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 i;Ui\ittU¥i!.Rifiu KLKUTIOIilS ACT, 
 
 1874 
 
 eETSrjERA.1 
 
 WAnD! »v av 
 
 
 «r«^' 
 
 SUPERIOR COURT 
 
 FOE THS 
 
 PROVmOB OF QUEB 
 
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 Under md by viftite qftim let of the Dominion ofPrnm^a eniitied 
 " The Dmmhn Controverted Miectims Act, 1874 " 
 
 
 QUEBEC: \ \ '% 
 
 PEINTBB IT L /■ r^mE3 
 
 
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 THj.; rjOMxisriON- 
 
 CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS ACT, 
 
 1874 
 
 MADE BY HER MAJESTY'S 
 
 SUPERIOR COURT 
 
 FOB THE , 
 
 PEOVIUGE OF QUEBEC 
 
 Undu- and by virlve of the Art of the Dominion of Canada entitled 
 " Tlie Dominion Controverted Elections Act, 1874" 
 
 QUEBEC: 
 PRINTED AT L'1^VP.NEMENT 
 
 1875 
 
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT 
 
 GENERAL RULES 
 
 FOR THE TRIAL OF 
 
 OON^TROVJSRTED ETLEOTIOISrS 
 
 OF MEMBERS OF THE 
 
 HOUSE OF COMMONS 
 
 Made under and by virtue of the Act of tlio Dominion of Canada, passed 26th 
 May, A. D. 1874, being the " Dominion Contuovehted Elections Act, 1871." 
 
 u 1 9.^ tlie presentation of an Election Petition, there shall 
 be left with the Prothonotary of the Court, a copy thereof 
 to be sent to the Returning Officer under Section 8 of the Act! 
 
 II 
 
 An Election Petition shall contain the folio wino- state 
 ments: — =• ^ 
 
 wit Jn "^* 'r'''^^ state the right of the Petitioner to petition 
 within section 7, of the Act. 
 
 2 It shall state the holding and result of the Election 
 and shal briefly state the facts and grounds relied onTo 
 sustain the prayer. ^° 
 
 III 
 
 wKii^^^^^^^^T^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^^i^to Paragraphs, each of 
 which, as nearly as may be, shall be confined to a distinct 
 
IV 
 
 Tho Petition shall conclude wif ho Pr..-,..». r • 
 that soni,^ «peciiicd ]).nvson sh( iN^I Kn T 'j'^'^V'? ^P'"''*'^"^°' 
 or elected, L that h > iTJctior holl 'i^ "V^V^^'r^^^ 
 that a r,.tnrn niny b. pnibiTcd^ ' d.chved void, or 
 
 be signed by all he P'e doueri ' '"'' ^'^' "^^^ '^''^^ 
 
 sufficient !''^^'^'^'"^" *"''''"' °' ^^'^ *« *^^^ 
 
 like etrect, shall be 
 
 In the SurERioR Court. 
 
 " THE DOMINION CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS ACT, 1874 ' 
 
 PrriniTof n"T^"'(^ ^^^''' ^''^'^''' «f"A of 
 l-ro^ ince oj Quebec. and of B of 
 
 10 wit: 
 
 or of A of 
 ) may he) whose names are subscribed. 
 
 abo.. ^eetion P S^!}?;!^:^ All^^^ ^^^ f^ 
 holdSi t^lh J°"^ '"^""r^f^*^^^ *^^^^ the kSrls 
 
 and that the Eh^ction was vo d f^l tfu'^ °^" ^'^^turned, 
 
 duly elected .ndounhtfo h.?vl L *^''^^^■ '^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^« 
 6r«.64^//Z.e '''' ""''-^^ ^^ ^^He been returned) or, as the 
 
 Si£>'ned. 
 
 A. 
 B. 
 
bo num- 
 
 nco with 
 I" Judge. 
 
 nstanco, 
 •0 turned 
 void, or 
 !id shall 
 
 shall be 
 
 r-i. " 
 
 ons for 
 A. D. 
 
 of A of 
 
 the rase 
 cribed. 
 
