discharged of all trusts, conditions, and other defeasances; and all bonds, (6.) Electors, covenants, or other securities, for the defeating or re-conveying the same, Registration of, shall be void.

to

By the 7 & 8 Wil. III. c. 25, s. 7, all conveyances to multiply voices, or to split and divide the interest in lands and houses among several persons, enable them to vote, shall be void; and no more than one voice shall be admitted for one and the same house or tenement. (See 2 Peckw. 29, 53.) By the 53 Geo. III. c. 49, this is now extended to devises for a like purpose.

for Counties.

Splitting votes.

By the 18 Geo. II. c. 18, s. 5, no person shall vote in any election more None to vote more than once.

VI. Registration of Electors for Counties, and Duties of

Overseers therein.

than once.

send in their

any subsequent

By 2 Wil. IV. c. 45, s. 87, after reciting that it is "expedient to form a Overseers to register of all persons entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights give notice anof the shire to serve in any future parliament, and that for the purpose of nually, requiring forming such register the overseers of every parish and township should county voters to annually make out lists in the manner herein-after mentioned; it is enacted, claims. that the overseers of the poor of every parish and township shall on the twentieth day of June in the present and in every succeeding year cause to be fixed on or near the doors of all the churches and chapels within such parish or township, or if there be no church or chapel therein, then to be fixed in some public and conspicuous situation within the same respectively, a notice according to the form numbered 1. in the Schedule (H.) to this act annexed, requiring all persons who may be entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future parliament, in respect to any property situate wholly or in part in such parish or township, to deliver or transmit to the said overseers on or before the twentieth day of July in the present and in every succeeding year a notice of their claim as such voters according to the form numbered 2. in the said schedule (H.), or to the like effect: provided always, that after the formation of the register to Persons once on be made in each year, as herein-after mentioned, no person whose name the register not shall be upon such register for the time being shall be required thereafter required to make to make any such claim as aforesaid, so long as he shall retain the same quali- claim. fication, and continue in the same place of abode described in such register." By sect. 38, "the overseer of the poor of every parish and township shall Overseers to preon or before the last day of July in that year make out or cause to be made pare lists of out, according to the form numbered 3. in the said schedule (H.), an alpha- county voters, betical list of all persons who shall claim as aforesaid to be inserted in such annually. list as voters in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve for the county, or for the riding, parts, or division of the county wherein such parish or township lies, in respect of any lands or tenements situate wholly or in part within such parish or township; and the said overseers shall on or before the last day of July in every succeeding year make out or cause to be made out a like list, containing the names of all persons who shall be upon the register for the time being as such voters, and also the names of all persons who shall claim as aforesaid to be inserted in such last-mentioned list as such voters; and in every list so to be made by the overseers as aforesaid the christian name and surname of every person shall be written at full length, together with the place of his abode, the nature of his qualification, and the local or other description of such lands or tenements, as the same are respectively set forth in his claim to vote, and the name of the occupying tenant, if stated in such claim; and the said overseers, if they Overseers may shall have reasonable cause to believe that any person so claiming as afore- object to any said, or whose name shall appear in the register for the time being, is not name inserted entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights of the shire for the in the lists. county, or for the riding, parts, or division of the county in which their parish or township is situate, shall have power to add the words objected to' opposite the name of every such person on the margin of such list; and the

and publish them

(6.) Electors,

Copies of lists to be kept for inspection.

overseers.

said overseers shall sign such list, and shall cause a sufficient number of Registration of, copies of such list to be written or printed, and to be fixed on or near the for Counties. doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish or township, or if there be no church or chapel therein, then to be fixed up in some public and conspicuous situation within the same respectively, on the two Sundays next after such list shall have been made; and the said overseers shall likewise keep a true copy of such list, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the two first weeks after Places having no such list shall have been made: provided always, that every precinct or place, whether extra-parochial or otherwise, which shall have no overseers of the poor, shall for the purpose of making out such list as aforesaid be deemed to be within the parish or township adjoining thereto, such arishor township being situate within the same county, or the same riding, parts, or division of a county, as such precinct or place; and if such precinct or place shall adjoin two or more parishes or townships so situate as aforesaid, it shall be deemed to be within the least populous of such parishes or townships according to the last census for the time being; and the overseers of the poor of every such parish or township shall insert in the list for their respective parish or township the names of all persons who shall claim as aforesaid to be inserted therein as voters in the election of a knight or knights of the shire to serve for the county, or for the riding, parts, or division of the county in which such precinct or place as aforesaid lies, in respect of any lands or tenements situate wholly or in part within such precinct or place."

