ADJUSTMENT-continued.

of property debts, agreements by local authorities as to, 647, 648.
report of commissioners as to, 749.

sums required for, how to be paid, 120.

sums received for, how to be applied, 121.

ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS,

what included in, 4, 101.

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTIES,
definition of, 171.

relation of, to parliamentary counties, 114, 115.
what are, 105.

what divisions of counties are, 99.

ADMIRALTY,

saving for in Municipal Corporations Act, 332.

ADOPTIVE ACTS,

area under, may be altered by county council in certain cases, 640.
execution of, where in force in part of parish, 639.

execution of in area forming parts of different parishes, 639, 640.
expenses under, where area situate in different parishes, 640.

incidence of, expenses under, 599, 600.

property and liabilities of authority acting under, provisions as to, 640.
procedure at parish meeting for adoption of, 658.

what are, 599.

ADULTERATION.

See FOOD and DRUGS.

AGENT.

See COUNTING AGENT, POLLINg Agent.

at poll, to detect personation, 216, 217.

liability of, for false charge of personation, 217.

right of, to be present in polling station, 219.

provisions in case of death of, 228.

presence of, not necessary at election proceedings, 229.

of candidate, duty of, to make return of election expenses, 355.
power to appoint, at county council election, 287.

AGRICULTURAL LAND,

exemption of, from part of rates, 711, 713.

how to be distinguished from buildings in valuation lists, 713.

meaning of, in Agricultural Rates Act, 716.

returns as to rateable value of, under Agricultural Rates Act, 714, 715.

value of, to be separately stated in valuation lists, 713.

AGRICULTURAL RATES ACT, 1896,

text of, 711.

application of annual grant under, 47.

ALDERMEN.

See COUNTY ALDERMEN, BOROugh.

ALIENS,

disqualified for parish and district councils, 635.
not entitled to be enrolled as burgesses, 240, 248.

ALLOTMENTS,

acquisition of land for, 518, 519.

accounts as to, when to be kept by county council, 519.

appeal to county council as to provision of, 517, 518.

compulsory acquisition of land for, by order of county council, 602-605.
compulsory purchase of land for, general order as to, 821.

expenses of county council providing, how defrayed, 521.

hiring of land for, by parish council, 605–608.

hiring of land for, by parish council, general orders as to, 798-820.

in boroughs, powers of Local Government Board as to, 76.

inquiry as to, by county council after petition, 518.

management of, when acquired by county council, 518–520, 605.
parish council may make applications as to, 598, 605.

provision of, by district councils, 517.

representations and petitions as to, by whom may be made, 517.

standing committee of county council as to, 518.

transfer to county council of powers of district council as to, 518–520.
use of schoolrooms for meetings and inquiries as to, 520, 596.

ALLOTMENTS ACT, 1890,

text of, 517.

ALMS,

See MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

exceptions to disqualification arising out of receipt of, 272.

free education is not, so as to disqualify voter, 272.

meaning of, in connection with occupation qualification, 248, 249
receipt of by elector, a disqualification, 240, 248.

AMOTION,

from corporate office, common law power of, 277.

ANALYSTS,

appointment of in smaller quarter sessions boroughs, 83.

in smaller boroughs, 86.

in counties, by county councils, 10.

fees of, in counties, how fixed, 10.

ANIMALS.

See DISEASES OF ANIMALS.

ANNUITY CERTIFICATES,

county council may borrow by means of, 134.

APPOINTED DAY,

under Local Government Act, 1888...183.
under Local Government Act, 1894...656, 657.

ARBITRATION,

as to adjustment of liabilities, 120.

as to land acquired for military purposes, 567,

as to terms of compulsory hiring for allotments, 606–608.

as to land taken by light railway, 727, 728.

as to redemption of liabilities of county borough, 69.

by Local Government Board, how regulated, 121, 122.

by Local Government Board as to highway matters, 29, 30, 709, 710.

for adjustment of property debts, etc., of local authorities, 648.

on questions as to asylums between local authorities, 535.

AREAS AND BOUNDARIES,

See BOUNDARIES.

alterations of, 104-122, 627-632.

ASSIZE COURTS,

transfer of, to county council, 6.

ASSIZES,

costs of, in city of London, 91, 176.

in larger quarter sessions boroughs, 80.

what included in, 176.

ASYLUM,

See COUNTY ASYLUM; DISTRICT ASYLUM; VISITING COMMITTEE,
agreements to unite for provision of, 452, 454, 455.

clerk to, duty of, to keep accounts of visiting committee, 465.

chaplain of, 464.

dissolution of agreement to unite as to, 459, 460.

expenses of, how apportioned in agreement to unite, 454, 455.

land for, how to be conveyed, 458.

meaning of, in Lunacy Acts, 480.

officers of, 464.

pensions to officers of, when may be granted, 465, 466.

provision of burial ground for, 457.

questions between local authorities as to, may be referred to arbitration,

535.

rating of, 458.

repairs and alterations to, 459.

situation of, 458.

superfluous land of, how to be dealt with, 458, 459.