 Me, sny 
 at the 
 ion.) 
 n was 
 
 irninff 
 
 'U and 
 und a 
 
 deter- 
 irned, 
 ^ was 
 as the 
 
 VI 
 
 Evidence need not be i>,K\iQA iti the Petition, but tlie 
 Court or a Jndg-e may order such pnrtifiulars as may be 
 necessary to pr<'vent surprise and uimec(>,sf;ary expcni! >, and 
 to ensure a fair and effectuid trial, and upon such terms as 
 to costs and otherwise as may be ordered. 
 
 Vll. 
 
 The Returnin'g officer shall publish any Potilion sent to 
 hirn under section 8, ol' the Act, and also any other document 
 sent to him for publication in accordance with the provi- 
 sions of the Act, or of these rules, by deliverin<r a cupy of 
 such Petition or document lo the lleuistrar of the K* gistry 
 Olhce in such li^lectoral Division, and if there be laore than 
 one such Kegistry office, in such Electoral Division, then to 
 each such Registrar, and if thi-re be no such Registry Office 
 within such lilectoral Division, then to lh.« Municipal 
 Secretary Treasurer having- his office in the said Elec^toral 
 Division nearest to the place where the said Electioi) was 
 held. And if there be no Mich Registrar or Secretary Trea- 
 surer in the said Electoral Division then to some other 
 public officer in the said Electoral Division to be selected by 
 the said Returning Ollicer ; and by causing witln-ut delay 
 a succinct notice of such publication to be given in one 
 Number of the Quebec OHicial Gaze/fe, and also in two 
 numbers of a mnyspaper in the English language, and in 
 two numbers of a newspaper in the French language 
 published or circulating in such Electoral Division, if ^uch 
 papers there be, and it shall be the duty of each, such 
 Registrar, Secretary-Treasurer or other I'ublic Officer, to 
 allow all persons to take communication of any such petition 
 or other document without exacting any fee therefor, and 
 any document sent to the Sherifl" for publicntion shall be 
 published in like manner. 
 
 VIII 
 
 When a petitioner claims the seat for an unsuccessful 
 candidate, alleging that he had a majority of lawful votf^s. the 
 party complaining of and the party defending the Election 
 or return, shall each, six days bt.'fore the day appointed for 
 trial, deliver to the Prothonotary of the Court an J also at the 
 respective domiciles of the Petitioners and Respondent, {as 
 the case may he,) a list of the votes intended to be objected to, 
 
^'•'H of ohioetio.i not sp..i i I^ ^." . ' ^ ^•«^'^ "^r ii,)on any 
 •or oth.Mvvi.so; a. may l,J Lra;;;^'^"^^'^^' ""^^ P^y^^ent ol' co«ts 
 
 IX 
 
 When the Rospondont in .. P .f;r 
 Vhmm^^unm undL r ' i n /, T'.' •'^" "»;«'• the Act, corn- 
 I><;)Noii. int.Mul.s to <.iv.' < V r/;.; '''"^"'".^' ^he 8oat ibr .some 
 <>i «uch persoii Wns'nmlm ^"^ P^oy,. that th(3 Elo.tion 
 
 the Act/ .„eh T^.poml" u'S '"i ^^^ ;>6th «ocfion o f 
 
 ;UHl also .t lli-doinR.i ; tt fet h" ^''^r'^ "' ^'''^' ^^«"^^ 
 
 o/Ii<;e copies of^such i «t to 1 v'/f '^'"'^ i^^P^etfon and 
 evichMK^, shall I),. n,v.,n hV ? r) * \''* concnrnod ; and no 
 theKl.etion,nots;>;iL7-^;^iV?'^^^ 
 
 ^ho list postponement o/ e "^i v ' *'f ^^ ^"^"'^Jmont of 
 us may be oixlered anrl ih "Li ^ ^' '"^^^ P^vment of costs 
 a« in 4c case ofl:^i;!tli^;[^«^ "^^7 order fike particS 
 
