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charter to the said college and university, for the election of the burgesses to represent the said university, all persons who have been chosen and have sat for the same have been bers of the said college and university:

Whether Mr. Knov, or Mr. Plunket, or either of them, received any and what degree in the university of Dublin, and under what circumstances, and at what time, and what is the usage in admitting to such degree:

Whether the names of either of the said persons is, or ever was, on any of the books of the college or university, and which of them, and the date:

Whether at any former time the name of either of the said persons was at any time removed from any such books, and when, and how reinstated, if it was so:

Whether, at the time of Mr. Knor's election to represent the college and university of Dublin, in the year 1797, there were any other candidates; if there were, what were their degrees and situations; and whether any, and what objection was made at that time to Mr. Knox's eligibility; and whether any, and what petition was presented against his return.

And the said commissioners are hereby further ordered and directed to transmit a list of those burgesses who have been returned by the college and university of Dublin, from the 11 James 1. to the present time; and also what were their situation, degree, and circumstance, as respecting the said college and university, or either of them.

And the said commissioners are hereby further ordered to transmit, with the report of their proceedings, as directed by an act 42 Geo. 3.

full and true copies of all such documents and papers as shall be received by them in evidence.

Warrant of the Chairman of the Committee to the Commissioners for taking Evidence in Ireland to meet.

THESE are to require and command you, and each of you, T. C. IV. K. and T. B. being appointed by a select committee of the house of commons to be commissioners, pursuant to the act of 42 Geo. 3. c. 106, for the purpose of examining evidence respecting a petition to the said house of G. V. H. esq. complaining of the last election and return for the county of D. to repair to the said county on Saturday the 28th day of this instant May, under the penalty of £500 on each who shall fail in so doing, then to proceed in the execution of the said commission, pursuant to the directions of the said act. Given under my hand and seal this 7th day of May, 1808.

W. Sturges Bourne, (L. S.)

ACTS

RESPECTING

QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS.

cited.

The Stat. 10 Hen. 6. c. 2.

Certain Things required in him who shall be a
Chooser of the Knights of Parliament.

(a) "ITEM, whereas at the parliament holden "at Westminster, the morrow of St. Matthew 8 H. 6. c. 7, re- the apostle, the eighth year of the king that "now is, it was ordained by the authority of "the same parliament, that the knights of all "counties within the realm of England, to be "chosen to come to the parliaments hereafter to "be holden, should be chosen in every county,

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by people dwelling and resiant in the same, "whereof every one shall have freehold to the "value of forty shillings by year, at the least,

above all charges, upon a certain pain con"tained in the same statute; (2) not making express mention in the same, that every man "that shall be chooser of any such knights

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(a) For the 8 Hen. 6, see vol. 1. chap. 13, (n).'

"shall have freehold to the value of forty shil- 10 Hen. 6. c. 2. lings at the least, above all charges, within the same county, where such chooser with "other like shall make such election, or else"where" (3) and therefore our lord the king, willing to make plain declaration of the said statute, by the advice and assent aforesaid, and at the special request of the said commons, hath ordained, that the knights of all counties within the said realm, to be chosen to come to parliaments hereafter to be holden, shall be chosen in every county, by people dwelling and resiant in the same, whereof every man shall have freehold to the value of forty shillings by the year at the least above all charges, within the same county where any such chooser will meddle of any such election (a).-A. D. 1432.

Knights of chosen by people resident

counties to be

within the County, having

frecholds of above all charges.

40s. therein,

The Stat. 7 and 8 Will. 3. c. 25.

An Act for the further regulating Elections of Members to serve in Parliament, and for the preventing irregular Proceedings of Sheriff's and other Officers, in the electing and returning such Members.

(b) § 7. AND be it also enacted, that no person or persons shall be allowed to have any vote in

(b) For the other clauses, see 1 vol. 347. 518. 534.

(a) This statute repealed by the stat. 14 Geo. 3. c. 58, so far as residence is required, 523. for which see 1 vol. 80.

No person to of any trust

vote by reason

estate, or mort

gage, unless in

possession of

rents and pro

fits.

Mortgagor, or cestui que trust,

may vote.

7 & 8W.3.c.25. election of members to serve in parliament, for or by reason of any trust estate, or mortgage, unless such trustee or mortgagee be in actual possession or receipt of the rents and profits of the same estate; but that the mortgagor, or cestui que trust, in possession, shall and may vote for the same estate, notwithstanding such Conveyances mortgage or trust; and that all conveyances of in order to mul- any messuages, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, in any county, city, borough, town corExtended to porate, port or place, in order to multiply voices, or to split and divide the interest in any houses crises; ex: or lands among several persons, to enable them to vote at elections of members to serve in parhere best. died liament, are hereby declared to be void and of bef. none effect, and that no more than one single a voice shall be admitted for one and the same house or tenement.-A. D. 1696.

tiply voices,

void.

• Mears

53.9.0.1.

The Stat. 10 Ann. c. 23.

An Act for the more effectual preventing fraudulent Conveyances, in order to multiply Votes for electing Knights of Shires to serve in Parliament.

"WHEREAS, by an act of parliament made in

7 & 8 W. 3. c." the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty king William the third, intituled, An

25, recited.

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