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hall hold an open court or courts fur that purpose within such city or borough, and also within every place sharing in the lecion for such city or borough. at some time between 'It(• 111th day of March inclusive, and the 25th day of April inclusive, in the year 1/332, and between the 10th day of October inclusive, and the 25th day of November inclusive. even, succeeding year, haying first given three clear days' I notice of the holding of 'twit court or courts, to be fixed on the doors of all the churches and chapels within such city, ' orough. or place respectively, crlf there be no church or chain] therein, then to be fixed in some public and conspl t twos situation within the same respectively t and the over septa who shall have made out such lists shall, at the open int; of the first court to be held by every such barrister for rt %hag such lists, produce their respective lists before him; and the town desk or other like officer of such city or borough or place sharing in the election therewith, and • also the several overseers within such city, borough, or ;Ace respectively, shall attend the court to he held by every such barrister for such city, borough, or place Teepee tively. and shall answer upon oath all such questions as such karrister may put to them or any of them touching the said lists or any matter necessary for the revising thereof; and every such barrister shall inquire into and determine all such Itjections as may be made to the insertion or omission of r Imes in the said lists, and shall retain on the said lists all names to which no valid objection shall be established, and shall insert in such lists the name of every person who shall be proved to he entitled to vote in the election of a member Of members of parliament to serve for such city or borough, and shall expunge from the said lists the name of every per son who shall be proved not to be entitled to tote for such city or borough. in respect of the qualification stated in the said lists, or to be incapacitated by any law nr statute from voting in the election of members to serve in parliament ; and every such barrister shall correct any mistake or supply any omission which shall be proved to him to have be e n made in any of the said lists in respect of the name or place of abode or nature of the qualification, or local description of the property of any person who shall be included in any such list . provided always, that no person's name shall be expunged from any such list unless such notice as is herein before required in that behalf shall have been given to the overseers; and no person's name shall be inserted in any such list, unless he shall have given to the overseers such notice as is hereinbefore required to be given in that behalf. 38. And be it enacted. that the overseers of every parish or township shall, for their assistance in making out the lists in pursuance of this act (upon request made by them. or any of them, at any reasonable time between the Ist day of January and the let day of February, in the year 1832, and between the Ist day of July and the last day of August in any succeeding year, to any assessor or collector of taxes, or to any other officer having the custody of any duplicate or tax assessment. and to extract from thence such names as may apppear to such overseer or overseers to be necessary; and every barrister holding any court under this act shall have power to require any assessor, collector of taxes or other officer having the custody of any duplicate or tax assessment, or any overseer or overseen having the ens hly of any poor rate, to produce the same respec tively before him, for the purpose of assisting him in revising the lists to be by him revised in pursuance of this act. 39. And be it enacted, that every banister holding any court under this act as aforesaid shall have power to ad. journ the same from time to time, and from any one place to any other place or places within the same county or ri ding, or within the same city or borough, or within any place sharing in the election for such city or borough, but so as that no such adjourned court for revising the lists t o be made in the year 1832, shall be held after the 25th of April in the said year, and that no such adjourned court for revising the lists to be made in any succeeding year, shall be held after the 25 . b day of November, in such re spective year; and every such barrister shall have power to administer an oath (or in the case of a quaker or a hors. vian an affirmation) to all persons making objection to the insertion or omission of any name in such lists as afore said. and to all persons objected against, or claiming to be in such lists, or claiming to have any mistake in such lists corrected, and to all witnesses who may be tendered on el tier side; and that if any person taking any oath or mak ing any affirmation order this act shall wilfully swear or affirm falsely, such person shall be deemed guilty of per. jury, and shall be punished accordingly • and that at the holding of such respective co u rt s the part ies-shall not be at. t ,, nded by counsel ; and that every such barrister shallatpon tie hearing in open court, finally determine upon the Tali. di . y of such claims and objections, and shall in open court write his initials against the names respectively struck out or inserted, and against any part of the said lists In which any mistakes shall have been corrected, and shall sign his name to every page of the several listsso settled. 