Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Church of England Act 1854 - SECT 10

Mode of Election etc.

10. Mode of Election etc.

In case at any such meeting the number of persons proposed for election exceed
the number which the meeting is authorised to elect the Chairman shall take in
writing the votes of the qualified persons present and enumerated as aforesaid
and every such person may give one vote for each of such of the persons
proposed not exceeding the number which the meeting is authorised to elect as
he may think fit and the Chairman shall declare the number of the votes given
for each of the persons proposed and the Chairman if he be not a Clergyman
shall be entitled to vote at and may be elected by such meeting. And where the
votes of two or more persons are equal the Chairman if he be not a Clergyman
may give a double vote and if he be a Clergyman may give a casting vote for
any such person.