to be made

to this Act.

77. That all Writs to be issued for the Election of Members Writs, &c. to serve in Parliament, and all Mandates, Precepts, Instruments, conformable Proceedings, and Notices consequent upon such Writs, shall be framed and expressed in such manner as may be necessary for the carrying the provisions of this Act into effect.

to extend to

of Oxford and

78. That nothing in this Act contained shall extend to, or in This Act not anywise affect, the Election of Members to serve in Parliament Universities for the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge, or shall entitle any Cambridge. person to vote in the Election of Members to serve in Parliament for the City of Oxford, or Town of Cambridge, in respect of the occupation of any chambers or premises, in any of the Colleges or Halls of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge.

in which

Act are to be

"City or

79. That throughout this Act, wherever the words "City or of the sense Borough," ""Cities or Boroughs," may occur, those words shall words in this be construed to include, except there be something in the sub- understood; ject or context manifestly repugnant to such construction, all Borough." Towns Corporate, Cinque Ports, Districts, or Places, within England and Wales, which shall be entitled, after this Act shall have passed, to return Members to serve in Parliament, other than Counties at large, and Ridings, Parts, and divisions of

"Parish or

Counties at large, and shall also include the Town of Berwick- "Returning upon-Tweed; and the words "returning Officer" shall apply to officer." every person or persons to whom, by virtue of his or their office, either under the present Act, or under any former law, custom, or statute, the execution of any Writ or Precept doth or shall belong, for the Election of Members to serve in Parliament, by whatever name such persons may be called; and the words "Parish or Township" shall extend to every Parish, Township, Township." Vill, Hamlet, District, or Place maintaining its own poor; and the words "Overseers of the Poor" shall extend to all persons "Overseers,, who, by virtue of any office or appointment, shall execute the duties of Overseers of the Poor, by whatever name or title such persons may be called, and in whatsoever manner they may be appointed; and that all matters by this Act directed to be done by the Overseers of a Parish or Township, may be lawfully done by the major part of such Overseers; and that wherever any notice is by this Act required to be given to the Overseers of any Parish or Township, it shall be sufficient if such notice shall be delivered to any one of such Overseers, or shall be left at his place of abode, or at his office or other place for transacting parochial business, or shall be sent by the post, addressed by a sufficient direction, to the Overseers of the particular Parish or Township, or to any one of them, either by their or his Christian name and surname, or by their or his name of office; and that all provisions in this Act relative to any matters to be done by or with regard to Justices of the Peace for Counties, or Sessions of the Peace for Counties, or Clerks of the Peace for Counties, Counties, or Treasurers of Counties, shall extend to the Justices, Sessions, Clerks of the Peace, and Treasurers of the several

"Justices of the Peace for

&c.

"

Ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire; and that the Clerk of the Peace for the time being for the Borough of Newport, in the Isle of Wight, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be the Clerk of the Peace for the County of the Isle of Wight; and that all the said respective Justices, Sessions, and Clerks of the Peace shall have power to do the several matters required by this Act, as well within places of exclusive jurisdiction, as without; and that no misnomer or inaccurate description Misnomer not of any person or place named or described in any schedule hereto annexed, or in any List or Register of Voters, or in any notice required by this Act, shall in anywise prevent or abridge the operation of this Act with respect to such person or place, provided that such person or place shall be so designated in such schedule, list, register, or notice, as to be commonly understood.

to vitiate.

In case the proposed Boundary

Act shall not

pass before June, 1832,

the 20th of

the prepara

red; but if

the Boundary

Act pass after that

day, the pe

riods preparatory to

and connect

ed with the

first registration to be

settled by an

order in council.

80. That if the Act or Acts for settling the Boundaries and Divisions before-mentioned, shall not be passed before the twentieth day of June in the present year, then and in such case the notice herein before required to be given on the said twentions for first tieth day of June, shall not be given on that day, and the List registration of Voters, and the notices and other proceedings preparatory to and connected with such Lists, shall not be made out, given, or had upon or within the several days or times in the present year before specified; but if the Act or Acts for settling the boundaries of Cities, Boroughs, and other places, and the divisions of Counties, shall be passed in the present year subsequently to the twentieth day of June, then his Majesty shall, by an order made with the advice of his most honourable Privy Council, appoint, in lieu of the day for the present year hereinbefore specified in that behalf, a certain other day, before or upon which the respective Lists of Voters shall be made out, and shall also appoint, in lieu of the several days and times for the present year, certain other days and times, within which all notices, claims, objections, and other matters whatsoever, by this Act required to be given, delivered, transmitted, done, or performed in relation to such Lists, either before or after the making out of such Lists, shall be respectively given, delivered, transmitted, done, and performed; and his Majesty shall also by such order appoint, in lieu of the period for the present year, hereinbefore limited in that behalf, a certain other period for the revision of the respective Lists of Voters by the Barristers, and shall also appoint within what time, in lieu of the time for the present year hereinbefore limited in that behalf, such respective Lists shall be copied out into books, and, where necessary, delivered to the Sheriff or Under-sheriff, and from what day, in lieu of the day for the present year, herein before specified in that behalf, such respective books shall begin to be in force as the Registers of Voters; and his Majesty may also by such order in Council appoint any days and times for doing the several other matters

