The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-30 00:00:00

REGISTRATIONS.
TO BOROUGH AND CITY ELECTORS.
The next General Election (should there be one)
within 15 months) will virtually commence on Sunday
next, that being the day on which the Overseers publish
the list of voters for the ensuing year.
Every Reformer, should, therefore, prepare for the
contest by carefully attending to the registration. Ist.
He should see that the Overseers publish their lists on
all the Churches mid Chapel doors on the Ist and Bth of
August, their wilfully neglecting to do so rendering them
liable to a penalty of 5001. 2dly. He should examine
those lists either next Sunday or the following Sunday,
or at the residence of an Overseer any day before the
15th of August, which any person may do without the
payment of any fee. He should see that his name, qua-
lification, and place are correctly described, and having
ascertained if the names of any persons, who he believes
to be entitled to be .on such list, have been omitted, he
should induce them to claim to be registered on or before
the 25th of August ; for this purpose the Reform Act
prescribes a form of claim which should be adopted, viz.
A CLAIM TO BE REGISTERED.
To the Overseers of the Parish of
I hereby give -you notice that I claim to have my
name inserted in the List made by you of persons en-
titled, under the Reform Act, to Vote in the Election of a
Member (or Members) for the City (or Borough) of
, and that my qualification consists of a
at No. in in your Parish.
Dated this day of
(Signed) of
Insert the name of the parish, and the nature of the
premises, as house, warehouse, counting-house, shop,
workshop, stable, shed, or as the case may be, and the
name of the street, court, &c. ; put in the date, and sign
the names of the claimant, and his place of abode, at full
length. If a scot and lot voter, instead of the words
under the Reform Act," insert " In respect of the Scot
and Lot Franchise."

1841.

On or before the 25th August, give this claim to .an
overseer, and afterwards attend before the Revising Bar-
risters, who hold their Courts between the 15th Sep-
tember and the 25th October. A correct copy of this
claim should be kept, and the party' who serves the claim
should immediately write on the copy to whom the claim
was delivered, and the day of the month and year.
He should then copy from the Overseer's list the.
names of any political opponent that he believes not be
bo entitled to a vote ; and, should he be disinclined to
take the trouble consequent upon objecting himself, ho
should forward his information to a Reform or Regis-
tration Society, if there be one in that borough or city,
or to sonic active Reformer residing therein,—as it is
necessary that the objector, or some one on his behalf,
should appear in the Revising Barrister's Court to sup-
port they objection, though the proof of qualification will
fall on the person objected to.
The following are grounds of disqualification, viz.:-
Ist. Not having been in weupation of the premises for
12 months previously to the Ist of July.
2d, Not occupying as tenant, but only as director, se-
cretary, clerk, servant, &c.
3d. Premises not being worth 10/. per year ; or, if
described as a house, not having control over a separate
door. This is not necessary for any other premises, as
shop, warehouse, counting-house, &c.
4th. Not being rated, or not having claimed to be
rated, to all poors-rates made since July 31, 1840.
sth. Non-payment, on or before the 20th of July, of
window-tax (if' assessed) due before the 6th of April, or
of the poors-rates which have been demanded per-
sonally, or by a notice left at the premises, before the
6th of April.
6th. Not having resided (slept.) within seven miles,
since the 31st of January last.

7th. If in partnership, not having been so twelve
months before the 31st of July, or premises not giving
101. for each.

Bth.lf an or lunatic, officers of
excise, cnst infant,
p c)s idiot,t-olice, assessed taxes (if
appointed by Assessed-tax Commissioners), or new po-
lice, pauper, or if convicted of bribery, felony, &c.
The following notice of objection can only be signed
by a person whoac name is on the overseer's list, and
must be delivered to an overseer on or before the 95th
of August :
NOTICE OF OBJECTION.
To the Overseers of the parish of
I hereby give you notice that I object to the name
of being retained
in the list of persons entitled, under tho llelliral Act, to
vote in the election of a Member, (or Members), for the
city (or borough) of ; and that I shall
bring I)rward such objection at the time of the revising
of such list.
Dated the

day of Ausm;t, in tli© year 1841.
(lSigned)

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