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BOROUGHS.

5. When any premises as aforesaid in any such city or
borough, or in any place sharing in the election therewith,
shall be jointly occupied by more persons than one, as
owners er tenants, each of such j 'int occupiers shall, subject
to the conditions hereinbefore contained as to a person occu-
pying premises in any such city, borough, or place, be en-
titled to vote at any election of a Member or Member& to
serve in Parliament for such city or borough, in case the
rateable value of such premises shall be of an amount which
when divided by the number of such occupiers shall give a
sum of not less than five pounds for each of such occupiers,
but not otherwise.
PROVISIONS OF 2 w. 4. c. 45, ss. 27, 28, AND 29, As To OC-
CUPIERS DE PREMISES OF THE ANNUAL VALUE OF M.
REPEALED.
6. The provisions of the said Act of the second year of
King William the Fourth, conferring on persons occupying
within any city or borough returning a Member or Members
to serve in Parliament, or within any place sharing in the
election for such city or borough, premises of the clear yearly
value of not less than tin pounds or (in the case of premises
jointly occupied) of a clear yearly value of an amount which
when divided by the number of the joint occupiers shall give
a sum of not less than ten pounds for each such occupier, a
right to vote in the election of such Member or Members
(that is to say) sections twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and
twenty-nine of the said Act, shall be repealed ; subject, ne-
vertheless, to the provision hereinafter contained respecting
persons on any register now in force.
PROVISION AS TO PREMISES OCCUPIED IN SUCCESSION.

18. Each of the places named in the third column of the
schedule ( B.) to this Act shall have a share in the election of
a Member or Members, as the case may be, to serve in Par-
liament for the borough which is mentioned in conjunction
therewith, and named in the second column of such sche-
dule, and shall be deemed to be added to and form part of
such borough, for all purposes of this Act not herein specially
provided for; and each of the said places named in the
third column of the said schedule (B.) shall for the purposes
of this Act include the places mad be comprised within the
boundaries which shall be specified and described in an Act
to be passed for that purpose in this present session of Par-
liament, but if no such Act shall be passed before the first
day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two,
then, until Parliament, shall otherwise provide, shall for the
purposes of this Act include such places and be comprised
within such boundaries as are specified and described in the
fourrh column of the said schedule (B.), in conjunction
with the name of each respective place named in the third
column of finch schedule.
PROVISION FOR TAXING mit POLL AT PLACES TO SHARE
IN ELECiiiii:§
19. Every person who shall have a right to. vote in the
for
election of Members or a Member to serer; I'S Parliament
any borough in respect of any place namei'r
in the thirdc
column of the said schedule (B.), shall give his vete est such
place befere the deputy for such place, whom the return',2s
officer of such borough is hereby authorised and required to
appoint; and the returning officer for every such borough
shall give to the deputy for each of the places sharing in thel
election for such borough notice of the day fixed for a-,,
election for such borough, and shall before the day fiscal for
such respective election cause to be made eyes gehrered to
every such deputy a true copy of the ,egister of voters for
such borough, and shall under kis ban I certify every such
copy to be true; and such deputies as aforesaid shall re-
spectively take and "induct the poll, and deliver or transmit
the poll books in such manner as the deputies or returning
officers of cities and boroughs in
required to do, and shall have the same powers and perform
the same duties in every respect as are respectively conferred
and imposed on such deputies. England are by law
SWINDON SEVERED FROM THE BOROUGH OF CRICKLADE.
41. And whereas under the provision hereinbefore
for
con-
tained, entitling certain places to share in the elections
ecertainmbhoerroa ufgo
rh
tsh,
All such i arts of the borough of Cricklade as shall be mhaavrelbaoroshuagrhe:in the election
in-
cluded in the boundary of Swindon shall be severed from and
Se
wboinroduognhwonfl
cease to be parts of the said borough of Cricklade.
RIGHTS oF PLACES TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR BOROUGHS
IN SCHEDULE (80, TO COMMENCE AFTER NOV., 1852.
