LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1888-continued.
603; text of regulations to county borough councils, 611;
text of section 57 of, 158, 159 n.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1894.
bringing into operation of, duty of county council as to, 269.
construction of, 253-257.
definitions in Local Government Act, 1888 (except of parish), to
apply to, 253; definitions in, 253-257.
repeal by, of enactments authorising guardians to appoint assistant
overseers, 265; of enactments specified in schedule, and of
enactments inconsistent with Act, 274; of provisions as to
qualification of guardians, 121; of provisions as to qualifica-
tion of members of urban sanitary authorities, 128.
short title of, 257.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD,
appeal to, against refusal of county council to make order for com-
pulsory acquisition of land, 59, 60.
approval by, of agreements on adjustment as to joint use of property
of guardians, 245; of special fund out of which adjustment
moneys to be paid, 246.
circular of, addressed to county borough councils, 593; addressed
to county councils sending copy of order and circular
sent to county borough councils, 592; addressed to county
councils, 569; addressed to guardians, 260 n, 261 n, 590;
as to highway boards in England and North Wales, 561; in
South Wales, 563; as to metropolitan vestries and district
boards and Woolwich Local Board, 565; as to registra-
tion, 589; statement as to effect of Act on burial boards, 618.
confirmation by, of certain orders of county council not required,
177; validity of order under section 57 of Act of 1888, on
confirmation by, 177; of orders of joint committee to which
objection taken by county council, 238.
consent of, to sales, lettings, or exchanges of property by parish
councils, when required, 54, 55; to loans of parish councils,
to consult Charity Commissioners before dealing with charity under
section 33, 156.
copy of every order of county council or joint committee to be sent
to, 250.
determination by, of questions as to use cf rooms for meetings in
certain cases, 25; of questions as to constitution or procedure
of joint committees of county councils, 172, 242; of questions
as to use by rural district council of board room and offices of
guardians, 235.
inquiries by, as to compulsory acquisition of lands, 60, 62;
application to, of provisions of Public Health Act, 1875, 63, 251;
expenses of, payment of, 251; expenses may include salary of
inspectors, 251; powers of Board and their inspectors for pur-
poses of, 64 n, 251.
nomination by, of members of rural district council, 132, 133.
notice to be given to, of changes of names of district councils,
parishes, &c., 225; of resolution of county council transferring
to themselves powers, &c., of defaulting district council, 240.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD-continued.
orders of, as to conditions under which county council may raise
money for loans to parish council, 90; for confirming or dis-
allowing order for compulsory acquisition of land, 62; as to
administration of affairs of rural district with less than five
councillors by council of adjoining district, 132; for conferring
urban powers on rural district councils, 136, 137; for con-
ferring on councils of boroughs or other urban districts, or on
representative body in borough or district, the appointment of
overseers and assistant overseers or powers, &c., of overseers
and parish councils, 153-155; for conferring on urban district
council or other representative body powers of vestry under
Poor Rate Assessment and Collection Act, 1869, 156; for con-
firming or disallowing orders of county council under
section 57 of Act of 1888, 159 n.
orders of prescribing, form of notice to be given to guardians of
appointments of overseers, 26; as to inquiries and notices with
respect to compulsory acquisition of land, 58; as to mode
of service of order, for compulsory acquisition of land, and
of statement as to effect of order, 61; period within which
memorial to be presented against order, 61; period which
must elapse before steps for confirmation of order, 62; adapta-
tions of Allotments Acts for purposes of section 9, 67; form of
demand note for rate to defray expenses of parish council and
meeting, 87; form of accounts of parish and district councils
and of parish meetings of small parishes, 230.
orders of, as to elections, 289, et seq.
prescribed means prescribed by, 257.
provisional order of, for extending or diminishing borough to pro-
vide for effect on parishes, 223, 224.
regulations to be made by, for expediting and simplifying procedure
under section 57 of 1888 Act, 263; text of regulations as to
county councils, 159 n−163 n, 603, 611; text of regulations
as to county boroughs, 340-346.
report of proceedings as to compulsory acquisition or hiring of land
to be laid before parliament by, 83.
rules may be made by modifying enactments as to publication of
notice of audit, and of the abstract of accounts and report of
auditor, 233; rules to be framed by, as to election-of guar-
dians, 124; of parish councillors, 14; of urban district coun-
cillors, 129; what to be provided in, 204, 205.
sanction by, of period for repayment of moneys borrowed for
adjustment purposes, 246; of purposes to which capital moneys
received under adjustments to be applied, 247.
saving for powers of-as to alteration of poor law unions, 169 ;
under section 276 of Public Health Act, 1875, 137; with
respect to proceedings of guardians, 236.
scale of election expenses for purposes of first elections may be
framed by, 210.
transfer to, of powers of county council as to areas and boundaries,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGISTER OF ELECTORS,
to form, with parliamentary register, the register of parochial
electors, 179; to be framed in parts for wards, 185; method of
distinguishing parliamentary, county, and parochial electors
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGISTER OF ELECTORS-continued.
in, 186-188; persons on, to be parochial electors, 5, 179;
qualifications for entry on, 5 n, 182 n, 183 n.
LOCAL INQUIRIES,
See "Inquiries."
LODGER QUALIFICATION,
for registration as parliamentary elector, 182 n.
district boards of works in (see "District Boards "); guardians in,
provisions of section 20 to apply to, 150; Part 2 of Act not to
apply to, except where specially provided, 157; provisions as to
conferment of powers as to overseers and parish councils to
apply to, 155; provisions as to disqualifications for office, to
apply to, 201; vestries in (see "Metropolitan Vestries ");
parochial electors in, who are, 254.
of closed churchyard by parish councils in certain cases, 31; of
recreation grounds, village greens, &c., by parish council,
49-51; parish council may execute works of, 53; of public
footpaths, parish council may undertake, 95.
of property of rural parish, transfer to parish councils of powers of
overseers as to, 35.
