tain adjacent districts. Weymouth and Regis to return two members only, &c. of this Act include the hundreds and divisions of Highworth, Cricklade, Staple, Kingsbridge, and Malmsbury, in the county of Wilts, save and except such parts of the said hundred of Malmsbury as shall be included in the borough of Malmsbury by an Act to be passed for that purpose in this present Parliament; and that the borough of Aylesbury shall for the purposes of this Act include the three hundreds of Aylesbury in the county of Buckingham ; and that the borough of East Retford shall for the purposes of this Act include the hundred of Bassetlaw in the county of Nottingham, and all places locally situate within the outside boundary or limit of the hundred of Bassetlaw, or surrounded by such boundary and by any part of the county of Lincoln or county of York. VI. AND be it enacted, that the borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis shall from and after the end of this present Parliament return two members, and no more, to serve in Parliament; and that the borough of Penryn shall for the purposes of this Act include the town of Falmouth; and that the month; Sand- borough of Sandwich shall for the purposes of this Act include the parishes of Penryn to include Fal wich, Deal and Walmer. Boundaries of boroughs in England to be settled by an Act to be passed in this session. Places in Wales in schedule (E.) to have a share Deal and Walmer. VII. AND be it enacted, that every city and borough in England which now returns a member or members to serve in Parliament, and every place sharing in the election therewith, (except the several boroughs enumerated in the said schedule (A.), and except the several boroughs of New Shoreham, Cricklade, Aylesbury, and East Retford,) shall, and each of the said boroughs of Penryn and Sandwich also shall, for the purposes of this Act, include the place or places respectively which shall be comprehended within the boundaries of every such city, borough, or place, as such boundaries shall be settled and described by an Act to be passed for that purpose in this present Parliament, which Act, when passed, shall be deemed and taken to be part of this Act as fully and effectually as if the same were incorporated herewith. VIII. AND be it enacted, that each of the places named in the first column of the schedule (E.) to this Act annexed shall have a share in the election of a in elections for member to serve in all future Parliaments for the shire-town or borough which theshire-towns, is mentioned in conjunction therewith, and named in the second column of the in conjunction said schedule (E.) &c., named therewith. Boundaries of shire-towns and places in Wales to be settled by an Act to be IX. AND be it enacted, that each of the places named in the first column of the said schedule (E.), and each of the shire-towns or boroughs named in the second column of the said schedule (E.), and the borough of Brecon, shall for the purposes of this Act include the place or places respectively which shall be passed in this comprehended within the boundaries of each of the said places, shire-towns, and boroughs respectively, as such boundaries shall be settled and described by an Act to be passed for that purpose in this present Parliament, which Act, when passed, shall be deemed and taken to be part of this Act as fully and effectually as if the same were incorporated herewith. session. Boundaries of Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Ken-fig; which shall form one borough, and return one member. X. AND be it enacted, that each of the towns of Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Ken-fig shall for the purposes of this Act include the place or places respectively which shall be comprehended within the boundaries of each of the said towns, as such boundaries shall be settled and described by an Act to be passed for that purpose in this present Parliament, which Act, when passed, shall be deemed and taken to be part of this Act as fully and effectually as if the same were incorporated herewith; and that the said five towns, so thereof not to vote for a including as aforesaid, shall for the purposes of this Act be one borough, and Electors shall, as such borough, from and after the end of this present Parliament, return one member to serve in Parliament; and that the portreeve of Swansea shall member for be the returning officer for the said borough; and that no person, by reason of Cardiff. any right accruing in any of the said five towns, shall have any vote in the election of a member to serve in any future Parliament for the borough of Cardiff. Who shall be returning officers for the new boroughs. officer by sheriff of the certain cases. county in XI. AND be it enacted, that the persons respectively described in the said schedules (C.) and (D.) shall be the returning officers at all elections of a member or members to serve in Parliament for the boroughs in conjunction with which such persons are respectively mentioned in the said schedules (C.) and (D.); and that for those boroughs in the said schedules for which no Appointment of returning persons are mentioned in such schedules as returning officers the sheriff for the time being of the county in which such boroughs are respectively situate shall, within two months after the passing of this Act, and in every succeeding respective year in the month of March, by writing under his hand, to be delivered to the clerk of the peace of the county within one week, and to be by such clerk of the peace filed and preserved with the records of his office, nominate and appoint for each of such boroughs a fit person, being resident therein, to be, and such person so nominated and appointed shall accordingly be, the returning officer for each of such boroughs respectively until the nomination to be made in the succeeding March; and in the event of the death of any such person, or of his becoming incapable to act by reason of sickness or other sufficient impediment, the sheriff for the time being shall on notice thereof forthwith nominate and appoint in his stead a fit person, being so resident as aforesaid, to be, and such person so nominated and appointed shall accordingly be, the returning officer for such borough for the remainder of the then current year; and no person, having been so nominated and appointed as returning officer for any borough, shall after the expiration of his office be compellable at any time thereafter to serve again in the said office for the same borough: Provided always, that no person being in holy orders, Who disqualinor any churchwarden or overseer of the poor within any such borough, shall fied. be nominated or appointed as such returning officer for the same; and that no person nominated