Canadian Franchise and Election Laws

Form of affirmation by wage-earner desiring to have his name entered on the Assessment Roll pursuant to the Assessment Amendment Act 1885 (Ontario) s. 5, subs. (2).

"I, A. B., being a wage-earner within the meaning of The Assessment Act and any Act amending the same, do sincerely and truly affirm and declare, that I am of the full age of twenty-one years; that I am a subject of Her Majesty by birth or naturalization; that I am actually resident and domiciled in this city of (or town, village, or township as the case may be) at (giving the locality of his residence or the name of the street and the number (if any) of such residence, or such other reasonable description as will easily permit of its being verified and ascertained); that my post office address is ; and that during the twelve months next preceding this day of in the year (the date to be filled in here is that of the day, month, and year upon which this affirmation is made and signed) I have derived and earned wages and income from my trade, (occupation, calling), office or profession, of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars."

Witness,

X. Y., of (add residence and occupation).

A. B.

And in case of a wage-earner claiming or entitled to be entered in the assessment roll of a Township, there shall be added to the last words of the foregoing affirmation these further words:

"Including and estimating as part of said two hundred and fifty dollars, the fair value of board and lodgings given to or received, or had by me as or in lieu of wages during said twelve months."

(6)

Form of Nomination Paper, consent and oath of attestation under The Dominion Elections Act, 1874, (schedules F. and G).

We, the undersigned Electors of the Electoral District of hereby nomnate (names, residence and additions or descriptions of person or persons nominated) as a candidate at the election now about to be held of a member to represent the said Electoral District in the House of Commons of Canada. ·

Oath of attestation of Nomination Paper to be made by the person or one or more of the persons producing the paper to the Returning officer, `(Dom. Election Act, 1874, s. 21.)

I, A. B., of (additions) solemnly swear, (or if he be one of the persons permitted by law to affirm in civil cases, solemnly affirm) that I know, (mentioning the names of the signers known to him), and that they are duly qualified as Electors of the Electoral District of to vote at an election of a member to serve in the House of Commons of Canada, and that they respectively signed the foregoing (or within) nomination paper in my presence; and further (if the case be so), that I know the said thereby nominated as a candidate, and that he signed his consent to the nomination in my presence.

This form may be varied according to circumstances, the intention of the Act being complied with, and the assent of the candidate may be sworn to by a separate elector, if the facts require it to be so).

(7)

Form of appointment of agent to represent a candidate at the poll.

I, one of the candidates at the election of a member of the House of Commons (or of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario) for the Electoral District of do hereby nominate and appoint (name, residence and addition of agent) to represent me at the polling station of Polling District number

the Township (or as the case may be) of polling, and at the counting of the votes thereat.

Witness,

(Signature of Witness.)

during the hours appointed for

(Signature)

(8)

Form of appointment of Financial Agent to be handed to Returning Officer on or before the Nomination day.

one of the candidates at the election of a member of the House of Commons (or, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario,) now about to be held for the Electoral District of do hereby declare that I have appointed as the agent through whom all payments (except in respect of my personal expenses) on my behalf at the said election are to be made; and to whom all bills, charges and claims upon me are to be sent within one month after the day of the declaration of the election; and that the address of my said agent is at (Address of Agent).

Extract from Proceedings of Quebec Revising Officers' meeting, held at Quebec, January 14th, 1886.

Procédant ensuite à l'examen du dit Acte, l'assemblée est d'opinion:

1. Que quand ils ne sont pas autrement qualifiés, les Curés doivent être inscrits comme usufruitiers, et les institutiers, les sacristains et les gardiens de gares de chemin de fer, comme occupants.

2. Que dans les districts organisés, aucun nom ne doit être entré sur la liste préliminaire, s'il ne se trouve pas sur les derniers rôles de cotisation ou d'évaluation ou sur les dernières listes électorales revisées, à moins qu'application ait été faite par écrit par la personne, qui veut faire entrer son nom sur la liste, ou par quelqu'un pour elle, énonçant les raisons qui lui donnent le droit de faire inscrire son nom sur la liste préliminaire, et que la dite application ait été remise au Reviseur.

3. Que le Reviseur, en recevant l'application dont il est parlé ci dessus, ne doit la prendre en considération, que quand elle sera appuyée d'une déclaration solennelle et de pièces où preuves par lui jugées satisfaisantes.

4. Que le Reviseur doit entrer sur la liste les noms de toutes personnes ayant le cens électoral quand même, lors de la confection de la liste, elles seraient déqualifiées pour voter (a).

5. Qu'en vertu de la section 16, il sera affiché un exemplaire et il devra être. adressé par la poste, deux exemplaires de la liste électorale à chacun des officiers nommés dans la dite section, que copie de cette interprétation soit communiquée à l'Hon. Secrétaire d'Etat pour avoir l'opinion des officiers en loi; et que cette interprétation sera là règle de conduite des Reviseurs, si le Secrétaire d'Etat ne leur communique des instructions contraires..

6. Que pour la Revision préliminaire, le Reviseur ne doit siéger qu'à un seul endroit dans la division électorale pour laquelle il est nommé.

7. Que pour la revision finale, il n'est pas nécessaire que la Reviseur siège dans chaque arrondissement de votation; mais seulement dans chaque municipalité.

(a) See p. 41, note (y) ante.