66. Notices as to elections. Time for filling casual vacancies. 67. Illness, &c., of mayor or returning officer. Election of councillor in more than one ward. 69. Elections not in churches. 70. Omission to hold election, or election void. 71. Burgess roll to be in operation until revision of new burgess roll. 73. Election valid unless questioned within twelve months. 74. Offences in relation to nomination papers. 75. Offences in relation to lists and elections. 76. Revival of former law on expiration of Ballot Act. PART IV.-CORRUPT PRACTICES AND ELECTION PETITIONS. Corrupt Practices. 77. Definitions. 78. General penalties for corrupt practices. 79. Disqualifications and avoidance of election for corrupt practices by candidates. 80. Disqualifications and avoidance of election for corrupt practices by agents, and for offences against this Part. 81. Avoidance of election for general corruption. 82. Paid agents and canvassers. 83. Payment for conveyance of voters. 84. Prosecutions for corrupt practices. 85. Striking off votes. Costs on election petitions. Reception of and attendance on the election court. 100. Rules of procedure and jurisdiction. 101. 102. Expenses of election court. Acts done pending a petition not invalidated. 103. Provisions as to elections in the room of persons unseated on petition. 104. Prohibition of disclosure of vote. PART V.-CORPORATE PROPERTY AND LIABILITIES. Corporate Land. 105. Power to purchase land for town hall, &c. 106. Power to borrow with approval of Treasury. 107. Power to acquire land with the approval of the Treasury. Section Division of 10%. Restrictions on alienation of corporate land without approval of Act into parts Treasury. 109. Power to dispose of land with approval of Treasury. 110. Council may renew leases, &c. Working Men's Dwellings. 111. Sites for working men's dwellings. Repayment of Loans. 112. Power for Treasury to impose conditions as to repayment of money borrowed. 113. Provisions as to sinking fund. Purchase or Compensation Money. 114. Provision for replacing purchase or compensation money paid to trea surer. 115. Investment of proceeds of sale or exchange authorized by Treasury. Misappropriation. 117. Penalty for misappropriation of moneys. Corporate Stock. 118. Transfer of and other dealings with corporate stock. Borough Bridges. 119. Maintenance of borough bridges. Loans for Municipal Buildings. 120. Power to borrow for buildings. Advousons and similar Rights. 121. Obligations and powers in respect of advowsons, &c. 122. Regulations as to sale of ecclesiastical patronage belonging to municipal [and arrange. ment of sections]. corporation. Special Rates. 123. Power to continue rates for special purposes. Misapplication of Corporate Prepertu 124. Prohibition of expenditure of corporate funds on parliamentary elections. Transitory Provisions, 125. Transfer of investments made before 1860 in names of trustees. 126. Scheme respecting mortgage debts incurred before 1860. 127. Consolidation of debts incurred before 1860. 128. Saving for sales, &c., in pursuance of past contracts and resolutions. 129. Saving for rates in respect of past debts. 130. Saving for rights of creditors in respect of tolls or aues. 131. Saving for lawful debts contracted before 5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 76. 132. Saving against new liability to debts contracted before 5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 76. PART VI.--CHARITABLE AND OTHER TRUSTS AND POWERS. Charitable Trusts. 133. Administration of charitable trusts and vesting of legal estate. Division of Special Trusts and Powers. Act into parts Section [and arrange ment of sections]. 134. Corporation to be trustee where corporators trustees. 135. Appointment of members of council to be trustees in cases of joint trusts and other cases. Local Acts. 136. Transfer of powers of local authorities to municipal corporations. 138. Exercise of powers under local Acts. PART VII.-BOROUGH FUND: BOROUGH RATE: COUNTY RATE. 144. Power for council to make borough rate and assess contribution thereto. 145. Collection of borough rate in undivided parish. 146. Collection of borough rate in divided parish. 147. Rating of owners instead of occupiers for borough rate in certain cases. 148. Warrants for levy of borough rate. 149. Borough rate to go to borough fund; and its application. County Rate. 150. General exemption of quarter sessions boroughs from county rate. 166. Power to appoint deputy recorder. 167. Powers of mayor in absence of recorder and deputy recorder. 168. Power for recorder to form a second court. 169. Liability of borough having quarter sessions for prosecutors' expenses. Sheriff. 170. Appointment of sheriff in counties of cities and counties of towns. Section Coroner. Division of 171. Appointment, fees, &c. of borough coroner in boroughs having separate [and arrange quarter sessions. 172. Power of borough coroner to appoint a deputy. 173. Returns by borough coroners. 174. Acting of county coroner in borough. Borough Civil Court. 175. Judge of borough civil court where there is a recorder. 176. Judge of borough civil court where there is no recorder. 177. Tenure of judge. 178. Registrar and other officers and fees. 184. Saving for borough civil courts and for 35 & 36 Vict. c. 86. 185. Power to extend jurisdiction of borough civil court. Borough Juries. 186. Provisions as to juries in boroughs. Exceptional Provisions. 187. Grants to boroughs not affected by subsequent grants to counties. PART IX.-POLICE. Watch Committee; Constables. 190. Council to appoint watch committee. 191. Appointment, duties and powers of borough constables. 192. Quarterly returns as to borough constables. 193. Power for constables to apprehend disorderly persons, &c. 194. Penalties on constables for neglect of duty. 195. Penalty for assaults on conɛtables. Special Constables. 196. Appointment of special constables. ment of sections]. 205. Reservation of rights of property to freemen and others. 206. Limit of value and saving as to conditions precedent. 207. Saving for power to question right. 208. Reservation of beneficial exemptions to freemen and others. 209. Reservation of parliamentary franchise, &c. Division of Act into parts [and arrangement of sections]. Section 210. PART XI.-GRANT OF CHARTERS. Power to Crown in granting charter to borough to extend to it the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Acts. 211. Reference to Committee of Council, and notice of petition for charter. 212. Power by charter to settle wards, and by fixing dates and otherwise to adapt the Municipal Corporations Acts to first constitution of new borough. 213. Scheme for continuance or abolition of and adjustment of rights of 214. Supplemental provisions as to scheme and charter. 216. Validity of charters. 217. Power to settle scheme in case of recent charters. PART XII.-LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. 219. Prosecution of offences and recovery of fines. 221. Application of penalties in quarter sessions boroughs. 224. Procedure in penal actions against corporate officers. 226. Provisions for protection of persons acting under Act. PART XIII.-GENERAL. Boundaries. 228. Boundaries of boroughs and transfer of parts to counties. 229. Adjustment between boroughs and counties on change of boundaries. Time. 230. Computation of time. Distance. 231. Measurement of distances. Notices. 232. Notices on town hall. Inspection and Copies. 233. Inspection of documents. Fees. 234. Tables of fees to be posted. Seals and Signatures. 235. Forgery. Applications to Treasury. 236. Notice of application to and correspondence with Treasury. Deputy. 237. Acts of deputy not to be invalidated by defect in appointment. Overseers. 238. Notices to and acting of overseers. |