2L The enactments herein before contained, providing
share in the election of Members to serve in Parliament for
in conjunction therewith
that the places named in the said schedule (B.) shall hare a
the respective boroughs mentioned
in such schedule, and that certain parts of the borough of
Cricklade shall be severed from such borough, shall take
effect from and after the last day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-two; and if the seat of
any Member returned to serve in Parliament for any
such borough mentioned in the said schedule (B.), or
for the said borough of Cricklade, shall become vacant
within fifteen days before the said last day of November,
or shall have become vacant before the commencement of
such fifteen days, and no warrant to make out a new writ for
the election of a Member to serve in Parliament for such
borough in the place of the Member whose seat shall have
become vacant shall have been issued before the commence-
mentnew writ for the election of a Member in the place of the
of such fifteen days, no warrant shall be issued for a
Member whose seat shall be or shall have become vacant as
aforesaid until after such last day of November.
NEW RIGHTS OF VOTING, AND VARIATION OF RIGHTS OF
VOTING, TO TAKE EFFECT IN AND FROM THE REGISTRA-
TION OF 1852.
22. Every person on whom, under the provisions herein-
before contained, a right of voting at any Election of a
knight or knights of the shire to serve in Parliament for any
county, riding, parts, or divisicn of a county, or of a Member
or Members to serve in Parliament for any city or borough,
is conferred, shall, subject to the conditions affecting such
right, be entitled to vote at any election of a knight or
knights of the shire to serve in earliament for such county,
riding, parts, or division, or of a Member or Members to
serve in arliament for such city or borough, which
shall take place after the last day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty. two, and, subject to
the conditions affecting his right to be registered in any
year, shall be entitled to be registered in any register
of voters to be formed for such county, riding, parts, or
division, or for such city or borough, in or after the year one
thousand eight hnndred and fifty. two ; and, notwithstanding
anything hereinbetore contained. registers of voters shall be
formed in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two,
for or in respect of the boroughs in schedule (A.) to this Act,
and the places to share under this Act in elections for any
borough, in like manner as in the case of boroughs now re-
turning Members to serve in Parliament, and places now
RATABLE VALUE DEFINED. sharing in elections for boroughs, and the register of voters
Q, ll For the purposes of this Act the ratable value of any for the borough of Cricklade, shall be formed in such year
[sat the request of s. veral ot our Subset ibere, we rt - premises shall, so far as respects any premises situate in a in like manner as if the parts severed therefrom under this
puolish the iielowing.] parish or township in which there shall be a rate for the Act were nut now parts thereof.
THE -NEW REFORM BILL. relief of the poor, be taken to mean the ratable value of NOTHING IN nits Act. TO AFFECT ANY REGISTER OF
Tile New Reform 1311, snub,-'I " A Bill ro Extend such premises as appearing on such rate, and shall, so far as VOTERS NOW IN FORCE.
respects any premises not so situate, be taken to mean the 23. Provided always, that as respects persons whose
the Right of Voting for Members of Parliatneui, net annual value upon an estimate of which a rate for the names are on the register in force at the time of the passing
and to Amend the Laws Relittin;.! to !be Representa- relief of the poor on the same premises ought according to of this Act, of persons entitled to vote in any election of a
Lion of the People in Parliament," was printed fur the provisions of the Act of the seventh year of King Wit- knight or knights of the shire to serve in Parliament for a
liam the Fourth, "to regulate parochial assessments," to toy cothe use of Members last night. The following is unty, or any riding, parts or division of a county, or
be made, in case the same were situate in such a parish or of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament for any
the text of the measure as introduced to Parlia-
township, and were liable to be rated to the relief of the city or borough, nothing herein contained shall,so long as such
meat :
poor.
register shall continue in force affect the rights wbich such
(Note.—lhe words printed in italics, and clauses in leaded PROVISION FOR PREMISES RATED UNDER COMPOSITION WITH persons would have had in cas'e this Act had not been passed.
type, are proposed to be inserted in Committee.) THE LANDLORD.
PREAMBLE.