Notice of objection by third

parties.

Lists of persons
objected to by
third parties to
be published, &c.

Lists of county voters to be forwarded to the clerks of the

peace.

By sect. 39," every person who shall be upon the register for the time being of voters for any county, or for any riding, parts, or division of a county, or who shall have claimed to be inserted in any list for the then current year of voters for any county, or any riding, parts, or division of a county, may object to any person as not having been entitled on the last day of July then next preceding to have his name inserted in any list of voters for such county, riding, parts, or division so to be made out as aforesaid; and every person so objecting (save and except overseers objecting in the manner herein-before mentioned) shall, on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in the present and in every succeeding year, give or cause to be given a notice. in writing according to the form numbered 4. in the said schedule (H.), or to the like effect, to the overseers who shall have made out the list in which the name of the person so objected to shall have been inserted; and the person so objecting shall also, on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in the present and in every succeeding year, give to the person objected to, or leave at his place of abode as described in such list, or personally deliver to his tenant in occupation of the premises described in such list, a notice in writing according to the form numbered 5. in the said schedule (H.), or to the like effect; and the overseers shall include the names of all persons so objected to in a list according to the form numbered 6. in the said schedule (H.), and shall cause copies of such list to be fixed on or near the doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish or township, or if there be no church or chapel therein, then to be fixed in some public and conspicuous situation within the same respectively, on the two Sundays next preceding the fifteenth day of September, in the present and in every succeeding year; and the overseers shall likewise keep a copy of the names of all the persons so objected to, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the ten days next preceding the said fifteenth day of September in the present and in every succeeding year."

This section requires that the voter objected to shall have notice in writing from the party objecting. Such notice is not requisite under the preceding clause where the objection is made by the overseer.

of

By sect. 40," on the twenty-ninth day of August in every year the overseers every parish and township shall deliver the list of voters so made out as aforesaid, together with a written statement of the number of persons objected to by the overseers and by other persons, to the high constable or high constables of the hundred or other like district in which such parish or township is situate; and such high constable or high constables shall forthwith deliver all such lists, together with such statements as aforesaid, to the clerk

of the peace of the county, riding, or parts, who shall forthwith make out an (7.) Electors, abstract of the number of persons objected to by the overseers and by other Registration of, persons in each parish and township, and transmit the same to the barrister for Boroughs. or barristers appointed as hereinafter mentioned to revise such lists, in order that the said barrister or barristers may fix proper times and places for holding his or their courts for the revision of the said lists."

VII. Registration of Electors for Boroughs, and Duties of
Overseers therein.

vote in boroughs.

By 2 Wil. IV. c. 45, s. 44," the overseers of the poor of every parish and Overseers to township either wholly or in part situate within any city or borough, or place prepare and pubsharing in the election for any city or borough, which shall return a member lish lists of persons or members to serve in any future parliament, shall, on or before the last (other than freeday of July in each year, make out or cause to be made out, according to the men) entitled to form numbered 1. in the schedule marked (I.) to this act annexed, an alphabetical list of all persons who may be entitled by virtue of this act to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament for such city or borough in respect of the occupation of premises of the clear yearly value of not less than ten pounds as hereinbefore mentioned, situate wholly or in part within such parish or township, and another alphabetical list, according to the form numbered 2. in the said schedule (I.), of all other persons (except freemen) who may be entitled to vote in the election for such city or borough by virtue of any other right whatsoever; and in each of the said lists the christian name and surname of every person shall be written at full length, together with the nature of his qualification; and where any person shall be entitled to vote in respect of any property, then the name of the street, lane, or other description of the place where such property may be situate shall be specified in the list; and where any person shall be entitled to vote otherwise than in respect of any property, then the name of the street, lane, or other description of the place of such person's abode shall be specified in the list; and the overseers shall sign each of such lists, and shall cause a sufficient number of copies of such lists to be printed, and to be fixed on or near the doors of all the churches and chapels in their several parishes and townships, or if there be no church or chapel therein, then to be fixed up in some public and conspicuous situation within the same respectively, on the two Sundays next after such lists shall have been made; and the said overseers shall likewise keep true copies of such lists, Copies of lists to to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable be kept for inspechours during the two first weeks after such lists shall have been made."

tion.

