managing the duties of ex stamped vel lum, &c. nor commissioner, dows and houses, 22Geo.3. c. 41. eighty-two, no commissioner, collector, super of post office, or of post-office packets, of voting at any election of members of parliament. hereby made incapable of voting as aforesaid, 22 Geo.. e. 41. shall nevertheless presume to give his vote, Vate of such during the time he shall hold, or within twelve person void. calendar months after he shall cease to hold, or execute any of the offices aforesaid, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, such votes so given shall be held null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever; and every Persons dis person so offending shall forfeit the sum of one qualified by act presuming hundred pounds; one moiety thereof to the to vote while informer, and the other moiety thereof to be im- in office or mediately paid into the hands of the treasurer of months afterthe county, riding, or division, within which wards to forfeit such offence shall have been committed, in that moiety to informer, the part of Great Britain called England; and other to the into the hands of the clerk of the justices of treasurer of the of the counties or stewartries, in that be applied as peace part of Great Britain called Scotland, to be herein. applied and disposed of to such purposes as the justices at the next general quarter session of the peace to be held for such county, stewartry, riding, within six 100l. one County, &c. to or division, shall think fit; to be recovered by Penalty how to any person that shall sue for the same, by ac- be recovered. tion of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his majesty's courts of record at Westminster, in which no essoin, protection, privilege, or wager of law, or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed, or by summary complaint before the court of session in Scotland; and Persons eonthe person convicted on any such suit shall victed to be thereby become disabled and incapable of ever office under the bearing or executing any office or place of trust crown. whatsoever under his majesty, his heirs and successors. disabled from § 2. Provided always, and be it enacted, that Not to extend nothing in this act contained shall extend, or be to commission ers of the land tax, or persons acting under them; 22 Geo.3.c.41. construed to extend, to any person or persons for or by reason of his or their being a commissioner or commissioners of the land-tax, or for or by reason of his or their acting by or under the appointment of such commissioners of the land-tax, for the purpose of assessing, levying, collecting, receiving, or managing, the land-tax, or any other rates or duties already granted or imposed, or which shall hereafter be granted or imposed by authority of parliament, Nor to offices § 3. Provided also, and be it further enacted, held by letters that nothing, in this act contained shall extend, patent for any estate of inhe- or be construed to extend, to any office now ritance, or free held, or usually granted to be held, by letters patent for any estate of inheritance or freehold. hold. Nor to persons who shall re fices before §4. Provided always, and be it enacted by the sign their of authority aforesaid, that nothing herein contained shall extend to any person who shall resign his office or employment on or before the said first day of August, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two. Aug. 1, 1782. Limitation of actions. § 5. Provided also, and be it enacted, that no person shall be liable to any forfeiture or penalty by this act laid or imposed, unless prosecution be commenced within twelve months after such penalty or forfeiture shall be incurred.-A.D. 1781. The Stat. 18 Geo. 3. c. 59. An Act to amend and render more effectual the $25. PROVIDED always, that any relief which (For the Statutes 32 Geo. 3. c. 52. § 14, (a) This contemplates parish relief. See § 24 of the act. (For the stat. 42 Geo. 3. c. 76. § 15, having a corresponding enactment with respect to officers at the other seven police offices, see 1 vol. 300.) 22 Geo. 3. c.41, recited. The Stat. 51 Geo. 3. c. 84. An Act to explain an Act passed in the twentysecond Year of His Majesty, for the better securing the Freedom of Election of Members to serve in Parliament, by disabling certain Officers employed in the Collection or Management of His Majesty's Revenues from giving their Votes at such Elections, so far as relates to Coal Meters and Corn Meters of the City of London. "WHEREAS, by an act passed in the twenty"second year of his majesty's reign, intituled, "An act for better securing the freedom of "election of members to serve in parliament, "by disabling certain officers employed in the collection or management of his majesty's revenue from giving their votes at such elections, officers and persons employed in charging, collecting, levying, or managing the customs, are rendered incapable of voting for "members to serve in parliament: And where"as doubts have arisen as to the right to vote "for members to serve in parliament, of the "fiiteen coal meters, and ten corn meters of |