PROVISION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RETURNLNG OFFICERS FOR
12. Provided always that where, under or for the purposes NEW BOROUGHS.
Whereas an Act was passed in the second year of King of any cemposition with the landlord or owner, or under 24. The sheriff for the time being of the county in which
WiLiam the Fourth, intituled " An Act
and a
the re- any special enactment for rating lan 'lords or owners any each of the said boroughs named in the said schedule (A.) is
presenstiOn of the people in England end ea ales:" and, premises shall be rated to the relief of the poor on any, rent situate shall, within two months after the passing of this
or sum other than the net annual value upon an estimate of Ac.te.and in_eve.ry succeeding year. in the month of March, by
whereas it is expedient to extend the elective franchise to
which such premises, but for such composition or special enact- writing under his hand, to be delivered to the clerk of the
certain of her Majesty's subjects who do not now enjoy the
same, and to make further provisions for the due representa- ment, ought to be rated, such net annual value shall, never- peace of the countywithin and
one week, to be by such
theless, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed the rateable clerk of the peace filed and preserved with the. records of
lion of the people in Parliament : Be it enacted, therefore, be
value thereof, and shall be entered by the overseers en every his office, nominate and appoint for such respective borough
the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
late hereafter to be made, in addition to any other articu- a fit person being resident therein to b.e, and such person so
advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and
lars which under such composition orspecial 'euactuaePnt may nominated and nippointed shall accordingly be the. returning
Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as !renews : be required to be entered thereon ; and where, by fofficer
RIGHT OF VOTING IN COUNTIES EXTENDED TO OCCUPIERS
any premises being rated as aforesaid under each comP osi- be made in the succeeding March ; and the provisions contained
OF PREMISDS OF TWENTY POUNDS RATEABLE VALUE.
tion or special enactment 'be ratable value of such premises in section eleven of the said Act of the second year of King
1. Every male person of full age, and not subject to any shall not appear on any rate made before the passingof this William the Fourde, providing for the event of the death or
legal incapacity, who shall occupy within any county, or Act, or some rent or sum other than such net annual value incapacity of any person appointed as returning officer for
any riding, parts, or division of a county, in England or as aforesaid shrll be entered on such rate as the ratable value any borough, Wales, any lands or tenements, of which the rateable value and exempting any person so appointed from
of such premises, or such net annual value shall not be so serving again in the sameoffice, and disqualifying certain
shall be not lees than twenty pounds, shall, if duly registered, entered as herein before required on any rate hereafter to be persons from being so appointed, aid persons so appointed
be entitled to vote at any election of a knight or knights of made, the occe pier of such premises shall nevertheless have from b ' , eing appointed churchwardens or overseers, and pro-
the shire to serve in Parliament for such county, riding. the same rights under this Act as if• such net annual' value viding for the case of a chatter of incorporation being granted
parts, or division : provided always, that no such pergen shall had appeared on the rate. to an borough, shall extend and e applicae in relation to
be registered in any year unless be shall have occupied such PERSONS PAYING CERTALN DIRECT
TAXES LOCALLY COL- the nomination and appointmen of returning officers for the
lands or tenements for twelve calendar months next previous LECTED, TO VOTE WHERE ASSESSED.—To VOTE IN Bo- said boroughs in the said schedule ( A.) to this Act, and the
to the last day of July in such year, nor unless such person BOROUGHS RESIDENCE REQUIRED.
13. Every male
urentduerrnitnhgisoffiencaecrtsmteonbte. nominated and appointed for the same
'heap, where such premises are situate in a parish or town-
person of Suit age, and not subject to an
"lip in which there shall be a raie for the relief of the legal in • capacity, who shall be charged in any count or any PROVISO ridaig• parts, or division of a county, in England oy; Walesy IN 2W.4. c. 45. s. 11 REPEALED. No reason
poor. have been rated in respect of such premises to all rates
P elsewhere than in any city or borough which shall return a SINETREVNED,IN‘sc
aT,..orunDNEtsCOGMEOFAFICER. CANDIDATE CO3IPELLABLE TO
for the relief of the poor made in such parish or townshi
during
said, the time of such his occupation so required as ,
afore- Member or asembers to serve in Parliament, or any place 25. So much of section eleven of the said Act of the second
the
t have aid on or before the twentieth day sharing in the election for any such city or borough with a
ofJulY shari '
in such year all the poor-raaes whi h hall have become Pay- sum ot not less than forty shillings in the whole for 'a
year, qualified
ae firal i ofi fe
dKtien gh
eWe
elected
theta s Fourtherve
as asa
ai e providesrn h,r tihha
1.,t
anorll
am personeht
able from him ie -
under any assessment of the d sties of assessed taxes (except shall be compellable to serve as returning ffi for b
fifth day of Januaryrespect of such 1 cremsises previously to the
the duties on game certifics.tes, and en licenses to deal in rough for which he shall have been o
appointedcer any o-
then next prece•tiog.