By sect. 45, "every precinct or place, whether extra-parochial or otherwise, Places within having no overseers of the poor, which now is or hereafter may be within boroughs having any city or borough, or within any place sharing in the election for any city no overseers. or borough, shall, for the purpose of making out the list of voters for such city or borough, be deemed to be within the parish or township adjoining thereto, and situate wholly or in part within such city or borough, or within such place sharing in the election therewith; and if such precinct or place shall adjoin two or more parishes or townships so situate as aforesaid, it shall be deemed to be within the least populous of such parishes or townships according to the last census for the time being; and the overseers of every such parish or township shall insert in the list for their respective parish or township the names of all persons who may be entitled to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament for any such city or borough in respect of any property occupied by such persous within such city or borough, or within any place sharing in the election therewith, such property being situate wholly or in part within such precinct or place as aforesaid."

By sect. 46," the town clerk of every city or borough shall, on or before Town clerks to the last day of July in each year, make out or cause to be made out, publish the lists according to the form numbered 3. in the said schedule (I)., an alphabetical of freemen. list of all the freemen of such city or borough who may be entitled to vote

(7.) Electors, in the election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament Registration of, for such city or borough, together with the respective places of their abode; for Boroughs. and the town clerk of every place sharing in the election for any city or

Persons omitted in borough lists

claims.

Notices of objec

tion to persons

not entitled to be

retained in the lists.

borough shall, at the respective times aforesaid, make out or cause to be made out a like list of all the freemen of such place who may be entitled to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament for such city or borough; and every such town clerk shall cause a copy of every such list to be fixed on or near the door of the town hall, or in some public and conspicuous situation within such respective city, borough, or place as aforesaid, on the two Sundays next after such list shall have been made, and shall likewise keep a true copy of such list, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the two first weeks after such list shall have been made: provided always, that where there shall be no town clerk for such city, borough, or place as aforesaid, or where the town clerk shall be dead or incapable of acting, all matters by this act required to be done by and with regard to the town clerk shall be done by and with regard to the person executing duties similar to those of the town clerk, and if there be no such person, then by and with regard to the chief civil officer of such city, borough, or place."

By sect. 47,"every person whose name shall have been omitted in any such list of voters for any city or borough so to be made out as herein-before to give notice of mentioned, and who shall claim to have his name inserted therein as having been entitled on the last day of July then next preceding, shall, on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in the present and in every succeeding year, give or cause to be given a notice in writing, according to the form numbered 4. in the said schedule (I.), or to the like effect, to the overseers of that parish or township in the list whereof he shall claim to have his name inserted, or if he shall claim as a freeman of any city or borough, or place sharing in the election therewith, then to the town-clerk of such city, borough, or place; and every person whose name shall have been inserted in any list of voters for any city or borough may object to any other person as not having been entitled on the last day of July then next preceding to have his name inserted in any list of voters for the same city or borough, and every person so objecting shall, on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in the present and in every succeeding year, give or cause to be given a notice in writing according to the form numbered 5. in the said schedule (I.), or to the like effect, to the overseers who shall have made out the list in which the name of the person so objected to shall have been inserted, or if the person objected to shall have been inserted in the list of freemen of any city, borough, or place as aforesaid, then to the town-clerk of such city, borough, or place; and the overseers shall include the names of all persons so claiming as aforesaid in a list according to the form numbered 6. in the said schedule (I.), and the names of all persons so objected to as aforesaid in a list according to the form numbered 7. in the said schedule (I.), and shall cause copies of such two lists to be fixed on or near the doors of all the churches and chapels within their parish or township, or if there be no church or chapel therein then to be fixed in some public and conspicuous situation within the same respectively, on the two Sundays next preceding the fifteenth day of September in the present and in every succeeding year; and every town-clerk shall include the names of all persons so claiming as freemen in a list according to the form numbered 8. in the said schedule (I.), and the names of all persons so objected to as freemen in a list according to the form numbered 9. in the said schedule (I.), and shall cause copies of such two lists to be fixed on or near the door of the town-hall, or in some public and conspicuous situation, within his respective city, borough, or place as aforesaid, on the two Sundays herein-before last mentioned in the present and in every succeeding year; and the overseers and town-clerks shall likewise keep a copy of the names of all the persons so claiming as aforesaid, and also a copy of the names of all persons so objected to as aforesaid, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the ten days next preceding the said fifteenth

