of the union containing the port of or nearest to the place of the pauper's ultimate destination. children not to 6. It shall be unlawful to remove any woman or any child under the age of Women and fourteen as a deck passenger in any vessel from England to Scotland or be removed as Ireland, during the period from the first of October to the thirty-first of March following; and no regulation of justices authorizing such a removal shall be henceforth legal. * deck passengers during the winter. 8. EXCEPT so far as this Act shall alter the provisions of the said Act, this Acts to be Act shall be construed as a part of the same. construed together. CHAPTER 79. AN ACT to amend the Metropolis Gas Act. c. 125. [6th August 1861.] WE HEREAS it is expedient to extend the powers in relation to gas vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works by "The Metropolis Gas Act, 23 & 24 Vict. "1860": Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 22 & 23 Vict. c. 66. as amended by 23 & 24 Vict. to the Metro 1. ALL powers conferred on the justices of the peace of any county in Powers general or quarter sessions assembled, by the Act passed in the twenty-second conferred on and twenty-third years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter sixty-six, the peace by justices of intituled "An Act for regulating measures used in sales of gas," as amended by an Act passed in the session of the twenty-third and twenty-fourth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter one hundred and forty-six, and c. 146., in so intituled "An Act to amend the Act for regulating measures used in sales of far as relates gas," shall, in so far as relates to the Metropolis, as defined by an Act passed polis, transin the session holden in the eighteenth and nineteenth years of Her present ferred to the Majesty, chapter one hundred and twenty, and intituled "An Act for the "better local management of the Metropolis," be transferred and vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works; and so many of the said powers as are conferred by section four of the said Act of the twenty-second and twenty-third years of the reign of Her present Majesty shall be exercised by such Board within two months after the passing of this Act, and so from time to time thereafter as in the said Act mentioned; and all expenses incurred by the said Board in pursuance of this Act shall be defrayed by them out of rates leviable by them within their jurisdiction exclusive of the City of London. Board of Metropolitan CHAPTER 81. AN ACT to repeal the Provisions in certain Statutes relative to the Salary of the Lord Clerk Register in Scotland. [6th August 1861.] WHEREAS by the fifth and sixth sections of an Act passed in the fifty- 57 Geo. 3. seventh year of the reign of His Majesty George the Third, chapter c. 64. ss. 5, 6. sixty-four, intituled "An Act to abolish certain offices, and to regulate others "in Scotland," it is inter alia provided that from and after and upon the termination of the then existing interests in the offices of Keeper of the Signets and Lord Register in Scotland respectively, or upon either of the same becoming vacant, the duties of Keeper of the Signet in Scotland should be discharged by the Lord Register; and that it should not be lawful to His Majesty, his heirs or successors, to grant to any person who should thenceforth be appointed to discharge the duties of Lord Register in Scotland a higher salary, nor should any person who should be appointed to discharge such duties enjoy a higher salary in respect of such appointment, than one thousand two hundred pounds per annum; and that the fees payable to the Lord Register for Scotland, or in respect of the duties discharged by any person or persons in the office of the said Lord Register, should continue to be paid and payable and should be applied in the manner specified in the said Act; and that any balance of such fees which should remain should be paid to the Receiver General of Scotland at least once in three months, or as the Lord High Treasurer or Commissioners of the Treasury, or any three or more of them, should direct, and should be paid and accounted for by him with the 3 Geo. 4. c. 62. other public monies received by him: And whereas by an Act passed in the third year of the reign of His Majesty George the Fourth, chapter sixty-two, passed for the regulation of the fees chargeable in the General Register House in Edinburgh, it was provided that it should be lawful for the Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland, the Lord Register of Scotland, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the Lord Justice Clerk, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, and the Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court, all for the time being, or any three or more of them, to modify and regulate, in such manner as to them should appear just and proper, the fees which should be payable for or in respect of the office of Lord Register, or in respect of the duties discharged by any person or persons in the office of Lord Register: And whereas it is expedient to repeal so much of the said recited Acts as provides that any salary or fees should be payable for or in respect of the office of Lord Clerk Register: Be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: So much of recited Acts as provides payment of salary or fees to Lord Clerk Register repealed, &c. 1. So much of the said recited Acts as provides the payment of any salary or fees for or in respect of the said office of Lord Clerk Register for