game, and the duties payable, by horse dealers), or under any mentioned, shall be repealed, but n
p aoh
w ho
shall
therein
bav e
PROVISION A.S TO JOI ' IN COUNTIES.
2. W h ereae any lauds or °CC
cPIE
as
any riding, parts, or . .
.tenernents within any count , as. . any duties ter the time being payable to her been • aced d • led t • ffi f
ty or , sessment of 1 -
Wales, shall be joint) division of a county, in England or Majesty on profits arising from property. professions, trades's, boroun ;It:le:ler thae
nsaiipi.cotinorthisa Actreurawanif cer orany
each of such joint occupiersoccacompellable
occupied by more persons than one,. and offices, and collector' by local collectors for parishes or to serve as such returning officer if, within one beweek after he
shall, subject to the conditions places, shall, if duly registered, be entitled to vote at any shall have received notice of his nomination and appoint-
y, contained as to ariTer on occupying lauds or election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in Par- ment as returning officer, be shall make before a justice of
tenements in any such county,
riding, parts, or division; and every the peace a solemn declaration, according to the provisions of
entitled to vote at any election of anit.parts, or division, be liament for such coungy,
shire to serve in Parliament for such c night or knights of the male person of full r age, and not subject to any legal ince- the Act of the session holden in the fifth and sixth years of
rreimdiinages, pabartalsl,
beor 1 paci ty, who shall lee charged in any such city or borough King Willi 'on the Fourth, chapter sixty-two, declaring his
division. in case the rateable value of souucntilye; of an ameunt which, when uivided by
shall give a sum of not less than number of such i
. twenty pounds fur i in England or Wal,es, or in any place sharing in the election intention to become a candidate for election as a Member to
therewith, with ',Lich sum as aforesaid, under any such as•ess- serve in Parliament for such borough, and shall forthwith
occupiers,
ment as stores aid, shall, if duly registered, be entitled to notify the same to the sheriff.
for each of such occupiers, but not otherwise.
SEHOLDERS , parliame t
, vote at any el'ection of a Member or Members to serve in NO VOTER To POLL OUT OF THE DISTRICT WHERE lIIS
ENSIGN OF RIGHTS OF COPYHOLDERS AND LEA
EXT -
OF SIXTY YEARs' TERMS. ;or such city or borough : provided always that PROPERTY LIES.
3. And whereas by the said Act or the second year of King ,
peraon 'no such per, eon shall be registered in any year unless he shall 26. And whereas by section sixty•four of the said Act of
h any lands ur tenements ' have been so charged under such assessment as aforesaid (ex- , the second year of King William the Fourth it is enacted that
William the Fourth it is provided, " that every male
. .
cept as a;presaid). within twelve calendar months next pre- I no person she 1 be admitted to vote at any contested election
arid not subject to any legal incapacity,
of tuft age.
at law or in equity of who
,or for any lives vio.us tr the last day ht July in such yf.ar, a,,d shall have ! for any county, or riding, parts, er division of a county, in
shall be seised
except freehold ' paid v,n or before the twentieth day of July in such year all respect of any property situate in any parish, township, or
lire of another,
of copyhold or any other tenure w atever,
sum', which shall have become payable from him previously place, except at the booth allotted as therein mentioned for
for his own life or tor the
' to 'the fifth day of January then next preceding under the such parish, township, or place, and if no booth shall be so
larger estate, of the clear year) 8,
Whatsoever, or tor as.y
ten pounds, over and above all rent, , erne assessment or any other assessment of the same duties allotted for the same, then at any of the booths for the same
valets ot not less than
01( o. in respect of the same, or shall AS aforesaid made in or for the same place: Provided also, district; and in case an parish, township, or place shall
and charger payable out ii •ee to any ism Bor tone. that no such person shall be so registered in any year in the , happen not to be included in any of the disthcta to be ap-
be entitled either as leaaee or assign
tenure
any
ments, Ahe her of fresh •1.1 or ot any other .