40. And be it enacted, that the lista of voters for each county, or part, riding, or division of a county, so signed by any such barrister, shall be forthwith transmitted by him to the clerk of the peace of the county or riding for which such barrister shall have been appointed, and the clerk of the peace shall keep the said lists among the records of the sessions, arranged with every hundred in alphabetical order, and with every parish and township within such hun dred likewise in alphabetical order, and shall forthwith : cauee the said lists to be fairly and truly copied in the same order in a book to be by him provided for that purpose at the ex. pence of the counts or riding, and shall prefix to every came to copied out its proper number, beginning the numbers from the first name and continuing them in • regular series down to the last name, and shall de. liver such book on or before the last day of April in the rear 11132, and the like book on or before the last day of November in every succeeding year, to the sheriff of the county, or his under-sheriff, who shall safely keepthe same, and shall at the expiration of his office deliver over the same to the succeeding. sheriff or his under-sheriff; and the hist of voters for each city or borough, so signed by any catch barrister, shall be forthwith delivered by him to the returning officer for such city or borough, who shall safely ..ep the sante, and shall cause the said lists to be fairly and truly copied in a book to be by him provided for that pur pose at the expense of the county, with every name therein numbered according to the directions aforesaid, our shall Catlike such book to be completed on or before the last day of A pail, in the rear 1832, and the like book to be completed on or before the last day of November in every in every suc ceeding year. and shall deliver over such book, together with the lists, at the expiration of his oglce, to the person suc ceeding him in such office; and suels respective books to be so completed on or bef o r e th e l ast d ay o f April in the year 1832, shall be deemed the registers of electors to vote, after the end of this present parliament, in the choice of knights, citizens, and burgesses for the several counties, parts, rid ings, and divisions of counties, cities, and boroughs to which such registers respectively relate, at any election which may take place after the said last day of Aptil in the said year, and beforeshe Ist day of December in the next year; and such respective books to be so completed on or before the last day of November in such next and in every succeed. ing year shall be the registers of the electors to vote at any election which shall take place between the Ist day of De cember inclusive in the year wherein such registers shall have been made, and the lit day of December in the fol lowing year. Cza use (C.) And be it enacted, that the overseers of every parish and township shall cause to be printed, at the expense of their respective parish or township, copies of the lists so by them to be made in the present and in every succeeding year, and shall deliver such copies to all persons applying for:the same, on payment of a ,reasonable price fur each copy ; and the monies arising from the sale thereof shall be accounted for by the said overseers, and applied to the use of their parish or township ; and the clerks of the peace shall cause copies of the registers of the electors for their re. spective counties or ridings, or the parts or divisions of their respective counties, to be printed at the expense of their re spective counties or ridings ; and the returning officer of every city or borough shall cause copies of the register of the electors for such city or borough to be printed at the expense of the county or riding within which such city or borough may be situate; end every such clerk of the peace, and every such returning officer, shall deliver such respective copies to all persons applying for the same, on payment of a reasonable price for each copy ; and the monies arisirg from the talc of all such copies shall be accounted for to the treasuter of the county or riding at , whose expense the same shall have been printed. CLAUSE (D.) And be it enacted, that every barrister oppointed.p.revise any lists of votes ut.der this act, shall be paid at the Tate of five guineas for every day that be , shall be so employed, over and above his travelling and other expenses ; and every suet' barrister, after the termi. nation of his last sitting, shall lay or cause to be laid be. fore the lords commissioners of his Majesty's treasury fur the time being, a statement of the rumber of days during which he shall have been so employed, and an account of the travelling and other expenses incurred by him in res pret of such emplorment ; aid the said lords commis toorers shall make an order for the amount to be paid to suet, barrister. 41. And be it enacted, that in all elections whatever of •.••• • 1. I. 48. And be It enacted, that at every contested election of a member or members to serve in any fume parliament for any city or borough in England, except the borough of Monmouth, the poll shall commence OS the day fixed for the election, or on the day DM following, or at the latest oo the third daKuniess any of the said days shaft bean Sundt), and then on the Monday following. at the &sent* of the mensololl officer in case the candidates do • not agree 'upon the day. ; and s uch polling shall continue for two days eudy, each two days being successive days, except where Sunday shall intervene; that is to say, for sevenitours at least on the first day of polling, and far eight hours on the wend day of polling; and that the poll shall on DO account be kept open later than four o'clock in the diatom of such second day; any statute to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided al ways, that nothi ng i n t hi s act contained shall prevent any sheriff or other retuning officer, or the turgid deputy of any returning officer from ;closing the poll previous to the ex piration of the time fixed by this act, in any case where the same might have been lawfully closed befbre the passing of this act. 49. And be it enacted, that at every contested election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament for any city or borough in England, except the borough of Biontnenth, there shall be a ppoint e d fo r ta ki ng the poll at such election different booths for different parishes, districts or parts of such city or borough, which booths may be si tuated either