required or authorized by this Act, in lieu of the several days and times for the present year herein before specified; and all days and times so appointed by his Majesty as aforesaid shall be deemed to be of the same force and effect as if they had in every instance been mentioned in this Act in lieu of the days and times for the present year. Proviso. That nothing herein Proviso. contained shall authorize his Majesty to appoint any days or times in lieu of the days and times mentioned in this Act, except for the purpose of carrying into effect the first registration of Voters under this Act. Proviso. That no person shall be entitled to be included in such first registration of Voters, unless he would have been entitled on the last day of July in the present year, to have his name inserted in some list of Voters if such List had been made out on the said last day of July.

dissolution of

passing of the

Boundary

Regis

rights of vot

effect without

81. That if a dissolution of the present Parliament shall take In case of a place after the passing of this Act, and after the passing of the Parliament Act or Acts for settling the Boundaries of Cities, Boroughs, and after the other places, and the Divisions of Counties, as herein before proposed mentioned, but before the day at and from which the Registers Act, and beof Voters to be first made by virtue of this Act shall begin to be tration, the in force, in such case such persons only shall be entitled to vote ing shall take in the Election of Members to serve in a new Parliament for any Registration. County, or for any Riding, Parts, or Division of a County, or for any City or Borough, as would be entitled to be inserted in the respective Lists of Voters for the same, directed to be made under this Act, if the day of Election had been the day for making out such respective Lists; and such persons shall be entitled to vote in such Election, although they may not be registered according to the provisions of this Act, any thing herein contained notwithstanding; and the Polling at such Election for any County, or for any Riding, Parts, or Division of a County, may be continued for fifteen days, and the Polling at such Election for any City or Borough may be continued for eight days, any thing herein contained notwithstanding.

dissolution of

before the

the proposed

Act, Coun

82. That if a Dissolution of the present Parliament shall take In case of a place after the passing of this Act, and before the passing of Parliament the Act or Acts for settling respectively the Boundaries of passing of Cities, Boroughs. and other places, and the Divisions of Coun- Boundary ties, then, and in such case, the Election of Members to serve ties not to be in a new Parliament shall, both as to the persons entitled to divided. vote, and otherwise, be regulated according to the provisions of this Act; (that is to say,) that as to the several Counties enumerated in Schedule (F,) all persons entitled by virtue of this Act is respect of property therein, to vote in the Election of the Shire, shall be entitled to vote for Four Knights of the Shire to serve in such new Parliament for each of the said Counties, and not for two Knights to serve for any Division of the said Counties; and that as to the several Boroughs enumerated in Schedules (C,) and (D,) each of the said

Boundaries

roughs defined.

Boundaries of old Boroughs to remain ;

of new Bo Boroughs shall, for the purpose of electing Members to serve in such new Parliament, be deemed to include such places as are specified and described in conjunction with the name of each of the said Boroughs in Schedule (L.); and that as to the several Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales not included in Schedule (A,) and now returning Members to serve in Parliament, and the places sharing in the Election for such Cities and Boroughs, each of such Cities, Boroughs, and Places respectively, shall, for the purpose of electing Members to serve in such new Parliament, be deemed to be comprehended within the same limits as before the passing of this Act, and not otherwise; and that no place named in the first column of Schedule (E,) which before the passing of this Act did not share in the Election of a Member for any Shire-Town or Borough named in the second column of Schedule (E,) shall share in the Election of a Member for any Shire-Town or Borough to serve in such new Parliament, any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding; and that the Borough composed of the Towns of Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon, and Ken-fig, shall not return a member to serve in such new Parliament, but shall, instead thereof, share in the Election of a Member to serve in such new Parliament for the Borough of Cardiff, any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary notof voting to withstanding; and that, in the event of such Dissolution of

take effect without re

gistration.

Parliament so taking place, such persons only shall be entitled to vote in the Election of Members to serve in such new Parliament for the Counties, Ridings, Parts, Cities, and Boroughs, which in such event shall return members to serve in such new Parliament, as would be entitled to be inserted in the respective Lists of Voters directed to be made under this Act, if the day of Election had been the day for making out such respective Lists; and such persons shall be entitled to vote in such Election, although they may not be registered according to the provisions of this Act, any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding; and the Polling at each Election for any County, or for any Riding of Yorkshire, or parts of Lincolnshire, may be continued for fifteen days, and the polling at such Election for any City or Borough may be continued for eight days, any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding.