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Elections of commercial members of the City Council.
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35.—(1) At an election of commercial members of the City Council, each person entitled to vote at such election shall have such number of votes as is hereinafter stated, that is to say:—
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if the value of the premises in respect of which he is registered in the register of commercial electors or, where he is so registered in respect of two or more premises, the aggregate of the values of all the premises in respect of which he is so registered is less than fifty pounds______________one vote, if such value or aggregate of values is not less than fifty pounds and is less than one hundred pounds________two votes, if such value or aggregate of values is not less than one hundred pounds and is less than one hundred and fifty pounds______________________three votes, if such value or aggregate of values is not less than one hundred and fifty pounds and is less than two hundred pounds____________________four votes, if such value or aggregate of values is not less than two hundred pounds and is less than two hundred and fifty pounds___________________five votes, if such value or aggregate of values is not less than two hundred and fifty pounds_____________six votes.
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(2) For the purposes of the foregoing sub-section of this section the value of any premises shall be taken to be—
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(a) where such premises are occupied by the rated occupier thereof wholly for the purpose of carrying on therein any business, profession, trade, manufacture, or other commercial or industrial pursuit, the valuation of such premises under the Valuation Acts, or
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(b) where such premises are occupied by the rated occupier thereof partly for the purpose aforesaid, the proportion of the valuation under the Valuation Acts of such premises which is fairly attributable to the part thereof so occupied.
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(3) The following provisions shall apply and have effect in respect of elections of commercial members of the City Council, that is to say:—
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(a) at the election held in the year 1930, the Existing City, the added urban districts, and the added rural area shall form one electoral area, and at every subsequent election the City shall form one electoral area;
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(b) the voting shall be by secret ballot;
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(c) the voting shall be according to the principle of proportional representation and, in the case of voters having one vote only, every vote shall be a single transferable vote and, in the case of voters having more than one vote, each vote cast by a voter shall be a single transferable vote and shall be recorded on a separate ballot paper;
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(d) every vote shall be recorded on a ballot paper sent to the voter by post and returned by him to the returning officer.
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