An Act to provide Returning Officers for Knights, Citizens and Burgesses to serve in Assembly, and regulating Elections to be held for that purpose. (29th May, 1800.)

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    40 George III Chapter 1
  • Year
    1800
  • Concepts
    Elections & Public Office
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    23
  • Description
    This act continues an act first passed in 1792 regarding the appointing of district returning officers, the terms they will serve as returning officers, penalties served by those who refuse an appointment. It also specifies a salary to be paid per day of service to the returning officers appointed, and the responsibilities of these officers during elections.
  • Source
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