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or otherwise, of any law relating to bankrupt or insolvent
debtors ; or
(3) Becomes of unsound mind ; or
(4) Takes any oath or makes any declaration or acknow-
ledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to any
foreign prince or power, or does, concurs in, or adopts any act
whereby he may become a subject or citizen of any foreign
state or power, or whereby he may become entitled to the
rights, privileges, or immunities of a subject or citizen of any
foreign state or power ; or
(5) Fails to give his attendance in the Legislative Council
for two consecutive months of any session thereof without
the permission of the Council entered upon its journals ; or
(6) Accepts any pension during pleasure or for term of years
other than an allowance under s. 71 of * The Constitution Act,
1889,’ or any office of profit from the Crown, other than that
of an officer of His Majesty’s sea or land forces on full, half,
or retired pay ;—his seat shall thereupon become vacant :
Provided that members accepting offices liable to be vacated
on political grounds shall be eligible for re-election.
The franchise is held by adult British subjects of either
sex who have resided in the state for six months, and who
either—(a) Own a freehold estate to the value of £50;
(b) occupy a house or own leasehold property rated at £17 ;
(¢) hold Crown leases or licences to the value of not less
than £10 per annum; or (d) are on the electoral list of
any municipality or road board district in respect of pro-
perty of the annual rateable value of £17. A determined
effort was made in 1909, repeated successfully in 1910, to
reduce the franchise for the Upper House.2
2. It is provided by the Constitution Act of 1890 that all
Bills for appropriating any part of the consolidated revenue
fund, or for imposing, altering, or repealing any rate, tax.
duty, or impost, shall originate in the Legislative Assembly.
In the amending Act of 1899 repeating the rule laid down
in 1894 when the Council became elective the following pro-
vision is made by s. 46 —
* There are similar provisions for the Lower House. See above, p. 497.
' See Parliamentary Debates, 1910-11, pp. 3468 seq. Plural voting still
exists, ibid. pp. 3192 seq. Aborigines and half-castes of Asia, Africa or
Australasia can only vote on the freehold * qualification ’ (cf. p. 487).
