Stamp Act · s 59

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s 59Proxies

(1)

Every letter or power of attorney for the purpose of appointing a proxy to vote at a meeting hereby respectively charged with duty shall specify the day upon which the meeting at which it is intended to be used is to be held, and shall be available only at the meeting so specified, and any adjournment thereof.

(2)

Any person who makes or executes or votes or attempts to vote under or by means of any such letter or power of attorney, not being duly stamped, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $100,

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and every vote given or tendered under the authority or by means of the letter or power of attorney shall be void.