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Rh of the said post office; and the production by the party who posted such notice, of such stamped duplicate shall be evidence of the notice having been given to the person, at the place mentioned in such duplicate, on the day which such notice would, in the ordinary course of post, have been delivered.

Courts of Revision

13. On some day between the first day of June and the thirtieth day of June in every year a Revising Officer to be appointed for that purpose by the Governor, at such reasonable remuneration as he may deem fit, shall, at such place within each electoral district as may be for that purpose appointed by Proclamation published in the South Australian Government Gazette, hold an open Court for the revision of such electoral lists, and may continue such Court by adjournment; and the Returning Officer shall, at the opening of the Court, produce the electoral rolls existing for the Legislative Council and House of Assembly respectively, and a copy of the lists of the persons so claiming, and of the persons so objected to, made out in the manner aforesaid; and all collectors of rates and other persons shall, on being thereto summoned, attend the Court, and shall answer upon oath all such questions as the Court may put to them, or any of them touching any matter necessary for revising such electoral lists; and the said Court shall insert in such lists respectively, the name of every person who, having claimed, shall make proof to the satisfaction of the Court that he is entitled to be inserted therein, and shall retain on the said lists the names of persons to whom no objection shall have been duly made, and shall also retain on the said lists the name of every person who shall have been objected to by any person, unless the party so objecting shall appear by himself, or by some one on his behalf, in support of such objection; and shall have power to change the voting place of any elector on his application in person, or by some one duly authorized on his behalf, and shall assign to every elector (who shall have failed himself to elect) a voting place; and when the name of any person inserted in any electoral list shall have been duly objected to, and the person objecting shall appear by himself, or by some one on his behalf, in support of such objection, the Court shall require proof of the qualification of the person so objected to, and in case the qualification of such person shall not be proved to the satisfaction of the Court, the said Court shall expunge the name of every such person from the said list, and also expunge therefrom the name of every person who shall be proved to the Court to be dead, and shall have power, on the personal application of any elector, to change the description of the qualification of the elector, as appearing on the electoral list, without altering the date of registration, provided that the elector shall satisfy the Court, on oath, that the qualification proposed to be substituted is sufficient in law to entitle such person to vote, and shall correct any mistake, or supply any omission which shall be proved to the Court to have been made in any such list, in respect of the name or place of abode of any person who shall be included therein, or in respect of the local description of his property; and the