164. If the nomination paper be produced by the candidate himself, the returning officer shall require such candidate to make oath before him that the signature subscribed to the consent is his signature, and an entry thereof shall be made at the end or on the back of the nomination paper; and, in such case, the affidavit of another person, in relation to the consent of the candidate, shall not be required.
R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 188.