Scotland shall be and the same is hereby repealed; and from and after the passing of this Act no salary or fees shall be payable for or in respect of the said office; and the like monies which were applicable before the passing of this Act to the payment of the salary of the Lord Clerk Register shall be applied in like manner with the balance of the fees which should remain as directed by the first-recited Act. CHAPTER 83. WE c. 65. AN ACT to amend the Law regarding the Registration of County Voters in Scotland. [ [6th August 1861.] HEREAS an Act was passed in the second and third year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to 2 & 3 Will. 4. "amend the representation of the people in Scotland"; and another Act was passed in the seventeenth and eighteenth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the valuation of lands and heritages in 17 & 18 Vict. "Scotland": And whereas it is expedient to make further provision with respect to the registration of persons entitled to vote in the election of members to serve in Parliament for counties in Scotland: Be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: c. 91. 1. THIS Act may be cited for all purposes as "The County Voters Registra- Short title. "tion (Scotland) Act, 1861." of terms. 2. THE following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meanings Interpretation hereby assigned to them respectively, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction: Burgh" shall mean any royal burgh not contributing as a burgh to send a member to Parliament, but entitled under the second-recited Act to appoint a separate assessor: "Assessor" shall mean the assessor of any county or burgh in and for which he is assessor appointed under the second-recited Act, or any assessor specially appointed under the provisions of this Act, where such lastmentioned appointment has been made: "Sheriff" shall mean the sheriff of the county of which he is sheriff, and shall include sheriff substitute: "Sheriff clerk" shall mean the sheriff clerk of the county of which he is sheriff clerk, and shall include any person discharging the duties of such sheriff clerk: "Valuation roll" shall mean the valuation roll in force for the time for any county, made up under the authority of the second-recited Act, or any other Act relating to the valuation of lands and heritages in Scotland which may be in force for the time: Where in this Act notice is required to be given by "special advertisement," such notice shall be inserted once in at least two newspapers published in the county, or, if there be no newspaper or only one newspaper published therein, in any newspaper or newspapers published in a county adjoining 3. THE clauses and provisions of the first-recited Act enacted for the purpose of forming registers of persons entitled to vote in the election of members to serve in Parliament for counties in Scotland shall be and the same are hereby repealed, except as to any register heretofore made, and in so far as the same may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act; and [Rep., Stat. Law Rev. Act, 1875.] this Act Ja All enactments in force regarding appeals from the judgments of sheriffs in registration courts for counties and burghs, rep., 31 & 32 Vict. c. 48. s. 22. Provisions of first-recited Act as to forming registers of persons entitled to vote for counties repealed, &c. Future valua tion rolls of counties or burghs to set forth additional shall be taken to be part of the said Act as fully as if it were incorporated therewith. 4. IN any future valuation roll to be made up in any county or burgh under the provisions of the second-recited Act, or of any other Act in force for the time for the valuation of lands and heritages in Scotland, the assessor of every particulars, &c. county or burgh shall, in addition to the particulars which are by the said Act required to be ascertained by him, and to be entered in such roll, ascertain and enter in such roll the amount of feu duty, ground annual, or other yearly consideration payable as a condition of his right by every proprietor of any lands or heritages entered in such roll as of the yearly rent or value of ten pounds or upwards, and the name of the person to whom the said consideration is payable, and also the rent, calculated in terms of the ninth section of the first-recited Act, payable by every tenant holding any lands or heritages entered in such roll as of the yearly rent or value of ten pounds or upwards, under any lease originally granted for not less than fifty-seven years, exclusive of breaks; and in order to the ascertainment of such particulars it shall be lawful for the assessor to call upon any proprietor or tenant for receipts or other written evidence of the amount of such feu duty, ground annual, or other consideration, or of such rent; and such proprietor or tenant shall be bound to furnish and deliver such evidence to the assessor, under the same penalty in case of failure or of false statement as is provided in similar cases by the second-recited Act; and it shall also be lawful for the assessor to exercise all the powers which under the second-recited Act he may lawfully exercise for the purposes thereof; and when the proprietor is a married woman, the assessor shall further insert in such roll the name and designation of her husband. Form for future valuation rolls of counties to be as in sched. (A.) Sheriff clerk to deliver annually to assessors a copy of the register of voters. Assessors to be nominated specially for this Act. 5. THE valuation rolls of counties and burghs shall for the future be annually made up in the form of the schedule (A.) hereunto annexed, in place of the form prescribed by the second-recited Act: Provided, that it shall be competent to the commissioners of supply of any county, or the magistrates of any burgh, with the sanction of the Lord Clerk Register or his deputy, to make, as regards such county or burgh respectively, such alteration in the form of the said schedule, where this shall be found necessary or convenient, as may make it applicable to one year only, or to any less number of years than five years. 