 X 
 
 AVith the Petition there sIimU k. /• i i • 
 
 oction ol'domicih. by tin IVH^^^^^ ^' ^^^'^^/ "^ ^'^^ti"? an 
 
 1 he has one, at some ph ce^vi h ' ^-'i '''<-? ^"« Attorney 
 Prothonotary where the .^.M Pet o>^ ^'n ^H ^^^^^^ of the 
 (lejault of hi:s doino- so thp nm ^^^ f^''^^ ^^' deposited In 
 «h-.Jn>o deen.ed":rh 't^ ^jf ^f ^"^ 'r.'othonota y 
 Jora^ the purposes of hiJ^saM;^<;^/ the sa,d Petition.,^ 
 
 the sam^ t.!^^-;n ^^^I^I^^. ''' ''''^ «^^"' ^^ 
 
 XI 
 
 office of the I'rothonl,';";',,'^; ;■;'' P>-ri'I<d, lji« at the" 
 
 h-m o,.hi» Atto^ey. -/a ;;l/t'i;.'•:'^xrsZni■lo1h^,I 
 
 I 
 
I 
 
 . nnd the 
 H(I offico 
 ^vidojico 
 pon any 
 l<';iv(» of 
 Irrit'iit of 
 oi' costs 
 
 ct, com- 
 >y ifome 
 Ilof'tion 
 fioii of 
 he day 
 ! Court 
 
 objec- 
 • And 
 'n and 
 iiul no 
 ion to 
 of the 
 ent of 
 
 costs 
 ■iulars 
 
 S an 
 rney, 
 f the 
 I. In 
 
 )tary 
 oner 
 
 [], at 
 
 nee 
 
 the 
 
 by 
 
 ball 
 
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 be made and fylcd by the wiid Kesr )j,diiil (>,• his Altonn-y, 
 in the same manner as H'ciuired oi Aw J'etitioner, by the 
 last precedir.g- rulo ; and in dd'uilt of his r-o doinuthe otlico 
 of the f;nid I'rothonoiary (shall b<'deemid to be his domiciie 
 for all the purposes of the IVtition. 
 
 XII 
 
 The Petitioner or Respondent may, at any time after 
 the delay above mentioued, on leave "previously obtiiined 
 .from the Courtor .Iud^^!.)l)p('al by Attorney, vvho'shall forlh- 
 with fyle an appearance and an ('h'ction oi' domicile at the 
 Ofhce of the Prothonotnry, where aftcrvvard.s servi(;e of docu- 
 ments may be leo-ally ellected, and the Prothonotnry of the 
 Court shall keep a book or Ix oks at his oflice, ia \vhi(!h he 
 shall enter all the elections of domicile made and fyli^d at 
 his ()Ihce under the present rules, which book shall be open 
 to ii'spection by any person during' ollict hours. 
 
 XIII 
 
 The Prothonotary of the Court shall, upon the presenta- 
 tion of the Petition, forthwith send a copy of the Petition to 
 the Keturning Oilicer, pursuant to section H of the Act. and 
 shall thert. with send the name f the Petitiont'r's Attorney 
 if rny, and give the elected domiciles it any made as pres- 
 cribed, and if none mad? shall say so, and the Returning- Oili- 
 cer shall forthwith publish thos<> particulars along with the 
 Petition. The cost of i)nb!ication of this and any other 
 matter required to be published by the Returning Oilicer, 
 shall be i)aid by the I'etitioner. or person moving in the 
 matter, and shall form part of the general costs of the 
 Petition. 
 
 XIV 
 
 In case of evasion of service, the affixing in a conspi- 
 cuous plnce in the office of the Trothonotary ot the (.'ourt, a 
 notice of the Petition haviiig been presented, stating the 
 Petitioner, the Prayer, a)id the fact that money has been 
 paid into Court qs security und' r the Act, shall be deemed 
 equivalent to personal service if so ordered by a Judge. 
 
