HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3545 A By-law of the Municipal Corp-
oration of The Township of Picketing
to provide for a vote being taken of
the Electors on the question of Ex-
tending the Franchise
WHEREAS by resolution number 36/68 the Municipal Council of
the Corporation of the Township of Picketing directed that
the following question be put before the electorate at the
next municipal election -
"Are you in favour of extending the vote on all non-money
questions in municipal elections to all persons over the age
of 21 who are British subjects by birth or naturalization?"
AND WHERFAS section 257 of the Municipal Act, RSO 1960,
Chapter 249 provides for the placing of questions before the
electorate on the ballot at municipal elections=
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTEDby the Municipal Council of the Corp-
oration of the Township of Picketing
1. That a vote of the electors be taken on the question~
"Are you in favour of extending the right to vote at Municipal
Elections for members of Council to all persons of the full
age of twenty-one years who are British Subjects and who have
reeide~ in the municipality for at least on, year in accord-
ance with the Municipal Franchise Extension Act?"
2. In this by-law "electors" shall mean persons entitled to
vote at municipal elections~
3. The votes of the Electors shall be taken on the said
question on the 2nd day of December, 1968 between the
hours of 10 o~clock in the forenoon and eight o~clock
in the afternoon, at the various Polling Booths at the
same time and place as the~Elections are held.
4. On the 29th day of November, 1968 at the hour of 10
o~clock in the forenoon, the Head of the Council of the
said Corporation, or some member of the Council appointed
for that purpose by resolution, shall attend at the office
of the Clerk of the said municipality, in the Township of
Picketing, for the purpose of appointing, and if requested
so to do, appoint by writing, two persons to attend the
final summing up of the votes by the Clerk - one person
to attend on behalf of the persons interested in and
voting in the affirmative on the said question, and a
like number on behalf of the persons interested in and
voting in the negative on the said question.
5. On the 3rd day of December, 1968 at the hour of 10 o~clock
in the forenoon, at the office of the Clerk of the Mun-
icipality, the Clerk shall attend and sum up the votes
given in the affirmative and negative on the said question.
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