the tenant of the qualifying property insert his name and place of abode as described in the register]. Take notice that I object to your name [in the notice to the tenant instead of the words "your name," insert the name of the person objected to] being retained in the parliamentary [or parochial electors] list of ownership electors for the parish [or township] of in the [ division of the] county of And I ground my objection, on the 1st column of the register, or on the 2nd column, or on the 3rd column, and the objection relates to the nature of your interest [in the notice to the tenant instead of the words "your interest," insert "the interest of," here insert the name of the person objected to,] in the qualifying property; or to the value of the qualifying property NOTICE OF OBJECTION to be given to persons whose names are on the list of ownership claimants when objected to by any Person other than Overseers, and to the occupying tenants of the qualifying Property, where notice is required to be given to the occupying of tenant. To C. D. [here insert the name and place of abode of the person objected to as described in the list, and in the case of notice to the tenant of the qualifying property insert his name and place of abode as described in the list]. Take notice that I object to your name [in the notice to the tenant instead of the words "your name," insert the name of the person objected to] being retained in the parliamentary [or parochial electors] list of ownership electors for the parish [or township] of division of the] county of in the [ Dated this (Signed) A. B., of [place of abode], list] of electors for the parish [or township] of FORM NO. 6. LIST OF PERSONS objected to as OWNERSHIP ELECTORS to be published by the OVERSEERS. Parish [or Township] of The following persons have been objected to as not being entitled to have their names retained in this parish [or township] list of ownership electors. FORM OF DECLARATION by ELECTOR as to the Place of Abode. I, A. B., of [place of abode], on the ownership portion of the register for list of ownership claimants] for the parish [or township] of division of the] county of in the [ , do solemnly and sincerely declare that I possessed on the fifteenth day of July now last past the same qualification in respect of which my name inserted in such register [or list], and that my true place of abode is was [Statement of his quality as justice, &c.] OCCUPATION ELECTORS. FORM OF PRECEPT TO THE OVERSEERS OF A PARISH NOT IN A PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH. County of } REGISTRATION OF OCCUPATION ELECTORS. To the Overseers of the Poor 1 of the Parish of ]. IN pursuance of the provisions of the Acts of Parliament in that behalf, I require your attention to the following instructions respecting the registration of occupation electors. Part I. of this precept informs you generally of the persons entitled to be registered, and of the meaning of the expressions used in this precept, and also as to the mode in which you are to make out and publish the lists. Part II. gives you in order of time the several matters which you are required to do. As respects the ownership electors, you will receive a separate precept from me [or the clerk of the county council]. 1 In the case of a parish for which a registration officer has been appointed in pursuance of sec. 4 of the County Electors Act, 1888, the precept will be addressed to him and not to the Overseers. PART I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS EXPLAINING THE PERSONS ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED, THE MEANING OF THE EXPRESSIONS USED AND THE MODE OF MAKING OUT AND PUBLISHING THE LISTS. PART II. THINGS TO BE DONE IN ORDER OF DATE. FORMS FOR OCCUPATION ELECTORS IN PARISH NOT IN A PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH. FORM A. FORM OF REQUISITION by OVERSEERS requiring NAMES of INHABITANT OCCUPIERS. To E. F. You are hereby required to fill up accurately the under-written form. If this form is not returned to us [or me], accurately filled up, within twenty-one days after the service hereof, you will be liable, under the Representation of the People Act, 1884, to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings. Dated this day of Overseers [or assistant overseer] for the parish [or township] of I declare that the above is a true and complete return. Dated the day of (Signed) E. F. 19 . Note. The description of the property in the first column should be a copy from the rate book, and should be filled in by the overseers, and if it is a house numbered in a street should specify the street and number. Such of the following instructions as are suitable should be annexed to the form, with such alterations, if any, as the overseers think necessary for adapting them to the circumstances of the parish or of the property to which the notice refers. INSTRUCTIONS for filling up a FORM. Instructions where Property consists of several Buildings; for instance, 1. In the second column insert "cottage in otherwise describe its locality. Lane," or 2. In the third column insert, opposite to the description of the cottage in the second column, the name of the man who now inhabits it, and has inhabited it since the fifteenth day of July last. 3. If it has not been so inhabited state so, or omit the cottage from the second column. 4. The head of the family alone is considered to be the occupier. 5. The temporary absence of the occupier in the performance of any duty does not disqualify him from being registered. Instructions in case of what is commonly called the Service Franchise. 6. The dwelling-house in the second column may be either- 66 7. If it is a separate house, insert in the second column, "house in Road," or otherwise describe its locality. 8. If it is a part of a dwelling-house, insert in the second column ""basement of office," rooms over stable,' rooms over shop," or otherwise specify the locality of the room or rooms. 9. In the third column insert, opposite the description of the dwelling-house in the second column, the name of the man who now inhabits it, and has inhabited it since the fifteenth day of July last. 10. If it has not been so inhabited state so, or omit the dwellinghouse from the second column. 11. In filling up the return it must be recollected that, under the Representation of the People Acts— (a) In the case of a man who inhabits by reason of any office, service, or employment, if the same house is inhabited by any person under whom such man serves in his office, service, or employ. ment, such man is not considered a separate inhabitant occupier; for example, a butler, occupying rooms in his master's house is not such an occupier, although, if he occupied rooms over a detached building, such as a laundry, he might be such an occupier; (b) The head of the family alone is considered to be the occupier; (c) The temporary absence of the occupier in the performance of any duty does not disqualify him for being registered. Instructions in the case of a House let in separate Tenements. 12. The dwelling-house in the second column may be any room or rooms in the house which are separately occupied as a dwelling. 13. Insert in the third column the position of the room or rooms occupied; for example, "first floor, front room." 14. In the third column insert, opposite to the description of the room or rooms in the second column, the name of the man who now inhabits it or them, and has so inhabited since the fifteenth day of July last. 15. If any room or rooms have not been so inhabited, state so, or omit the room or rooms from the second column. 16. In filling up the return it must be recollected that, under the Representation of the People Acts (a) A man who occupies separately any room or rooms in a house must be entered, although he is entitled to a joint use of some other part of the house; for example, a man occupying separately the first floor front rooms, and having joint use of a wash-house, must be entered; (b) The head of the family alone is considered to be the occupier; (c) The temporary absence of the occupier in the performance of any duty does not disqualify him for being registered. [The Registration Order, 1907, has substituted the following clause :]— 17. If the landlord of a house let out in separate tenements lives in the house, he must return the names of the occupiers of the tenements 37 VOL. XII. |