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London, England, 1830-02-22 00:00:00

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b^rousli shall rot fall within any of the reasons •
tO 1: s' ify the said committee, according to the meartitit ,as
tio:t of this Act, in making any report coocething the saws.
said Secretary of State, so that the inhabitant householders in the
said hundreds, pasha, and districts, assessed to any rate or tax,
parochial or parliamentary, shall, together with the present electors
in such city or borough, be fully equal to bear the burden of paying
the wages of attendants, as aforesaid t and open such selection, to
report the same to theuld Secretary of State ; and it shall be the
duty of the said Secretary forthwith to publish the seine in the Go -
selle. and transmit copies thereof as aforesaid, and for the like pur-
poses.
And it is hereby declared, that all such inhabitant how,.
holders shall be electors at the next, and at all future elections for
the said city or borough, and shall be amused accordingly, in man-
ner aforesaid.
And be it further ehected, that if, notwithstanding. the obvinu,
intent and meaning of this Act, to confer upon every householder.
as aforesaid, in the United Kingdom, the right of voting for a 'nem .
ben or members to serve in Parliament, any such householder shrdi
find himself not included in any of the hundreds, parishes, or di..
tricts, selected in any cue by the said Committee as aforesaid, it
shall be in the power of such householder to vote at the next and all.
future facetious for a member or members to serve in Parliament in
the city, borough, town, or place, that shall happen to be the near-
est to the residence of such householder, provided he shall not be
entitled to vote for the county at large, and that before tendering hi'
vote, he shall have given notice in writing that he is ready and
willing to be assessed as aforesaid, and such notice shall be given to
the returning officer of such city, borough, town, or place.
And whereas, when the right of voting for knights or members
for courtlier; to serve in Parliament was linalttd to freeholders, lease-
holds for long terms of years were unknown, and copyholders were
absolutely dependant on the will of their lords.
And whereas, in that part of the United Kingdom called Scotland,
a system has crept in of separating the freehold or superiority front
the property, whereby voters have been created who may possess
land whatever within the county, and moreover much landed pro-
perty is now held by what is called file-right for long terms or
years, and quite independent of the will of the Lords or superiors
and all such property, like the said leaseholds and copyholds in
England, is entirely unrepresented, contrary to the fundament.;
principles of the Constitution
Andlwhereas, many freeholder,, whose lands, tenements, or lir-
, reditaments, happen to be situate in any city, borough, or other
place, which is a county of itself, may be unrepresented.
Be it therefore further enacted, that all such freeholders last ahoy r
mentioned shall be entitled to rote at the next, and all subsequent
elections, for the county at large, within which such city, borough.
town, or other place, shall be situate, the same as if their lands,
tenements, or hrreditamenta, were situate in the said county, and
that all persona who shall hold lands, tenements, or hereditament.,
by copy of Court Roll, or under and by virtue of any [ems, or fur
rights for 99 years, or for any other term of years, provided sat+
leases or fue rights for such other term of years shall be renewable
from time to time for ever at the will of the lessee or fuear, or by
virtue of any lease or fue-right for any term of years, whereof not
less than twenty-one shall be to come and unexpired at the time of
such persons tendering
,their votes, shall be entitled to vote at the
next and at all subsequent elections for a member or members to
rave in Parliament for that county within which such lands or he-
reditament. are respectively situated in the same manner as if such
persons had a freehold estate in such lands, tenements, or he-
reditament..