by others, to the high constable of the hundred, who is to deliver this list and statement to the clerk of the peace. This statement will merely contain the number of persons objected to, without any particulars of names, &c.;

list of persons

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"but the overseers of every parish or township Alphabetical must also make out an alphabetical list (according to objected to the form numbered 6 in the Schedule (H.) annexed lished. to the Act) of all the persons as to whom they have received notice of objection; and they must cause a copy of this list to be fixed on or near the door of every church and chapel in their parish or township, on the two Sundays next preceding the 15th

*

of October;†

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" and they must likewise keep a copy of this list, Copy to be which they must allow all persons to inspect, without lic inspection. payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours, during the ten days next preceding the 15th of October.†

Barrister's

visal.

"When the barrister holds his court for revising Attending the lists of voters for any county, or for any division Courts of reof a county, or for any riding, or parts, as the case may be, (of the time and place of holding which court notice will be given both in the newspapers and at the principal place of election,) the overseers

of every parish or township in such county, division, Overseers' buriding, or parts, must attend the court during the siness there.

* Or if there be no church or chapel there, in some other public situation.

That is, in this year, 1832, but in every future year it must be in the month of September.

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time when their list of voters is under the revision of the barrister; and they must deliver to him a copy of the alphabetical list of persons objected to; and they must answer, upon oath, all such questions as the barrister may put to them, as to any matter upon which he may require information for revising their list, (see clause 42 of the Act,) and they must produce the rate-book before him, in case he should demand it. (See clause 51 of the Act.)

"All the expenses incurred by the overseers of provided for. any parish or township, in making out, printing, and publishing the lists and notices, and in carrying into effect the other provisions of the Act, with regard to the voters for any county, division, riding, or parts, will be defrayed out of the poor rate for such parish or township. (See clause 56 of the Act.)

Publication of notice when in Church.

Places with

out overseers assigned to overseers of adjoining parish, &c.

"Parish" and "town

"If there happens to be no church or chapel in a parish or township, the overseers must, in that case, fix the respective lists and notices in some public and conspicuous situation in the parish or township.

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Every precinct or place which has no overseers of its own, must be treated as if it were within the parish or township adjoining to it in the same county, division, riding, or parts; and if any such precinct or place should adjoin two or more parishes or townships in the same county, division, riding, or parts, then it must be treated as if it were within the least populous (according to the last census) of such adjoining parishes or townships; and the overseers of the parish or township of which such precinct or place is to be treated as part, must include in their list the names of all persons sending in claims to them as voters for their county, division, riding, or parts, (as the case may be,) in respect of property situated in such precinct or place. (See the Provision at the end of clause 38 of the Act.)

"By the 79th clause of the Act it is expressly ship" defined. provided, that the words, " parish or township" shall extend to every parish, township, vill, hamlet, dis

trict, or place maintaining its own poor, and that all
the duties imposed by the Act
upon overseers may be
lawfully executed by the major part of the overseers.

in England.

"The foregoing duties are to be performed Exception of by overseers in every part of England and certain towns Wales, except Bristol, Exeter, Haverfordwest, Lichfield, Norwich, and Nottingham."

The lists of voters for counties thus directed to be made by the overseers, are to be delivered by them to the high constables of the several hundreds of each county, with a statement of the total number of persons objected to by the overseers.

The high constables are to deliver such lists and statements to the clerks of the peace ;—and

The clerks of the peace must make an abstract therefrom of the number of persons objected to in each parish and township, and transmit it to the appointed revising barristers for the corresponding district, in order to enable them to fix the times and places of holding courts.

SECTION 2.

Borough Lists to be made by Overseers and
Town Clerks.

The borough lists are required to contain each, Borough lists. one of three classes of persons entitled to vote in

respect of three distinct species of qualification.

First, the newly-qualified electors under the Re- s. XLIV. form Act, that is, the 10%. householders.

Secondly, the persons (not being freemen) entitled s. XLIV. to vote in respect of qualifications other than those conferred by the Reform Act.

Lastly, the freemen of the borough or city enti- s. XLVI. tled to vote.

All to be alphabetically named therein.

S. XLIV.

The two former are to be prepared by the overseers of the particular parish or township, the last S. XLVI. by the town clerk or corresponding civil officer of the city, or borough, or place.

Schedule I.
No. 1.

Overseers'
list for bo-
roughs of
voters in re-
spect of pro-
perty, under

2 W. 4, c. 45.

The following are forms of such three lists successively prescribed by the Reform Act.

The first is the form of the list to be made out by the overseers of voters entitled under the statute, headed as it ought to be, in fact, and instanced by fictitious names, &c. p. lxxviii.

The LIST of PERSONS entitled to vote in the Election of a Member [or Members] for the City [or Borough] of

in

respect of Property occupied within the Parish [or Township]
of
by virtue of an Act passed in the Second Year of
the Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act
"to amend the Representation of the People in England and
"Wales,"

The second is the form for the neutral list of

persons entitled to vote in cities and boroughs, although neither qualified in respect of property or as freemen, p. lxxviii.

Overseers' Second List.

Sch. L. No. 2.

s. 44.

list of voters (not being

titled in re

The LIST of all PERSONS (not being Freemen) entitled to vote Overseers' in the Election of a Member [or Members] for the City [or Borough] of in respect of any Rights other than freemen) enthose conferred by an Act passed in the Second Year of the spect of rights Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to not conferred "amend the Representation of the People in England and c. 45.

"Wales."

by 2 W. 4,

The last is the form furnished for the heading of the list and the columns of the list of freemen to

be made by the Town Clerk, p. lxxix.

Town Clerk's List of Freemen for Boroughs.

The LIST of the FREEMEN of the City [or Borough] of
[or of
being a Place sharing in the Election with the
City [or Borough] of ] entitled to vote in the Election
of a Member [or Members] for the said City [or Borough].

Christian Name and Surname of each Freeman at full Length.

Place of his Abode.

Sch. L. No. 3. 8. 46. Town clerk's list of freemen.

(Signed

A. B. {

Town Clerk of the said City
[or Borough, or Place].