es
0.. a-e„,.„,
,ttaegister of Veters for any city or borough unless he shall pointed, the votes in respect of property situate in any (whatever it =pay,
tovu,
scany team h_sveTaesided for six calendar months next previously to this , parish, township, or place so omitted shall be taken at the
for the unexpired resi.; ue
originally created for a i. , i Y Years w'i,tad toe July in such year within the city or borough, or ' principal place of election for the county, or ridir g, parts, or
(a 'Lather determinable on 3 late or lives or not) of the,
clear `"
and abovein place ' • •
et which . sharing in the election therewith, in respect division of the county, as the case may be; and by the Act
period of not less
yeeTly value ot not lees than tea pounds over
o_
h., all : titled to vote borough, or place respectively he shall be en- :of the sixth year of her Majesty, chapter eighteen, provision
rents and charges payable out of or in respect . f. 0 r
.e same,.i part there_
ae., or within seven statute miles thereof or of any is made concerning persons on the list of voters for any
shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight i'l'nlg 's LANDLop,'," , ' parish or township whose places of abode are not within the
-- lo BE
of the shire to serve in Parliament for the county, or for the DEEMED CHARGED WITH DUTIES PAID pollin district at which such parish or township is allotted
l h such lands p 1".) Danucre riding, parts, or division of the county, i which l4. rovidea al oBY OCCUPYLNG TENANT to poll:
or tenements shall be respectively situate : tenem• nts, er herew,l'itys. that where the occupier of
any lands, RECITED PROVISIONS EXTENDED TO PERSONS ENTITLED TO
Every male person ot tml age, and not subject to any be so charged under .an being tenant of the same, shall ; VOTE IN RESPECT TO PAYMENT OF TAXES.
legal incapacity. whe shall ,-1' landsaforesaid
be seised as aforesats. of any in respect of the
• anv aseessment of any such duties as ' The said provision of the said Act of King William the
or tenements is England er Wales of copy hold or soy other or herediiaments, the is Property of such lands, tenements, Fourth shall, subject to the said provision of the said Act of
except freehold, for any life or lives or for any larger : Act be deemed to be c'ciargec?rad shall for the purposes of this her Majesty, extend and be applicable to every person whose
tenure,
estates of the clear yea ly value of not less than five poundS tenant, with so much of
th..
amounts aforesaid in the place of such ! name shall appear in the list of Voters of any parish or town-
over and above all rents and charges as afiresaid, or shall be such tenant paying the earnee
sof duties so charged as ship in and for any county, riding, parts, or division, and
entitled ea less, e or assignee to any lands or tenements in respect of such duties from the rent Ibe entitled to deduct in who shall be entitled to vote in respect of the payment of
England or Wales, whether of freehold or of any other PERSONS PAYLNG CERTAIN. DIRE pa 3 able to such landlord. taxes, in like manner as such recited provision is now ap-
tenure, for such unexpired residue of any such terms as afore- COLLECTED TO BE ENTITLED Toc.ryu TAx" NOT LOCALLY plicable to any person entitled to vote at any election for
:said, of the clear yearly value of not less than five pounds RESIDFNT. VOTE wiIERE THEY ARE any county, riding, parts, or division in respect of any pro-
over and above all rents and charges aforesaid, shall, subject 15. Every male person of full age, and perty in such parish or township.
