Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930
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City elections. |
32.—(1) A city election shall be held in the year 1930 and in every third year thereafter and in no other year. | |
(2) At every city election, the election of ordinary members and the election of commercial members shall be held independently as separate elections and the voting by any person at one of such elections shall not disqualify him for voting at the other of such elections. | ||
(3) At every city election, the election of commercial members shall be held as nearly as may be at the same time as the election of ordinary members. | ||
(4) Sub-section (5) of section 2 of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898 , shall not apply in respect of elections of members of the City Council. | ||
(5) The election of ordinary members at the city election held in the year 1930 shall be held on the day of election, and the election of ordinary members at every subsequent city election shall be held on such day as shall be appointed for the purpose by or under the law for the time being in force in relation to elections of members of councils of county boroughs. | ||
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the law for the time being in force in relation to the election, qualification, disqualification, and tenure of office of members of the council of a county borough shall apply in relation to the election, qualification, disqualification, and tenure of office of members of the City Council. | ||
(7) Save as is otherwise provided by this Act, the law for the time being in force in relation to the qualification and disqualification of persons for membership of any committee wholly or partly appointed by the council of a county borough shall apply to the appointment by the City Council of persons to be members of any such committee and to such persons when so appointed. | ||
(8) For the purposes of the two next preceding sub-sections, a contract with the City Corporation shall be deemed to be a contract with the City Council and with every committee and joint committee appointed or partly appointed by the City Council, and a contract with any such committee shall be deemed to be also a contract with the City Council, and, in relation to the city election to be held in the year 1930, a contract with an abolished body of which the City Corporation is the successor or with any committee or joint committee appointed or partly appointed by any such body shall be deemed to be also a contract with the City Council. |