in one place or in several places, and shall be so divided and allotted Into compartments as to the returning officer or officers shall seem meet convenient, so that no greater number than six hundred shall be required to poll at any one compartment ; and the returning officer shall appoint a clerk to take the poll at each compartment, and shall cause to be affixed on the most conspicuous part of each of the said booths, the names of the several parishes, districts, and parts for which such booth is respectively allotted; and no person shall be admitted to vote at any such election, except at the booth allotted for the pariah, district or part wherein the pro- Party may be situate In regret of which he claims to vote, or wherein his place of abode as described in the register maybe; bet in case no booth shall happen to be provided for any particular parish, district or part as aforesaid, the votes in reaped. of property situate in any parish, district or part so omitted, may be taken at any of the said booths ; and the votes of freemen residing out of the limits of the city or borough, but within seven statute miles thereof, may be taken at any of the said booths; and public notice of the situation, di. vision and allotment of the different booths shall be given three days before the commencement of the poll, by the returning officer ; and in case the booths shall be si tuated in different places, the returning officer may appoint a deputy to preside at each place ; and at every such elec tion the poll clerks at the close of ench day's poll shall en. dose, seal and deliver the several poll books to the teeming offi cer or his deputy, and every deputy so receiving the same on the final clos e o f th e p o ll, shall forthwith deliver or transmit the same, so inclosed and sealed to the returning officer, who shall receive and ke e p all the poll books un opened until the following day, unless such day be Sunday, and then till the Monday following, when he shall openly break the seals thereon, and cast up the number of votes as they appear on the said several books, and shall openly de clare the state of the poll, and make proclamation of the member or members chosen not later than two o'clock in the afternoon of the said day. Provided always, that the re turning officer, or his lawful deputy, may, if he think fit, decline the final state of the poll, and proceed to make the reit= immediately after the p o ll s h a ll have been law ful clued. Provided also, that no nomi na ti on shall be made, or election holden, of any member for any city or borough in any church, chapel, or other place of public worship. members to serve in any future parliament. no enquiry shall be pernsited at the thus of polling, as to the rietzf as ' any person to vote, except only wheth er the c to vote be the same whose name appears ru en st e c i h register as aforesaid, and whether such person's qualifkation for voting still continues, and whether such person shall have pre viously voted at the same election, all which enquiries the re uming t.fficer or his respective deputy shall, if re. quirtti on behalf of any candidate, make. from each voter at die tme of his tendering his vote, and not after, and shall also, if so required as aforesaid, then and there admi. nister an oath (or in are of a Quaker or Moravian, an affirmation) to such voter. in the following form ; (that is to any)— " You A. B. do swear [or, being a Quaker or Moravian, do affirm], that you are the same A. B. whose name ap peal on the register of voters for the county of [ors the part, riding or division of the county of or the city or borough o f as t h e case may be], and you still have the sam e f ree h o ld t or , copyhold, or or otherwise (as the case may be). or, that you still occupy the same house or warehouse or otherwise, as the case may' be, specifying in each case the nature of the qualification as described in the register for which your name was inserted in the said register, [or, in the case of rights rot served by this act, say, that you still have the same qualification for which your Dame was inserted in the said register], and that you have not before voted either here or elsewhere at the present election for the said county, [or, for the said part, riding or division of the said county, or for the said city or borough, as the case may e• So help you GOD." Abea no elector shall hereafter, at any election , be required to take any oath or affirm at i on , except as aforesaid, in proof of his freehold residence, age, or other his qualification or right to vote, any law or statute, local or general, to the eon. trary notwiihstandinif ; and no person claiming to vote at any such el.ction shall be excluded from voting thereat, ex cept by reason of its appearing to the returning officer or his respective deputy, that the person so claiming to vote is not the same person whose name appears In such register, or that such person's qualification for voting does not continue, or that such person has previously polled at the same election, or by reason of such person refusing to take the said oath or make the said affirmation, or to take any other oath or make any other affirmation requited by any other act, and not hereby dispensed with ; and no scrutiny shall hereafter be allowed by or before any returning officer with regard to any votes given or tendered at any election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament; any law, sta tute, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. 