and appointed as returning officer for any borough now sending or hereafter to send members to Parliament shall be appointed a church warden or overseer of the poor therein during the time for which he shall be such returning officer: Provided also, that no person qualified to be Who exempt. elected to serve as a member in Parliament shall be compellable to serve as returning officer for any borough for which he shall have been nominated and appointed by the sheriff as aforesaid, if within one week after he shall have received notice of his nomination and appointment as returning officer he shall make oath of such qualification before any justice of the peace, and shall forthwith notify the same to the sheriff: Provided also, that in case his If any new Majesty shall be pleased to grant his royal charter of incorporation to any of borough shall the boroughs named in the said schedules (C.) and (D.) which are not now charter of incorporated, and shall by such charter give power to elect a mayor or other incorporation, the mayor, &c. chief municipal officer for any such borough, then and in every such case such shall be remayor or other chief municipal officer for the time being shall be the only turning officer. returning officer for such borough; and the provisions herein-before contained receive a Six knights of the shire for Yorkshire; two for each riding. with regard to the nomination and appointment of a returning officer for such XII. AND be it enacted, that in all future Parliaments there shall be six knights of the shire, instead of four, to serve for the county of York, (that is to say,) two knights for each of the three ridings of the said county, to be elected in the same manner, and by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if each of the three ridings were a separate county; and that the court for the election of knights of the shire election, where for the north riding of the said county shall be holden at the city of York, and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the west riding of the said county shall be holden at Wakefield, and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the east riding of the said county shall be holden at Beverly. Courts for to be held. Four knights of the shire for Lincolnshire; two for the parts of Lind- Kesteven and XIII. AND be it enacted, that in all future Parliaments there shall be four knights of the shire, instead of two, to serve for the county of Lincoln, (that is to say,) two for the parts of Lindsey in the said county, and two for the parts of Kesteven and Holland in the same county; and that such four knights shall be chosen in the same manner, and by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if the said parts of Lindsey were a separate county, and the said parts of Kesteven and Holland together were also a separate county; and that the court for the election of knights of election, where the shire for the parts of Lindsey in the said county shall be holden at the city of Lincoln, and the court for the election of knights of the shire for the parts of Kesteven and Holland in the said county shall be holden at Sleaford. Courts for to be held. Counties in schedule (F.) to be divided, and to return four knights of the shire, two for each division. XIV. AND be it enacted, that each of the counties enumerated in the schedule marked (F.) to this Act annexed shall be divided into two divisions, which divisions shall be settled and described by an Act to be passed for that purpose in this present Parliament, which Act, when passed, shall be deemed and taken to be part of this Act as fully and effectually as if the same were incorporated herewith; and that in all future Parliaments there shall be four knights of the shire, instead of two, to serve for each of the said counties, (that is to say,) two knights of the shire for each division of the said counties; and that such knights shall be chosen in the same manner, and by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if each of the said divisions were a separate county; and that the court for the election of election, where knights of the shire for each division of the said counties shall be holden at the place to be named for that purpose in the Act so to be passed as aforesaid for settling and describing the divisions of the said counties. Courts for to be held. Counties in schedule (F. 2.) to return three knights of the shire; Car marthen, Den- gan, two each. member. XV. AND be it enacted, that in all future Parliaments there shall be three knights of the shire, instead of two, to serve for each of the counties enumerated in the schedule marked (F. 2.) to this Act annexed, and two knights of the shire, instead of one, to serve for each of the counties of Carmarthen, Denbigh, and Glamorgan. XVI. AND be it enacted, that the Isle of Wight in the county of Southampton shall for the purposes of this Act be a county of itself, separate and apart from the county of Southampton, and shall return one knight of the shire to serve in every future Parliament; and that such knight shall be chosen by the same classes and descriptions of voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as any knight of the shire shall be chosen in any county in England; and that all elections for the said county of the Isle of Wight shall be holden ་ I be held at Newport, &c. Towns and counties of schedule (G.) the same in at the town of Newport in the Isle of Wight, and the sheriff of the Isle of Election to Wight, or his deputy, shall be the returning officer at such elections. XVII. AND be it enacted, that for the purpose of electing a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament, the east riding of the county of York, the north riding of the county of York, the parts of Lindsey in the county of Lincoln, and the several counties at large enumerated in the second column to be included in adjoining of the schedule marked (G.) to this Act annexed, shall respectively include the counties, &c. for county elec. several cities and towns, and counties of the same, which are respectively mentions. tioned in conjunction with such ridings, parts, and counties at large, and named in the first column of the said schedule (G.) Limitation on voting for counties and the right of for cities or towns being counties of themselves, in respect of free XVIII. AND be it enacted, that no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament, or in the election of a member or members to serve in any future Parliament for any city or town being a county of itself, in respect of any freehold lands. or tenements whereof such person may be seised for his own life, or for the life of another, or for any lives whatsoever, except such person shall be in the actual and bonâ fide