 XV 
 
 All claims at ]-a.w or in equity to money deposited, or to 
 be deposited for payment of co'sts charges and expenses 
 
XVI 
 
 'ons,T ncHlcd, u^^^m-^:"";^^,^'" ^^o same is „„ 
 ;>;.d ..xpens.s. be returned or ol^^„ ' ^""^ ™"'« <^harges 
 t- n,.,, re„.re. Uy ruIelrtht'^oV'S^// Kj^:; 
 
 xvir 
 
 satisfied or oiiivliises^imSluflv^J'''^ clams have been 
 ov Judge may reqiiii^3; ^'^ Provided ior, as the Court 
 
 XVIII 
 
 The 
 
 ..... , . or order mav 
 paity who deposited th 
 receive the same 
 
 . direct pavr>?ent 
 
 either to the 
 tiiiy person entitled to 
 
 XIX 
 
 i>-p^J"y^i?:!;c:i;;^-'-"^-i«the« 
 
 mount 
 
 may 
 
 XX 
 
 . "^^^ ^'rothonotary of the Conrt ^hnii K . , 
 
 tomspection of all na/tip^ phL i ^ . ^P ^^ ^^ook open 
 
 ed from time to ti^ ^ th J rou"t'': ' W^^l?^' '^'-'^^ ^'^ ^^"^er' 
 It is i.ppJieable, which boolfm^. *^''' "^ ^^^^"^'^ ^^ ^^hich 
 ment of any fee ""''^ """^ inspected without pay- 
 
 XXI 
 
 
of the Act, 
 
 me ]s no 
 s charg-es 
 5f as jus- 
 a Judge . 
 
 notice of 
 ive been 
 he Court 
 
 to the 
 titled to 
 
 lit 
 
 may 
 
 5k ojDeu 
 
 e enter- 
 > which 
 ut pay- 
 
 'etition 
 lalJ be 
 yaffix- 
 . send- 
 to <he 
 2e Dis- 
 i days 
 shall 
 
 — 9 — 
 XXII 
 
 The affixing of the notice of trial at the office of the 
 Prothonotary of the Court shall be deemed and taken to be 
 notice in the prescribed manner within the meaning of the 
 Act, and such notice shall not be vitiated by any mis- 
 carriage of, or relating to, the copy or copies thereof to be 
 sent as already directed. 
 
 XXIII 
 The notice of trial may be in the following form :— 
 In the Superior Court. 
 
 "THE DOMINION CONTIIOVERTED ELECTIONS ACT, 18?4.'' 
 
 Election Petition of (name the Electoral Division) Take 
 notice that the above Petition (or Petitions) will be tried at 
 
 u .u "l^*^® . , ^^y"^ and on 
 
 such other subsequent days as may be needful. 
 
 Dated the 
 
 day of 
 By order 
 (Signed) 
 
 XXIV 
 
 A. B. 
 
 P. S. C. 
 
 At any time after an Election Petition is filed ei+her 
 party by order of the Court or a Judge, may have iiroduc 
 tion and inspection of dl books, lists, commissions, ballots 
 certifacates, statements, papers, documents and returns 
 whatsoever, relating to the Election, returned to or in 
 possession of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, 'at such 
 place and in such manner, and upon such terms as the 
 Court or Judge shall direct. And for the purpose of such 
 production and inspection, and for the purposes of the trial 
 I n 1 ^^*^°^ Petition, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 
 shall deliver or transmit as and when directed by Rule of 
 Court or Judge's order, the said books, lists, commissions 
 ballots, certificates, statements, documents, papers and 
 returns in such manner and to such officer as by Rule of 
 Court or Judge's order shall be directed. 
 
