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Date of Act.

Schedule A.

Title of Act.

Extent of Repeal.

7 W.3.c.4. An Act for preventing charge and The whole Act. expense in elections of members

A.D. 1695.

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to serve in Parliament.
An Act for the more effectual pre-
venting bribery and corruption in
the election of members to serve
in Parliament.

An Act to explain and amend the
laws touching the elections of
members to serve for the Commons
in Parliament for that part of
Great Britain called Scotland, and
to restrain the partiality and
regulate the conduct of returning
officers at such elections.

All the Act, except the
3rd section, pre-
scribing the oath to
be taken by re-
turning officers, and
except so far as the
penalties and pro-
visions of the said
Act are applicable
to the false taking
of such oath, and
the neglect to take
the same.
So much of the Act

as is contained in
the 33rd section.

An Act for further regulating the The whole Act.
administration of the oath or affir-
mation required to be taken by
electors of members to serve in
Parliament by an Act passed in the
second year of King George the
Second, intituled "An Act for the
"more effectual preventing bribery
"and corruption in the election of
"members to serve in Parliament."

So much of the Act

as is contained in the 48th, 79th, and 81st sections.

An Act for better securing the inde- The whole Act.
pendence and purity of Parlia-
ment, by preventing the procuring
or obtaining of seats in Parliament
by corrupt practices.
An Act to consolidate and amend the
several Acts now in force, so far as
the same relate to the election and
return of members to serve in
Parliament for counties of cities
and counties of towns in Ireland.
An Act to make further regulations The whole Act.
for preventing corrupt practices at
elections of members to serve in
Parliament, and for diminishing
the expense of such elections.

Date of Act.

Title of Act.

Extent of Repeal.

2 & 3 W. 4. An Act to amend the representation So much of the 26th of the people of Scotland.

c. 65.

A.D. 1832.

2 & 3 W. 4. c. 88. A.D. 1832.

An Act to amend the representation
of the people of Ireland.

5 & 6 Vict. An Act for the better discovery and
c. 102.
prevention of bribery and treating
at the election of members of
Parliament.

section of the Act and the Schedule (K.) thereto annexed as relates to the oath or affirmation against bribery to be put to any registered voter at any poll or election. So much of the 54th section of the Act as relates to administering the oath or affirmation against bribery.

So much of the Act as is contained in the 20th and 22nd sections.

Schedule B.

No. 1.-Proclamation to be used in Counties.

Election of Knight, &c.

of

THE sheriff of the county of

will at

the

day

now next ensuing, proceed to the election of a knight or knights, member or members [as the case may be] for the county or division of a county [as the case may be], at which time and place all persons entitled to vote at the said election are requested to give their attendance.

And take notice, That all persons who are guilty of bribery at the said election will, on conviction of such offence, be liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in "The Corrupt Practices Prevention "Act, 1854."

And take notice, That all persons who are guilty of treating or undue influence at the said election will, on conviction of such offence, be liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in "The Corrupt "Practices Prevention Act, 1854."

Signature of the proper officer.

No. 2.-Notice of Election in Boroughs.

City or borough of

day of

In pursuance of a writ received by me

for electing a

burgess or burgesses [as the case may be], to serve in Parliament for the city or borough [as the case may be], I do hereby give notice, That I shall proceed to election accordingly on the

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And take notice, That all persons who are guilty of bribery at the said election will, on conviction of such offence, be liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in "The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, "1854."

And take notice, That all persons who are guilty of treating or undue influence at the said election will, on conviction of such offence, be liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in "The Corrupt "Practices Prevention Act, 1854."

Signature of the proper officer.

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT BY RETURNING OFFICERS AT THE POLL.

1. Are you the same person whose Name appears as A. B. on the Register of Voters now in force for the County of [or for the Riding, Parts, or Division, &c. or for the City, &c. as the case may be]? 2. Have you already voted, either here or elsewhere, at this Election for

the County of

of the County of

the case may be]?

[or for the

Riding, Parts, or Division or for the City or Borough of

, as

THE REGISTERS ARE NOW TO BE PRINTED AND SOLD.

TABLE OF RATES OF PAYMENT TO BE DEMANDED AND PAID FOR ANY
LIST OR COPY OF A LIST (OTHER THAN A REGISTER).

For any List or Copy of a List containing any Number of Persons'
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TABLE OF RATES OF PAYMENT TO BE DEMANDED AND PAID FOR ANY

COPY OF A REGISTER OR PART OF ANY REGISTER.

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2 6

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10 0

THE REFORM BILL, 2 WILLIAM IV.

Passed in 1832.

[Schedule A.]

By Act 2 William IV. cap. 45, § 1, each of the following Boroughs to cease to return Members, viz.

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Amersham, Bucks.

Appleby, Westmoreland.
Bedwin (Great), Wilts.
Beeralston, Devon.
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire.
Bletchingly, Surrey.
Boroughbridge, Yorkshire.
Bossiney, Cornwall.

Brackley, Northamptonshire.
Bramber, Sussex.
Callington, Cornwall.
Camelford, Cornwall.
Castle Rising, Norfolk.
Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire.
Downton, Wilts.
Dunwich, Suffolk.
East Grinstead, Sussex.
East Looe, Cornwall.
Fowey, Cornwall.

Gatton, Surrey.

Haslemere, Surrey.

Hedon, Yorkshire.

Heytesbury, Wilts.

Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire.

Hindon, