churchwarden or overseer of the poor therein Curing the year for which he shall be such returning officer; provided also that no person qualified to be elected to serve as a member in Parliament for any such borough shall be compellable to serve as returning officer for such borough, if within one week after he shall have received notice of his nomination and appointment as returning officer, he shall make oath of such qualification before any justice of the peace, aud shall forthwith notify the same to the sheriff: provided also, that in case his Majesty shall be pleased to grant his royal charter of incorporation to any of the boroughs named in the said schedules C and D, which are not now incorporated, and shall, by such charter, give power to elect a mayor, or other chief municipal officer for any such borough, then, and in every such case, such mayor or other chief municipal officer for the time being shall be the returning officer for such borough, instead of the person nominated and appointed by the sheriff as aforesaid; and the provision hereinbefore contained with regard to the future nomination and appointment of a returning officer for such borough, shall thenceforth cease and determine.

described by an Act to be passed for that purpose in this present Parliament, which Act when passed, shall be deemed and taken to be part of this Act, as fully and effectually as if the same were incorporated herewith, and that in all future Parliaments there shall be four knights of the shire instead of two, to serve for each of the said counties; that is to say, two knights of the shire for each division of the said counties; and that such knights shall be chosen in the same manner and by. the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of: voting, as if each of the said divisions were a separate county, and that the court for the election of knights of the shire for each division of the said counties shall be holden at the place to be named for that purpose in the Act so to be passed as aforesaid, for settling and describing the divisions of the said counties.

Carmarthen, Denbigh and Glamorgan.

And be it enacted, that in all future Parlia ments there shall be three knights of the sbire instead of two, to serve for each of the following counties; that is to say, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Dorsetshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, and Oxfordshire: and two knights of the shire, instead And be it enacted, that in all future Parlia-of one, to serve for each of the counties of ments there shall be sir knights of the shire, instead of four, to serve for the county of York; that is to say, two knights for each of the three ridings of the said county, to be elected in the same manner, and by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if each of the three ridings were a separate county; and that the court for the election of knights of the shire for the north riding of the said county shall be holden at

and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the west riding of the said county shall be holden at Wakefield, and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the east riding of the said county shall be holden

at

And be it enacted, that the Isle of Wight in the county of Southampton, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be a county of itself, separate and apart from the county of Southampton, and shall return one knight of the shire to serve in every future Parliament; and that such knight shall be chosen by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the said several rights of voting, as any knight of the suire shall be chosen in any county in England; and that all elections for the said coun ty of the Isle of Wight shall be holden at the town of Newport, in the Isle of Wight, and the sheriff of the Isle of Wight, or his deputy, shall be the returning officer at such elec tions.

And be it enacted, that in all future Parlia- And be it enacted, that for the purpose of ments there shall be four knights of the shire, electing a knight or knights of the shire to instead of two, to serve for the county of Liu- serve in any future Parliament, the East Ri coln; that is to say, two for the parts of ding of the county of York, the North Riding Lindsey in the said county, and two for the of the county of York, the parts of Lindsey, in parts of Kesteven and Holland in the same the county of Lincoln, and the several coun County; and that such four knights shall be ties at large enumerated in the second column chusen in the same manner, and by the same of the schedule marked G to this Act anclasses and descriptions of voters, and in re-nexed, shall respectively include the several spect of the same several rights of voting, as if the said parts of Lindsey were a separate county, and the said parts of Kesteven and Holland together were also a separate county, and that the court for the election of knights of the shire for the parts of Lindsey, in the said county, shall be holden at and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the parts of Kesteven and Holland, in the said county, shall be holden at

cities and towns and counties of the sume which are respectively mentioned in conjunction with such ridings, parts and counties at large, and named in the first column of the said schedule G.

And be it enacted, that no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament in respect of any freehold lands or : tenements, whereof he may be seised for his And be it enacted, that each of the counties own life, or for the life of another, or for any enumerated in the schedule marked F to this lives whatsoever, unless the same shall be to Act annexed shall be divided into two divi-him of the clear yearly value of not less than sions, which divisions shall be settled and ten pounds, above all rents and charges paya

ble out of or in respect of the same, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding; provided always, that nothing in this Act contained shall prevent any person now seised for his own life, or for the life of another, or for any lives whatsoever, of any freehold lands or tenements of the clear yearly value to him of forty shillings above all rents and charges, from acquiring or retaining, so long as he shall be so seised of the same lands or tenements, the right of voting in such elections in respect thereof, if duly registered according to the provisions hereinafter contained.

And be it enacted, that every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal incapa. city, who shall be seised at law or in equity of any lands or tenements of copyhold or customary tenure for his own life, or for the life of another, or for any lives whatsoever, or for any larger estate, of the clear yearly value to him of not less than ten pounds over and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same, shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament for the county, or for the riding, parts, or division, of the county in which such lands or tenements shall be respectively situate.

suages, lands, or tenements, whether freehold or otherwise, it shall not be necessary that the same shall be assessed to the land-tax; any statute to the contrary notwithstanding.

And be it enacted, that no person shall be allowed to have any vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire for or by reason of any trust estate, or mortgage, unless such trustee or mortgagee be in actual possession or receipt of the rents and profits of the same estate; but that the mortgagor or cestuique trust in possession shall and may vote for the same estate, notwithstanding such mortgage or trust.

And be it enacted, that notwithstanding any thing herein before contained, no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament, in respect of his estate or interest as a freeholder in any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop, occupied by himself, or in any land occupied by himself, together with any house, ware-house, counting-house or shop, if by reason of the occupation thereof respectively he might acquire a right to vote in the election of a member or members for any city or borough, whether he shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to vote for such city or borough in respect thereof.

And be it enacted, that notwithstanding anything herein before contained, no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament in respect of his estate or interest as a copyholder or customary tenant, or as such lessee or assignee, or as such tenant and occupier as aforesaid, in any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop, or in any land occupied together with a house, warehouse, counting-house or shop, if by rea son of the occupation thereof respectively he or any other person might acquire a right to vote in the election of a member or members for any city or borough, whether he or any other person shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to vote for such city or borough in respect thereof.

And be it enacted, that every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity, who shall hold, as lessee or assignee, any lands or tenements, whether of freehold, copyhold, or customary tenure, originally demised for not less than sixty years (whether determinable on a life or lives or not), of the clear yearly value to him of not less than ten pounds, over and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same; or originally demised for any term not less than twenty years (whether determinable on a life or lives or not), of the clear yearly value to him of not less than fifty pounds over and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same; or who shall occupy as tenant any land or tenements for which he shall be bona fide liable to a yearly rent of not less than fifty pounds, shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament for the And be it enacted, that notwithstanding county, or for the riding, parts, or divisions of anything herein before contained, no person the county in which such lands or tenements shall be entitled to vote in the election of a shall be respectively situate; provided always knight or knights of the shire to serve in any that no person being a sub-lessee, or the future Parliament, unless he shall have been assignee of any under lease shall have a right duly registered according to the provisions to vote in such election in respect of any such hereinafter contained; and that no person term of sixty years or twenty years as afore- shall be só registered in the year one said, unless he shall be in the actual occupa-thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or in tion of the premises. any succeeding year, in respect of any lands And be it declared and enacted, that no or tenements of freehold, copybold, or custompublic or Parliamentary tax, nor any church-ary tenure, unless he shall have been in the rate, county-rate, or parochial-rate, shall be actual possession thereof, or in the receipt of deemed to be any charge payable out of or in the rents and profits thereof for his own use, respect of any lands or tenements within the for six calendar months at least next previous meaning of this Act. to the day of in the said year one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo, or next previous to the last day of July in any such respective succeeding year, which said period of six calendar months shall be suf

And be it enacted, that in order to entitle any person to vote in any election of a knight of the shire or other member to serve in any future Parliament, in respect of any mes

of such premises, previously to the
day of

then next preceding, or shall have paid on or before the twentieth day of July in any such succeeding year as aforesaid, all the poor-rates and assessed taxes which shall have become payable from him in respect of such premises, previously to the respective sixth day of April then next preceding.

And be it enacted, that the premises, in respect of the occupation of which any person shall be deemed entitled to vote in the election for any city or borough as aforesaid, shall not be required to be the same premises, but may be different premises, occupied in immediate succession by such person during the said twelve months; and that where any such premises as aforesaid shall be jointly occupied by more persons than one as owners or tenants, each of such joint occupiers shall be entitled tovote in respect thereof, in case the clear yearly

ficient, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding; and that no person shall be so registered in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or in any succeeding year, in respect of any lands or tenements held by him as such lessee or assignee, or as such occupier and tenant as aforesaid, unless he shall have been in the actual possession thereof, or in the receipts of the rents and profits thereof for his own use, as the case may require, for twelve calendar months next previous to the day of in the said year one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo, or next previous to the last day of July in any such respective succeeding year; provided always, that where any lands or tenements which would otherwise entitle the owner, holder, or occupier thereof to vote in any such election shall come to any person at any time within such respective periods of six or twelve calendar months by descent, succes-value of such premises shall be of an amount sion, marriage, marriage-settlement, devise, or promotion to any benefice in a church, or by promotion to any office, such person shall be entitled in respect thereof to have his name inserted as a voter in the election of a knight or knights of the shire in the lists then next to be made by virtue of this Act as hereinafter mentioned.

which, when divided by the number of such occupiers, shall give a sum of not less than ten pounds for each and every such occupier, but not otherwise.

And be it enacted, that in every city or borough, which shall return a member or members to serve in any future Parliament, and in every place sharing in the election for such And be it enacted, that in every city or bo- city or borough, it shall be lawful for any perrough which shall return a member or mem- son occupying any house, warehouse, countbers to serve in any future Parliament, every ing-house, or shop, either separately or jointly, male person of full age, and not subject to any with any land occupied therewith by him as legal incapacity, who shall occupy within such owner, or occupied therewith by him as tenant city or borough, or within any place sharing in under the same landlord, in any parish or the election for such city or borough, as owner township in which there shall be a rate for the or tenant, any house, warehouse, counting- relief of the poor, to claim to be rated to the house, or shop, being either separately or relief of the poor in respect of such premises, jointly with any land within such city, borough, whether the landlord shall or shall not be or place, occupied therewith by him as owner, liable to be rated to the relief of the poor in or occupied therewith by him as tenant under respect thereof; and upon such occupier so the same landlord, of the clear yearly value of claiming and actually paying or tendering the not less than ten pounds, shall, if duly regis- full amount of the rate or rates, if any then tered according to the provisions hereinafter due in respect of such premises, the overseers contained, be entitled to vote in the election of the parish or township in which such preof a member or members to serve in any fu-mises are situate are hereby required to put ture Parliament for such city or borough: provided always, that no such person shall be so registered in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or in any succeeding year, unless he shall have occupied such premises as aforesaid for twelve calendar months, next previous to the day of

in the said year one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-two, or next previous to the last day
of July in any such respective succeeding year,
nor unless such person, where such premises
are situate in any parish or township in which
there shall be a rate for the relief of the poor,
shall have been rated in respect of such pre-
mises to all rates for the relief of the poor in
such parish or township, made during the
time of such his occupation as aforesaid, nor
unless such person shall have paid, on or be-
day of
in the
said year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
two all the poor-rates and assessed taxes which
shall have become payable from him in respect

fore the

the name of such occupier upon the rate for the time being; and in case such overseers shall neglect or refuse so to do, such occupier shall nevertheless for the purposes of this Act be deemed to have been rated to the relief of the poor in respect of such premises from the period at which the rate shall have been made, the amount whereof he shall have so paid or tendered as aforesaid: Provided always, that where by virtue of any Act of Parliament the landlord shall be liable to the payment of the rate for the relief of the poor in respect of any premises occupied by his tenant, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to vary or discharge the liability of such landlord; but in case the tenant who shall have been rated for such premises in consequence of any such claim as aforesaid, shall make default in the payment of the poor-rate due in respect thereof, such landlord shall be and remain liable for the payment thereof, in the same manner as if he had himself been rated in

respect of the premises so occupied by his

tenant.

