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London, England, 1849-11-12 00:00:00

the respondents.
Mr. Hoene said the 24th section of the act on which the
revising b►rrister had relied said that no claimant should be
Gentled to vote in respect of his interest is any free-
hold land occupied by himself, together with any
house of a sufficient metal to confer a borough vote.
He contended that the words " together with" excluded the
raw from the operation of that section of the act. In the
present case, the facts showed that the land was at a distance
from the house, end not in the same pariah ; and if the deci-
sion of the revising barrister were upheld, ao meaning could
be given to the wreds " together with." If a man cccupied
house A and had land B at a distance, you could not say
thee that was an occupation together with."
The Lord Chief Justice.—lo some cases a man occupied a
house on eoe side of the road with a garden oa the other.
Would not that be an =sapid:ion " together with?"
Kr. Keene said th►t in that case the party would have
the common right of way, end that would not destroy the
evtireviets of the r eruption. The Doke of Devonshire oc
eupt d a house in Pieeadilly, and one at Chatns orth, but the
words "together with" would not in that caw apply.
The revielog berrieter had been of opinion that under the
27th notion the ownership of land and the occupation of •
house molt be united to male a borough vote. He
(Mr. Rttne) contended that the letislature mean•
that a man should either be the owner of the house and
the owner of the lend, or tenant of the house and
tenant of the land, and that ha should not hare
a right to vote as tenant of a house and owner of latal.
In support of his argument the learned c' unsel quoted the
case of " Dewourat v. Fielder," from the Low Journal, and
f that of " Powell o. Price," friss Ist " Lutwyche's R gimes.
I then Cases," to show that where • party had • house sod a
shop separated by • yard, he was not allowed to vo:e as for
an entire p. 'session.
Mr. Mellor, for the respondents, hoped their lordship
would not decide 'Lis case as suggested to them by Li-
learned frialid, as if they ware ignorant of the law. The
intention of the 24th anti's' was to prevent person. from
voting twice over in respect of such politely. Ws leaned
sciend segued that the words " together with" referred to
apace, wh he (Mr. Mellor) contended that they bad
reference to time, and that the two occupations ought to co
contemporaneous. B. the 27th section, the right to vote
was c.netituted by the occupation of the freehold land
together with the tenancy ; the title to vote wet a ailed one.
Mr Keene replied, an: said that if his friend's tegument
were correct, freeholders in boroughs night be deprived of
the franchise
The Court poetponed its decision.
BUXTON, APPILLANT, V. PARISH OF ASTON, RFISPONDONT.
Mr. Keene said that iu this ease the appellant was tbr
owner of land of more than the yearly value of 40e.
and was also tenant of a house of a rental of les. than 101,
per annum He bad claimed a vote for the county, and had
been obj cued to succnsfully, on the ground that he WAS not
entitled to a county vote in respect of the land, as the I our
and land nun be taken tegetber as formica a borough qua-
lification. The revising banister had allowed the objecifoa.
The learned counsel said that the dietitction between this
case and the last was, that the house occupied by the claim-
ant was of gee than the dear yearly value of 101 then
referred to the 30th end 68th sections of the Re orm Act,
end contended that whatever qualification gave the right ot
voting in the borough must be rated in one pariah only, and
that on that ground the claim ought not to have been n jested
Mr. Justice Tattooed said there wee soaks' in the act
which prevented a party from being rated in respect of dif
tenni occupations.
Mr. Mellor addressed the court for the respondents.
Decision deferred.

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