relate to per

sons claiming

a right to vote as herein.

26 G. 3. c. 100. who claim to exercise the franchise of voting as inhabitants paying scot and lot, or as inhabitants, householders, housekeepers, and pot-wallers, legally settled, or as inhabitants, householders, housekeepers, and pot-wallers, or as inhabitants, householders, resiants, or as inhabitants within such cities or boroughs, and shall not extend to any other description of persons who may claim to vote at any election for members to serve in parliament for such cities or boroughs, by any other title, or by any other superadded qualification.

The Stat. 30 Geo. 3. c. 35.

An Act to explain and amend an Act, passed in the twentieth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, touching the Election for Knights of the Shire to serve in Parlia ment, for that Part of Great Britain called England.

"WHEREAS, an act was passed in the twen"tieth year of the reign of his present ma20 Geo.3.c.17. " jesty, intituled, An act to remove certain difficulties relative to voters at county elec"tions, whereby it is, among other things, enacted, that from and after the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, no person shall vote for electing

"of any knight or knights of the shire to serve 30 Geo.3.c.so. "in parliament, within that part of Great "Britain called England, or the principality "of Wales, in respect of any messuages, lands,

or tenements, which have not, for six calen"dar months next before such election, been "charged or assessed towards some aid granted,

or to be granted to his majesty, his heirs or "successors, by a land-tax, (in case any such "aid be then granted and assessable), in the "name of the person or persons who shall claim "to vote at such election, for or in respect of any such messuages, lands, or tenements, or "in the name of his or their tenant or tenants, "actually occupying the same, as tenant or "tenants of the owner or landlord thereof: "And whereas the form of assessment pre"scribed by the said act, and thereunto annexed, denotes that the names, both of the "proprietor and of the occupier, ought to be specified; and doubts have arisen, whether, "if such form be not strictly pursued, the suf"frage of the person claiming to vote be admis"sible: And whereas an act was passed in the 22 Geo. S. c.s1. "twenty-second year of his present majesty's reign, intituled, An act for the preventing

of bribery and corruption in the election of "members to serve in parliament for the bo"rough of Cricklade, in the county of Wilts, whereby it is enacted, that such freeholders

only shall be entitled to vote in the election of "members to serve in parliament for the said "borough of Cricklade, as shall be duly qua"lified to vote at elections for knights of the "shire for the county of Wilts, according to "the laws in force for regulating county elections, at the time of passing the same act:" Be

Persons may vote at elections for

shire, or at those for Cricklade, in

respect of mes

suages, &c. assessed, six months before

election to the land-tax, in

the name of person claim

ing to vote,

or

in respect of messuages, &c.

coming by de

30 Geo.3.c.35. it therefore enacted, by the king's most excel lent 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 nothing in the said acts contained shall extend, or be knights of the construed to extend, to prevent any person from voting at any election of a knight or knights of a shire to serve in parliament, within that part of Great Britain called England, or the principality of Wales, or at any election of a burgess or burgesses, to serve in parliament for the borough of Cricklade, in the county of Wilts, for or in respect of any messuages, lands, or tenements, which have been charged or assessed, for six calendar months next before such election, towards some aid granted, or to be granted, to his majesty, his heirs or successors, by a land-tax, in the name of the person claiming to vote, or for or in respect of any messuages, lands, or tenements, to which the person so claiming to vote, shall have become entitled by descent, marriage, marriage settlement, devise, promotion to any benefice in a church, or promotion to any office, within twelve calendar months next before such election, and which messuages, lands, or tenements, shall have been, within two years next before such election, in the name of charged or assessed to the land-tax, in the name of the person or persons, by or through whom. person so claiming to vote, shall derive title, or of some his title to such messuages, lands, or tenements, or of some predecessor of such person so claiming to vote, although the name of the tenant or pying, be not tenants, actually occupying such messuages, lands, or tenements, shall not be inserted in such

scent, &c. within a twelvemonth, and which have been assessed to land-tax, within two years before election;

person, under

whom person

elaiming to vote derives his

predecessor,

although name of tenant

actually occu

inserted in

assessment.

such

assessment, according to the form of assessment 30 Geo.3.c.35. to the said first recited act annexed.

vote at such

messuages,

months befor land-tax, in the name of

election, to

the tenant ac

§ 2. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that nothing in the said acts contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to prevent any person from voting at any such Person may election of a knight or knights of any shire, or elections in of a burgess or burgesses for the said borough respect of of Cricklade, for or in respect of any messuages, assessed six lands, or tenements, which have been charged or assessed, for six calendar months next before such election, towards some aid granted, or to be granted, to his majesty, his heirs or suc- tually occupycessors, by a land-tax, in the name of a tenant ing, although or tenants, actually occupying the same at the claiming to time of such assessment being made, although vote, nor of the name of the person so claiming to vote, or whom he the person or persons by or through whom such person so claiming to vote, derives his title, or of the predecessor of the person so claiming to vote, shall not be inserted in the assessment, according to the form of the assessment to the said first recited act annexed,

name of person

person under

claims, nor of predecessor, inserted in

assessment.

19 Geo. 2. c. 28, recited

20 Geo. 3. c. 17, recited.

The Stat. 42 Geo. 3. c. 116.

An Act for consolidating the Provisions of the several Acts passed for the Redemption and Sale of the Land-Tax into one Act, and for making further Provision for the Redemption and Sale thereof; and for removing Doubts respecting the Right of Persons claiming to vote at Elections for Knights of the Shire, and other Members to serve in Parliament, in respect of Messuages, Lands, or Tenements, the Land-Tax upon which shall have been redeemed or purchased.

$200. "AND whereas doubts may arise, by "reason of the provisions of an act, passed in "the nineteenth year of the reign of his late "majesty, king George the second, intituled, "An act for better regulating of elections of "members to serve in parliament, for such "cities and towns in that part of Great Bri"tain called England, as are counties of them"selves; and of another act, passed in the "twentieth year of the reign of his present "majesty, intituled, An act to remove certain difficulties, relative to voters at county elections, as to the right of voting for the elec"tion of knights of the shire, or other mem"bers, to serve in parliament, by persons who "may claim so to vote in respect of messuages, "lands, or tenements, the land-tax charged "whercon may have been redeemed:" Be it