42. Provided, nevertheless, and be it enacted, that by petition to the House of Commons, complaining of an un due election or return of any knight, citizen or burgess, any petitioner shall be at liberty to question the correctness of the register which shall have been settled by such barrister, and to prove that names were improperly retained, inserted, ex punged, or omitted by him in the revision of the lists from which the register in force at the time of such election shall have been constituted ; and the committee before whom the merits of any such petition shall be tried may inquire into the same, and alter the poll taken at such election according to the truth of the case, and report the same to the house, and the return shall be amended, or the election declared void, as the ease may be, and the register corrected accord ingly ; and in case of corruption, partiality, or wilful mis conduct on the part of such barrister, may order such costs to be paid by him to the petitioner as su.g committee shill think reasonable : Provided always, that any person whose name may have been rejected or expunged by the buffeter, may notwithstanding tender his vote at such election, and his vote may be placed upon the poll by the committee *before which tbe merits of each election may be CLauas (E.) .Provided always, and be it enacted, that so 43 And be It enacted, that the sheriffs of the count l a tried. far as relates to the several boro ughs of New Shoreham, . Cricklade, Aylesbury and East Retfotd, the justices of the directed hereby to be divided shall duly cause pedants- peace of the several counties in which the said boroughs are Lion to be made of the several dare Axed fee the eke. respectively situate at the quarter sessions to be holden next don of a knight or knights of the shire for the several after the passing of this act, shall divide the said several bo. parts, ridings and divisions of their said respective MD" ties, and shall roughs into convenient districts for p o llin g , an d s h a ll ap preside at the same by themselves or their lawful deputies. point in each district a convenient place for taking the poll at all elections of members to serve In an y future paella -44. And be it enacted, that if on the day fixed f or the Par election of a knight or knight s to se r ve i n an y f uture meat for each of the said boroughs; and that t h e j us ti ces o f the of each of the said counties assembled at the quer liamcnt for any county, or for any part, ridirg or division ter mom= oh o (if they shall en thin] , fit) have the perm of a county, more candidates shall be proposed for the choice to appoint other and diter -ut districts and places for poll. of the electors than the number of vacancies to be filled up, ing at the end of every two years from the respectfee prate and a poll shall be demanded, the polling shall commence ding appointment to be made for that purpose 1 and that a 'at nine o'clock in the forenoon of the next day but one after list of the districts and places for polling named in the first the day fixed for the election, unless such next day but and in each succeeding appointment shall be lodgmiwith the one shall be Sunday, and then on the Mo n d a y following , at clerk of the peace of the respective county, who dull forth- the principal place of election, and also at the several p laces with cause copies of such list to be printed at the espense of to be appointed as hereinafter directed for taking polls; and such county, and to be fixed on the doors of the several such palin g shall continue for two days only, such two days churches and chapels within the respective borough ,and being successive days, except where Sunday shall intervene; th e polling at elections for pub of the said borougits shall (that is to say) for seven hews on the GM day of polling, take place according to the list last lodged with the clot of and for eight hours on the second day ofpolling; and no poll the peace. shall be kept open later than four o'clock in the afternoon 540. Aod be it enacted, that after the end of this presen of the second day, any statute to th e contrar y notwith- Parliament, all booths erected for the convenience of tak standing. - ' ing polls, shall be erected at the joint and equal expense 45. And be it enacted , that after such royal proclamation of the several candidates, and the same shall be erected by, as hereinbefore mentioned shall have been issued, making contract with the candidates, if they shall think fit to known the divisions of the counties for which, after the pass make such owns, ere if they shall not make such sing of this set, knights of the shire shall be elected to save tract, then the sine shall be erected by the ' we in all future parliaments, the justices of the peace for every other return *, A im gie o ak en, at the 4steho county in England and Wales, assembled at the Quarter mea d xa D didesia'no 'humid I and that the=des tip* Sessions to be holden next after the issuing of such prods. am a ssed by the alhatir or et h er returning s ik a or e a m , m oration, or at some special sessions to be appointed by then i liai b e pa id we b e m egu h eem b y t h e & you ' m e c urb em . so assembled as aforesaid (and of which there shall be given s ur d i n ta ki ng the pa doll he aelitime sibs& by at least ten days' public notice). shall divide their respective t he lig at the expellee Odle al OM linetien. l counties, and parts, ridings and divisions of counties, into p aw e ' d a ueys, t h at If „y pawn a wn he eemeem d ~ convenient districts for polling , and shall appoint in sechdh• without his consent, then tfie perms ie peepashig — kins trict a convenient place for taking the poll at all elections of a sa i l b e liable to d e f ray hi s s h are o f t h e m i l , 74 . 0 ,.. i n knight or knights of the shire to serve in anyfuture parliaments like manner as if he had been a paddiete s Provided oho, in such manner that no person shall have ultrusel more th an th at nothing herein contained shall lima the stedidales 15 miles from the property in respect of which he cla ims to or any sheriff or other returning Aker from Wog eebhing vote ; provided that no county or pert, riding or division di; any one or more houses or other buildings for the wpm county, now entitled, or by this act empowered to seod a oe taking the poll therein, subject always to dle'enne knight or knights of the shire to serve in parliament, shall regulations, provisions and liabilities in nispese-is hare more than fifteen districts and resp e c t i ve pl aces sp. are herembdure mentioned w i t h regard to eblenrtls for nada( pointed for taking the poll fur such county, part, riding. or the polL division ; and that the justices of the peace for every WW 2 ' 61. And be it enacted, that the sheriff or other returning ty, in England and Wales, at the quarter questions assent- officer shall, b e f ore t h e d ay fi xe d f or t h e e l ect i on , cause to bled, shall (if they shall so think fit) have power to appoint be made for the use of each booth or other polling place at ocher and different districts anti places for polling, at the such election, a true copy of the register of voters, and shall end of every two years ftomtherespective preceding appoint. under hi s hand certify every such copy to be true. meat to be made for that purpose; and that a list of the districts and places for polling, named in the first and in 52. And he it enacted, that every deputy of a sheriff or returning officer shall have the same p ower o f a d m i s each succeeding appointment under this act, shall be lodged *ith the clerk of the peace of each county, who shall forth. Metering the oaths and affirmations requiredoy and law, and of oi:the with cause espies of such list to be printed, at the expense a r watinna as may by law be be lining commissioners for adm each asminksiss. of the coun t y, and toZbe fixed on or ne e r th e a ers, as the sheriff or other returning ellent - imee by Aunt doors of the churches and chapels within each county, or of this or any other act, and subject to the sew regulations part, riding or division of a county, according to the last appointment; and the polling at elections shall take place and provisions in every respect as such shad' sit other re. turning according to the list la s t l o d ge d, in conformity to this enact- officer. meta, with the clerk o f th e p eace . 51 And be it enacted, that from and after the end o f this 46. And be it enacted, that at every contested election p_res..enint the election d everz m pers en z w ro ir the shall barsa hav il e a a a righ m t en to . for any county, ort, riding, or division of &county, the "" mouth v , in respect of the towns of Newport or borough shall sod sheriff, under - sheriff or sheri ff 's deputy shall, if required y give his vote at Newport or Usk respectively. before thereto by or on behalf any candidate on the day fixed fur the mayor or other muni c ip a l o ffi cer t h ereof; an d every the election, and if not so required, may, if i t shall appear person who shall have a right t o vote i n t h e e l ect i on o f a to him expedient, cause to be erected a reasonable number member for any shire, town, or bor oug h, i n respect o f any l of booths for taking the poll at eac h o f the polling places so be affixed place named in the first column o f sc h e d u l e F to th i s to be appointed as aforesaid, and shall cause to on the most set annexed, ghat and may give ma tote at such conspicuous part of each of the said booths the for mantes place before the mayor or ot h er mun i c i pal off i cer of the several parishes, townships an d places _, such piece t and every person w h o s h a ll h ave shall which such booth is tesretively allotted ; and no person ''" a right to vote in the election o f a mem b er f or the borough all be admitted to vote at any such election in respect of composed of the towns of Swansea, Laugher, Neath, Aber any property situate in any parish, township or piece for even, and Ken-fig, shall and may give his vote at the town which any booth is allotted, except at the booth so allotted ; in respect of which he shall be entitled to vote ; (that is to but in case any parish, township or place, shall happen not say), at Swansea before the Portreeve of Swansea, and at to be included in any of the districts to be appointed by each of the other towns before the mayor or other municipal the of the justices peace as aforesaid, the votes in respect officer of such other town ; and a t every contested election of property situate in any parish, township or pl ace so omit for h ted, shall be taken at the principal place of election for the the boroug anted in the second col um n o f t h e sa id sc h e d u l e may be. of. Monmouth, or for a ny s hi re - town or county, or part, ridin g or division of the county, u the case ( F.) or t borough namedot the borough composed of the said five towns, the 47. And be it enac te d, t h at t h e s h er iff s h a l l have power • polling shall commence on the day fixed fo r the respective to appoint deputies to preside and clerks to take the poll at election, as well at Monmouth as at Newport and Usk - spectively, and as well at the v as a t or borough as ti the several places appointed for taking the poll for any coon- g the places sharing in the election therewith respective ty, or part, riding, or division of a county, and that the poll . __. iy, anu as well at Swansea as at each of the four other towns clerks employed at those several places shall, at the close of respectively ; and suc h polling shall continue foil days only, each day's poll, enclose an d sea l t h e i r several books, and such 2 days b e in g success i ve d ays,except where Sunday shall shall publicly deliver them, so enclosed end sealed, to the intervene ; that is to say, for seven hours on the least on the sheriff, under-sh e riff, or s h er iff' s d eputy, presiding at such tint day of p o lli ng , an d f or eight. hours on the second day poll, who shall give a receipt for the same, and shall, on th e of polling, and that th e p o ll s h a ll on no account be kept commencement of the poll on the secon d d ay. deliver them back, so enclosed and sealed, to t h e p ersons from whom he open later than fo ur o ' c l oc k i n t h e afternoon of such second , . my and the teturni officer of the hof Monmouth lshall have received them ; and on the final close of the poll shall n g bor ." ... give to the mayor or other munictp officer or new every such deputy, who shall have received any such poll books, shall forthwith deliver or tr a n sm i t t h e same so en. pr i : e al Usk . respectively, and