Memo. for the Electors.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7992, 1 December 1905, Page 2

Memo. for the Electors.

Tlve Electoral Act, 19U5, providw that the day cf election shall be deemed lo be;a public after mid-day. and where polling-day falls upon the weekly halt-holiday, under the Shops and Olliees, Act, the weekly hall-holiday .shall be seemed 4o'refer to the polling day in lieu ef the day so appointed, and it. shall not . be necessary to observe the Satur- I day hab-holklay in the week in which the polling day falls, in.tluf case of j a factory it shall not be necessary | lo close during working* hours, hut the occupier of a factory shall af- 1 tord to give his employees a rea- , sonable opportunity of recording his ; vote, and no -deduction shall be made ' from the wages of the employees in I respect of the time occupied in re- ' cording his vote providing such time , ■dues not exceed one hour. Any breach ! on the part of an occupier of a fac- 1 lory in this ivspect, he is lia'ble to •a line of £5 for each employee. Every person is liable to a line not exceeding £2O who at any election interferes with an elector, either in the polling booth or on the ,wa.< theivto. prints or distributes or delivers to any person on the flay m the poll, or at. any time -during the three days immediately preceding the poll, anything being or purporting to be an imitation of any ha Hot pa per to be issued at the poll, and having thereon the names ef the candidates, or any direction how to vote. No Registrar or returning Officer shall hold any position in connection with any political organisation. Provision is made for seamen to exercise their votes on the local opl ion'quest ion. The commercial travellers, shearers, and theatrical elector's right has Iveen abolished and in lieu thereof, an absent voter's permit is issued, enabling the holder to exercise his vote at any booth in the colons - . The. privilege of obtain* ing an absent voter's permit is extruded to every elect or who finds he will be "absent from his electorate oji polling day.