8 Cap. 17. III EDWARD VII. 1903.

Scrutinytobe Book, and every such scrutiny if persevered in, shall $3.3m? be ﬁnally determined by the City Council by the councilmrs judgment of the Mayor and Councillors elect, or any three of them whose elections are not disputed, and who shall have power to hear witnesses on oath ; and in the event of the Mayor’s election being disputed, or in the absence of the Mayor then in ofﬁce, to appoint a Chairman with right to vote, and if need IgMayor Elec~ be to give a casting vote, provided that no vote shall gﬁgigﬁﬂtﬁ? be scrutinized but those marked as having been be ”Domed objected, and that such scrutiny 0r scrutinies shall be proceeded with on the day next after the close of the said elections, and thenceforth day by day, without intermission, (Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday excepted), until all the said scrutinies in rota- tion, if more than one, shall be determined; no one 3333:; scrutiny being allowed to engage more than ten days, and the Returning Ofﬁcer shallethen make due return as aforesaid, being governed therein by the decisions

made on such scrutinies.

22. It shall be the duty of the Returning Oﬁicer, 3033533}??? and he shall and is hereby declared to have full power

333813091130“ and authority to preserve order and decorum, and to disorder suppress all riotous, tumultuous and disorderly conduct at such elections, and for that purpose to call to his aid any constable or other peace oﬂicer and also to command the aid and assistance of any person or per- sons who may be present; and any peace ofﬁcer or other persons neglecting or refusing to afford such assistance shall be taken and be deemed to be guilty of a misde- meanor; and such Returning Oﬂicer shall for the time being, have the power and authority of a Justice of Returnin the Peace, and shall have authority to cause any ﬁ’ﬁﬁfgggf e person or persons who shall be guilty of any riotous Peace tumultuous or disorderly conduct at any such election to be taken into custody and committed to Jail : Provided however that such imprisonment or restraint shall not at any time continue more than forty-eight

hours after the close of the P011; and provided further