AUDIT,

See ACCOUNTS.

of county accounts, 136-139.

of county and borough accounts, 266, 267.

AUDITORS,

See ELECTIVE AUDITOR; BOROUGH AUDITORS; DISTRICT AUDITORS.
district, to audit county accounts, 137.

in borough, how elected, 265, 266, 290.

BALLOT,

secrecy of, 313.

BALLOT ACT, 1872,

application of, to municipal elections, 340.

application of, to elections under Local Government Act, 1894...637.

construction of, 214.

continuance in force of, 296.

text of, 207.

BALLOT BOXES,

construction and custody of, 219.

offences as to, 209.

of public authorities, use of, at elections under Local Government Act,

1894...638.

use of, at county council elections, 214, 234.

provision of, by returning officer, 211.

sealing of, at close of poll, 208, 220.

BALLOT PAPERS,

acccunt of, to be given at close of poll, 221.

account of, how made and verified, 221, 225.

application for, when may amount to personation, 374.

custody and inspection of, after election, 226, 229, 230.
directions as to printing, 231.

decision of, questions as to, 208.

form and contents of, 207, 219, 230.

how counted after poll, 221.

how dealt with after counting, 225.

inducing voter to display, 210.

inspection of, after election when granted, 226, 227.

irregularity in, when cured, 213.

irregularity in marking, how far fatal, 222–225.

offences as to, 209, 210.

packets of unused, spoilt, and tendered, to be made up at close of poll, 221.

packets of, to be forwarded to clerk of county council after election, 225,

226.

provision of, by returning officer, 211.

provision of, 341.

rejected, how to be dealt with, 222.

spoilt, how to be dealt with, 220.

when void, 207, 208.

BANDS OF MUSIC,

payment for, at election is illegal, 349.

BANK OF ENGLAND,

powers of, when acting as registrar of county stock, 783.

BANKRUPTCY,

avoidance of office by, 275–277.

disqualification by, for parish and district councils, 635, 636.

BANNERS,

payment for, at election, illegality of, 349.

BARBED WIRE,

removal of, where nuisance to highway, 576.

meaning of, in Barbed Wire Act 1893...575.

BARBED WIRE ACT, 1893.

text of, 575.

BARRISTER,

See REVISING BARRISTER.

guilty of corrupt practices, punishment of, 376.

BATHS AND WASHHOUSES ACTS,

adoption of, by parish meeting of rural parish, 599.

BEER AND SPIRIT DUTIES,

application of moneys arising from, 51,

BICYCLES,

are carriages within Highway Acts, 162,
cases as to, 162, 163.

regulations as to, 162.

BILLS IN PARLIAMENT,

county council not empowered to promote, 41.
power of county council to oppose, 41.

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,

appointment by, of analyst of fertilizers, etc., 578.

consent of, required for taking common for light railway, 731.
list of orders of, under Diseases of Animals Act, 681, 682.
orders altering local areas or names to be sent to, 649.

orders of, for prevention of diseases of animals, 681–684, 696.
as to importation of animals, 685—687.

powers of,

as to proceedings under Fertilizers, etc. Act, 1893...579 580.
as to diseases of animals, how executed, 669.

for suppression of cattle plague, 670–672.

as to areas infected with cattle disease, 674-676.

as to slaughter of diseased animals, 677–680.

BOARD OF TRADE,

approval of, to purchase by county council of franchises of weights and
measures, 542.

appointment by, of officers under Light Railways Act, 720.

creation by, of sea fisheries districts and committees, 401, 402.

powers of, may be conferred on county councils, 19.

powers of, under Weights and Measures Acts, 409-413,
powers of, as to Light Railway Orders, 725-727.
proceedings of, as to light railways, 728.

rules of, as to applications for light railways, 831- 839.
BOROUGH,

See BOROUGHS (SMALLER); PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH ; QUARTER
SESSIONS BOROUGHS.

alteration of boundary of, 108-110.

burgess roll of, how made up, 279.

council of, how constituted, 249.

council of, when local authority for weights and measures, 543.

councillors of, how qualified, 250.

contracts between subscribers to hospitals and, 535.

certain powers of parish council may be conferred on, 626.

creation of new, provisions as to parish council on, 640, 641.

day of election of councillors in, 284.

definition of, 172.

disfranchised, who are electors in, 329.

election, etc., of mayor of, 256.

election, qualification, etc., of aldermen in, 256, 288, 289.

electoral division comprised in, election for, how to be held, 538.

justices' clerks in, duty of county council to pay salaries of, 161.

maintaining separate police force, payments to, out of exchequer

contribution account, 52, 57.