20 Geo. 3. c.17.

But if assessors

time shall produce to the clerk of the peace, &c.

the chief constables' receipt,

then the fine to be levied on constables,

upon such assessor, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such assessor or assessors, rendering the overplus (if any) to the owner or owners, after deducting the reasonable charges of such distress.

7. Provided always, that if such assessors, within the said or either of them, shall, within the said ten days after such notice, produce to the said clerk of the peace, or his deputy, the receipt of such chief constables, or one of them, for such duplicate, then and in such case, such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, shall deliver or transmit the warrants against such chief constables, or such of them who shall have signed such receipt, to the proper constable or constables to whom the same shall be directed, that the same may be executed as aforesaid, and the warrant or warrants for levying the fine or fines upon such assessor or assessors shall not be executed.

1

but not upon assessors.

Fines on con stables and as

sessors to be paid to the

treasurer of the be applied as

county, &c. to

part of the county stock.

When assess

§ 8. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that the fines to be set and imposed upon such chief constables and assessors as aforesaid, shall, after the same shall be so levied and recovered, be, by the person or persons who shall levy and recover the same, paid to the treasurer of the county, riding, or division, wherein the same shall be levied or recovered, or the lawful deputy of such treasurer, to be applied and disposed of as part of the county stock, under the direction of the sessions of such county, riding, or division.

§ 9. And be it further enacted, that whenment not made ever any assessment shall not have been made to the clerk of by the assessor or assessors of any parish or

and returned

made and re

returned to

place, and returned to the chief constable, and 20 Geo. 3. c.17 by the chief constable to the clerk of the peace, the peace, jusby the neglect or default of any person con- tices may order cerned therein, it shall and may be lawful for them to be the said justices at the said quarter sessions, or turned forthany two justices for such county, riding, or di- with, and when vision, out of sessions, to order and direct such have the same assessment or assessments forthwith to be made effect as if and returned in manner aforesaid; and such fore directed. assessments, so made and returned, shall have the same and the like effect as if made and returned at the time and in the manner hereinbefore directed.

made as be

termination of

the next quar

10. And be it further enacted, that if any Persons ag person or persons shall be dissatisfied, or shall grieved, by dethink himself or themselves aggrieved by any commissioners, determination of the said commissioners of the may appeal to land-tax, it shall and may be lawful for such ter sessions; person or persons to appeal against such determination to the general quarter sessions of the peace for the county, riding, or division, within which such commissioners shall act, which shall happen next after the cause of complaint shall have arisen, giving ten days notice of such appeal giving ten days to one of the commissioners signing the duplicate notice to one of the said assessment, and also to one of the sioners and to assessors of the parish or place where the estate, one of the asbelonging to the person or persons who shall think himself or themselves aggrieved, shall lie; and the justices assembled in such sessions are Justices in seshereby authorized and required, by examination sions to hear upon oath, (which oath the said justices are appeals, and to hereby authorized to administer), to hear and amend assessdetermine the matter of such appeal, and to necessary; and amend such assessments where they shall think may award necessary; and also to award such costs as to

of the commis

sessors

and determine

ments where

costs, &c.

20 Geo.3.c.17. them in their discretion shall seem reasonable; and by their order or warrant to levy the costs which shall be so awarded, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the person or persons against whom the same shall be so awarded, rendering the overplus (if any) to the owner or owners, after deducting the reasonable charges. of such distress.

Any person

appeal, is in

ly left out of

11. And be it further enacted, that if the whose name, on said commissioners, upon any appeal before serted, having them, and also the said justices in sessions upon been improper- any appeal before them, shall find it requisite to any assessment, insert in such assessments, or the duplicates shall bedeemed thereof, the names of any person or persons rated therein, which shall appear to such commissioners, or to as if originally such justices, to have been improperly omitted,

to have been

inserted.

Husbands of

women entitled

to dower out of the freehold

estates of their

former husbands, may vote in respect thereof, if it be of the clear yearly value of 40s, although the same is not set out by metes and

such person or persons shall be taken and deemed to be rated in such assessment or assessments, as effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if the name or names of such person or persons had been originally inserted in such assessment by the assessors.