— lO — 
 
 XXV 
 
 postpone the commencement of the trial in «nnh^„, u 
 may name, and such notice when eceiyed sh^alf t 
 forthwith made public by the Sheriff '^^'^' ^^^^^ ^^ 
 
 XXVI 
 
 » 
 
 In the event of the Judge not havin«- amVp/l af +\ 
 
 XXVII 
 
 who begins the trial being disabled bVinnJ«?r,ririf ^^^ 
 atjay be reoommenced Ind con^i^^J'^rL^^r:^:^ 
 
 xxviii 
 
 Ji..Jt^ application to state a special case may be made a 
 Eule m the Court when sittino- or bv netition hTf^T 
 Judge upon hearing the parties. ^ Petition before a 
 
 XXIX 
 
certificates, 
 3e returned 
 mcery after 
 e has been 
 lission was 
 
 nade upon 
 ■ notice in 
 the Sheriff, 
 1 day as he 
 , shall be 
 
 ved at the 
 
 postponed, 
 
 icto, stand 
 
 day, until 
 
 trial of an 
 al is to be 
 ay to day, 
 the Judge 
 otherwise, 
 her of the 
 
 e made a 
 before a 
 
 natter in 
 Petition, 
 
 — 11 — 
 
 In the Superior Court. 
 '• the dominion controverted elections act, 1874." 
 
 Election of a Member for the House of Commons for 
 {name the Elector cl Division.) 
 
 Dominion of Canada. 
 Province of Quebec. 
 
 To wit 
 
 XXX 
 
 The reasonable costs of any witness shall be ascertained 
 by the Clerk of the Court, and the certiiicate allowing 
 them shall be under his hand. 
 
 XXXI 
 
 The order of a Judge to compel the attendance of a 
 person as a witness may be in the following terms : 
 
 Court for the trial of an Election Petition for {complete 
 the title of the Court), the day of 
 
 To A. B. {describe the person). You are hereby required to 
 attend before the above Court at {place) on the 
 ^^1 of , at the hour of {or forthwith as the case 
 
 may be), to be examined as a witness in the matter of the 
 said Petition, and to attend the said Court until your exami- 
 nation shall have been completed. 
 
 As witness my hand. 
 
 A. B, 
 Judge of the said Court. 
 
 XXXII 
 
 In order to the commitment of any person for contempt, 
 the warrant may be as follows : — 
 
 At a Court hold en on at for the trial of 
 
 an Election Petition for the {here name the Electoral Division), 
 before the Honorable and one of the 
 
 Judges pursuant to the " Dominion Controverted Elections 
 Act 1874." 
 
 Whereas A. B. has this day been guilty, and is by the 
 said Court adjudged to be guilty, of a" contempt thereof:— 
 The eaid Court does therefore sentence the said A. B. for 
 
— 12 — 
 
 forthfDi:t"a''<' '" ""P"--" '"the Co»„o„ Gaol 
 the Queen a fine of $ „„,i ; ^V^ \9 W to Our Lady 
 
 in the said Gaol until the said line t r.^ !?'*¥" ^"Prisonea 
 further orders that the Sheriff of thpti^^Tv .^"^ *^^^ ^^^^^t 
 case may be), and all constables and nffi'^ ^''^''^^ ^"' ^' ^'^^ 
 any District or place where the said A 'p ^^ ^^^ ^^^''^ oi 
 shall ake the said A B Tnto custol^' ^J "^'^^ ^^ f«"nd, 
 the said Gaol, and there de'i^rS^' in^fn '"T7 ^^"^ *° 
 Gaoler thereof to nn^or«.^ u- • , ^ ^"*o custody of thp 
 
 further ovders'the saM gaofer to'fec^^^'^^".^"^ '^^^^^^^ 
 tody, and that he shall be dftailp^l f« 7vf ^- •? ^"^^ ^^^ ^us- 
 fiuance of the said sentence "^ '" *^^ '"^^ ^^^^ i^ Pnr- 
 
