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The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1949

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LAW

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 28th May 1949.

No. S.O. 24.—The following Order made by the Governor- General is published for general information : —

THE COORG ELECTORAL RULES (AMENDMENT) ORDER

1949

In the exercise of the powers conferred by section 97 of the Government of India Art. 1935, as amended by the Govern- ment of India (Second Amendment) Act, 1949, the Governor- General is pleased to make the following Order:—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Coorg Electoral - Rules (Amendment) Order, 1949.

(2) It shall come into force on the first day of June, 1949.

2. As from the date of commencement of this Order, the Coorg Electoral Rules which provide for the constitution of the Coorg Legislative Council shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in the Schedule to this Order,

3. The persons who immediately before the commencement of this Order are members of the Coorg Legislative Council representing the European Constituency shall, upon the com- mencement of this Order, cease to be members of the said Council.

SCHEDULE

In the Coorg Electoral Rules— 1. In sub-rule (1) of rule 3 for the word "fifteen" the word "thirteen" shall be substituted,2. In rule 7, the brackets and figure "(1)", the words "other than the European Constituency" and sub-rule (2) shall be omitted. 3 In sub-rule (4) of rule 15. the words "except in the European Constituency" shall be omitted ( 8 9 7)

4. In rule 23—

(i) the words "of his allegiance to the Grown" shall be omitted; and

(ii) for the form ot oath the following shall b# substituted, namely—

" 1, A. B....having been elected/nominated a member of this Council, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to tne Constitution of India as by law established and that I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter."

6. in the list of Constituencies in Schedule I, the entries in columns 1 to 4 relating to the "European Constituency" •shall be omitted.

6. In Schedule II—

(i) sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 shall be omitted; (ii) in paragraphs 1A, 4 and 5, for the words "His Majesty's regular forces" the words "the regular forces of India" shall be substituted;

(iii) in paragraph 1A for the words "British India police force" the words "police force of a Province" shall be substituted;

(IV) paragraph 3 shall be omitted; and (v) in paragraphs -1 and 5, the words "who is not a European and" shall be omitted.

7. In Schedule IV, in the form of nomination paper the words and brackets "Denomination {state whether, Euwpean or htdian)" shall be omitted.

9. In Schedule V—

(i) for the heading "Voting in Jama and non-Jama Constituencies" above paragraph 7 the heading "Voting Procedure" shall be substituted; (ii) the heading "Voting in the European Constituency'' above paragraph 27 and paragraphs 27 to 33, both inclusive, shall be omitted; and

(iii) in paragraph 38 the words and figures "or prepared by himself under paragraph 32, as the case joay be'⁸ shall be omitted.

0- BAJAGOPALACHART

Governor-General.