Show PLURAL VOTING VOTING I In capital of the Can Canadian Canadian Canadian adian province of Prince Edward Is Island island Island land the electors have what Is called plural voting yoUng privileges In the Use elec dee elections electIons for mayor and aldermen all men and all unmarried women above the age of 21 years having paid pal their taxes have havo a right to give one ono or more votes The franchise is 15 limited to those pos possessing possessing possessing a freehold estate of 10 as assessed value or over fo to payers of an income tax of ot 2 and upward rd to rent renters renters ers em of real estate of ot a yearly early rental value of 14 and to those who pay a apoll apoll apoll poll tax taC of U 2 each year Even the nonresident owners or lessees of real estate in the city may vote at these elections Voters thus qualified may vote ote in the ward in which he be or she resides and also in every other ward wardIn wardI In which he or she owns or occupies real estate It Is possible therefore for one person to vote five times at one election one vote for mayor and one each for councilman from the tour lour wards Voting In Charlottetown Is not done by ballot but at polling places by word of mouth before election officers who register the choice of the elector as declared In public The secret ballot has no place on Prince Edward Island in n municipal elections Everything is open and above board even though the fellows who have havo little or nothing are areat areat areat at a disadvantage It is possible vot voters voters ot oters ers are not bribed up there If they should be bribed now and then there I would be no nu chance to get out of de delivering delivering livering the goods on a a vive voce oce vote That system would be welcome in some localities in the United States tates tates where the definition of an honest honert man is one who stays bought |