Ito all provisions affecting persons so seised or entitled for 1 1 incapacity, le who, or any truet, •cc for
Rot subject to any . THE ruovistoNs of 2 W. 4, C. 45, TO BE AMICABLE TO
such estate or for such unexpired residue of such term as g d under any assessment of any oe th whom, shall be . Mils ACT.
aforesaid respectively, of or to pined
re tenements of the clear char
-e arising from property, professions,
.easaid duties on 27. The provisions of the said Act of the second year of
yearly value of not lees than ten pounds, be entitled to vete profits
not be payable to any local coneetrtod_eas, and offices, King William the Fourth relating to the construction
in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in which shall
of not less than forty shitib,rl(7 anY parish thereof shall be applicable to the enactment. hereinbefore
Parliament for the comity, or the riding. parts, or eivision of or place with a suns
conditions --gs in the wole contained, and all other the provisions ot the said Act, and
subject to the herein a county, in which the lands or tenements shall be respec_ for a year, shall,
ereinafter mentioned ; hat
s contained
of any Act amending the same now in force and not hereby
tively situate. be entitled to vote as tis to say, repealed, so far as the same are not inconsistent with the
reside in any county, or
li,nay riding,
RIGHT ov VoTiNG IN CITIES AND BOROUGHS TO BE Rll. where sucb person shall res
in England or enactments hereinbefore contained, shall be construed with
amlter UT OCCUPIERS OF HOUSES, &C., or FIVE POUNDS parts, or division of a county
which
or borough shall
les, eine- such enactments as one Act.
RATEADLE VALUE, where than within any city
.return a 2. And whereas an Act waspassed in the sixth year of
4. in every city . En 'and or Wales which
• Member or Members to serve in Parliament or any mac
G 0 herb Majesty, intituled "An Act to amend the law for the re-
shall return Member or borough in • .
city or b
Parliament,sharing in the election for any such oroug , he gistration ofand to define certain
a or M mbers to serve in
persons entitled to vote, .
every male person of f e subject to any legal shall, if duly regi oered, be entitled to vote at any election rightsof •the
, vain certainproceedings in
ull age, and not
and to regulate
incapacity, who shall bouh, of a knight or knig'hts of the shire to ser in Parliament
ve a election of Meg' for En ?land and
or within anyplace sh°eaupy within such city or . g for such county -- • ri•vision • and where such Wales ~, mbers to serve iu Parliament . a
borough, as owner aring in the election for such city or, riding, parts, or .1 ,
And whereas for giving full effect to the provi-
in E ' • En stone here h
person shall reside within any sech city or borough
or tenant, any count-in efore contained it •necessary to amend the said
li use, warehouse,
is nee ,
land or Wales, or y 1 haring in the eleeion therewith, Act as herinafter
ing-house, shop, or other buil
mentioned:
jointly with any land within ding, being either separately or he shall, if duly
re le 'tied to vote at any election CERTAIN Pr -
y reaaistp
occupied therewith by him such city, borough, or place
of a Member or Membersere ' be eau
Parliament for such CERTAIN
.ol Ist,,NB of 6 VICT. C. 18, REPEALED, AND
able value of not lees thanes or tenant, of the rate- city or borough: p • to serve in
Provided always, that no such person shall From and Pr or THIS ACT SUBSTITUTED..
after the first day of June, one thousand eight
tered. be entitled to vote et an
pounds, shall, if duly regis- be so registered in 11 hund .ed
any year unless he or his trustee shall i and fifty-two,the - ' •ofthe said Act of the
Members to serve in Parliamenty election of a Member or have been so charged as af ' I eke calendar sixth year of her e provisions
and
provided always that no such per for such city or borough ; ' months next previous to
the oresaid within w.
such -ear, forms of notices and lesty, concerning the precepts
any year
unless
he shall have son shall be registered in
a occuTaed such nor unless he shall have last day of Jul.y in
six Galen-
_
six
so resided as aforesa d for peace to overseers, the fiats to be delivered by clerks of the
, e notices by overseers requiring persons
twelve calendar months next previous "te
such la iof July : Pro- to send in their claims to vote 1
in such year, nor unless such person, the last day of July vided also that no person have two. st day l
-(ef resi- sons so claiming, and ObjectionsWheresuchunder by the overseers to sued
tlts and forms of notices an
lists to be delivered by town de
rate for the relief of the poor, shale havu2h ' here shall be a
. he n ratedin re
of such premi4a3 to all rates f9r the tow apect
i overseers, Ws notice by oVerners M
of the poor made ' place. i to payment of rates and

7. The premises in respect of the occupation of which any
person shall be entitled under this Act to be registered in any
year, and to vote in the election for any county, or any
uor division of a county, or any city or bo-
rough,rllg, parts,shal not be required to be the same premises, but
may be ditie.rent premises occupied in immediate succession
by such person Oaring the last twelve calendar roonths next
previous to the last day of July in such year, such person
having paid on or before the twentieth day of July in such
year all the poor rates which shall previously to the fifth day
of Januiry then next proceeding have become payable from
him in respect of all such premises so occupied by him in
succession.
