(9.) Any person may appear by any member of his family or any other person authorised by him

in this behalf.

(1) As to "Court of Summary Jurisdiction," see secs. 23 and 27. (2) As to offence of forging or counterfeiting a certificate, or giving a false certificate, or knowingly using a forged or false certificate, see sec. 25. As to standards of education prescribed by the Education Department, and circular letters as to certificates by Her Majesty's Inspectors, see pp. 343, 386.

(3) For provision in the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1874, as to certificates of birth for purposes of school boards and of public elementary schools, see p. 150.

(4) As to powers of school board to obtain information as to attendance of children at public elementary schools, see sec. 22.

Forgery of Certificate, and giving false Information.

25. Every person who forges or counterfeits any certificate which is by this Act made evidence of any matter, or gives or signs any such certificate which is to his knowledge false in any material particular, or, knowing any such certificate to be forged, counterfeit, or false, makes use thereof, shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

DEFINITIONS AND REPEAL.

Schedules part of Act.

26. The schedules to this Act shall be of the same force as if they were enacted in the body of this Act.

27. In this Act

Interpretation.

"Guardians."

The term "guardians" includes any body of persons performing the functions of guardians within the

meaning of the Acts relating to the relief of the poor:

“Union.”

The term "union" means any union or incorporation of parishes under any general or local Act, and any single parish having guardians as defined by this Act under any general or local Act:

"Common Fund."

The term "common fund" means, in the case of a union which comprises only one parish, the fund applicable to the relief of the poor of such parish:

"Summary Jurisdiction Acts."

The term "the Summary Jurisdiction Acts" means the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled "An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of Justices of the Peace out of sessions within England and Wales with respect to summary convictions and orders," inclusive of any Acts amending the same:

"Court of Summary Jurisdiction."

The term "court of summary jurisdiction" means any justice or justices of the peace, metropolitan police magistrate, stipendiary or other magistrate or officer, by whatever name called, to whom jurisdiction is given by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

Repeal and Savings.

28. The principal Act is hereby repealed, to the extent specified in the third column of the fourth schedule to this Act.

Provided that—

(1.) Any order or regulation of the Education De

partment made under any enactment hereby repealed shall continue in force as if it had been made under this Act:

(2.) Any school board elected under any enactment hereby repealed shall continue and be deemed to have been elected under this Act:

(3.) The repeal of any Act or enactment by this Act shall not

(a) Affect anything duly done or suffered under any such Act or enactment; or

(b.) Affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under any such Act or enactment, or byelaw; or

(c.) Affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any such Act, enactment, or bye-law; or

(d.) Affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding, and remedy may be carried on as if this Act had not passed.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

ORDERS AND REGULATIONS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RELATING TO ELECTIONS OF AND APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BOArds.

7th October 1870.

27th October 1870.

27th October 1870.

Order fixing the boundaries of the divisions of the metropolis, with the number of members to be elected by each division, and appointing the returning officer for the first election of the school board for London and his deputies.

Order regulating the first election of the school board for London. General regulations for the first election of school boards in boroughs.

21st December 1870. General regulations for the first

election of school boards in parishes not situate within municipal boroughs, or within the metropolis.

21st December 1870. General regulations as to passing resolutions for application for school boards in parishes not situate within municipal boroughs or within the metropolis.

6th January 1871. Regulations for the first election

of a school board for the district

of the local board of Oxford.

15th March 1873.

General regulations as to the formation of united school districts.

See the orders which have been since issued with reference to resolutions for application for school boards and the election of school boards, pp. 286-334.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Rules respecting Election of Members of a School Board.

(1.) The election of a school board shall be held at such time and in such manner and in accordance with such regulations as the Education Department may from time to time by order prescribe; and the Education Department may by order appoint or direct the appointment and make regulations as to the duties, remuneration, and expenses of any officers requisite for the purpose of such election, and do and make regulations respecting all other necessary things preliminary or incidental to such election, and revoke or alter any previous order, whether confirmed by or made in pursuance of this Act.

For general orders of the Education Department which have been issued under the powers given by this schedule, see Appendix, pp. 286334.

With regard to the remuneration and expenses of officers, the regulations of the Education Department provide that any question as to the amount payable shall be referred to that Department, and that their decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.

In Re H. Beaven Jones, which came before the Master of the Rolls on the 26th of February 1872, it appeared that Mr. Jones, a solicitor, acted as the returning officer in the election of a school board for the Llanon district, and after the election attended the first meeting of the school board, and took the minutes of the proceedings. His bill of fees and charges in respect of the election amounted to 251. 178. 7d., and was made out in the usual form of a solicitor's bill of costs. The first item of the bill was, "Having received requisition from Education Department to elect school board, instructions for notice accordingly, 68. 8d.;" and it contained such items as "Instructions for form of voting papers, 68. 8d. ;" "Drawing same, 58.;" "Copy, 28. ;" and a charge