the ret ur nin g officer of every closed and sealed to the sheriff or his under-sheriff, who s t wis or borough named in the second column of the rid ece a r eh of edu e t f i l?) .f . shall .k_ give to t_ k _he_ , Ml2 l lol n or t ot he her electi mun c leip4 I shall receive and keep all the poll books unopened until the re-assembling of the court on the day next but one after the such shire.town nr w'g re — e 7 g l 4 .".rin notice of the day fixed close of the poll, unless such next day but one shall be for lor in su di ch rin respecti pecti ze election, and ab tispiso, trace toallbobemaforiekt,heandclaytofixbeed Sunday, and then on the Monday following, when he shall openly break the seals thereon, and cast up the number of : delivered to such mayor or other municipal offi* votes as they appear on the said several books, and shall re h gis:a hand of voters fa for ery e borough sacheop of openly declare the state of the poll, and shall make precis. m eneenuth or for nob obis ... lowa so boro ugh , as the nit 1 maths' of the member or members chosen not later than two • .1 0 s c e 19 y ay truee, an d ft sh py a H of undo t h e o'clock in the afternoon of the said day. to be true; and the portreeve of the town of Swansea shall give notice of the day of election to the mayor or other municipol officer of the towns of Lougher, North, Abadan, and, ink and shall in like manner cause to be MlAt t and to be delivered to every such mayor or other mud. el* officer, a true and certified copy of the register of voters far the borough unpned of the said lye -towns ; and the ritalrective mayors or other municipal officers of Newport and of Usk, and of the respective places named in the - first miens of the said schedule F, as well me of the towns of Lougher, Neatb, Abetment, and Honig, shall respeedvidy take, manage, and deliver or transmit thepolis la die same meaner as the deputies of the returning oicers of the cities and boreoghsis England are hereinbefore directed to do, and shall have the sane powers, end perform the same dudes in every respect, as are respectively conferred and imposed on the said deputies by this act. • • M. And be it enacted, that all laws, statutes and usages now In force respecting the election of members to serve in Parliament for that part of the united kingdom called Rag land and Wales, shall be and amain, and are hereby dc. dared to be and remain in full force, and shall 'ply to the election of members to serve in parliament for all the plains hereby empowered to return members, err fully and mils. Wally as if those places had heretofen ellninsd except so far as any of the said laws, VIAVAS Of limps are repealed or altered by this set, or are inendelaist with the provisions thereof. MI. And be it enacted, that if any person named In any register required to be made under this act, but who at the time of any election shall be in the enjoyment of my Ake now by law disqualifying him from giving his vote in Ike election of members to serve in parliament, shall presume to vote in such election, he shall be liable to all penalties and forfeitures to which he would have been subject for the said offence by any law in force at the time of the paling of this act; any thing herein contained notwithstanding and in case of a petition to the House of Commons for altering the return or setting aside the election in which such person shall have voted, his vote stall be struck off by the com mittee, with such costs to be by him paid to any petitioner as to such committee shall seem just. ny. And be it enacted. that if any person shall falsely and deceitfully assume the name or dseracter of any other person whose name shall be inserted in any register required to be made under ibis act, and shell Oer.by rote or attempt to vote nand ranch etherperson In the eicaion of any member to serve in parliament ; or if any person, after having voted at any election, shall again vote or attempt slain to vote at the same deafest, every person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and being convicted thereof, shall be for ever afterwards disqualified from voting in any election what ever of any member to serve in parliament, and shall be Noble to such fine, not exceeding 501. or to such imprint*. must, not exceeding six months, as the court before whom he shall be convicted shall think fit ; and in cameo! a peel. den to the House of Commons for altering the return or setting aside the election in which such parson shall have need, his vote shall be struck off' by the committee, with anolt nets to be by him paid to any petitioner as to such (*matinee shall seem just. AWL ALA be it enacted, that all writs to be issued for the shalom of members to serve in all future parliaments, and all mandates, precepts, instruments, proceedings, and no dose consequent upon such writs, shall be and the same are hereby authorised to be framed end expressed is such man ner and form as may be necessary tor the carrying the pe daloes of this act into effect ; any law, statute, or usage to the connen notwithstanding. Psovid.d always, and be it enacted, that nothing in this act contained shall extend to or in anywise affect the election of members to serve in parliament for the unieasi des et Oxford or Cambridge, or shall entitle any person to vote in the election of members to serve in parliament for the city of Oxford or town of Cambridge, in respect of the oc cupation of any chambers or premises in any of the colleges or halls of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge. 00. And be it enacted, that throughout this act, wherever the word "city or borough," " cities or boroughs," may occur those words shall include all towns chums ports. districts, a places within Ragland and Wales which shall be entitled after this act shall have passed to return a member or members to serve in parliament, other than coun ties it large, and parts, ridings end divisions of counties at large, end shall also include the town of Berwick-upomTweed; and the word "returning officer" shall apply to