14, U. K. charged until recognizance return, or right of election, in Ireland, shall 47 Geo. 3. c. not be discharged until the expiration of twentyeight days after such petition shall have been not to be dispresented to the house of commons, by reason the expiration that the recognizance required by an act, made of twentyin the twenty-eighth year of his present majesty's ter petition eight days afreign, intitled," An act for the further regu- presented, "lation of the trials of controverted elections (28 Geo. 3. c. 32. § 5.) "or returns of members to serve in parlia"ment," was not received by the speaker under the provisions of the said recited act, any thing by reason of in the said recited act to the contrary notwith- required by 28 standing; and in case such recognizance shall Geo. 3. c. 52. not be received by the speaker before the ex- ceived by piration of the said twenty-eight days, he shall speaker; report the same to the house; whereupon the house shall proceed in such manner as they would have proceeded under the said recited act, in case such recognizance had not been re- when recogniceived by the speaker within the space of four- ceived by teen days in the said act mentioned: provided speaker within always, that nothing herein contained shall ex- days, he is to tend, or be construed to extend, to alter or en- report the large the time for entering into such recogni- house. zances under the provisions of the said recited ceeding there act. not being re zance is not re twenty-eight same to the Manner of pro upon. § 9. And be it further enacted, that all the Powers of 42 clauses, powers, penalties, and provisions in the extended to said recited act of the forty-second year of his this act. present majesty mentioned and contained, and not hereby altered or repealed, shall be applied in execution of this act as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if the said clauses, powers, penalties, and provisions, were expressly repeated and re-enacted in this act. b b Appointment. of chancellor of exchequer of Ireland to be lord of the treasury in England, with out salary, not to be deemed an appointment to a new of profit; The Stat. 47 Geo. 3. sess. 2. c. 20. U. K. An Act to enable His Majesty to appoint the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the Time being, in Ireland, one of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Treasurer in England, without Salary. [1st Aug. 1807.] 1. RECITES the stat. 6 Anne, c. 7. and authorizes his majesty to appoint the chancellor of the exchequer of Ireland to be a lord of the treasury in England, without salary, notwithstanding recited act.) § 3. And be it enacted and declared, that the said appointment of the chancellor of the exchequer of Ireland, to be a lord commissioner of the treasury in England, shall not be deemed or taken to be an appointment to a new office or place of profit under the crown; and that the chancellor of the exchequer of Ireland for office or place the time being, so being one of the said lords commissioners of the treasury, shall not thereby be disabled from sitting or voting as a member of the house of commons, nor shall he thereby be rendered incapable of being elected a member of the house of commons; nor shall the appointment of such chancellor of the exchequer to be such lord commissioner, make void his election, nor shall any new writ issue for a new election, in consequence of the acceptance of such appointment, any thing in the said recited act, or any other act, to the contrary notwithstanding. not to render him incapable of sitting in parliament, or to make void his election. The Stat. 48 Geo. 3. c. 140. U. K. An Act for the more effectual Administration §4. AUTHORIZES the the appointment of eighteen divisional magistrates for the district, of whom twelve to be appointed by the lordlieutenant, of which twelve, six to be barristers. The lord-lieutenant is also to appoint a receiver of the public offices in the police district of Dublin metropolis.) (By § 5. and 6. the remaining six divisional magistrates are to be elected by the corporation of Dublin; the persons to be elected to be three aldermen and three sheriffs-peers.) and re commons. § 14. And be it enacted, that the said divi- Divisional jussional justices and receiver, and all other per-ceiver incasons holding any office in or under the said po- pable of sitting lice establishment, shall be incapable of being in the house of chosen members of or sitting in the house of commons, in any parliament, during such time as they shall hold the said offices respectively; and that no barrister who shall be appointed or elected a divisional justice under this act, shall, while he shall hold the said office, practice as a barrister in any court whatever, or do any business as a barrister out of court, in drawing deeds or pleadings in law or in equity, or any 140. U. K. 48 Geo. 3. c. draft or drafts thereof respectively, or in giving any opinion or opinions, or otherwise; and if any such barrister shall offend herein, he shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of five hundred pounds sterling. No officer under this act visional jus (except the di be aldermen, or common councilmen), he is in office, wards, to vote members of parliament for nor to per suade or dis suade electors in voting, on penalty of 1002. § 15. And be it further enacted, that no barrister or other officer or person nominated or appointed by or under this act (except the said tices who shall divisional justices who shall be aldermen, shesheriff's-peers, riffs-peers, or common councilmen), shall, during the time he shall continue in his office, or withduring the time in six months after he shall have quitted the nor within six same, be capable of giving his vote for the elecmonths after- tion of a member to serve in parliament for the at elections for County of Dublin, or the city of Dublin, respectively, nor shall by word, message, writing, the county or or in any other manner, endeavour to persuade city of Dublin, any elector to give, or dissuade any elector from giving his vote for his choice of any person to be a member to serve in parliament for the said county and city of Dublin respectively; and every such officer or person as aforesaid, offending therein, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds, one moiety thereof to the informer, and the other moiety to be paid to the said receiver of the said public offices, to be applied to the uses of the said establishment; to be recovered by any person that shall sue for the same, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his majesty's courts of record at Dublin, in which no essoign, protection, privilege, wager of law, nor more than one imparlance, shall be allowed, such action to be brought within the space of one year after such offence so committed: Provided always, that nothing in this act shall extend, or be construed to extend, to subject such officer or person as afore said, to any penalty or penalties, for any act or acts done by him, at or concerning any of the said elections, in discharge of his duty or duties in his respective capacity. 48 Geo. 3. c. 140. U. K. act not to ex tend to acts done in discharge of duty. The Stat. 49 Geo. 3. c. 120. U. K. An Act for amending, and reducing into one Act of Parliament, the several Laws for. raising and training the Militia of Ireland. [19th June, 1809.] militia not to 34. AND be it further enacted, that the Commission in acceptance of any commission, in any regiment vacate seat in or battalion of the said militia, shall not, nor parliament. shall be construed to vacate the seat of any member returned to serve in parliament.. § 62. Provided always, and be it enacted, that any officer, or non-commissioned officer, of the militia, or private militia-man, having voice or vote at any election to be held in Ireland, for any member or members to serve in parliament, shall, if he or they shall require, have leave for a reasonable time, to be expressed in such leave, to go to and return from such election; and no such officer, non-commissioned officer, or private, shall be liable to any penalty or punishment, for or on account of his absence, during the time expressed in such leave. Persons in mi litia having votes, &c. to have leave of absence to go to elections. |