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FRANCHISE.
T 9o 1
Ordinarv Duration
of Sessions and
Assemblies, and i'eriods
of Meeting.
B y what Acts regulated.
Her Majesty's* Order
in Council, providing for
the formation of the
• Legislative Council,directs
that there shall be a ses–
sion once at least in each
year so that a period of
twelve calendar months
do not intervene between
the last sitting in one
session and the first sit–
ting: in the next session.
Duration of session.
about ei»rht weeks.
* • * * • —
The IIk;h Commis–
sioner m a y prorogue or
dissolve the Conncil when–
ever he? thinks fit, bur.
unless sooner dissolv*.*.
1
:,
rhe Elective Members
hold their -seats until the
expiration of five years
from the return of the
i
first writs ar rhe
General Eie-ti'.n.
last
Her Majesty's
O r d e r s in
Council dared
SOth Novem–
ber, 18S2, and
H t h Febru–
arv, 1SS3.
Number of Voters
nt last
General Election.
Date
of last
General Election.
! 1st Electoral
District.
Mahometan
4 . . .*»
oo
Non-Mahometan
1.308
2nd Electoral
District.
Mahometan
877
Non-Mahometan
2.218
October. 1 8 % .
I 3rd Electoral
District.
Mahometan
230
Non-Mahometan
549
Remarks.