Ch) THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
A person disqualified, if a member, vacates his seat and 
incurs a penalty of $200 a day’. 
Corrupt. 4. Persons guilty of corrupt practices at elections. 
Practices. . . . or 
(ae) If it be proved on the trial of an election petition 
that any corrupt practice has been committed by any candi- 
date, or with his actual knowledge, or if any candidate 
be convicted of bribery or undue influence, the election is 
void, and such candidate is to be incapable of being elected 
so the House for seven years”. 
(b) Persons other than candidates found guilty of 
corrupt practices are to be incapable of being elected to the 
House for a period of eight years®. 
5. A revising officer cannot be a candidate for the 
slectoral district for which he is revising officer, nor for two 
years after he resigns his office ®. 
Other 6. Sheriffs, Registrars of Deeds, Clerks of the Peace 
Moers. ond County Crown Attornies are also disqualified ®. 
4, MgrHOD OF ELECTION. 
Every writ for the election of a member is dated and is 
returnable at such time as the Governor-General determines. 
The day on which the nomination of candidates is to take 
place is mentioned in the writ, and such day must, in the case 
of a General Election, be the same for the whole Dominion, 
oxcept in the electoral districts in British Columbia and 
she districts of Algoma in Ontario, and of Gaspé, Chicoutimi 
and Saguenay in Quebec, where the day is fixed by the 
returning officer °. 
Form of The usual form of writ is as follows: — 
wt Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith. 
To the [Returning Officer] 
LR, 8. C.c. 8, 8.13. 
8 Ib. 8. 98. 
5 Th. o. 11. 8. 9.