occupation of such lands or tenements, or except the same shall holds for life. have come to such person by marriage, marriage settlement, devise, or promotion to any benefice or to any office, or except the same shall be of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same; any statute or usage to the contrary notwithstanding Provided always, that nothing in this Act contained shall prevent any person now seised for his own life, or for the life of another, or for any lives whatsoever, of any freehold lands or tenements, in respect of which he now has, or but for the passing of this Act might acquire, the right of voting in such respective elections, from retaining or acquiring, so long as he shall be so seised of the same lands or tenements, such right of voting in respect thereof, if duly registered according to the respective provisions herein-after contained. Right of voting in counties extended to 107. copy XIX. AND be it enacted, that every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity, who shall be seised at law or in equity of any lands or tenements of copyhold or any other tenure whatever except freehold, for his own life, or for the life of another, or for any lives whatsoever, or for any larger estate, of the clear yearly holders. value of not less than ten pounds over and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same, shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament for the county, or for the riding, parts, or division of the county, in which such lands or tenements shall be respectively situate. [Rep., Stat. Law Rev. Act, 1874.] in counties extended to leaseholders and occupiers of premises of a certain value above charges. XX. AND be it enacted, that every male person of full age, and not subject Right of voting to any legal incapacity, who shall be entitled, either as lessee or assignee, to any lands or tenements, whether of freehold or of any other tenure whatever, for the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term originally created for a period of not less than sixty years, (whether determinable on a life or lives, or not,) of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds over and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same, or [Rep., Stat. Law Rev. Act, 1874.] for the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term originally created for a period of not less than twenty years, (whether determinable on a life or lives, or not,) of the clear yearly value of not less than fifty pounds over and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect of the same, or who shall occupy as tenant any lands or tenements for which he shall be bonâ fide liable to a yearly rent of not less than fifty pounds, shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament for the county, or for the riding, parts, or division of the county, in which VOL. VII. C What not to be deemed charges. County voters need not be assessed to the land tax. Provision as mortgagees. such lands or tenements shall be respectively situate: Provided always, that no person, being only a sub-lessee, or the assignee of any underlease, shall have a right to vote in such election in respect of any such term of sixty years or twenty years as aforesaid, unless he shall be in the actual occupation of the premises. XXI. AND be it declared and enacted, that no public or parliamentary tax, nor any church rate, county rate, or parochial rate, shall be deemed to be any charge payable out of or in respect of any lands or tenements within the meaning of this Act. XXII. AND be it enacted, that in order to entitle any person to vote in any election of a knight of the shire or other member to serve in any future Parliament, in respect of any messuages, lands, or tenements, whether freehold or otherwise, it shall not be necessary that the same shall be assessed to the land tax; any statute to the contrary notwithstanding. XXIII. AND be it enacted, that no person shall be allowed to have any to trustees and vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire for or by reason of any trust estate or mortgage, unless such trustee or mortgagee be in actual possession or receipt of the rents and profits of the same estate; but that the mortgagor or cestuique trust in possession shall and may vote for the same estate notwithstanding such mortgage or trust.. No person to vote for a county in respect of any freehold house, &c. occupied by himself, which would confer a vote XXIV. AND be it enacted, that notwithstanding any thing herein-before contained no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament in respect of his estate or interest as a freeholder in any house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building occupied by himself, or in any land occupied by himself together with any house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building, such for a borough. house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building being, either separately or jointly with the land so occupied therewith, of such value as would, according to the provisions herein-after contained, confer on him the right of voting for any city or borough, whether he shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to vote for such city or borough in respect thereof. No person to vote for a county in respect of copyholds and leaseholds which would confer a vote for a borough. No person to vote for a county unless registered. No person to be registered XXV. AND be it enacted, that notwithstanding any thing herein-before contained no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament in respect of his estate or interest as a copyholder or customary tenant, or tenant in ancient demesne, holding by copy of court roll, or as such lessee or assignee, or as such tenant and occupier as aforesaid, in any house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building, or in any land occupied together with a house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building, such house, warehouse, counting-house, shop, or other building being, either separately or jointly with the land so occupied therewith, of such value as would, according to the provisions hereinafter contained, confer on him or on any other person the right of voting for any city or borough, whether he or any other person shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to vote for such city or borough in respect thereof. XXVI. AND be it enacted, that notwithstanding anything herein-before contained no person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future Parliament unless he shall have been duly registered according to the provisions herein-after contained ; and that no person shall be so registered in any year in respect of his estate or |