pleting lists, "The overseers must complete both of these lists Time for comby the last day of August, and, having signed &c. each of them, must procure a sufficient number 66 66 of copies of each to be printed, both for the They must then publish them by causing a copy Time for pub- every church and chapel in their parish or town ship on the two first Sundays in September. lication. kept for in 'They must also keep a copy of these lists, which Copies to be they must allow all persons to inspect, without spection. payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the two first weeks after the lists have been made. sold, and pro duce to be ac counted for. They are also bound to sell copies of each of Copies to be overseers. "The lists for each parish or township being published, a certain period is allowed-viz. till the 25th of September, for parties who have been omitted to give notice of their claim to be inserted in either of such lists, and also for parties to object to any persons inserted in either of such lists. Time limited for claims and objections. to be made tices sent in "In all cases of claims the overseers of the parish Time for lists or township will receive, on or before the 25th of from the noSeptember, a notice of claim according to the form to the overnumbered 4, in the Schedule I., and in all cases of seers. objections they will receive, on or before the same day, a notice of objection according to the form num bered 5 in the Schedule I. They must then make out a list (according to the form numbered 6 in the Schedule I.) of all the persons so notifying their claims to them, and another list (according to the form numbered 7 in the Schedule I.) of all the persons as to whom they have received notice of objection; Posting lists. and they must cause a copy of each of these lists to be fixed on or near the door of every church and chapel in their parish or township on the two Sundays next preceding the 15th of OctoCopies to be ber; and they must likewise keep a copy of each of kept. these lists, which they must allow all persons to inspect, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the ten days next preceding the 15th of October. Sale and price of copies of lists. Duty of attendance, &c. by overseers at Barrister's Court of Revisal. [See court of revising barrister.] "They must also sell a copy of each list to any person requiring it, at the price of 1s.; and all sums thus received by them are to be accounted for in their accounts as overseers. "When the barrister holds his court for revising the lists of voters for any old borough where freemen did not vote, or where others voted as well as freemen, (of the time and place of holding which court notice will be given on the doors of the churches and chapels,) the overseers of every parish or township in any such borough, or in any place sharing in the election for it, must attend at the opening of the first court to be held for such borough or place, and must deliver to the barrister their lists of voters, and a copy of the list of the persons objected to. They must also attend the court during the time when their lists of voters are under the revision of the barrister, and they must answer upon oath all such questions as the barrister may put to them as to any matter upon which he may require information for revising their lists, (see clause 50 of the Act,) and they must produce the rate book before him, in case he should demand it. (See clause 51 of the Act.) 6 "The word borough' throughout the foregoing instructions must be understood to extend to every city and borough, and county of a city or town where freemen did not vote, or where others voted as well as freemen. Addressed to all Overseers with regard to Lists of Voters for Boroughs. overseers de "The word borough' throughout the following Expenses of instructions must be understood to apply to all cities, frayed from boroughs, and counties of cities and towns. "All the expenses incurred by the overseers of any parish or township within any borough, or within any place sharing in the election for any borough, in making out, printing, and publishing the lists and notices, and in carrying into effect the other provisions of the Act with regard to the voters for such borough, will be defrayed out of the poor-rate of such parish or township. (See clause 56 of the Act.) poor-rate. "After the registration is completed, each voter on Charge on rethe register will be liable to the payment of 1s., boroughs. gistration in which is to be collected from him as a part of his contribution to the poor rate, and is to be applied to the same purposes as the poor rates. (See clause 56.) Where lists and notices to be posted. Power to overseers to ments. "If there happens to be no church or chapel in a parish or township, the overseers must in that case fix the respective lists and notices in some public and conspicuous situation in the parish or township. "The official directions then repeat the provision, S. 38, (adapting it from S. 45, to boroughs) before stated as to counties in 34. p. "By the 79th clause of the Act it is expressly provided, that the words "parish or township" shall extend to every parish, township, vill, hamlet, district, or place maintaining its own poor, and that all the duties imposed by the Act upon overseers may be lawfully executed by the major part of the Overseers. 66 By clause 51, the overseers of every parish or inspect assess township are empowered to inspect and make extracts from the tax assessments for such parish or township, on making a request for that purpose to the officers having the custody of those assessments. * The period for such inspection in the present year, as altered by the Order in Council, is from the 12th day of July to the last day of August." It is almost unnecessary to state, that many of the duties to which the foregoing directions relate, are, in cities and boroughs, to be participated in by the Town Clerks or (by proviso, section 46,) the civil officer acting in his stead. Where a party requiring to be inserted in a borough list, claims as freeman, he must address his * Between the 1st of June and the 31st July. notice to the town clerk, who must thereupon make The following Persons claim to have their Names inserted in the [or of Duties of livery com In London (in respect of liverymen) the duties s. XLVIII. which, in other cities, &c. devolve on the overseers clerks of and town clerks, in giving effect to list-making, are panies. cast upon the several clerks of the respective livery companies, subject to the mandate of the returning officer of the city. officers. By the 48th section it is provided that the return- Duties of ing officer or officers of the city shall, on or before returning the last day of July yearly, issue precepts to the clerks of the livery companies, requiring them forthwith to make out, or cause to be made out, at the expense of the respective companies, an alphabetical list, according to the form in the Schedule (K.), of the freemen of London, being liverymen of the said respective companies and entitled to vote in the election of members of parliament for London. The form of heading of that list, and of the heads Form of list. |