29. Irish. 35 Geo. 3. c. town; and the said declarations, in all such cases, shall be entered in the poll-book taken declarations to by the sheriffs, or their deputies, at such election. be entered on poll-book. Person voting by virtue of freehold registered, and not being in pos session at time of poiling, to be imprisoned six Punishment for assuming &c. § 53. And be it further enacted, that if any person shall poll at any election by virtue of a freehold which he had registered, and of which he shall not be in possession at the time of his polling, he shall (if thereof convicted) be imprisoned in the common gaol of the county for the space of six months. § 54. And be it further enacted, that if any registered free-person, not being a registered freeholder, shall holder's name, take upon him the name of a freeholder entered upon the registry, or pretend to be the person so registered, and shall be convicted thereof, he shall be sentenced to stand in the pillory on three successive market-days, in the town where such election has been held, and be imprisoned in the common gaol of the county where he shall have been so convicted, for the space of Resident inhabitants claim boroughs, or in the inha six months. § 55. And be it further enacted, that every ing to vote as resident inhabitant claiming a right to vote as inhabitants of being an inhabitant of a borough, where the where right of right of voting is in the inhabitants, or in the voting is in the inhabitants and others, shall, at some quarterinhabitants, sessions, or adjournment thereof, be registered in the following manner; that is to say, every such inhabitant shall, in open court, before the justices of the peace, at the quarter-sessions of the county wherein such borough lieth, or at some adjournment thereof, take the following oath, or, if a quaker, make the following affirmation: bitants and others, to be registered at sessions. "I, A. B. do swear [or, if a quaker, do af- 35 Geo. 3. e. firm], that I am a resident inhabitant of "of and householder in the borough "and that my house is situated in [here naming the street, lane, alley, row, "or place], and that my neighbours are and “and that I have resided in said house for six "calendar months last past, and that I am not "an inmate or lodger with any other person in "said borough, but am really and truly a resi"dent inhabitant of, and housekeeper in, the "said borough, and am answerable for payment "of the usual customary taxes and cesses in the "said borough, as a resident householder there"in, which shall or may be legally demanded of "me, and that my said house, exclusive of my "land annexed to, or let with it, except the "ground whereon my house (with its offices "and back or other yard) stand, is, to the best "of my knowledge and belief, worth the sum of "five pounds yearly, and that I believe the "same may be let for said sum of five pounds "yearly, to a responsible tenant; and that I am, "to the best of my knowledge and belief, of the 66 age of twenty-one years and upwards. "So help me God.” Which oath or affirmation shall be taken by every such inhabitant, in all cases in which he is or shall be required to register his residence. 29. Irish. Oath. observed by § 56. And be it further enacted, that when Forms to be any inhabitant of such borough shall desire to inhabitant of have his residence registered, he shall swear or borough regis affirm the aforesaid affidavit or affirmation, dence. tering his resi 35 Geo. 3. c. 29. Irish. Names of inhabitants to be inserted alphabetically in clerk's book in manner herein; which, when duly sworn or affirmed, shall be read aloud in open court, and the person so registering shall sign the same, or affix his mark thereto, before two witnesses, who shall also sign the same; and if taken and signed as aforesaid, the court shall deliver it to the acting clerk of the peace, who shall immediately amx the paper containing the said affidavit or affirmation, in a book to be by him kept for that purpose, and for no other, in its order, that is to say, immediately after the affidavit or affirmation last mentioned, and then the court shall sign it, and date it according to the date of the month and year. §57. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that although the affidavits be inserted in the said book in their order, as to the time in which they were made, the names of the persons making the same shall be alphabetically arranged, in an index at the end of the same book, and the page where the affidavit of the said inhabitant may be found, and that such inhabitants names shall be so entered immediately after the corresponding affidavit or affirmation shall have been entered as aforesaid in the registry-book, without the intervention of any other business whatsoever, for the inserting of which affidavit or affirmation, entry or registry, and indexing the same, the sum of 6d. fee to clerk sixpence, and no more, shall be paid by such inhabitant to the acting clerk of the peace at the time of such registering, if he shall demand same, and no more. of peace. Book to be kept among the § 58. And be it further enacted, by the authothe records of rity aforesaid, that the said book shall be kept by the clerk of the peace, amongst the records the county. 35 Geo. 3. c. 29. Irish. ten in by clerk or other person open to regis ants at times herein, on hours notice, allowed during of the county, and that each entry shall be deemed a record of the county, and that the said clerk of the peace be required to preserve not to be althe said book, without addition or alteration, tered nor writ from one court of quarter-sessions to another, of the peace, neither writing in the same himself, nor per- between sesmitting any other person to write therein; but sions; that the same shall nevertheless be open to the open to inspection of any registered inhabitant of such tered inhabitborough, at any time between the hours of herein tim twelve and two o'clock in the day time, when twenty-four such inhabitant shall require it, upon his giving on on 18. fee, pen twenty-four hours notice, except only on Sun- and ink not days, and the greater feasts, he paying for the inspection; same one shilling and no more, for every time he shall inspect the same, and being debarred the use of both pen and ink during the whole of that time, and that if any person having or claiming to have a vote in the same borough, shall require of the clerk of the peace to furnish him with a copy of the said registry-book, or any part thereof, the said clerk of the peace shall write or cause to be written, a true copy be, must furof same, and within a reasonable time furnish nish copy of the said voter therewith, charging him for the registry-book same, at the rate of two-pence for every four inhabitants so registered, contained in said copy, including the index; and that if any person having, or claiming to have, a vote in such borough, shall require from the clerk of peace a copy of the index, or any part thereof, the said also copy of clerk of the peace shall furnish him therewith, index on fee within eight days after, charging him for the same at the rate of one penny for every ten names of inhabitants contained in the said copy. clerk of the peace, if revoter, or per quired by son claiming to on fee herein; herein. 35 Geo. S. c. 29. Irish. Similar book to be made out for churchwardens of parish where borough lies, by clerk of peace; church-war dens to carry book to sessions; church-wardens not to suffer registry book to be altered or written on be tween quarter sessions, except by clerk of the peace. Oath (against 59. And be it further enacted, that the acting clerk of the peace, on the last day of every quarter-sessions, do and shall insert a true copy of such entry or registry, or entries or registries, as he shall have made during the course of the said quarter-sessions, together with an index to the same, in a book exactly similar to his own, to be kept by the church-wardens of the parish or parishes wherein the said borough lies, or by one of them, and by them, or one of them, to be carried to every such quarter-sessions, and there intrusted to the acting clerk of the peace for that purpose, on the last day of each quartersessions, and at no other time, and that the church-wardens shall preserve the said book without alteration from one quarter-sessions to another, not writing in it himself or themselves, nor permitting any other person to write therein, except the clerk of the peace as aforesaid. § 60. And be it further enacted, that if any bribery) to be candidate or elector shall desire it, every pertaken by voters, on can- son offering to vote at any election, shall, bedidate or elec- fore he be admitted to vote, take the oath foltor requiring lowing: it. Oath, "I, A. B. do swear [or, being one of the people "called quakers, I, A. B. do solemnly affirm], "I have not received, or had, myself, or any person whatsoever in trust for me, or for my "use and benefit, or for the use and benefit of 66 any of my family or kindred, to my knowledge or belief, directly or indirectly, any sum or sums of money, office, place, or employment, gift or reward, or any promise or se 66 |