recipients' office, except in such cases as may now be waiting the decision of Government.] 3. [Law to take effect from the date of promulgation.] ELECTORAL DIVISIONS. [12 July 1873.] No. 116. Law. To readjust the Electoral Divisions of the WHEREAS by the Royal Charter of Natal, bearing date the 15th day of July 1856, it is provided in the 51st section thereof, that "it shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Legislative Council, to be constituted under and by virtue of these presents, to repeal, alter, or amend all or any of the provisions made by or in virtue of these presents, and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof, under certain reservations, among others that every Law altering "The respective numbers of elective and non-elective members of the Legislative Council" shall be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure with respect thereto : And whereas it is advisable to alter the respective numbers of the elective and non-elective members of the Legislative Council: Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council: 1. That Clause 7 of the said Charter shall be, and is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof shall be substituted as Clause 7 the words following: That the Legislative Council of Natal shall consist of twenty members, of whom fifteen shall be elective, and five non-elective. 2. Clause 10 of the said Charter is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted: That the elective members shall be chosen by the electors of the following ten electoral districts, that is to say: I. Two for the County of Klip River-exclusive of the Division of Newcastle. 2. One for the Division of Newcastle. 3. One for the County of Weenen. 4. One for the County of Umvoti. 5. Two for the County of Pietermaritzburg. 6. One for the County of Durban. 7. One for the Counties of Alexandra and Alfred. 8. Two for the County of Victoria. 9. Two for the Borough of Pietermaritzburg. 10. Two for the Borough of Durban. The three additional elective members, namely, one member for the Division of Newcastle, one member for the County of Victoria, and one member for the Counties of Alexandra and Alfred, shall, within four months after the promulgation of this Law, be elected in the manner provided by the Charter for filling vacancies of elective seats, until such time as under a general election, the returns shall be made as elsewhere provided in the Charter. The fifth non-elective member of the said Council shall be from time to time named or designated in terms of the 8th section of the said Charter. 3. [First elections in new electoral districts provided for.] 4. [Law to take effect from the date of promulgation.] P.R.O. C.O. 180/4. CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT LAW, 1875. No. 3, 1875. No. 117. Law.-To increase the number of Members in the Legislative Council of Natal. [Preamble.] Be It... Enacted by the Administrator of the Government of Natal, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. The Law No. 1, 1873, shall be and the same is hereby amended by substituting twenty-eight, instead of twenty, as the total number of members of the Legislative Council of Natal, and by substituting thirteen, instead of five, as the number of non-elective members of the Legislative Council of Natal, and the Lieutenant-Governor shall be and he is hereby empowered from time to time to nominate and appoint accordingly a further number of persons not exceeding eight to be members of the said Legislative Council: Provided that such further number of persons, not exceeding eight, to be nominated and appointed as non-elective members of the said Legislative Council, shall be selected from persons who have been on the Voters' Roll for two years, and are possessed of immovable property of the value of One Thousand Pounds sterling, free of all encumbrances, and shall be subject in all respects to the 18th and 19th Clauses of the Royal Charter of 1856, as if they were elective members: Provided further, that such requisite qualifications shall not apply to the five nominated members holding offices of profit under the Crown: Provided also, that the seats of the non-elective members in the said Council shall terminate by death or resignation, or by dis solution of the Legislative Council in the same manner as seats of elective members thereof: And provided also that upon the dissolution of the now existing Legislative Council, the Lieutenant-Governor shall be and he is hereby empowered to nominate and appoint persons to fill the entire thirteen nonelective seats in the Legislative Council, any former Law or Charter or nomination or appointment notwithstanding. 2. That all laws imposing taxation on the European population shall require not less than two-thirds of the members present to carry the affirmative. 3. That the Legislative Council shall not be competent to proceed to the despatch of any business unless ten members be present. 4. That this Law shall be in force for a period of five years from and after the promulgation thereof in the Government Gazette. 5. That four members be nominated from the Borough of Durban, the Counties of Durban, Victoria, Alexandra, and Alfred; and four from the Borough of Pietermaritzburg, and the Counties of Pietermaritzburg, Umvoti, Weenen, and Klip River. 6. Save so far as in conflict with this Law, all former Laws and Charters now in existence shall be deemed to be in force notwithstanding the passing thereof. 7. This Law shall commence and take effect from and after the date of promulgation in the Natal Government Gazette of Her Majesty's assent thereto, and may be cited for all purposes as the "Natal Constitution Amendment Law, 1875." P.R.O., C.O. 180/4. NATAL GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. No. 4, 1875. No. 118. Law-To empower the Lieutenant-Governor to make, maintain, equip, and work certain Railways in the Colony of Natal, and to confirm a provisional Contract entered into for the construction of the same. No. 5, 1875. P.R.O., C.O. 180/4. No. 119. Law.-To raise a Loan for the Construction and Equipment of certain Railways in the Colony of Natal. P.R.O., C.O. 180/4. No. 6, 1875. No. 120. Law. To provide for the taking over by the Colonial Government of the Lines of Railway between the Point and the Town of Durban, and between the Town of Durban and the River Umgeni. P.R.O., C.O. 180/4. No. 3, 1877. No. 121. Law. To provide for the Management and Working of the Natal Government Railways. P.R.O., C.O. 180/5. No. 2, 1878. No. 122. Law. For fixing the Fares and Rates chargeable for the conveyance of passengers and goods by the Natal Government Railways. P.R.O., C.O. 180/5. CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT LAW, 1883. No. 1, 1883. No. 123. Law.-To Amend the Constitution of Natal. [First part of the Preamble is identical with that of Law No. 1 of 1873.] And Whereas by Law No. 1, 1873, Section 1, it is provided and enacted that the Legislative Council of Natal shall consist of twenty members, of whom fifteen shall be elective and five non-elective: And Whereas it is expedient to increase the number of members of the Legislative Council; and for such purposes to amend the said Charter and the said recited Law: Be It Therefore Enacted by the Governor of Natal, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. [Short title: "Constitution Amendment Law of 1882."] 2. [Former laws and charters to remain in force, save so far as in conflict herewith.] 3. The Law No. 1, 1873, shall be and the same is hereby amended by substituting thirty instead of twenty as the total number of members of the Legislative Council of Natal, of whom twenty-three shall be elective and seven shall be nonelective. 4. Clause 2 of Law 1 of 1873 (except in so far as it repeals Clause 10 of the said Charter) is hereby repealed. 5. The twenty-three elective members shall be chosen by the electors of the following ten electoral districts : ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 1. County of Klip River (exclusive of the Division of New Castle) 2. Division of New Castle Number of 6. [Additional elective members, how to be elected.] 7. So soon as the additional elective members to serve in the present Council shall have been returned, the Governor shall be and he is hereby empowered to nominate and appoint two non-elective members, in addition to those who are already members of the Council, to have seats therein. The two additional members shall hold their office during the Royal pleasure; they shall not be members of the Public Service of the Colony; they shall have been on the voters' roll for at least two years immediately prior to their appointment; and they shall possess immovable property, situate within the Colony of Natal, of the value of £1000, after deducting all mortgages and encumbrances; and such two members shall be subject to the provisions of the 18th and 19th Clauses of the Charter. 8. [Ten members to be a quorum.] 9. Clause 42 of the Charter shall be and is hereby amended by substituting the word "more" for the word “ two." 10. [Electors to vote in their own wards.] II. [Governor may appoint any number of polling-places in any one ward.] 12. [When there are no more candidates than the number of persons to be elected, they shall be declared duly elected without recourse to a poll.] 13. [To take effect from the date of promulgation of Her Majesty's assent.] P.R.O., C.O. 180/6. |