churchwardens shall certify to the clerk of the peace previous to the meeting of the quarter sessions the names of such of the persons contained in the said lists, as are dead or have disposed of the property, in right of which their names were inserted in the voters' book. 7. That at every court of quarter sessions, after the first formation of the voters' book, the clerk of the peace (previous to reading the list of the persons requiring to have their names' inserted in the voters' book) shall deliver to the chairman the returns of the clergymen and churchwardens of the several parishes, and the chairman shall strike the names so returned out of the voters' book. 8. That the clerk of the peace shall read over all the remaining names in the voters' book and the chairman shall publicly require of all persons present to inform him whether any of those whose names remain in the voters' book are dead or have disposed of the property in right of which their names were inserted in the voters' book, and upon proof of such death or disposal of property, the chairman of the quarter sessions shall strike the names of persons out of the voters' book. such 9. That after the day of no person shall have a right to vote at any county election unless his name shall have been inserted in the voters' book twelve months before the day of the election, except it shall appear that he acquired his qualification by the death of any person, promotion or marriage. 10. That the clerk of the peace shall carefully keep the voters' book among the records of the county, from one quarter sessions to another, But the same shall be open, upon particular days in every week, for the inspection of any person whatever, and every person haying a vote in the county shall be intitled to have a copy thereof or of any part thereof. 11. The clerk of the peace shall within eight days after the determination of each quarter sessions cause as many books to be prepared as there are hundreds in the county, and shall cause the names of all the voters to be transcribed into the book of the hundred in which the qualification of such voters shall be situated, the names to be arranged in alphabetical order, and shall deliver such books to the sheriff. 12. That the clerk of the peace shall after each quarter sessions cause the memorials of every person whose name shall be entered in the voters' book at such quarter sessions to be pasted in a book which shall be open for the inspec tion of all persons whatever. Register of Votes for Towns. 1. That in every town which shall have the privilege of sending members to parliament a court shall be formed to be called the voters' court consisting of all the principal magistrates of such town. 2. That the voters' court shall sit four times a year on the same days, on which the court of quarter sessions for the county in which such town is situated shall sit. 3. That every person claiming a right to vote in such town at the election of members of parliament, shall procure his name to be entered at some voters' court in a book to be provided and kept for that purpose by the clerk of the voters' court and to be called the voters' book, in which the names of all the voters for such town, together with their rank, occupation and place of abode shall be entered. 4. For that purpose every person claiming to have a right to vote for a town, shall, fifteen days before the day on which the voters' court is to be held, deliver to the clerk of the said court a memorial in writing under his hand (drawn up according to a schedule, &c.) containing the particulars of the house in which he resides, and in right of which he claims to vote, and praying that his name may be entered in the voters' book N. B. All the other clauses respecting the voters' book as stated respecting the counties. 5. The appointment of the voters' court, not to affect or diminish the franchises or privileges of any corporation, except as to the election of members of parliament. Mode of Election for Counties. 1. All the elections for counties to be on the same day throughout the kingdom. 2. The poll for counties to be taken in each hundred, for which purpose the sheriff of each county shall depute proper persons to take the poll in the different hundreds, except the hundred in which the town where the poll has been usually taken for the county is situated, where the sheriff himself shall take the poll. 3. The sheriff shall deliver to the persons deputed to take the poll in the different hundreds the list of the voters in such hundreds. 4. The poll to be taken in the following manner. Public notice shall be given of the day on which the poll is to be taken. On the day appointed the sheriff and all the persons deputed by him to take the poll in the different hundreds shall at ten o'clock in the forenoon begin to call over the names of all the voters contained in the book in the order in which they are inserted in such book, and shall write opposite the name of each voter, who shall appear when called, the name or names of the person or persons for whom such voter shall give his vote. 5. Persons not appearing, when their names are called, not to be allowed to vote afterwards at that election. 6. On the evening of the day on which the poll shall be taken, all the persons, deputed by the sheriff to take the poll in the different hundreds shall repair to the county town and there deliver the poll books to the sheriff. 7. On the day next after that on which the several persons deputed to take the poll for the hundreds have delivered the poll books to the sheriff, he shall proclaim the names of the persons who have been elected and return the same to the crown office in the usual manner. 8. All the expenses of taking the poll to be paid by the county. Mode of Election for Towns. 1. All the elections for towns to be held on the same day with the elections for counties. 2. The poll for towns to be taken in each parish, for which purpose the chairman of the voters' court shall depute a member of the voters' court to each parish to take the poll, except the parish in which the voters' court house is situated, where the chairman of the voters' court shall himself take the poll. 3. The chairman of the voters' court shall deliver to the persons deputed to take the poll in the parishes a list of the voters in such parishes arranged in alphabetical order. 4. The poll to be taken in the same manner as in the hundreds, and on the next day the chairman of the voters' court shall proclaim the names of the persons who have been elected and return the same to the crown office. 5. All the expenses of taking the poll shall be paid by the town. All petitions respecting elections to be determined by select committees under the Grenville Act. |