3. Every male of the full age of twenty-one years, not being
disqualified by this Act, or by any other Law in force in this Colony,
being entitled within this Colony to the privileges of a natural-born
British Subject and being able to read English, or if a natural-born
British Subject being able to read the language of his Country,
having resided in this Colony for six months previous to sending
in his claim to vote as hereinafter mentioned, who shall have
freehold estate in possession, situate within the Electoral District
for which his vote is to be given, of the clear value of two hundred
and fifty dollars, above all charges and incumbrances affecting the
same; or shall have a leasehold estate in possession, situate as
aforesaid, of the annual value of forty dollars above all charges and
incumbrances affecting the same; or shall be a householder within
such District, occupying any house, warehouse, counting-house,
office, shop, or other building or premises of the clear annual value
of forty dollars; or shall pay for lodging the sum of forty dollars
annually, or for board and lodging the sum of two hundred dollars
annually, within such District as aforesaid; or who shall hold a
duly recorded pre-emption claim to not less than one hundred
acres within such District as aforesaid; or a free mining licence
upon which a claim has been duly recorded within such District as
aforesaid shall, being duly registered under the provisions of this,
Act, be entitled to vote at the election of a Member or Members of
the Legislative Council. Provided, that no person shall be entitled
to be registered unless he shall have been seised, or possessed of,
or occupied, used, held or enjoyed the qualification, in respect of
which he shall claim to be registered, for the period of three
calendar months, at least, previous to sending in his claim to vote as
hereinafter mentioned. Provided, also, that no person shall be
entitled to be registered as aforesaid, who shall have been convicted
of any treason, felony, or other infamous offence, unless he shall
have received a free or conditional pardon for such offence, or have
undergone the sentence passed upon him for such offence. Provided,
also, that no person shall be entitled to be registered as aforesaid,
in respect of such estate or occupation, unless at the time of
such registration he shall have paid up all rates and taxes, other
than Municipal, which shall have become payable by him as owner
or leaseholder in respect of such estate, or as occupier in respect of
such occupation, except such as shall have become payable during
three calendar months next before registration, except such as are
due or alleged to be due at the time of the passing of this Act.
Provided, also, that no natural-born British Subject who has
renounced his allegiance, or sworn allegiance to any Foreign State,
or become the citizen of any Foreign State, shall be entitled to be
registered under the provisions of this Act, until he shall have taken
the oath of allegiance to Her Majesty, before some Judge of the
Supreme or County Courts, Magistrate, or Justice of the Peace in
this Colony, which oath such Judge, Magistrate, or Justice of the
Peace, is hereby authorized to administer in the following words:-
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