2

W. iv. C. 45, SS. 24 AND 25, DISENTITLING FREE-
HOLDERS, ETC., TO VOTE FOR COUNTIES IN RESPECT
OF PREMISES WHICH II %V CONFER RIGHTS OF VOTING
IN BOROUGHS, TO BE APPLICABLE TO THE NEW RIGHTS
OF VOTING.

8. All the provisions of the said Act of the second year of
King William the Fourth, disentitling persons to vote in the
election of a knight or knights of the shire in respect of their
estates or interests as freeholders, clpyholders, or customary
tenants, tenants in ancient demesne, holding by copy of
Court R 11, or as such lessees or assignees, or as such tenants
and occupiers, as in the said Act mentioned, in such pre-
mises as would confer a right of voting for ant• city or
borough, shall continue and shall take effect as if the rights
of voting in the election of a knight or knights of the shire,
as the same are hereinbefore extended or conferred, and the
rights of voting for cities and boroughs hereinbefore con-
ferred respectively, had been the rights of voting referr:4l to
in such provisi ns of the said Act.

PROVISIONS AUTHORISING OCCUPIERS IN BOROUGHS TO
CLAIM TO BE RATED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR THE PUR
POSES OF THIS ACT.

9. As well any person occupying any lands or tenements
in any county, or in any riving, parts, or division of a
county, in England or Wales, as any person occupying in
any city or t orough in England or Wales which shall return
a Member or Members to serve in Parliament, or in any
place sharing in the election of such city or borough any
house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building,
either seperately or jointly with any land occupied there-
with by him as owner or tenant, shall have the like right
to claim to be rated to the relief of the poor, as by section
thirty of the said Act of the second year of King William the
Fourth, and by the Act of the last session of Parliament, " to
Amend the Law for the Registration of certain Persons com-
monly known as Compound Householders, and to facilitate
the exercise by such persons of their right to vote in the
election of Borough Members to serve in Parliament," is given
to any person occupying such premises as last aforesaid in
any such city, borough, or place; and the said section of
the said Act of King William the Fourth, and all the provi-
sions of the said Act of the last session of Parliament, save
only so far as the same relate to the payment of assessed
taxes, shall extend and be applicable to and in the case of
persons so claiming under this Act, in like manner as it the
same were here repeated and made. applicable for the pur-
poses of this Act ; provided always that where, under the said
Acts of the second year of King William the Fourth, and of
the last session of Parliament, or either of them, any person
has already been claimed to be rated in respect of any such
premises as last aforesaid, it shall not be requisite, for the
purpose of entitling such person to be registered as a voter in
respect of such premises under this Act, to make any further
claim to be so rated in respect of such premises, unless and
until it would have been requisite so to do for the purpose
of entitling him to be registered as voter in respect of such
premises it tnis Act bad not been passed.
PS.OVISIO S REQUIRING PAYMENT OF ASSESSED TAXES ♦S
A CONDITION OF REGISTRATION REPEALED.
W. So much of the said Act of the last session of Parlia-
ment as relates to the payment of assessed taxes, and of all
other enactments now in force as requires the payment by
any person of assessed taxes in order to entitle such person
to have his name inserted in respect of the occupation of
any premises in any list of persons entitled to vote in the
election of a member or members to serve in Parliament for
any city or borough in England or Wales, and so much of
any enactment now in force relating to the making out of
such list of votes as requires assessors or collectors of taxes
to deliver to overseers lists of persons who have not paid the
assessed taxes payable in respect of any premises, shall be
repealed.