MANAGERS OF ALLOTMENTS,
parish council may apply for election of, 39; parish council to
exercise powers of, 39.
custody of registers of, in rural parishes, 111.
MARRIED WOMEN,
entry of names of, on separate list of parochial electors, 188 n.
extension of local government franchise to, 5 n, 178.
not disqualified for being elected or being-a guardian, 121; mem-
ber of parish council, 13; an urban district councillor, 128;
not disqualified for being on local government register or for
being elector of any local authority for purposes of Act, 178;
husband and wife not to be both qualified in respect of one
property, 178.
of borough to be a county justice during year of office, 128 n.
MEASUREMENT,
of distances, 12 n.
MEETINGS,
See also Meetings of Parish Council."
absence from, vacation of office for continuous, 200, 201; first
meetings of district councils by whom to be convened, 262 ;
power of county council to remove difficulties as to first
meetings, 262, 263; of guardians and district councils, appli-
cation to, of provisions of Public Health Act, 1875, 234, 235;
not to be held on licensed premises, 239; of metropolitan
vestries, time of holding, 153; penalty for acting or voting at,
during disqualification, 200; property held by trustees for pur-
poses of public, permissive transfer of, to parish council, 96; of
rural sanitary authority, use of board room of guardians for,
MEETINGS OF PARISH COUNCILS,
absence from, vacation of office for continuous, 200.
annual, when to be held, 15; election at, of chairman, 15, 279;
chairman of previous year to preside at election of chairman
at, 16 n; appointment at, of overseers, 25, 279; notice of, to
be given, 280; order of business at, 279.
buildings may be acquired or provided for, 48.
chairman to have casting vote at, 280.
convening of, by whom, 279; of first meeting, 257, 258; diffi-
culties as to, removal of, by county council, 262, 263; to be
deemed duly convened till contrary proved, 282.
not to be held on licensed premises, 239; minimum number of, in
a year, 281; names of members present at, as well as those
voting, to be recorded, 280.
notice of, to be given, 280.
to be open to public, except when, 281.
questions at, how to be decided, 280; quorum at, 280.
rules in schedule to have effect, 17, 279-283.
schoolrooms and rooms maintained out of local rates may be used
for, when, 17.
against confirmation of order for compulsory acquisition of land,
by whom and when to be presented, 61; if no memorial or
memorial withdrawn, order to be confirmed without inquiry,
62; if memorial order may be confirmed or disallowed after
inquiry, 62.
disqualification for office of, 192, 201; election of, mode of con-
ducting, 151; qualification of, and of electors of, 150, 151.
METROPOLITAN VESTRIES,
acceptance of office by member of, 207.
chairman of abolition of ex officio, 151; casting vote of, doubt as
to, 153 n; to be a county justice, 152; disqualification for
office of, 192, 201; election and term of office of, 152.
circular of Local Government Board as to, 565.
conferment upon of appointment of overseers and assistant over-
seers, or of powers, &c., of overseers or parish council, 155.
continuance in office of existing members of, till appointed day,
260, 262.
difficulties as to first elections or meetings of, removal of, 262,
263.
disqualification for office of member of, 192, 201.
election of-appointed day for first, 269; how to be conducted, 151;
(Hours of Poll) Act, 1888, to apply to, 151; removal of diffi-
culties as to first, 262, 263.
METROPOLITAN VESTRIES-continued.
ex officio members of, 152 n.
meetings of, time for, 153; convening of first, 262.
qualification of electors and members of, 150, 151.
re-eligibility and resignation of members of, 207; retirement of
first members of, 259, 260, 262.
vacancy (casual) among members of, filling of, 207, 208; vacation
of office by member of, for continuous absence from meetings
200, 201; office to be declared vacant, 200.
not to be hired compulsorily by parish council, 81; power to land-
lord to resume possession of land hired compulsorily, in order
to work, 82.
of parish council, minutes of proceedings to be kept in, 282; evi-
dence of, 282.
of parish meeting, minutes of proceedings to be kept in, 282; entry
in, of accounts of parochial charities, 103 n; evidence of, 282.
MORTGAGES,
for loans of parish council, form and register of, 89 n.
corporation of chairman of parish meeting and overseers of small
rural parish may hold land without license in, 118; parish
council may hold land without license in, 16; rural district
council may hold land without license in, 133.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT, 1882,
application of certain provisions of, 206, 207, 310, 357, 396, 433,
469, 518, 537.
application of provisions of, to elections under Act, 206, 312, 358,
397, 434, 470, 518, 538.
of district council or of county district, change of, 225; publication
of change, 225; change to be notified to Local Government
Board, 225; change not to affect rights or obligations or legal
proceedings, 225.
of group of parishes, grouping order to provide for, 173, 225; of
new parishes formed by Act or by order under Act, 225; of
parish council, 16; orders altering, copy of, to be sent to Local
Government Board and Board of Agriculture, 250, 251; of
rural district council, 133; of rural parish may be directed by
county council, 16; of urban sanitary authorities, change of, not
to affect identity of corporation or derogate from powers, 272.
NEWSPAPER,
interest in, containing advertisements of authority, no disqualifica-
tion for office, 198.
guardians, abolition of, 121; first election of additional guardians
to be from among, 125; members of urban district councils,
abolition of, 128.
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