§ 12. "And whereas disputes have arisen, whether the husbands of women entitled to "dower or thirds, at common law, out of the estates of their former husbands, shall be "entitled to vote in the election of members of

parliament, unless dower has been assigned and "set out, by metes and bounds for such women;' Be it therefore further enacted, that where any woman, the widow of any person tenant in fee or in tail, shall be entitled to dower or thirds, by the common law, out of the freehold estate of the actual e- which her husband died seised or possessed of, profits, and the and shall intermarry with a second husband,

bounds, if such

husbands be in

ceipt of the

ing to the land

such second husband shall be entitled to vote 20 Geo.3. c. 17, in respect of such dower or thirds, if such dower estates rated or thirds shall be of the clear yearly value of and contribut forty shillings, or upwards, although the same tax. has not been assigned or set out by metes or bounds, if such second husband shall be in the actual receipt of the profits of such dower, and the estate from whence the same issues is rated to, and contributes to the land-tax in the name of the actual owner of the lands or tenements, from whence such dower or thirds arises or issues.

the hands of

§ 13. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful Duplicates in for all and every person or persons, at all sea- clerk of the sonable times, to resort to and inspect the said peace, &c. may duplicates, or any part thereof, in the hands of be inspected, such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, paying

peace to deli

demand, signe₫

for every search into, or inspection of such du- on payment of plicates, or any part thereof, one shilling, and 18. no more; and the said clerk of the peace, or his Clerk of the deputy, is hereby required and directed, upon ver copies of demand, to deliver a true copy or copies of all duplicates on such duplicates, or of such part or parts of them, by himself, or or any of them, of which a copy shall be de- 'deputy, manded, to any person or persons who shall demand or desire the same, (such copy or copies to be signed by such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, purporting the same to be a true copy or true copies,) and for which copy or copies such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, shall be paid at and after the rate of six-pence, and no being paid as more, for every three hundred words or figures, and so in proportion for any lesser number of words or figures; which said duplicates, and Duplicates or also a true copy of them, or any of them, or any as aforesaid

herein.

copies signed

commissioners

county,or copy

20 Geo.3.c.17. part of them, signed as aforesaid, and also the also duplicates duplicate of any assessment in the possession of in possession of the commissioners of the land-tax, or in the or of receiver possession of the receiver-general of the county, general of the or a copy of the said duplicates, signed by such signed by com- commissioners, and purporting the same to be a missioners, to true copy, shall, at all times and in all places, be allowed and admitted as legal evidence of such assessments, certificates, memorials, and books of entries, in all cases whatsoever; and such copy shall be delivered in a reasonable time time after de after the same shall be demanded.

be legal evidence.

Copies to be

delivered in a reasonable

mand.

Clerk of the

puty, to attend

of the shire,

with original

request of candidate, &c. persons requesting him so

to do, paying

$ 14. And be it further enacted, by the aupeace, or de- thority aforesaid, that such clerk of the peace at every elec- of every county, riding, or division, in whose tion of a knight office such duplicates shall be filed as aforesaid, or his deputy, shall, upon reasonable notice, atduplicates, at tend at every election of a knight or knights of the shire for such county, with the said original duplicates, at the request of any candidate, or the agent or agents of any candidates; the person or persons requesting the same making such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, a satisfaction for such attendance, at and after the rate of two guineas for each day of his attendance at such election, together with an allowance of one shilling and sixpence a mile for the costs and charges he may be at, or put unto, in his journey from the place of his abode to and from the place of such election.

him 21. 28. for each day's at

tendance, and 18. 6d. per mile

for travelling sharges.

After issuing

any writ, &c.

for election of

15. And be it further enacted, that after issuing any writ or precept for the election of a a knight of a knight or knights of the shire for any county shire, the clerk within that part of Great Britain called Engdeputy to at land, or the dominion of Wales, the clerk of

of the peace or