The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-03-20 00:00:00

TRY REFORM BILL

Tim Government Reform Bill was printed and
circulated on Thursday. It *imitate of a brief pre-
amble, declaring the expediency of micsding the
right of voting, and of twenty clauses, cod Soar
lidalea The Ant clause enacts that the Act ay
be oiled "Th. Itreachise Ast, 1816;" themeaW,
that it shall 004 apply to &Wend or behind, or
to Oxford and Camiwidp Universities; and the a&d
is as interpretation dams. The molt important
interpreistion appears to he that " clear yearly
rasa," whioh, -•• as applied to say premien Alin
mew a sum equal in amount to the rent a Mout
might rerwanably be expeoted to pa by the year kw
inch prissiest if let te his.. he uadi.klng to
all ulna temat's rates and tans," but so
to be made for repairs, to.
Clause 4 relates to the county ooenpation frenoldes
fl 4 for • house, or • home with lands. The home
where there are landa must be worth id Mem yearly
vain* or be the dwelling-boars of the oceopser.
When occupier is tenant the whole mart be leld
under sue landlord. _

Cisme 6 4.6... lb. berm& comepatioa franshiss
for premises of the °Mar yearly vale. of ./7
or up-
a. Where premises at. partly boons sad partly
laud, the building soma be occupier's dwelbag-
or of a ober yearly vales of £3 or apwarda Where
occupier is tweet premises moue be held oder Um
seam landlord; and We occupier must also lave
resided withia seven eastisto miles of the bovviegh
for six usinthe precediag the iset day of Jaly is such
raw
Both in the Gouty and borough franchise the
premises must have been occupied for Swat. months
betels the last day 0( 3.11 in any yew.
asses 6 provides that different premier
in sestoomeion shall have the same tiffs* in q
as oontisued compaiioa at the sum pines
Where premien are jointly canopied. the
value may be divided among joint occiapiwelVit
of walliamat value, will easter • vote we ewe.

Obese 7 defines' the ledpir banana, white spline
to boroulb. oaly. The lodger mast bare occupied
Hie samel.dgia. for twelve mouths preceding dis
let day of J. 17 to say year; the apartments most
be the clear poorly vales, if Ist unfurniabed, of £lO,
and upward; sad occupant mad claim before 10th
8 daises the savings basks franc& se
which applies to be= ocean= and boroughs. The
daimon& smit hare resided for Ss nesths, prior to
July let, in the district where he deism, and the
Seim mud be weds before 20th July. Per two
=when= that day he read eowetently base had a
at his coedit is Nome is beak of £lO.
Clause 9 detains the as to
which Mr. Gladseons minutely described I:ett
epseel• Every rate forth. relief of the poor and
specify the particulars reqeired is Schedule A.
Clams 10 directs that evermore of every perish or
township shall make oat a lid of all persons maid=
to vote ia reaped of oocupation of promises, is tka
same way as overseen of parishes or towenhips in
boroughs are required to maks out sa pressat a
Smiler lid of £lO ocoopiets and upwards. Lodge=
meat dale in the form promrited to licesiale 8,
mid the claim loud be certified by • velem who
healer= is its accuracy. It nmet bear date let
July, or some day subsequent, sad be delivered on
or before 20= Jelly. &visas bask voters must also
=ad in • dant to the 011•1111•194 aceerdiag to Sobs
dale C, amosspasied by a seditious of it accuracy,
segued by two of the trustees or =wag* of the
.... eager appended for that paresis ; who=
it is a Posteol bask. by an nakar appeisfeed by
Her Majesty's Postroader-Geseral for that purpose.
This certificate most be in tbe form preeeribed in
Etebedule D. The overseers shall give notice raptly-
Dig =eh deems to be sent in is the male way that
Sends are Sneed at pretest Orman= easy seeks
*Weakest, aed meet Oboe =earnests' seem aa
register dee same 57.5 w at preempt, and all Ike pro-
visions of the Registration Ade shall apply, as for as
pradiciable, to the present.
Claus 11 made that new rights Akan take died
in any register to be formed after the 10th of Jane
happening pest after lb. pa d. using of the A
12 mid 13 imam peselnee for refusing
sertifisa= required by the Act, and dame 14 pro-
vides for the repeal of all Acts incoosietent with it.
Seek 16 repeals secs. 25 and 25 of II William IV.,
dap. 45, and meads that no period oan be registered
es a voter for a county member in =sped of prie-
tlulsd
ooladen,
b.
ragistsrasi tasted =I
nepsotbarough,a be
such r.iiimweald ass
vow.
for • member or ambers of Parliemiest to serve for
waoh purpose."
Clare 16 reads= perms eisq: tressals,
dockyards, or Governess= yards of Tongs
ne pieces where me 41119107 eat al tire eisosthe
ober Okay viteed sash seeplernent, The
veto. 19111•••• 11" ha "hi.
Owe 17 gives the sew voters tia power poseweed
117 vows to hapset rate•booka
provides that erring, bank voters shall
roes at the been where they would vote if resiseseed
is vamped y Oreeide.f property ta the township or parish
where da
Clam. 11 ?peels the Act 11 and 15 Vie.. cap 90,
ad all other eiretreests req of
gases% Wise sod relies es eg=l7l7allogislars-
doe • ales see. 79, 6 Via., cap. 18, sad as te the
residence of voters, and any ineotassat inesseiciant
midi the kat

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