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term of three years then next ensuing from the date of such
annual election, and no longer.
5. At the annual election in 1892, two of the members elected
in 1891, being the two members who at such election received the
fewest number of votes of the members returned, shall retire
from office, and thereby create vacancies to be filled up at such
annual election. At the annual election in 1893, the two mem-
bers who at such election in 1891 received the next lowest num-
ber of votes above the members who retired in 1892, shall retire
from office, and thereby create vacancies to be filled up at the
annual election in 1893. And at the annual election in 1894 the
remaining four of the eight members elected in 1891 shall retire
from office, and thereby create vacancies to be filled up at the
annual elections in 1894. In the event of any two or more of the
members returned in 1891 having received an equal number of
votes, and thereby creating a tie between or among them, the
President shall, in the presence of the Board, determine by lot
which one of such members shall be the member first to retire.
6. At every election for members to serve on the Board the
returning officer shall give twenty-one days' notice, by advertise-
ment in the Argus, Age and Daily Telegraph, or such papers as
may from time to time be approved of by the Board, of his in-
tention to proceed on a certain day, to be named in such adver-
tisement, to hold an election of fit and proper persons to serve as
members on such Board; and he shall also in such advertisement
name a day, being not less than twelve days nor more than fifteen
days prior to the day named for holding such election, on or be-
fore which all candidates for election must be nominated, as
hereinafter provided; and he shall also, in such advertisement,
name the time and place when and where such nominations will
be received, and shall sign such notice and affix the date it is
given thereto.
7. Any person registered as a registered dentist in Victoria,
desirous of nominating any other person as a candidate, shall fill
up a nomination paper in the form of the First Schedule hereto,
stating therein the christian name and surname of such candidate,
together with the other particulars required by such schedule,
and such nomination paper shall be signed by not less than five
persons duly qualified to vote at such elections, 'and also by the
person therein named as a candidate accepting such nomination.
Such nomination paper must be lodged or delivered by post be-