on

a memorial of

attested, be re

Memorial to ment, directed to the clerk of other officer,

be on parch

the peace, or

hand and seal

of grantor,

attested by two witnesses,

or of any citizen or citizens, burgess or bur- 19 Geo. 3. c.24. gesses, of any such city or town, within that in respectofany part of Great Britain called England, for or annuity orient in respect of any annuity or rent-charge to be charge granted granted after the said first day of June, one said 1st June, thousand seven hundred and sixty three, unless 1763, less a memorial of the grant of such annuity or rent- the grant duly charge shall have been (a) registered with the gistered, &c. clerk of the peace of the county, riding, or division, or with the clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other public officer, having the custody of the records, within such city or town where the lands or tenements, out of which such annuity or rent-charge issues, shall lie, twelve calen- to be under the dar months at least before the first day of such election; which memorial shall be wrote parchment, and directed to such clerk of the one whereof to peace, town clerk, or other public officer, and be one of the shall be under the hand and seal of the grantor the execution or grantors, and attested by two witnesses, one which witness whereof to be one of the witnesses to the exe- to prove becution of such grant; which witness shall, upon the peace, &c. oath, before such clerk of the peace, town clerk, the sealing and or other officer as aforesaid, or their deputies, the grant, and delivering of prove the sealing and delivering of such grant, the signing and the signing and sealing of such memorial; the memorial. and which memorial shall contain the day and Memorial to year of the date, and the names, additions, and contain the date, names, abodes, of the parties and witnesses, and all &c. of the the lands and tenements out of which the an- parties, and lands, &c. out nuity or rent-charge issues, and the parish, township, or place, or the parishes, townships, and places, where such lands and tenements lie; and that every such grant, of which such me

(a) The yearly sums arising from purchase of land tax

need not be registered. See
51 Geo. 3. c. 99.

witnesses to

of the grant;

fore clerk of

and sealing of

of which the annuity or arises, and the parisli, &c.

rent-charge

where they lie.

3 Geo. 3. c. 24

Such grant to

be produced at

morial is so to be registered, shall, at the time of entering such memorial, be produced to such clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer as aforesaid, or their deputies, who shall thereon indorse a certificate, in which shall be mentioning the memo ed the day and year on which such memorial shall be so entered.

the time of registering, and the day and year of enter

rial to be in

dorsed thereon

by the proper officer:

Nor may any

one vote in

right of any

assignment of

any annuity or rent-charge made before the 1st June, 1763,

ficate of as

§ 4. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the said first day of August, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, no person shall vote at any election of a knight or knights of the shire, or of any citizen or citizens, burgess or burgesses, of any such city or town, in that part of Great Britain called England, by reason of an assignment of any annuity or rent-charge, or any part or parts thereof, made before the said first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and sixtyunless a certi- three, unless a certificate of such assignment, upon oath, to the purport hereinbefore mentioned, with respect to an original annuity or rent-charge, shall have been entered with such clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer as aforesaid, twelve calendar months at least before the first day of such election; and that no person shall vote at any such election as aforesaid, by reason of an assignment of any annuity or rent-charge, or any part or parts thereof, made after the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three, unless a memorial of such assignment, and also a methen a memo morial of the grant of such annuity or rentcharge of which such assignment shall be made, shall have been attested and registered twelve calendar months at least before the first day of such election, in the same manner as is herein.

signment, to the like purport, as with respect to an origiual annuity or rentcharge as before mentioned, be entered, &c.

twelve months before the first day of election;

and if the assignment be

made after the said 1st June,

rial thereof,

and of the grant, to be attested

and registered as is directed

before directed, with respect to the memorial $Geo. 3. c. 24. of an original grant or rent charge.

in cases of Original grants.

proper officers

cates and me.

of every me.

