391. If, at the end of the poll the number of votes required have not been given, the returning officer shall order the voting to be continued on the next day, if an application to that effect be made to him in writing by the mayor, by a councillor or by three persons qualified to vote, within a delay of one hour after the closing of the poll.
R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 405; 1968, c. 55, s. 5, s. 114.