29. Irish. tion, giving tice. 35 Geo. §. c. upon within twenty days from the day of his receiving the precept, having, in the usual public place in such borough, caused to be affixed nofour days notice, under his hand, of the time and place of holding such election, four days at the least preceding the day of such election; and such sheriff shall accept the return of every such precept from such magistrate and officer only, to whom precept whom he shall have so directed such precept respectively. Sheriff to receive return from such person only to directed. Sheriffs of ci being counties, to hold the election within twenty days § 4. And be it further enacted, that the sheties and towns riff or sheriffs of a city or town, being a county in itself, shall hold the election for such city or town within twenty days from the day of reafter receipt of ceiving the writ, having in the usual place of such city or town caused to be affixed notice, under his or their hand, of the time or place of holding such election, ten days at the least preceding the day of the election. writ, giving ten days no tice. Sheriff appre test, or upon candidate, election, § 5. And be it further enacted, that in case hending a con- the sheriff of any county shall have reason to requisition in apprehend a contest at any election to be held writing by a by him, or in case any candidate for such county three days pre- shall, three days at the least previous to the vious to day of day appointed for holding an election, by writing to cause booths under his hand, require the sheriff, such sheriff to be erected shall cause to be erected on some convenient place in or near the session-house, or place where he shall hold such election, though such place should happen to be in the county of a town or city, so many booths, or hire so many buildings with as, together with the county court-house, shall court-house, to make up so many separate places for taking the make so many poll as there are baronics or half-baronies in the as there are ba- County, and shall appropriate one of the said ronies or half booths, buildings, or other places, to each barony, in a convenient town or city) or hire buildings; these, together the county polling places baronies in the 29. Irish. county, to which they are tively appro priated, and or half-barony, the name whereof he shall cause 35 Geo. 3. c. to be affixed, in large legible characters, on some conspicuous part of the outside thereof, and he shall appoint a clerk for each, and also deputy for each, except for the one where he shall himself preside; and the expence of every such the names to be booth or building, and of repairing and keeping affixed; also up the same during the poll, and the wages of clerk and deevery such deputy and clerk which shall not exceed the rate of one guinea a day for each, shall be paid jointly by all the candidates to the sheriff upon demand. to appoint a puty he is; expence of booths, &c. except where and wages of deputy and clerk, not exceeding 1l. 18. per day, to be paid by candi dates. elections than on demand in candidate, three days preelection, to writing by a vious to day of cause as many booths to be hire as many § 6. And be it further enacted, that in all elections for any member or members to serve in parliament, not being elections for a knight or knights of the shire, the returning officer or of- Returning ficers shall, upon demand made to him or them officer at other by any candidate in writing, under his hand, for counties, three days at the least previous to the day of holding the election, cause to be erected in or near the place appointed for holding the election, as many booths, or hire as many buildings for taking the poll as such candidate shall so desire by writing under his hand, provided that the number of electors polled on the last or any former election shall have exceeded two hundred; and provided also, that the number of booths or buildings, together with the place appointed for holding the election, shall not exceed the rate of one place for every one hundred electors which were polled at the last or any former election; and the returning officer or officers shall appoint a clerk for each place, and a deputy for each, except where he or they shall preside; and the expences of erecting or hiring every such booth or building, and of repairing and keeping up the same during the q erected, or to buildings as candidate shall desire; provided more than two hunpolled at the last or at some tion; number of polling places not to exceed one for every one hun&c. a clerk and deputy for each pointed; dred electors former elec dred electors; place to be ap-. expence of 35 Geo. 3. c. 29. Irish. booths, &c. and wages of deputy and clerk (not ex ceeding 1. 