III.  Afrika.  938  151.  Or.-Riv.-Col.

IV.  Any  Member  of  the  Legislative  Council  may  resign  his  seat  therein,  by
writing  under  his  hand,  addressed  to  the  Governor;  and  upon  the  receipt  of  such
resignation  by  the  Governor  the  scat  of  such  Member  shall  become  vacant.

V.—(1.)  The  Governor  in  Council  may  appoint  one  Member  of  the  Legislative
Council  to  be  President  thereof,  and  may  remove  him  and  appoint  another  in  his
stead;  and  the  President  may  at  any  time  take  part  in  any  debate  or  discussion  in
the  said  Council.

(2.)  In  the  absence  of  the  President  sone  Member  elected  by  the  Legislative
Council  shall  preside.

VI.  The  Legislative  Council  shall  not  be  competent  to  proceed  to  the  despatch
of  business  unless  four  Members  shall  be  present.

VII.—(1.)  Three  of  the  Members  of  the  Legislative  Council  as  first  constituted
shall  vacate  their  seats  at  the  expiration  of  the  third  year  from  the  date  of  the  issue
of  the  first  summons  of  any  Members  thereto,  four  at  the  end  of  the  fifth  year,  and
four  at  the  end  of  the  seventh  year.  The  Members  who  retire  at  the  end  of  the
third,  fifth,  and  seventh  years,  respectively,  shall  be  decided  by  lot.  The  Governor
in  Council  shall  summon  fresh  Members  to  take  the  place  of  the  Members  retiring
at  the  end  of  the  third,  fifth,  and  seventh  ycars,  and  every  such  Member,  and  every
Member  of  the  Legislative  Council  thereafter  appointed,  shall  hold  office  for  five
years  from  the  date  of  his  summons  to  the  Council.  Provided  that  any  Member
retiring  in  manner  aforesaid  may  be  reappointed  by  the  Governor  in  Council.

(2.)  It  shall  be  lawful  at  any  time,  after  four  years  from  the  date  of  the  first
meeting  of  the  Council,  for  the  Legislature  to  pass  a  law  providing  for  the  election
of  Members  of  the  Legislative  Council,  and  thereupon,  subject  to  the  provisions  of
such  law,  the  then  existing  Legislative  Council  shall  be  dissolved;  and  thereafter
all  Members  of  the  Legislative  Council  shall  be  elected,  and  shall  possess  such
qualifications,  and  shall  be  elected  in  such  manner,  by  such  persons,  and  for  such
periods,  as  may  have  been  prescribed  by  the  said  law.

Legislative  Assembly.

VIII.  The  Legislative  Assembly  shall,  save  as  hereinafter  provided,  consist
of  thirty-eight  Members,  who  shall  be  elected  by  the  voters  in  the  electoral  divisions
defined  and  named  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  first  Schedule  to  these  Our
Letters  Patent.

Each  such  division  shall  return  one  Member  of  the  Legislative  Assembly.

1IX.—(1.)  Every  white  male  British  subject  of  the  age  of  21  years  and  upwards,
who  is  not  subject  to  any  of  the  disqualifications  hereinafter  mentioned,  shall  be
entitled  to  be  registered  as  a  voter,  and  when  so  registered  to  vote  at  any  election
of  Members  of  the  Legislative  Assembly.

(2.)  Provided  that  no  person  on  full  pay  belonging  to  Our  regular  forces  maintained
  by  annual  vote  of  the  Parliament  of  Our  United  Kindgom  shall  be  entitled
to  be  registered  as  a  voter  or  to  vote.