 Signed the ^ay of ^ j^ 
 
 (''''' be signed by the Judge.) 
 XXXIII 
 
 fhe|rc^-r:Terrn\I\^i,Ste^^^^ ^^ ^^-^^^^ ^o the 
 the Superior Court n« iif. ^ ^^ execution of process of 
 
 and Officer/onh^'lC e^^XSri:; '"" *,""" ^""^*"w: 
 person ad udg-f d fruiltv r^f f^^strict or place where thp 
 
 such ^arrintfhailf e suffidenTi-T.^'* }r^^ ^« ^«^"d and 
 and «hall and may be ext Uediv r' ^^"-^^^^'P^^ticuiarify^ 
 IS directed or any'or either of them ^''''''' ^^ ^^««^ ^^ 
 
 XXXIV 
 
 ofpractice, aJudeein Vw,-n, u ,7,^^^^^'^^ ^Y the rules 
 as the Coun in xfrm '^''^^ ^''^'^ *^« '^^«ie power 
 
 XXXV. 
 
 ^aiit'-r^SSi^Sl^Jti^;;^^^^^^ 
 
 Attorney specially autKvl I ^^l ^Petitioners or their 
 
 ^'^'''^^'-^^^^r^SZdli^ state the 
 The following form shall be sufficient "^ «npported. 
 
 In the Superior Court 
 
 THE BOMI^^o. CO^OVEHTE. EEECTIONS .CT, ... . 
 
 tionfc^tf^"^^^'^^,^^^^^^^ Petition of (state" Peti- 
 
 ^«> The Petitioner pro- 
 
 P< 
 
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— 13 — 
 
 r.osPs to apply to withdraw his Petition upon the following 
 S^^nd (h^e?e state the ground), and prays that a day may 
 be appointed for hearing his application. 
 
 Dated this day of 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 XXXVI 
 
 The notice of application for leave to ^ithdraw shall b^^ 
 I - left at the office of the Prothonotary or C^erk of the Court, 
 
 I where the proceedings are then being had. 
 
 XXXVII 
 
 A copv of such notice of the intention of the Petitioner 
 • to aDplv foV leave to withdraw his Petition shall be given 
 wWetUioner to the Respondent and to the Returning 
 K whoT^^^^^ it Public in the Electoral Division 
 
 to wWch^it relates ; and shall be forthwith published by the 
 Petitioner in the Quebec Official G^^^'l'. , • ._ 
 The following may be a form of such notice . 
 
 In the Superior Court. 
 
 «THE DOMINION CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS ACT, 18V4." 
 
 In the Election Petition for in which 
 
 is Petitioner, and Respondent. 
 
 Notice is hereby given that the^a^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 (set It o^y' ^na laKe .^^^ ^^^ ^^^ht 
 
 Judges ot *^f,f ,^\4 ^;ii^V^'^^^ ^f the said Election may, 
 
 •^"T^^Tn dfvs attrpubl^^^^^^^^ by the Returning Officer 
 within ten ^-^Y^. ^"f/ .^^J"^ writing of his intention on the 
 hearing^t^pl^fort-e"^^^^ substituted as a Petitioner. 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 XXXVIII 
 
 Anv T^erson who might have been '., Petitioner in res- 
 Any person v\uu * fe , . , ,. p^a on relates, may, 
 
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 P^P^AtoF^^l:^,, r"^« 5"^ P--^<»-^« are 
 be s„b.tft„ted lor tt V^i^oZ but'?ll "* "l" f'^»''"ff *° 
 U^^^ not doreat .uoh .ppi.Siot ./?,! S'^et tTe 
 
 XXXIX 
 
 fxe7b';^'7.^^^,^;- ^^^^^ shall be 
 
 •Tud^e, as he may deem ad 4abJo h ff v,' n ^"'^ «^ before a 
 ten days after the notice of the inter?/n!\'" ^' T^ ^^^«« ^han 
 ^iveii to the Clerk in man ner .fh!? S *.? "^'P^^ ^as beea 
 notice of the time ancrpTace for thp h""^'^"'" Provided, and 
 
 t*^,\",^^pP7;fonorpersoL? ^.^y LshTirh^'^ be g-i^en 
 
 to the Prothonotary of the CW' of f„ \^''''? ^^^'^n notice 
 be substituted as Petitioners «„] .if" intention to apply to 
 and at such time as tWudg-^St^^tf ^^«^ ^'^ ^^^^ ^^^^«^r 
 
