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deputies, no

§ 11. Provided always, and be it enacted, 35 Geo. 3. c. that every such removal and new appointment of a deputy, and such notice to a deputy to Removals, apclose the poll and deliver up his book, or to change from one booth or building to another, shall be made publicly, and proclaimed in the place where such deputy shall take the poll by the returning officer or officers, or some person to be for that purpose appointed by him or them.

pointments of tices to close the poll, and deputies, to be claimed.

changes of publicly pro

Rioting shall

not be an ex

may be ad

§ 12. And be it further enacted, that if any person or persons shall violently, riotously, or use for closoutrageously disturb or interrupt any election, ing the poll; or the proceedings of the poll, such disturbance, riot, or misbehaviour, shall not be any excuse to the returning officer or officers, nor afford him or them any pretence for closing the poll, or making a return; but the court shall but the court thereupon be adjourned for some convenient journed from time, as the occasion may require, and, if neces- time to time. sary, shall be further continued by adjournment from time or time, until such disturbance shall have ceased, when such returning officer shall again proceed in taking the poll; and every Riotously inperson who shall be by due course of law con- poll, or injurvicted of having violently, riotously, or out- ing the pollrageously disturbed the court, or otherwise book, &c. misbehaved, so as forcibly to interrupt the proceeding of the poll; or having wilfully effaced, obliterated, torn, altered, or destroyed the whole or any part of the poll-book of the returning officer or officers, or any deputy, whereon any thing relative to the said election shall have been entered; or of having forcibly or fraudulently taken or secreted the same, or any part thereof, or the writ or precept for holding such election, shall be adjudged guilty of cept, felony,

terrupting the

or forcibly creting the same, or the

taking or se

writ or pre

!

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punishable

with transporprisonment,

tation, or im

not exceeding seven years.

No more to be

required by the writ, &c.

felony, and be transported for seven years to some part of his majesty's dominions out of Europe, or be imprisoned for any time not more than seven years, at the discretion of the judge or judges who shall try such person.

§ 13. And be it further enacted, that no rereturned than turning officer or officers shall, upon any pretence whatsoever, return more than the number of persons he shall by his writ or precept be officers to have required to return, and that in case of an equaa casting voice; lity of voices for any two or more candidates upon the close of the poll, he shall be obliged to give a casting voice, whether otherwise legally qualified to vote or not, or whether he shall have voted or not, at such election; and if any returning officer or officers shall return more than the number of persons who shall by the writ or precept be directed to be returned, such returning officer or officers shall forfeit the sum of two thousand pounds to the person who shall first sue for the same, to be recovered as hereinafter directed, and such returning officer or officers shall be rendered incapable of ever after voting at any election. for a member or members to serve in parlia

officer to for

feit 20001. if he return more

than the number directed,

pable of voting.

No fee or reward to returning officer.

ment.

§ 14. And be it further enacted, that no fee, gratuity, or reward whatsoever, shall be given, paid, received, or taken, by any sheriff or returning officer or officers of any county, city, town, or borough, for making out, or for the delivery, return, or execution of any writ or precept for the electing a member of members to serve in parliament; and that all contracts, ficer for mak- promises, bonds, and securities, to be made or or for payment given to any sheriff, or other returning officer

Contract to

returning of

ing a return,

of gratuity for

-the same, void.

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persons giving

or officers, for making a return of any member 35 Geo. 3. c. to serve in parliament, or to pay such sheriff or returning officer or officers any sum or sums of money, by way of gratuity or reward for making such return, or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be and are hereby declared to be null and void; and whosoever shall make, give, or accept of such contract, promise, bond, or other security, or any gift or reward to procure any false return, shall forfeit a sum equal to the valuc given or intended to be given or accepted in such contract, promise, or other security, gift, or reward, and also the further sum of two hundred pounds to any person who shall first sue for the same, to be recovered as is hereinafter directed.

or accepting such to forfeit

the amount

and 2001.

unnecessary

5001.

