III.  Afrika.  959  152.  Transvaal.

Legislative  Assembly.

VIII.  The  Legislative  Assembly  shall,  save  as  hereinafter  provided,  consist
of  sixty-nine  Members,  who  shall  be  elected  by  the  voters  in  the  electoral  divisions
defined  and  named  by  the  Commissioners  appointed  by  the  Governor  under  Transvaal
  Government  Notice  No.  788  of  1906,  and  published  in  the  Gazette,  and  in
accordance  with  the  instructions  to  them  contained  in  Transvaal  Government  Notice
No.  979  of  1906,  which  are  set  forth  in  the  first  Schedule  to  these  Our  Letters  Patent.

A  list  of  the  electoral  divisions,  when  defined  and  named  as  aforesaid,  shall
be  proclaimed  by  the  Governor  in  the  Gazette,  and  each  such  division  shall  return
one  Member  of  the  Legislative  Assembly.

IX.—(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  Kingdom  shall  be  entitled
to  be  registered  as  a  voter  or  to  vote.

X.  No  person  shall  be  entitled  to  be  registered  as  a  voter  on  any  register  of
voters—

(1.)  (a.)  Unless  he  has  resided  in  the  Transvaal  for  a  period  of  not  less
than  six  months  next  before  the  commencement  (as  declared  by  proclamation
of  the  Governor)  of  the  framing  of  a  general  register  of  voters,  and—

(b.)  Is  at  the  said  date  bona  fide  residing  in  the  electoral  division  for  which
he  claims  to  be  registered.

(c.)  Provided  that  any  person  who  within  three  years  next  before  the  commencement
  of  the  framing  of  a  general  register  of  voters  has  resided  in  the  Colony
for  not  less  than  six  months,  but  who  has  been  temporarily  absent  during  the  six
months  next  before  that  date,  shall  be  entitled  to  be  so  registered  notwithstanding
such  absence  on  proof  being  given,  by  him,  or  on  his  behalf,  to  the  registering  officer
that  his  absence  was  temporary.

(2.)  If  he  has  been  by  any  of  Our  Courts—

(&amp;.)  Convicted  since  the  31st  day  of  May,  1902,  of  treason  or  at  any  time  of
murder,  unless  he  shall  have  obtained  a  free  pardon.

(b.)  Convicted  at  any  time  of  any  offence  and  sentenced  to  imprisonment
without  the  option  of  a  fine,  which  imprisonment  shall  not  have  expired  at  least
three  years  before  the  date  of  the  commencement  of  the  framing  of  such  register.

(3.)  If  he  has  been,  within  six  months  of  the  commencement  of  the  framing
of  such  register,  in  receipt  of  relief  from  public  funds  in  the  Colony  not  being  relief
by  way  of  repatriation  under  Article  X  of  the  Terms  of  Peace  of  the  31st  May,  1902:

Provided  that  treatment  without  payment  therefor  in  any  hospital  supported
wholly  or  partiy  out  of  public  funds  shall  not  be  regarded  as  relief  from  public  funds.

X1.—(1.)  For  the  purpose  of  the  first  election  of  members  of  the  Legislative
Assembly,  to  be  held  under  the  provisions  of  these  Our  Letters  Patent,  and  of  every