1s. per day) to be paid by candidates. At elections for knights of shires, free their freeholds pòll, and the wages of every such deputy and clerk, which shall not exceed one guinea a day for each, shall be paid jointly by all the candidates to the returning officer or officers upon demand. § 7. And be it further enacted, that on every election for a knight or knights of a shire, every freeholder shall be polled only in the booth, building, or place appropriated as aforesaid to the barony or half-barony in which the freehold, by virtue of which he offers to vote, is either wholly or in part situated; and that every sheriff may himself take the poll in any of the booths, buildings, or other places appropriated as aforesaid, and from time to time, during the of election, change from one to the other as he shall think fit; and that every returning officer or officers may, from time to time, during every election, remove any deputy, or appoint another in his room, and may change every deputy from one booth or building to another, as often as he shall think fit. are situate; poll in any of returning off cer may remove deputies or change them from booth to booth, &c. Unless from unavoidable to be open seven hours a eight in the morning and § 8. And be it further enacted, that every necessity, of returning officer, unless prevented by accident which entry to or unavoidable necessity, (an entry of the nature be made, poll of which accident or necessity shall be made at day, between large on the poll-book, and signed by him), shall cause the poll to be kept open in his own, and every deputy's court, on every day, for seven hours at the least, between eight in the day until the morning and eight at night, Sunday and Christmas-day only excepted, from the commencement of the election until the poll shall be finally closed, unless the consent of all the candidates shall be given for his doing otherwise, every eight at night, from day to poll be closed; unless by consent, of which an entry to be made. which consent shall be entered on his poll- 35 Geo. 3. c. book. 29. Irish. officer to take 9. And be it further enacted, that every Returning returning officer shall, before he proceeds to the following take the poll, take and subscribe, in open court, the oath following, which every justice of the peace is hereby required and authorized to administer: "I, A. B. do swear, that I will honestly, impartially, and without favour to any candi"date, take the poll at this election, and that I "have not, directly or indirectly, received, nor "will I hereafter, directly or indirectly, receive 66 any money, gift, reward, promise, contract, "or security for money or other reward, for or "in respect of the conduct which I shall observe during the ensuing poll, or the return "which I shall make at the close thereof, ex66 cept the expences of erecting booths, hiring buildings, keeping them in repair, and the payment of clerks and deputies, and counsel "for my assistance, and that I will return such person or persons as shall appear to the best "of my judgment, at the close of the poll, to "have the majority of legal votes." oath. And that every deputy appointed by virtue Deputy to take of this act shall, before he proceeds to take the following the poll, take and subscribe, in open court, the oath following, in presence of the returning officer or officers, who is and are hereby required and empowered to administer the same: "I, A. B. do swear, that I will honestly, "impartially, and without favour to any candidate, take the poll at this election, and that oath. 35 Geo. 3. c. 29. Irish. (See post § 52, as to declarations to be made by electors and entered on pollbooks by sheriff's or deputies.) Entry thereof "I have not, directly or indirectly, received, nor "will I hereafter directly receive, any money, gift, reward, promise, contract, or security "for money, or other reward, for or in respect "of the conduct I shall observe during the ensuing poll, and that I will make a fair and "true return of all such persons as shall tender "their votes before me, to be by me taken to "the returning officer or officers by whom I "am appointed, whenever and as often as I "shall be thereunto required by him or them." And a memorandum of every the said oaths upon the poll- being taken, shall be entered on the poll-book. book. Deputy to up his poll shall sum up the numbers, 501. penalty on deputy up poll-book, directed to stop, and be 10. And be it further enacted, that every close and give deputy shall, upon notice given to him by the book each day returning officer, each day close his poll-book to officer, who and deliver in the same immediately to such and read aloud officer, who shall sum up thereupon the numand enter them ber of votes polled on such day for each canin open court; didate, to be read aloud and entered in his pollrefus book in open court; and if any deputy shall ing to deliver refuse to deliver, his poll-book, when required or polling after by the returning officer, or shall continue to take the poll after he shall have been directed by him to stop, and before he shall be again directed by him to proceed, or after his deputation shall be revoked, he shall forfeit the sum of fifty pounds to any person who shall sue for the same, to be recovered as hereinafter directed; and every vote admitted by him after such refusal or direction to stop, or revocation, shall be void, and the person who offered such vote shall not be deemed to have voted, and is hereby declared not to have voted or to have been polled at such election. fore directed to begin; and votes given during such interval not allowed. |