6. THE sheriff clerk of every county shall, on or before the thirtieth day of June in every year make and cause to be delivered to the assessor of such county, where there is but one assessor, and, where there is more than one assessor, then to the assessor specially appointed as is herein-after provided, a copy of the register of voters then in force for such county, arranged alphabetically in parishes. 7. IF in any county there shall be more than one assessor in and for such county, or if there shall be a separate assessor for any burgh situate therein, then the commissioners of supply of the county shall, within three weeks after the passing of this Act, appoint one of such assessors to perform the duties herein-after imposed on such assessor under this Act, and give notice of such appointment by special advertisement; and failing such appointment and advertisement being duly made by the commissioners of supply, the same shall be made by the sheriff of the county within five weeks after the passing of this Act; and every such assessor so appointed shall from the date of his appointment be specially charged with all the duties incumbent on the assessor under this Act; and where in any county the assessor so appointed shall cease to hold office, the commissioners of supply shall within three weeks thereafter appoint another assessor to act as aforesaid, and shall give notice by special advertisement of such appointment as before provided; and in the event of such commissioners failing so to do, such appointment and advertisement shall be made by the sheriff of the county within five weeks after any assessor shall have ceased to hold office as aforesaid: Provided, that all other assessors in any county or burgh situate therein shall, in all matters relating to this Act, be subject to the orders of the assessor so to be appointed, and shall take instructions from him, and shall be bound to act on such instructions, so far as consistent with this Act. 8. ON or before the fifteenth day of August every year in Assessor to make out annually form No. 1. of sched. (B.), lists of voters who have died, &c. and of persons who have become entitled to the assessor shall make out and subscribe, according to the form No. 1. of the schedule (B.) to this Act annexed, a list, arranged alpha- according to betically in parishes, of all persons entered in the register of voters for the county who have died or become disqualified, and a like list of all persons who shall appear from the valuation roll to have become entitled to vote in the election of a member of Parliament for the county, and shall give notice by special advertisement that such lists have been prepared, and shall specify in such advertisement the office or place at which such lists shall be open to inspection, and vote, &c. shall cause a written or printed copy of such lists, or of such part thereof as relates to each parish in the county, to be affixed on the door of the church of such parish; and copies of such lists shall be open to inspection by any person in the office or place specified in such notice, without payment of any fee, at any time between the hours of ten o'clock in the morning and four o'clock in the afternoon of each day except Sunday, from the sixteenth to the twentyfifth days of August, both inclusive, in each year, and copies thereof or of parts thereof shall be delivered by the assessor to all persons applying for the same, on payment for every such copy at the rate of sixpence for every one hundred words so copied : Provided always, that in making out the list of persons who shall appear from the valuation roll to be entitled to vote in the election of a member of Parliament, the assessor shall not transfer to the said list the name of any proprietor the value of whose property, as entered in the said valuation roll, shall, after deducting the amount of feu duty, ground annual, or other yearly consideration payable by such proprietor as a condition of his right, be reduced below ten pounds, nor of any proprietor who shall have failed to furnish evidence of the amount of such feu duty, ground annual, or other consideration, as required by section fourth of this Act, nor of any tenant under a lease of fifty-seven years or upwards when the rent payable under such lease, as the consideration of the right, shall reduce the value of such lease below ten pounds, nor of any such tenant who shall have failed to furnish evidence of the amount of such rent, as required by the said section. Persons omitted 9. IT shall be lawful for any person whose name has been erroneously from struck out or omitted from the register of voters, or from the list of voters made up by the assessor, to give notice to the assessor on or before the twenty-fifth day of August in any year, in the form No. 1. of the schedule (C.) to this Act annexed, of his claim to have his name entered in the register of register may claim to be registered, according to form No. 1. of sched. (C.) |