of such Legislative Council And whereas by an Act of the said Governor and Legislative Council of the 14 Vic No; 47» Colony of New South Wales passed in the fourteenth year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria being " The Victoria Electoral Act of 1851" it was amongst other things enacted that the Legislative Council of the said Colony of Victoria should consist of thirty Members ten of whom should be appointed by Her Majesty according to the provisions in the said recited Act of Parliament contained and twenty of whom should from time to time be elected by the inhabitants of the said Colony in manner thereinafter mentioned and it was thereby also enacted that the said Colony should be divided into certain Electoral Districts for the purpose of returning Members to serve in the said Legislative Council in manner thereinafter mentioned and by the said Act it was also enacted that the boundaries of the several Electoral Districts therein mentioned should for the purpose of the said Act be deemed and taken to be the boundaries set forth in the Schedule to the said Act annexed marked A And whereas by an Act is Vic. No. 29. of the Lieutenant Governor and Legislative Council of Victoria passed in the sixteenth year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria intituled "An ' Act Published as a Supplement to the ( Victoria Government Gazette, of Friday, May 25, 1S55.—iVb. 47. 160 1855.] 1* VICTOULS. [Xo. U. Electoral Act. Act to alter 'The Victoria Electoral Act of IS5 ].' and to increase the number of Members of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Victoria" it was amongst other things enacted that the whole number of Members of the said Legislative Council of the said Colony of Victoria should be increased by the additional number of twenty-four Members and that the said Council should thenceforth consist of the said thirty members and the said twenty-four additional members amounting in all to fifty-four Members And whereas it is expedient to establish new Electoral Districts in certain parts of the said Colony and for that purpose to alter " The Victoria Electoral Act of 1851" and the divisions and extent of certain of the Electoral Districts as mentioned in and defined by that Act and to appoint the number of Members to be chosen respectively by the Districts thus created and to increase the whole number of Members of the said Legislative Council Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Victoria by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows— Boundaries of certain I. From and after the commencement of this Act the boundaries of tne Electoral SIJESC^^ Districts of the County or reputed County of Grant the tricts created. United Counties or reputed Counties of Ripon Hampden Grenville and Polwarth the United Counties or reputed Counties of Talbot Dalhousie and Anglesey the Pastoral District of Murray with the exception of such part thereof as is comprised within the County or reputed County of Anglesey the Pastoral District of the Loddon (heretofore known as Western Port) with the exception of such parts thereof as are comprised within the Counties or reputed Counties of Dalhousie Bourke Anglesey Evelyn Mornington and Talbot and the Pastoral District of the Wimmera as described in the said schedule to " The Victoria Electoral Act of1851" annexed marked A. shall be altered and the boundaries of the said Elec­ toral Districts shall instead of those in the said schedule described be those described in the schedule to this Act annexed marked A and there shall be created and erected five new Electoral Districts to be called respectively the Electoral Districts of Castlemaine Sandhurst Ballaarat Avoca and the Ovens and the boundaries of such new Electoral Districts set forth in the schedule to this Act annexed marked B shall for the purposes of this and the said recited Acts be deemed and taken to be the boundaries of such new Electoral Districts accord­ ingly and the first mentioned Electoral Districts as altered by this Act and set forth in the said schedule to this Act annexed marked A shall be deemed and taken to be the same Electoral Districts named in " The Victoria Electoral Act of 1851" as fully and effectually for all purposes as if such altered boundaries had been inserted in the said schedule to " The Victoria Electoral Act of 1851" marked A and such alteration shall not affect either the number of members elected or to be elected for such Electoral Districts or the places for taking the poll at elections for such Electoral Districts respectively as set forth in the schedule to the said Act annexed marked B or any other provision in the said Act contained except the boundaries of the said Districts. Number of members II. The whole number of members of the said Legislative Council of Victoria shall be increased by twelve additional members and the said Council shall thenceforth consist of the said fifty-four members and the said twelve additional members amounting in all to sixty-six memoers of which additional members four shall be appointed by Her Majesty according to the provisions of the said recited Act of the Imperial Parliament and eight shall be elected as hereinafter mentioned. Number of members III. Of the said newly created Electoral Districts the Districts of to be returned by Castlemaine Sandhurst and Ballaarat shall each return two members and each new District. i 1855.] IS VICTORIA. [Kb. 34. 161 Electoral Act. the Districts of Avoca and the Ovens shall each return one member to serve in the said Legislative Council respectively and all such members shall be chosen and returned according to the provisions of " The Victoria 'Electoral Act of 1851" and of this Act and the places for taking the Polling places named. poll at elections in respect of the said newly created Electoral Districts shall be those set forth in connection with each district in the Schedule hereunto annexed marked C Provided that such other places shall be polling places for the said Electoral Districts respectively as shall be appointed for that purpose by the Governor by any proclamation to be issued by him in that behalf and published in the Government Gazette. IV. It shall be lawful for the Governor of Victoria after Governor to issue the passing • of this Act to issue writs for the election of members Kiembe^fo? to serve in the Legislative Council of Victoria for the said newly new Districts. created Electoral Districts of Castlemaine Sandhurst Ballaarat Avoca and the Ovens as he is now by law empowered to do in case of a General Election. V. The dates and times prescribed in the eleventh fourteenth Times specified in fifteenth eighteenth and twenty-fourth sections of " The Victoria Electoral J|{£ J^^^. Act of1851" shall not apply to the making out the lists of Electors the tions of««The re­ m publication of suck lists the correction of errors or omissions in such ^ 18Jf» Altered lists the pubkeation of such errors or omissions the holding of the Court for the year i860, for revising such lists the delivery of such lists to the Beturning Officer and the period when such lists shall come into force or to the perform­ ance of any other acts specified in the said sections for any of the said newly created Electoral Districts during the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five only But the lists of all persons qualified to vote in the said newly created electoral districts shall be made out as in the said eleventh section mentioned between the first clay of August and the twenty-eighth day of August in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five in lieu and instead of between the first day of June and the twenty-eighth day of June being the period mentioned in the said section And the said electoral fists for the said newly created districts shall be printed or fairly and legibly transcribed and published as in the said fourteenth section mentioned for the period of fourteen days ending on the fifteenth day of September in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five in lieu and instead of for the period of fourteen days ending on
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