 XL 
 
 tionil?t^?!>^^?i^^^I^etition by death of the Peti- 
 Act. shall be o./;^ b^' he'p Jt^or 'n '^"'^"^ ''' ^^'^e .a d 
 same manner ..s notice o^uf ?nohW?' interested, in the 
 Petition; and the time with n whii^ """r*^ withdraw a 
 made to the Court or Tnri- i •""PP^^^'^^^on may be 
 
 Judg-etobesubsiytutodasS^til^^^^^ Petition i1 
 
 month or such iiu-thei t me as nnf ' '^^^^^° «necalendai- 
 special circumstances, il^^^rtT?n^';^^:>' "^^ 
 
 XLI 
 
 as a Membe^oT^he'^Senate VlfirT"'^"^^ *« Parliament 
 reso ved that his seat svacl^^^ 
 
 Poti loner, under the ActinZi I ^-"^'^'^ ^"titled to be a 
 the IVtition relates, mtv V ' n^nf?^ 'V V" ^^^^^i^" to which 
 
 stned h^'^t''' ^'^^^^^^' «^'i by le'vW " ^^ P^^bUshed in the 
 an^d ni,^^ bim, or. on his behalf wth^?; '°Py/'^ «"ch notice 
 and a like copy with the r'^--i ' ^''/b the Returnino- officer 
 
 tbe proceeding-s are bei% h.;r ^*«^y of the CouA where 
 Th. ^^" 
 
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 «x days before tie day appo uled^Sr frf T ""' P-'^Pondent 
 day ol leaying such notice '»' tnal, ejcclnsive oithe 
 
 XLIII 
 
 ^^P^i^Z^t^j^^i^lH^ Office of the Protho- 
 
 toral Dirision. "" ''""<^ '" ^e published in the EleC 
 
 XLIV 
 
 a Judge may allow. ^ ^'^^'^^^^ ^^^le as the Court or 
 
 XLV 
 Elec^i^^t!:^- J^^o ;^oijUe^ ^or the tri.l of any 
 
 honotary, for the use olttSu I '^^^^^ the Pro^ 
 
 ten on one side of the mr.2v i ^ ^* *^^ *"al, fairly writ- 
 of all the proceeding: ^^^eonthllZ' ^'f^ P^tit^ion^^and 
 ters to be tried- in cFudinttlp T. ^ '?°^ *^^ several mat- 
 either side ; the correct S ^i' objections on 
 
 proceedings are fyled w h the vfo^t'T^ *" ^° ^"^^ ^« the 
 ed by the said Prothoiiotarv Thi I^.T""*^"^' '^^^^ becertifi- 
 jnent of the said copy/or7n d^^^^jf^^l^'^ T^ allowamend- 
 livered, the Judo-e mav rpfS«^ 1 ^ f^^^ ^^py beino- de- 
 allow a further tlm^^oVdllTver^^h^ ^^*^"^"' -^--y 
 journ the trial-in eveYvr^iP H ^""PJ"' or may ad- 
 
 and otherwise, as ^^l^TSi:^^ llT^^, '" ' ol 
 
 XL VI 
 
 revsiou by one of the Ju'dg^stS iifteeS'rys.'-'J^^' '° 
 
 XLVII 
 
 and tI':;;oaToi^:;'iir:e'l/,''^ ''"T' -'• ^e ca. 
 
 of the parties shall be bound fo.fht'. hi- d"'? ''^f' «"'='' 
 
 , --„v,,,a^ tu elect a domicile 
 
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 within a mile of the place so fixed ; and in delault thereof, 
 all services required to be made, during- the trial, respecting 
 proceedings to be had before the Judge, on any party so in 
 default, may be made at the Ollice oftheProthonotary where 
 the said petition is tried. 
 