shillings, and

§ 5. And be it further enacted, by the au- (See ante, § 1.) thority aforesaid, that the clerk of the peace Books to be of every county, riding, or division, and the kept by the clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer for entering as aforesaid, of every such city or town, shall such certifi keep a book or books for entering of every morials, such certificate and memorial, and shall be al who are to be lowed for the entry of every such certificate, allowed for entry of every the sum of one shilling, and of every such me- certificate one morial, two shillings, and no more; and for shilling, and every search for any certificate or memorial, one morial two shilling, and no more; and that any person or for every persons may, at all seasonable times, resort to, search one shilling. and inspect the certificates, memorials, and books of entries thereof; and such clerk of the Books to be peace, town clerk, or other officer as aforesaid, open for inor their deputies, is hereby directed and re- copies quired forthwith to give a copy of any certifi- morials to be cate or memorial to any person or persons who given on payshall desire the same, paying for such copy, if for every 200 it contains not more than two hundred words, words, and so in proportion. the sum of six-pence, and so in proportion for any greater number of words; and such clerk Officer may of the peace, town clerk, or other officer as oath where aforesaid, or their deputies, is hereby impower- required by ed to administer an oath in all cases where an act. oath is required by this act; and true copies of Copies of cer the aforesaid certificates and memorials, attested tificates and by such respective clerks of the peace, town tested by the clerk, or other officer as aforesaid, or their to be deemed deputies, shall, at all times, be allowed and ad- legal evidence, mitted as legal evidence in all cases whatso

ever.

spection, and

tificate or me.

ment of 6d.

administer an

memorials at

3 Geo. 3. c. 24.

grants or assignments

made and ex

40 miles from the office of clerk of the

§ 6. Provided always, and be it further enMemorials of acted, by the authority aforesaid, that a memorial of such grant or assignment as shall be made and executed in any place not within forty ecuted above miles of the office of the clerk of the peace for the respective county, riding, or division, or of the town clerk, or other officer as aforesaid, shall be entered and registered by such clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer as aforesaid, or their deputies, in case an affidavit sworn, or affirmation of a quaker, before one of the of the judges at judges at Westminster, or a master in chancery Westminster, ordinary or extraordinary, be brought with the chancery, &c. said memorial to the said clerk of the peace,

peace, &c. to he registered,

upon produc

ing an affidavit made by one

of the witnesses

before one

Deposing to
having seen it
executed,
and clerk of

town clerk, or other officer, as aforesaid, wherein one of the witnesses to the execution of such grant or assignment shall swear that he or she saw the same executed; and the same shall be a sufficient authority to the clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer, or their deputies, give certificate to give the party that brings such memorial a certificate of the registering such memorial; which certificate, signed by the said clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer, as aforesaid, or their deputies, shall be taken and allowed as evidence of the registry of the same memorial in all courts of record whatsoever; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

of registry,

which to be evidence.

puty, to attend,

upon reason

§7. And be it further enacted, by the authoOfficer or de- rity aforesaid, that the clerk of the peace of every county, riding, or division, and the clerk able notice and of the peace, town clerk, or other officer, as with the books aforesaid, of every such city or town, or their any such elec- deputies, shall, upon reasonable notice, attend at any such election with the book or books of

satisfaction,

of entries at

tion.

entries of every such certificate and memorial, 3 Geo. 3. c. 24. at the request of any candidate or candidates; he or they making him reasonable satisfaction for such attendance.

§ 8. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that if any clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer, as aforesaid, shall be guilty of any wilful neglect, misdemeanor, or fraudulent practice, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, every such clerk of the peace, town clerk, or other officer, as aforesaid, shall, for every such offence, forfeit one hundred pounds to the person who shall sue for the same, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his majesty's courts of record at Westminster; wherein no essoin, protection, wager of law, or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed.

to be com

18

§ 9. Provided always, and it is hereby further Prosecutions enacted and declared by the authority aforesaid, menced within that no person shall be liable to any forfeiture 12 months. or penalty by this act laid or imposed, unless prosecution be commenced within twelve months after such forfeiture or penalty shall be incurred.-A. D. 1762.