every person or pe roes to whom, by virtue of his or their office, either under the present act, or ander any forma law, castles, or statute, the execution of any writ or precept dell; or shall be. bog for the election of a member or members to serve la pee. lament, by whiten: name or title such person or persons may be called; and the words "parish or township ' shall extend to e ti v a 7 a parish, township, will, hamlet, district or. place main its own poor ; and the wads " overseas of the poor" extend to all persons who by virtue of any office or appointment shell execute the duties of overseas of the .peers by whoteva name or title each panne may be called, and is whatsoever manner they may be ap pointed; and that ell provision in this act relative to any matters to be done by or with regard to justices of the peace for counties, or sessions of the peace for counties. or clerk , s of the pate for mottles, or asantsts of counties, shall extend to the justices, sessions, desks of the peace and trea surers of the _several ridings of Yorkshire, and of thesenval &vision oilMeshire ; anti that all the mid respective justices, seed dft and derhsif the peace *Rime ft do the several *attire required by this et oes. within places of assinsivojidedimisa as witheit ; andlhat no Ws nearer or .imecurptellsecoiptiom of wig pnan crease named or described la my athedabitt this ad maned, or in any hi et register of eaten. or in way modes reopired by this act, utmay be named or deeetibed in any report at prods to be made by virtue of this set, shall in anywise pima or abe t s* the im et this am with respect to each person plea, prov °pass ided that such poem or plass shell be so IlsOld la snob schedule,. list, mister or so der, report or prodamodes, se to be commonly understood. *IDER PROPOSED TO RR ADDED ON THE • THIRD READING OF THE REFORM BILL (ENGLAND) AFTER CLAUSE 50. And be It enacted, that if a &lodation of the present parliament shall take place after the passing of this set, and before both houses of parliament shall have voted addresses to his Majesty, praying his Majesty to issue his royal pro. demotions as hereuthefore mentioned, in such case suck persons only as would have been enthled to vote in the elec tion of members to serve in a new parliament in care this act had not been pissed, shall be *hided to vote in such elec . tion, and the proceedings et all such elections shall be regu lated and conducted in the same manner's if this act beilint , been passed; but if a dfssolutioo of the present parliament shall take place after both houses of parliament shall have voted such addresses as aforesaid, : and before the last day of April In the year 1832, in such are such persons only Anil be entitled to vote in the election of members to nave in a new parliament for any county, part, riding, oe.divieion of a count , city or borough, as would have been eodtled tube in the respective lists of voters for the same directed to be made under this act, If the day of election had been the day for making out such respective lists; and such eons shall be entitled to vote Mauch election, tsxy may not be registered according to thonsettisins a t e leasS, any thing herein contained notwithetanding t and thejmillog , at such election for any county. or paw. riding or divides of a county, may be contin ue d for fifteen days, les4llo. polling at such election for any city or borough rap be continued for eight days, any thing hereto contained wishetanding. . SCHEDULES to which the foregoing ACT referm SCHEDULE (A.) SOSOUGML BOROVOIII. • Aldeburgh, Suffolk Ludgershall, Wiltshire Appleby, Westmoreland blidburst, Sussex Bedwin ( Great), Wiltshire ' Milborne. Port, Somersetsh. Berealston. Devonshire Minebead, ditto Bishop's Castle, Shropshire Newport, Cornwall Bletaingley, Soren Newton, Lancashire , Bormeghbridge, Yorkshire Newtown Aisle of Wight), Hasten, Cornwall Hampshire ,Brackley, Northamptonshire Orford, Suffolk • Bramber, Sussex Peterdield. Hampshire Whit /ton, Cornwall Plympton, Devonshire Camelford, ditto • Queenborougb, Kent Castle Rising, Norfolk Romney (New), duo Corte Castle, Donetshire Germain's. Cornwall Manioc, W' ‘ ditto SCHEDULE (B.) sourness. nommous. Aldbeisugh, Torkahhe Liskeard, Cornwall Awardesit, Pookingbamshire Lyme Regis, Dorsershir e Arundel, Kneen [omission, Hampshire Ashburton, Devonshire Malden, B aser &Nob% Cornwall Maimsbury, Wiltshire = biriN Doess v a usib. 3 M ia a r r io lbor w Gou(eghre,adt ), itto ßuckir,.. hamshir Okehampton, Devonshire C.nokornsouds,ComberLind Reigate, Surrey Doreibuter, Darsonibire Richmond, Yorkshire Drolivid', Worcestershire Rye, Sussex Eveshant, ditto St. Ives, Cornwall Grimsby (Great), Lincolnsh. Salta*, ditto Grinstead (East), Sussex ury, Dorsetshirt Guildford, Surrey Sudbury, Suffolk nekton, Cornwall Thetford, Norfolk Honked Devonshire Thirst, Yorkshire Huntingdon, Hontingdonsh. Totness, Devonshire Hythe. Kent Wallingford, Berkshire Launceston, Cornwall Wilton. Wiltshire SCHEDULE (C). TSINCIPAL PLACES TO 12 11010111301 4 AND IPACISHE:. TOWNSHIPS.. A.C. TO PE INCLUDED IN THE soaouous. Manchester, including the township of Manchester, tour,. ships of Charlton Row, Ardwicke, Berwick, Hulme , Chet them Bradford, Newton and H ar p ur h ey , i n t h e H undred of Salford, Lancashire.