And be it enacted, that every person who would have been entitled, if this Act had not been passed, to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in any future Parliament for any city or town, being a county in itself, in respect of his estate or interest as a freeholder, either with or without any other qualification superadded thereto, shall be entitled to vote in such election, provided he shall be duly registered according to the provisions hereinafter contained; but that no such person shall be so registered in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or in any succeeding year, unless he shall on the day of in the said year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or on the last day of July in any such respective succeeding year, be qualified as such elector, in such manner as would entitle him then to vote if such days were respectively the days of election, and this Act had not been passed.

gess or freeman, or entitled to be admitted a burgess or freeman previously to the first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, or from or through some person who shall since that time have become a burgess or freeman in respect of servitude. And be it enacted, that no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in any future Parliament for any city or borough, save and except in respect of some right conferred by this Act, or as a burgess or freeman, or as a freeman and liveryman, or in the case of a city or town being a county of itself, as a freeholder as herein before-mentioned: provided always, that every person now having a right to vote in the election for any city or borough (except those enumerated in the said schedule A) in virtue of any other qualification than as a burgess or freeman, or as a freeman and liveryman, or in the case of a city or town being a county of itself, as a freeholder as herein before-mentioned, shall retain such And be it enacted, that every person who right of voting so long as he shall be qualified would have been entitled to vote in the elec- as an elector according to the usages and custion of a member or members to serve in any toms of such city or borough, or any law now future Parliament for any city or borough not in force, and such person shall be entitled to included in the schedule marked A to this vote in the election of a member or members Act annexed, either as a burgess or freeman, to serve in any future Parliament for such or in the city of London as a freeman and city or borough, if duly registered according liveryman, if this Act had not been passed, to the provisions hereinbefore contained; but shall be entitled to vote in such election, pro- no such person shall be so registered in the vided such person shall be duly registered ac-year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, cording to the provisions hereinafter con- or in any succeeding year, unless such person tained; but that no such person shall be regis- shall on the day of tered in the year one thousand eight hundred in the said year one thousand and thirty-two, or in any succeeding year, eight hundred and thirty-two, or on the last unless such person shall, on the day day of July in any such respective succeeding of in the said year one thousand eight year, be qualified as such elector in such hundred and thirty-two, or on the last day of manner as would entitle him then then to vote July in any such respective succeeding year, if such days were respectively the days of the be qualified in such manner as would entitle election, and this Act had not been passed, nor him then to vote if such days were respectively unless such persons shall have resided for six the days of election, and this Act had not been calendar months next previous to the passed, nor unless such person shall have re- day of sided for six calender months next previous to the day of in the said year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or next previous to the last day of July in any such respective succeeding year, within the city or borough, or within the place sharing in the election for the city or borough, in respect of which city, borough, or place respectively, such person shall be entitled to vote, or within seven statute miles of such city, borough, or place respectively provided always, that no person who shall have been elected or made a burgess or freeman since the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirtyone, or who shall hereafter be elected or made a burgess or freeman, otherwise than in respect of birth or servitude, shall be entitled to vote as such in any election for any city or borough as aforesaid, or to be so registered as aforesaid provided also, that no person shall be entitled as a burgess or freeman in respect of birth, unless his right be originally derived Provided also, and be it enacted, that every from or through some person who was a bur-person now having a right to vote for the bo

in the said year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or next previous to the last day of July in any such respective succeeding year, within the city or borough, or within the place sharing in the election for the city or borough, in respect of which city, borough, or place respectively, such person shall be entitled to vote, or within seven statute miles of such city, borough, or place respectively; provided nevertheless, that such person shall for ever cease to enjoy such right of voting for any such city or borough as afore said, if his name shall have been omitted for two successive years from the register of such voters for such city or borough hereinafter directed to be made, unless he shall have been so omitted in consequence of his having received parochial relief within twelve calendar months next previous to the day of

in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or next previous to the last day of July in any succeeding year.

rough of New Shoreham in respect of any freehold situate in the borough or parish of Horsham, and every person now having a right to vote for the borough of Cricklade in respect of any freehold situate in the borough or parish of Malmsbury, shall respectively retain such right of voting for the several boroughs of New Shoreham and Cricklade as defined by this Act, subject always to the provisions hereinbefore mentioned with regard to the right of voting for any borough in respect of freehold.