15. And be it further enacted, that if any Officer or dereturning officer or officers, or any deputy who puty causing shall be appointed pursuant to this act, shall delay to forfeit unnecessarily and wilfully protract the poll, or be guilty of any wilful and unnecessary delay in taking the same, every such returning of ficer or officers, and every such deputy so of fending, shall forfeit the sum of five hundred pounds to any person who shall first sue for the same, to be recovered as hereinafter directed.

hold, barony,

§ 16. And be it further enacted, that in all Place of freeelections at which any person shall vote as a &c. and abode, freeholder, the returning officer or officers, and of freeholder, every deputy, shall enter in the poll-book the to be entered; place of every such person's freehold, and the barony or baronies, or half-barony or half-baronies wherein such freehold lies, and also his place of abode, as he shall declare the same severally at the time of offering or giving his vote, and also shall enter, sworn or affirmed (as also sworn or

affirmed, &c.

35 Geo. 3. c.

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within twenty days after election for

the case shall be) against the name of every elector to whom any of the oaths or affirmations by this act required or authorized shall be tendered, and by whom the same shall be taken, distinguishing the nature of the oath or affirmasheriffs to deli- tion; and that every sheriff presiding at any ver poll-books election for a knight or knights of the shire, shall, within twenty days next after any election for a knight or knights of the shire shall have been closed, faithfully deliver over unto the clerk of the peace of the county all the pollbooks of such election, verifying upon oath that he delivers them without any embezzlement, obliteration, erasure, or alteration, to be carefully kept and preserved amongst the records of the county.

knights of the

shire, verified on oath to the

clerk of the peace.

Return of a

writ during

within forty

§ 17. And be it further enacted, that in the case of a general election, every returning officer who shall hold an election by virtue of a precept, shall make due return of such precept six days at least before the return of the writ by virtue of which said precept shall have issued; and that all and every sheriff and sheriffs who shall receive any writ for the election of any member to serve in parliament, shall make due return of such writ to the clerk of the crown, on or before the day on which such writ shall be returnable.

§18. And be it further enacted, that in all session or pro- cases where a writ shall be issued during a sesrogation to be sion or prorogation of parliament, the return be days after test; made thereof to the clerk of the crown within if election held forty days after the test thereof, and if by vir return to be tue of such writ the election shall be held by precept, the return of such precept shall be days after the made to the sheriff within thirty days after the

by precept,

made to sheriff within thirty

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date thereof; and every sheriff and other return- 35 Geo. 3. c. ing officer making default therein, shall forfeit to any person who shall sue for the same the date, on pesum of one hundred pounds for each day such nalty of 1007. default shall be made, to be recovered in manner hereinafter mentioned.

per day.

presents, cock

particular, or

or for being

to be elected,

§19. And be it further enacted, that no per- No money, enson to be hereafter elected to serve in parliament tertainments, for any county, city, town, or borough, shall, ades, &c. or after the test of the writ of summons to par- promises, &c. liament, or after the vacancy shall have hap- the writ; pened to supply which the election shall be held, by himself, his friends, or agents, or any person or persons employed in his behalf, directly or indirectly, give, present, or allow to any person or persons having a vote or votes in such election, any money, meat, drink, enter- . tainment, or provision, cockades, ribbands, or to voters in any other mark of distinction, or make any pre- to place in gesent, gift, reward, or entertainment, or shall neral, in order at any time hereafter make any promise, agreement, obligation, or engagement, or give or allow any money, meat, drink, provision, present, entertainment or reward, to or for any such person or persons in particular, or to any such county, city, town, or borough, in general, or to or for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit, or preferment of any such person or persons, place or places, in order to be elected, or for being elected to serve in parliament for such county, city, town or borough; and that every person and persons so giving, presenting, or allowing, making, promising, or engaging, doing, acting, or proceeding, shall be, and is, and are hereby declared to be disabled and incapacitated to serve in parliament upon such election for such county, city, town, or borough.

elected;

persons so giv

ing, promising, &c. the same,

in

order to be capacitated to serve upon

elected, &c. in

such election for such place.