—Returning officer,. the Evintlih• reeve and Constables of Manchester. Birmingham, including the town of Birmingham, parish of Edgbsston, townships of Bordesky, Duddesten and Necheh ' and Deritend, Warwickshire—Returning officers. the two Bailiffs of the town of Birmingham. Leeds, including the borough and liberty of Leeds, York shire—Returning officer, the Mayor of Leeds. Greenwich, including the parishes of Greenwich, St. Ni. cholas and St. Paul, Deptford, and Woolwich, Kent. Sheffield, including the townships of Sheffield, Reclean, Brightsitk, Nether Hallam, Upper Hallam, and Attereliffe. cum-Darnall, Yorkshire Returning officer, the Muter Cutler. Sunderland, including the parishes of Sunderland, Bishop. wearmouth, and Monkswearrnouth, Durham. Devonport, including the town of Devonport, parish of Stoke Damerell, and township of Storehouse, Devonshire. Wolverhampton, including the townships of Wolver hampton, Memo Wednesfield, and parish of , Staffordshire—Returning officer Constable of the Manor of the Deanery of Wolverhampton. Tower Hamlets, including the Tower division, in Dieu',. ton Hundred, and the liberty of the Toner, Middlesex. Finsbury, including the Finsbury division in Ossuliton Hundred, Middlesex, and parishesor districts of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, Saffion.lffil, Hatton. Garden Ely Rents, Ely-place, Libe rt y of the Rolls, Sai nt Giles.a..the•Fields, and St. George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Mary-la-bonne, including the parish of St.Mary.la-bonne, St. Panau, sod Paddington, Middlesex. Lambeth, including the parishes of St. Mary, Lembeili, St. Mary Newington, Bermondsey, Rotberhithe, and Cam. berwell, Surrey. SCHEDULE (D). PRINCIPAL PLACES TO BE BOROUGHS, AND PARISHES, TOWNSHIPS, &C. TO RE INCLUDED IN PEP NOROUGUS. Ashton.under.Lyne, Including the town of Ashton-under. Lyne, Lanmehlre. Brighthelmstone, including the town of Brighthehnstone, Sussex—Returning officer, the constable of tie hundred of Whalesbone. Boiton.le.Moors, including the townships of Great and Little Bolton, Lacrashire—Returning officers, the bcrough. reeves of Great and Little Bolton. Blosithorn, including the town of Blackburn, Lamb, Bathed. including the town of Bradford, Yorksithe. = l , la miN cladlng daa town of Bury, Lancashire. ham, Wading the town and pari s h o f Chelten- Ohoweinbie. _ _ Dic e bedeelber tee parish of Dudley, Worcestershire Fwees,l•4ll=l . sonvo of Frame, ilootersetshire. Gailmisok tbe parish of Gateshead, Durham. PlerlYs e bedallog sews of Halifax, Yorkshire. Yoshak • _idle; the parish of Huddersfield, i. till ter, including the town of Kidderminster, Wessithenthint—Estarning o the b bailiff. Kendal. insindiag the town of and township of Kirkland. Weetaseeshod " the mayor. IthesiesSel& lasibilint die ton - Efiredetheld, Che shire.-thstaralog sawn the ,ClUbs. isollang the sta Munn, Chedertos, :-ale a , ll =the to • of Rochdale , Lancashire. Solitsl • awasid; r i n ef 61100, Prodloton, and Boonglwandoa..fttorndsgtlbirr, the borough. reeve of heath towneldp bol l = town of South Shields and laialqurt,=hphe Mrs of Stockport, Cheshire— Trent,ka. thirthwee. inebodlag the townships of Langton and Lei Finns Cub*, Paden Vivian, Penkitull and illselben; d tan litip with the vill of Maoism Gentr ai err oda ralstit Taman, Chill, and .oldeott, &Nadi I == h o be ltr litroott With Minching Hampwa, Tysitimely Waft, the -township of Tythassutit and town of Huth MAW Northumberland .' Mallard/ 3 _landadin the won of Waltalleld, Yorkshire. Inthmtheg the baroash and foreign of Wahall, Stafferthithei—Estandog ogee the nia_yar. Wanhown, Iheinan of Warrlngtoa, Laneath. and Whitby, thialltig the toinsidps sif Whitby, Ramat, WbisulhwieHawelnodoonsms, Yokohlre. becluding abs town of Wbitehaven, and town of Workhgten, Contherbad. SCHEDULE (E.) CITISI AND SOSONOIIIII. Kingston inththft their s : 4 g the Holy Trinity and St. Mu', and riss in the county of the town etibesionwpon.liall, and ' • • Yorkshire. Pearyn, binding Seam of ithiseat, Cornwall. Portsmouth, WM* the pride of Penal, South. om to loc n. bester, Including Chaim and &rood, Kew Sandwich, ineludini the gaellies - of Dal and Wallow, Eau. Southwark, including the parish of Christchurch and Clink Liberty, Surrey SCHEDULE (F.) ?LAC'S SIUSING IN TEI ILICTION OF la11Z&S WITH TUB 'HINZ TOWNS 01 PRINCIPAL 11010110118. Amlwch, Holyhead, and Llsagefni, sharing with Beau saris, Angkor*. Aberystwlth, Lanpeter, and Adpar, sharing with Car- Madly, staring staring with Carmarthen. Pwllbeli Nevin, Conway, Bangor, and Cricceith, star. log with Caernarvbs. Rutbin, Holt, and the town of Wrexham, sharing with Denbigh. Rhyddlan, Overton, Caerwis, Csergwrley, St. Asaph, Rolywell, and Mould, sharing with Flint. Llauctaff, Cowbrldge, Merthyr Tidvil, Aberdare, and Llantrasent, sharing with Cardiff, Olamorganshire. Lianidloes, Welsh Pool, klachynktb, Llanfyiiin, and Newtown, sharisgawith Montgomery. at Nional), St. vid's, and Fishguard , sharing with lia verfordwest. Pembrokeshire. Tenby, Wince, and town of Milford, sharing with Pem broke. Knighton, Rhayder, Kevinleece, Knuckles, and town of Presteigne, sharing with Radnor. SCHEDULE (G.) COUNTIES TO ILITITUI SACS TOCI INENINOtS. Chester, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derby, Dews, Dur ham, Lama, Gloucester, Ken, Hampshire, Lancaster. Norfolk, Northumberland, Northampton, Nottingham. Salop, Somerset, Stafford, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, %Vat' nick, Wilts, Worcesaer.__ St. Maw's, _ St. Michael's or Middtall, do, Old Sarum, Wiltshire Seaford, Sumo: Steyolos, ditto ihsblre Duowielt, Suffolk Rye, ditto Fowey, Cornwall (tattoo, Surrey Hasiemere, ditto Hedon, Yorkshire Heytesbury, Wiksltiry /Diktat hereto, Nortbraip tophlre ,iodoo Wiltshi re likketiOef, Sodiersetskire Not loot. Cornwall • • - Leetvidde Wusi Lou. t di l r a , . • ko - ekl raitellY.WwWwW -- Warablimh.Delietsbiri- Worlsrerg e =" 4ll . iresely, Wlisdardk. Wbehshea, g am= illimidopeb, Woad*. Woggle amisitv %Make Yatisestk(l. of W.)ligippoli. SCHEDULE (H.) CITIES AND TOWNS AND COUNTIES THEREOF, An COUNTIES AT LARGE IN WHICH CITIES AND TOWN AND COUNTIES THEREOF ARE TO HZ INCLUDED. "go. ay a& sosa.s: mei. Canterbury, Kent 1 Lincolnshire Caermuthen, Caerntarthen- Litchfield, Staffordshire shire ILoodcm, Middlesex Chester, Cheshire Newcastle.npon-Tyne, Nor' Coventry, Warwickshire thumberland Exeter, Devonshire Norwich, Norfolk Gloucester, Gloucestershire Nottingham, Nottiogharnstir: llaverford west, Pembroke. Poole, Doesetthift shire Southampton, Hampshire Kgston.upm.Mall,East Hi. Worcester, Worcestershire ding a(Yerkehhe York Vol .Aiasty, North Rul. Lincoln, of may., fog of Yorkshire trlsow.s. Volowdond Pe - by 011 Y MAY :ex, at the. I , 47'41 Orme, Ne.'l, Picket‘phice, Temple ilar are *se Th wii vet to Di bo DU di fa lc B B $1