And be it enacted, that no person shall be entitled to be registered in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or in any succeeding year, as a voter in the election of a member or members to serve in any future Parliament for any city or borough, who shall within twelve calendar months next previous to the day of in the said year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, or next previous to the last day of July in any such respective succeeding year, have received parochial relief.

in the

or before the
day of
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
two, and on or before the twentieth day of July
in every succeeding year, a statement of their
claim as such voters according to the form
numbered 2 in the said schedule H, or to
the like effect. Provided always, that after
the formation of the register to be made in
each year as hereinafter mentioned, no per-
son, whose name shall be upon such register
for the time being, shall be required there
after to make any such claims as aforesaid,
unless such person shall, since the formation
of such register for the time being, have
ceased to have the qualification or place of
abode described in such register, for the time
being.

Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted, that, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in any future Parliament for any city or borough (other than a city or town being a And be it enacted, that the overseers of the county of itself, in the election for which free-poor of every parish and township shall, on or holders have a right to vote as hereinbefore before the day of in the year mentioned), in respect of any estate or inte- one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, rest in any burgage tenement, annuity or free- make out, or cause to be made out, according hold, which shall have been acquired by such to the form numbered 3, in the said schedule person since the first day of March, one thou-| H, an alphabetical list of all persons who sand eight hundred and thirty-one, unless the shall claim as aforesaid, to be inserted in such same shall have come to or been acquired by list as voters in the election of a knight or such person since that day, and previously to knights of the shire to serve for the county, the passing of this Act, by descent, succes- or for the riding, parts or division of the comsion, marriage, marriage settlement, devise, ty, wherein such parish or township lies, in or promotion to any benefice in a church, or respect of any lands or tenements situate by promotion to any office. wholly or in part within such parish or township; and that the said overseers shall, on or before the last day of July, in every succeeding year, make out, or cause to be made out, a like list, containing the names of all persons who shall be upon the register for the time being as such voters, and also the names of all persons who shall claim as aforesaid to be inserted in such last-mentioned list, as such voters; and in every list to be made by the overseers as aforesaid, the christian name and surname of every person shall be written at full length, together with the place of his abode, the nature of his qualification, and the name of the street, lane, or other description of the place where such lands or tenements may be situate, as the same are respectively set forth in his claim to vote; and the said overseers, if they shall have reasonable cause to believe that any person so claiming as aforesaid or whose name shall appear in the register for the time being, is not entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire for the county, or for the riding, parts, or di vision of the county, in which their parish or township is situate, shall have power to add the words " objected to" opposite the name of every such person, on the margin of such list; and the said overseers shall sign such list, and shall cause a sufficient number of copies of such list to be printed, and to be fixed on or near the doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish or township, or if there be no church or chapel therein, then to be fixed up in some public and conspicuous situation. within the same respectively, on the two Sundays next after such list shall have been made; and the said overseers shall likewise

And whereas it is expedient to form a regis-
ter of all persons entitled to vote in the elec-
tion of a knight or knights of the shire, to
serve in any future Parliament, and that for
the purpose of forming such register, the over-
seers of every parish and township should an-
nually make out lists in the manner berein-
after mentioned; be it therefore enacted, that
the overseers of the poor of every parish and
township shall, on the
day of

in the year one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-two, and on the twentieth day of June
in every succeeding year, cause to be fixed, on
or near the doors of all the churches and cha-
pels within such parish or township, or if there
be no church or chapel therein, then to be
fixed in some public and conspicuous situation
within the same respectively, a notice, accord-
ing to the form numbered 1 in the schedule
H to this Act annexed, requiring all persons
who may be entitled to vote in the election of
a knight or knights of the shire to serve in
any future Parliament, in respect of any pro-
perty situate in such parish or township, to
deliver or transmit to the said overseers, on