The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-08 00:00:00

Clauses A.—lt shall not be lawful at any elec

tion for any candidate, or any one on his behalf,
to pay any money on account of the conveyance of
any voter to the poll, either to vote for himself or
to any other person, or for any person to re-
ceive from any candidate, or any one on his
behalf, any money on account of such
conveyance ; and any person paying or re-
ceiving money contrary to this provision shall be
guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall also be liable
to forfeit any sum not exceeding pounds
for every such offence to any person who shall sue
for the same, with full costs of suit; and any can-
didate who shall be declared by the select committee
appointed for the trial of any petition concerning
the election 'for any county or borough to have
committed any such offence at that election, shall
be incapable of sitting in Parliament for such county
or borough during the Parliament in which such
committee shall have been appointed.
Clause B.—Provided always that nothing in this
act shall prevent any candidate in any election from
providing, at his own expense, a pass or ticket for
the conveyance by railway of any voter, in order to
his voting at such election.

Class C.—The justices of the peace in quarter
sessions assembled shall, immediately after the pass-
ing of this act, appoint convenient polling places in
every county, and may from time to time alter
such polling-places, so that there may be a polling-
place in every parish or township in which there
shall be not less than 200 resident electors, and a
polling-place for every two or more parishes or
townships in any of which separately there shall
be less than 200 resident electors, at some con-
venient point at which, as nearly as possible, 200
voters from such small parishes or townships may
most conveniently attend to record their votes.
Clause D.-1n every borough, whenever an
election shall take place, the returning officer shall
provide sufficient polling booths, so that as nearly
as possible there shall be at least one polling booth
in every area of one square mile in which there
shall be resident not less than 200 electors.
Clause E.—On every election the fees and ex-
penses of the returning officer shall be wholly paid
and defrayed as follows, and not otherwise (that is
to say), in the case of a county out of the county
rate of that county, and in the case of a borough
out of the money to be collected for the relief of
the poor in the several parishes and townships
within that borough, and the provisions contained
in the statute of the sixth year of her Majesty
Queen Victoria, chapter 18, sections 54 and 55,
with respect to the expenses therein referred to,
shall be applicable to the fees and expenses by this
section provided for, and such fees and expenses
shall include the reasonable fees and travelling ex-
penses of the under sheriff, deputy sheriffs, and
reoeo,
deputy returning officers, and all sums reasonably
expended in the erection of hustings and the pro-
viedrikn s and
gof
profes-
sional assistance, and all other reasonable disburse-
ments by the returning officer in relation to such
pololtinhger booths
requisite and
officers, rooms
and and of poll
of e l
election.

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story, entitled " Sir Owen Fairfax," from the pen of Lady
Emily Ponsonby, has just been issued by Messrs. Hurst
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plished lady, "Sir Owen Fairfax" is remarkable for its
graceful style, moral tone, and pleasant and original por-
trayal of character. It well
.supports the high reputation
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Fairfax" will speedily become a favourite book with all
novel readers.

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