Lists of claimants,

and of persons

objected to, to be

published, &c.

day of September in the present and in every succeeding year, and shall (7.) Electors. deliver a copy of each of such lists to any person requiring the same, on Registration of, payment of one shilling for each copy."

Barristers may require overseers, collectors, &c. to produce their books on the revision of the lists of voters. See page 35.

As to the expenses of overseers, clerks of the peace, returning officers, &c. see post, page 36.

for Boroughs.

officer.

sions and objections in list.

Liverymen.]-By sect. 48," for providing a list of such of the freemen of the List of liverymen city of London as are liverymen of the several companies entitled to vote in of London to the election of a member or members to serve in any future parliament for the be transmitted to the returning eity of London, the returning officer or officers of the said city shall, on or before the last day of July in each year, issue precepts to the clerks of the said livery companies, requiring them forthwith to make out, or cause to be made out, at the expense of the respective companies, an alphabetical list, according to the form in the schedule (K.) to this act annexed, of the freemen of London being liverymen of the said respective companies, and entitled to vote in such election; and every such clerk shall sign such list, and transmit the same, with two printed copies thereof, to such returning officer or officers, who shall forthwith fix one such copy in the Guildhall and one in the Royal Exchange to the said city, there to remain fourteen days in the present and in every subsequent year; and the clerks of the said livery companies shall cause a sufficient number of such lists of freemen and liverymen of their respective companies to be printed at the expense of the respective companies, and shall keep the same, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the two first weeks after such lists shall have been printed; and every person whose name shall have been Notices of omisomitted in any such list of freemen and liverymen, and who shall claim to have his name inserted therein as having been entitled on the last day of July then next preceding, shall, on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in the present and in every succeeding year, give or cause to be given a notice in writing according to the form numbered 1. in the said schedule (K.), or to the like effect, to the returning officer or officers, and to the clerk of that company in the list whereof he shall claim to have his name inserted ; and the returning officer or officers shall include the names of all persons so claiming as aforesaid in a list according to the form numbered 2. in the said schedule (K.), and shall cause such last-mentioned list to be fixed in the Guildhall and Royal Exchange of the said city, on the two Mondays next preceding the fifteenth day of September in the present and in every succeeding year; and the said returning officer or officers, and clerks of the said companies, shall likewise keep a copy of the names of all the persons so claiming as aforesaid, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the ten days next preceding the said fifteenth day of September in the present and in every succeeding year; and every person who shall object to any other person as not having been entitled on the last day of July then next preceding to have his name inserted in any such livery list shall, on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in the present and in every succeeding year, give to such other person, or leave at his usual place of abode, a notice in writing according to the form numbered 3. in the said schedule (K.), or to the like effect; and in the city of Poll of liverymen London the returning officer or officers shall take the poll or votes of such freemen of the said city being liverymen of the several companies as are entitled to vote at such election in the Guildhall of the said city; and the said returning officer or officers shall not be required to provide any booth or compartments, but shall appoint or take one poll for the whole number of such liverymen at the same place."

If, however, the person so qualified as a liveryman be also qualified in respect of premises occupied by him within the city, he may record his vote under either qualification.

to be taken at Guildhall.

London, entitled

By the 5 & 6 Wil. IV. c. 36, s. 7, "such of the freemen of the city of Liverymen of London, being liverymen, as are or shall be entitled to vote in the election to vote in respect of members to serve in any future parliament for the city of London in the

of premises, may