 XLVIII 
 
 After the trial of any Election Petition the Judge shall 
 return to the Prothonotary of the Court the evidence and 
 proceedings before the said Judge, and his finding on the 
 said Petition. 
 
 XLIX 
 
 "Whenever an Election Petition shall have been inscribed 
 for hearing before the Court of Keview in the manner pre- 
 scribed by law, the Petitioner and the Respondent respecti- 
 vely shall, at least live days bt^lbre the day lixed for such 
 hearing, print and lyle with the Prothonotary of the Supe- 
 rior Court whore the said Petition is to be heard, twenty 
 cases containing a statement of the grounds and reasons 
 submitted to the Court for the maintenance and rejection 
 respectively of the said P(^tition — and such statements 
 shall be divided into distinct items or articles, each of which 
 shall be regularly numbered in succession and shall in a 
 summary manner explicitly set out and state each particular 
 ground or reason as aforesaid, with the point of law or fact 
 upon which such ground or reason shall rest. No party 
 shall be heard upon any ground or reason other than those 
 so set out in his said cases, except by leave of the Court. 
 The Petitioner and tho Respondent respecMvely shall print 
 in exlenxo the evidence by them respectively adduced, as a 
 part of their case, or such part thereof as, by consent in 
 writing of all parties, shall be declared the only evidence 
 material to be considered by the Court of Review ; but 
 where these parties have been put to the exi^ense of a steno- 
 grapher, then it shall not be necessary to have the evidence 
 printed. And if the cases of the Petitioner be not so de- 
 livered and fyled within the time prescribed, or within such 
 further time as the Court of Review or a Judge may allow 
 for fyling the same, the Petition shall be deemed to be 
 deserted, and, on motion of the Respondent, shall be dis- 
 missed with costs. An if the cases of the Respondent be not 
 so likewise delivered and fyled as aforesaid, such Res- 
 pondent may be declared to have deserted his defence, or 
 such other order in the premises may be rendered as the 
 Court may deem just and expedient, and the Petition may 
 
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 be heard ex parte on the part of the Petitioner, and Judnment 
 rendered therein without the intervention ol" the Respondent. 
 
 ElectTons^AcT'^l'sf^ ^!"^f ,,7^6 Dominion Controverted 
 objection. ' ' ^' ^'^''*'^ ^y ^"y ^"ormal 
 
 p 
 
 LI 
 
 shiin)! nnhl/r'^f k' *° ^' "'''^r ^" P^^^s^ance of the Act 
 snail he published by a copy thereof bein<v put un in the 
 ofhce of any Prothonotary of the said SuperiSr^Com?. 
 
 (Signed) W. C. Meredith, C. J. S. C 
 A. Lafontaine, J. S. 6. 
 A. POLETTE, J. S. C. 
 A. Stuart. 
 .T. A. Berthelot, J. S C. 
 
 T. J. J. LOEANGER, J. S. 0. 
 L. V. SlCOTTE, J. S. 0. 
 
 J. (Jr. Johnson, J. 
 
 Jos. N. BossE. 
 
 J. Maguire, J. S. C. 
 
 E. Mackay, J. S. C. 
 
 F. W. Torrance, J. 
 N. Casault, J. S C. 
 
 H. E. Taschereau, J. S. 
 
 ChRISTN. DUNKIN, J. S. C 
 
 U. J. Tessier, J. H, c. 
 
 A B. KoUTHiER, J. S. C. 
 
 L. J. Olivier, J. S. C. 
 
 M. DOHERTY, J. S. C. 
 
 H. W. Chagnon, J. C. S. 
 L. BelangFuR, J. V. S. 
 
 M. A. FL AMONDON, J. S. C 
 
 L. B. Caron, J. C. S. 
 
 Pubh^shed by a copy being put up in the Office of the 
 1: rothonotary ot the Superior Court for the District of 
 (Quebec, at Quebec, this twenty-eighth day of August, 1875. 
 
 FISET, BURROUaHS & CAMPBELL, 
 
 P. S. C. 
 
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