the peace, or his deputy, shall, and he is hereby 20 Geo.s.c.17. required to attend, gratis, from day to day, tend gratis, from the hour of nine in the forenoon to three where the re county are from nine till receive appli in the afternoon, in each day, at the place where cords of the the records of such county, riding, or division, usually kept, are usually kept, from the time of the delivery three each day, of such notice to the day immediately preceding till election to the day of election of such knight or knights, cations for for the purpose of receiving applications for the inspection of inspection of such duplicates, and for making making copies copies of them, or any of them, or of so much when request. of them, or any of them, which he shall be requested to copy as aforesaid. duplicates, and ed. Clerk of peace or deputy refusing inspec tion of duplicates, &c. re fusing copies, attend at place contrary to act, 16. And be it further enacted, that if any clerk of the peace, or his deputy, shall neglect or refuse to permit such duplicates, or any of them, or any part of them, or any of them, to be inspected by any person or persons who shall neglecting to request the same as aforesaid, or shall neglect where records or refuse to deliver any copy or copies of the kept or to atsame, or any part thereof, within the time be- tend election fore mentioned, or shall neglect to attend as aforesaid at the place where the records of such county, riding, or division, are usually kept, or at any county election, with such duplicates, in pursuance of the directions of this act; every to forfeit 5001. such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, shall, to party for every such offence, forfeit the sum of five action to be hundred pounds to the party aggrieved, provid- brought within ed such action is brought within two months &c.; after the offence shall have been committed; and if no such action shall be brought within if no action. the said time, then to any person who shall sue brought within for the same in the manner herein-after men- forfeiture to be tioned; and shall also forfeit his office of clerk to informer. PP two months, that time, then 20Geo. 3. c.17. of the peace, or deputy, the same to be absoClerk of peace, lutely void on such clerk of the peace, or his deputy, being convicted of such offence; and such clerk of the peace, or deputy clerk of the peace, shall be rendered incapable of being again appointed a clerk of the peace, or deputy clerk of the peace, or of acting as such, in or for any county, riding, or division, whatsoever. 17. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that final judgment upon any verdict to be obtained against such clerk of the peace, or deputy clerk of the peace, for the recovery of such forfeiture, shall be deemed and taken to be a sufficient conviction of such of fence, without any other prosecution or conviction whatsoever; and immediately after such judgment, the said office of clerk of the peace, or deputy clerk of the peace, shall be absolutely void, to all intents and purposes whatsoever. § 18. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that the forfeitures or penalties laid or imposed against such clerk of the peace, or deputy clerk of the peace, by this act, shall and may be recovered, with full costs of suit, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his majesty's courts of record at Westminster, wherein no essoin, protection, or wager of law, or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed. § 19. Provided always, and be it further enacted and declared, that no person shall be liable to any forfeiture or penalty by this act laid or imposed, unless prosecution be com menced within twelve calendar months next 20 Geo.3. c. 17. after such forfeiture or penalty shall be incur red.-A. D. 1780. County of N Form of Assessment. to wit, For the parish of in the said county. } to be commenced within twelve months. ment. An assessment made in pursu- Form of assess year of his majesty's reign, year 17 The Stat. 26 Geo. 3. c. 100. An Act to prevent occasional Inhabitants from voting in the Election of Members to serve in Parliament, for Cities and Boroughs, in that Part of Great Britain called England, and the Dominion of IVales. "WHEREAS it frequently happens, in cities "and boroughs where the right of election of "members to serve in parliament is in the in"habitants paying scot and lot, or in the in"habitants, householders, housekeepers, and "pot-wallers, legally settled, or in the inha"bitants householders, housekeepers, and pot"wallers, or in the inhabitants householders "resiants, or in the inhabitants within such "cities or boroughs, that much trouble, expence, and litigation, is created by occasional voters, to the great prejudice of the real in"habitants, who bear the burthens of such "cities and boroughs, and to whom the right "of sending members to parliament belongs:" For remedy thereof, be it enacted by the king's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that From Aug. 1, from and after the first day of August, one 1786, no per thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, no person shall be admitted to vote at any election of a member or members to serve in parliament for any city or borough of that part of Great Britain called England, or the dominion of Wales, as an inhabitant paying scot and lot, or son to vote as an inhabitant, paying scot and lot, holder, house. ant house bitant, who six calendar ing; as an inhabitant householder, housekeeper, and 26 G. 3. c. 100. pot-waller, legally settled, or as an inhabitant or as an inhahouseholder, housekeeper, and pot-waller, or as bitant housean inhabitant householder resiant, or as an in- keeper, and habitant of such city or borough, unless he shall pot-waller, have been actually and bona fide an inhabitant or as inhabitpaying scot and lot, or an inhabitant house- holder resiant, holder, housekeeper, and pot-waller, legally set- or as an inhatled, or an inhabitant householder, housekeeper, shall not have and pot-waller, or an inhabitant householder re- been bona fide siant, or an inhabitant within such city or bo- months prerough, six calendar months previous to the day vions to votof the election at which he shall tender his vote; on penalty of and if any person shall vote at any such election, 201 contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, his vote shall be deemed null and void, and he shall forfeit, to any person who shall sue for the same, the sum of twenty pounds, to be recovered by him or her, by action of debt, in any of his majesty's courts of record at West minster, wherein no essoin, protection, wager of law, privilege, or imparlance, shall be admitted or allowed; and in every such action the proof of inhabitancy, as aforesaid, shall lie upon Proof of inhathe person against whom the same shall be bitancy to lie brought; provided nevertheless, that such action be commenced within six calendar months after the cause of action accrued: Provided also, that nothing in this act contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to any person ac- sons acquiring quiring the possession of any house, in any city houses, &c. by possession of or borough, by descent, devise, marriage, or descent, &c. marriage settlement, or promotion to any office or benefice. upon defend ant. Action to be brought within six months. tend to per Act not to ex § 2. Provided also, and be it further enacted; that this act shall relate only to those persons Act only to |