c. 49. Irish. rish, in such proportions as such archbishop or 23 & 24 Geo. 8. bishop shall judge to be proper, and the same from henceforth shall for ever be deemed severally the demesnes of the master of the free Master of free school, and sexton of such parish, for the time school, or sexbeing; provided that no such master of a free lified thereby school, or sexton, shall be qualified to vote at tions. the election of any member to serve in parliament as a freeholder by virtue of such grant. ton, not qua to vote at elee The Irish Stat. 26 Geo. 3. c. 61. 1786. An Act for the Improvement of the City of Dublin, and the Environs thereof, by the better paving, lighting, and cleansing the same. 5. ENACTS the appointment of certain directors and certain commissioners therein named.) and appropa may remov &c. and ap § 6. And be it enacted, by the authority Directors, aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful to and with consen for the said directors, or any five or more of tion of lord them, to and with the consent and approbatione lieutenant, of the lord-lieutenant, or other chief governor commission or governors of this kingdom for the time for paving, being, to remove all or any of the said com- point persons missioners, and with like consent and approba- members of tion, by writing under their hands and seals, to parliament to appoint one or more person or persons, not being a member of parliament, in the place of such commissioner or commissioners so re not being succeed them. 26 Geo. 3. c. 61. Irish. moved, or whose place shall be vacated by death or resignation (a). The Irish Stat. 30 Geo. 3. c. 20. 1790. (See 29 Geo. 3. An Act for the better enabling the Royal c. 33. Irish stat. and 43 Geo. 3. U. K. c. xxii. local act.) purchase lands 500l. per annum, at time of purchase, &c. Canal Company to carry on and compleat the Company may § 9. AND be it further enacted, by the authonot exceeding rity aforesaid, that the said royal canal company shall be capable in law to purchase and take any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, over and besides those to be used for the purposes of the said navigations, not exceeding the value of five hundred pounds by the year, at the time of such purchase or taking, and to grant, alien, demise, or dispose of the same, or any part thereof, at their free will and plea sure. § 10. Provided always, and be it enacted, that it shall not be lawful for any of the member or members of the said company, or any person whatever, to vote at an election of any member (a) See stats. U. K. 45 Geo. 3. c. 112, and 46 Geo. 3. c. 68, by which the lordlieutenant is empowered to suspend the powers of the paving corporation, and to appoint commissioners. It appears by the recital of the latter act, that the lord-lieutenant has suspended the powers of the corporation, but if they should be restored the operation of this act would revive. 20. Irish. or members of parliament for any city, county, 30 Geo. 3. c. or borough, within this kingdom, in right of any estate or interest in any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, which may be purchased or acquired by the said company, by virtue or in pursuance of any of the powers by this act vested in the said company, and that no person Not lawful for whatever shall, by virtue or in right of any any person to grant, lease, or demise whatever, made to him election in by the said company, of any such lands, tene- right of such ments, or hereditaments, or of any estate or interest therein derived, mediately or immediately, under the said company, have or acquire any right whatever, to vote as an elector on any such election as aforesaid, any thing in this act contained notwithstanding. vote at an purchase. The Irish Stat. 33 Geo. 3. c. 21. 1793. An Act for the Relief of His Majesty's Popish, or Roman Catholic Subjects of Ireland. "WHEREAS various acts of parliament have Preamble. "been passed, imposing on his majesty's subjects professing the popish or Roman catholic religion, many restraints and disabilities, to "which other subjects of this realm are not "liable; and from the peaceable and loyal de meanour of his majesty's popish or Roman "catholic subjects, it is fit that such restraints " and disabilities shall be discontinued:" Be it therefore enacted, by the king's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and com 33 Geo. 3. 21. Irish. His majesty's subjects pro fessing the pists, or edu children in that religion, not liable to penalties or incapacities, &c. or to laws for limitation, &c. of their estates and property, &c. save such as subject to; mons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that his majesty's subjects being papists, or persons professing the popish or Roman catholic religion, or married to Roman catho- papists, or persons professing the popish or Rolic religion, or man catholic religion, or educating any of their married to pa- children in that religion, shall not be liable or cating their subject to any penalties, forfeitures, disabilities, or incapacities, or to any laws for the limitation, charging, or discovering of their estates and property real or personal, or touching the acquiring of property, or securities affecting property, save such as his majesty's subjects of the protestant religion are liable and subject to; and that such parts of all oaths as are required to be taken by persons in order to qualify themselves for voting at elections of members to serve in parliament; and also such parts of all oaths required to be taken by persons voting at elections for members to serve in parliament, as import to deny that the person taking the same is a papist, or married to a papist, or educates his children in the popish religion, shall not hereafter be required to be taken by any voter, but shall be omitted by the person administering the same; and that it shall not be necessary, in order to entitle a papist, or person professing the popish or Roman catholic religion, to vote at an election of members to serve in parliagiance and ab- ment, that he should at, or previous to his voting, take the oaths of allegiance and abjuration, any statute now in force to the contrary, of any or previous to of the said matters in any wise notwithstand protestants are such parts of oaths required order to qua of persons in lify them to vote as pur port to deny that the per son taking the same is a papist, or married to a pa pist, &c. not voters at elec to be taken by tions, but to be omitted by person administering. Oaths of alle juration not necessary to be taken by papists at voting. ing. § 2. Provided always, and be it further enRoman catho- acted, that all papists, or persons professing the to vote, popish or Roman catholic religion, who may lics claiming a 21. Irish. claim to have a right of voting for members to 33 Geo. S. c. serve in parliament, or of voting for magistrates in any city, town corporate, or borough, within to perform all this kingdom, be hereby required to perform qualifications, &c. as protes. all qualifications, registries, and other requisites, tants in like which are now required of his majesty's pro- cases, save as testant subjects in like cases, by any law or excepted. laws now of force in this kingdom, save and except such oaths, and parts of oaths, as are hereinbefore excepted. hereinbefore Not to extend lifications from persons in of § 3. And provided always, that nothing hereinbefore contained, shall extend, or be con- to repeal, or alter any law strued to extend, to repeal, or alter, any law or requiring quaact of parliament now in force, by which certain qualifications are required to be performed by persons enjoying any offices or places of trust under his majesty, his heirs, and successors, other than as hereinafter is enacted. fice under his majesty, save as herein. hercin. § 4. Provided also, that nothing herein con- No right to tained shall extend, or be construed to extend, vote at parish to give papists, or persons professing the popish purposes religion, a right to vote at any parish vestry, for levying of money to rebuild, or repair any parish church, or respecting the demising or disposal of the income of any estate belonging to any church or parish, or for the salary of the parish clerk, or at the election of any church-warden. § 5. Provided always, that nothing contained This act not to in this act shall extend to, or be construed to tion, &c. now affect any acaffect any action or suit now depending, which depending, if shall have been brought or instituted previous vious to this to the commencement of this session of parlia- session. ment. instituted pre |
