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=1 N i . .. 'l" "f. é. Jvrf: . p F, . I MONDAY, APRIL 23. 7 ' ,1 923/ ' _ i3}. r." - . , ..;..' . ' . ..o, _ T, sas, = 'n . "_------------- The B In... . HOTELS COMMISSION , - tiiifll l I5iql, . o P K Illiilt i)i"i'qiiialliill B TO Bil APPOINTED IN QUEEN s A - 18lllllt - h',di18Eii?g1 E?, '. ------.-- , The coming Ontario election will who have been or expect to be em- Premier Tells Travellers of , be fought under some new COM- played by candidates in the capacity . i diti us which will be of Interest to of counsel, agent, tsolicitor or clerk Reforms Planned m fell',.'] everyone who has a vote. In cannot vote. Of course the usual R r Bill 1920ythe Legislature spent weeks sections are included preventing the aney S I framing amendments to the exist- polling ot vgtgz If,,.'""'"""'", insane -.------- ' i -last ear persons. an . On Saturday a deputation of the lggneligtioso;asw;v;: Isiade toythe Official nominations must take Commercial Traveller" Aswan!" act inspecting voters' lists. The place at not more than 60 days and of Ontario waited on the Govern- main idea of both these enactments not less than so days after the writs:" ment, and were told by Premier was to make it easy and con- have been issued. Elections, are to Dury and the Attorney-General that venient for every person over 21 take place in every; constituency on. a bill. already drafted, establishing years of age, a British subject and the eleventh day a ter mam nations, tl hotels commission to look Mter not disqualified, to register a vote. It persons are nominate for more; hotel tutCottmodation and tretteral In 1888 Ontario was given man-[than one seat they must stipulate adminhrtration teeptuate from the hood suffrage and the act ot 1920. within a day after nomination which Ontario Tomperance Act, would be m n the ballot seat they desire to contest. introduced into the Legislature. poem gave wo e . . g "p; on Mondiay. i d d b i Qualifications of Voters. Getting the Lists Lp to Date. 9 de utat on was ntro uce Y Edgar wit." (U.F'.O., North Vie.. The present law allows the vote In the new law important sec- toria). and Harry Dodson, President . to every man or woman what has tions relate to the formation of elec-I of the "aoeiation, tspoke for the dele- attained the age of 21 at the time tion boards for each county or Pro-l trates. He tsttid he had a petition of voting provided such person is a vincial Judicial district. In York. signed by L500 persona' who wanted British subject Each qualified county and Toronto the board con- something done at this session of the t h . b e ident in sists of nine members: four County! House. and asserted he could have vo er must ave een a r 3 C t I d es the Master in Ordi , had ten to fifteen thousand names Canada for at least a year prior to our . u g ' i Ch -b - signed had the time permitted. polling, and for a period of three nary, the Master n am era. the iWiiiiam Moody, Kitchener. empha- months in the electoral district, or, Master of Titles, the Police Magis- sized the importance of the tourist in the case of a city divided into trate and Inspector of Legal Offices. trade. two or more constituencies, a resi- In other places the board will bei The Premier "pretetred entire "mm dent in the city for three months. composed of Judges of the District 5:312: with the requests of the depu- In unorganized districts the voter Court, local Registrar. Sheriff and . -'-------------. must have been living in Ontario for Clerk of Peace. These boards - - . - a year, and at the time of polling. be really run the election under the domiciled in the electoral district. authority of the Chief Electoral Provision is made whereby personlefficer, Mr. Allan M. Dymond.l . who have movetrfrom one electoral Three members of any board form division to another may obtain a'a quorum. The Chief Electoral certificate from the revising 'itii,e,s'rriy,r,,ir,1,ii is to advise the various which will enable them to poll their county boards and supervise and votes in the new riding. l instruct returning officers, poll An ingenious section in the aeticlerkss, and so on. I [of 1920 deals with those who have! As soon as convenient after the', changed their places of residencellssue of the election writ these] lwithin three months of polling. It boards are to fix times and places is worth quoting in full, as at the in every municipality to hear com- last election many persons were ditr. plaints regarding voters' lists. Pub- qualified by reason of their having, lic notice must be given of such moved from one place to another) meetings. The last day for mak- The section follows: ring complaints is two days before . "Notwithstanding anything: the date ot the board's sittings. _ ,1g',rt','i',1vt,','o,ps minimised. a epo,.i,i) an: 1,'/','ii'f,'l' ofnctgt'l'epciait'ot Lot, fill') wowasares en ll an is I ' entered on the list prepared forI 0mg; ',"iflto." 'it/aut/nut/ith,',,',',' any polling subdivision or poll-; on e Bt. th ing place in an electoral district,' boards is all under Oty . or would have been entitled to bel, In frog}: dll) fe/ft, If,",, 1:9 o t e h d h d (opene n , - gaffes: l, Such 21:33:? magi formation to those confused over trict. and who has removed from their place ot polling. In unorgan- such electoral district in the ized districts a system of enumera- course of his ordinary profession, tion is provided for. 't','dig',,1,tioan 3.321323%") "dd "iii Hours of Poutngt. 0 an ' domiciled in another electoral n f,',tee, "U'nett,rlo,,tgititt,'g', a: district. and any person ordinar- nzme of its printer. The hours of 't1dn'irisftetonwe,ha'"gehmft,ig.ti,ptrit) polling are from eight in the morn- family or household who has so] ing until six at night. It the Elec- . removed with such first-men-l tion Board so desires, the polls may . tioned person. shall be entitled tol 1t'gd",',t,yfmrr1tirii,,1pg,t. J'fhtd',yi1tg i1'/,'t,1tf,"tadstl,nnet, 80233 oe'c/t'e.gi' attd iiiiiGrari, to be opened for ' district by the r vising officer or itr1:ehep's,',"ilt'c,t.' the election, not by the Judge, as the case may be. . . upon filing with the revisingi It is not generally known' that it officer or Judge an affidavit, and] is illegal to furnish any ensign, $333329 such was Waco 'ltrt"d',yfig,eotnt,tt1o/r,f."iit,htiv25; to be so 2122,23 Ill'? 0512:1223! to distinguish parties within eight i removal was solely for the pur-'i days W110: to fomglg' 1'i "J, ttite,". pose of carrying on such profes-l, day. t 3 , BO h 3533! io, dc ig; ',1ov'li/,yie'tteg! or calling as thei is: f,'ar,d,"t'l,',"i, '""i'ld,n'l'fleuufl',7. revsn o cer or Jude ma} . ' deem ',fed's'sr,1aef.'yr.,, g y but still remains in the statutes. , l Regulations. passed by Order-in- Definition of British 'i'ublect. ,) Council, indicate something of the _ . Several sections are devoted tol cost of an election. The Chairman the definition of a British subject.-' of each Election Board receives $60 A man who was not a British sub-,I for each constituency in which his . Jeet on April 12, 1917, cannot vote: board acts. Every board member unless he has since become natural~5 receives $5 for every meeting oti , ized. A woman married to a Brit- the board. Revising officers to! _ ish Silblect. provided she has notlbring the lists up to date are midi. become a subject of a foreign power,! $10 for an eight-hour day. and ex-l may vote. l penses. Returning officers got People who may not vote include! $100 each and ti. additional for Judges, Clerks of the Peace, Crown' every polling place in a city. town . Attorneys and Police Magistrates in t or village, and $2 for every polling e pllaces a; more than 6,000 Donnie-l place in a township. Deputy re- ' , t on. turning officers and else-g turning officers get 810, poll clerks tion clerks are barred. Persons $6, and constables $4. I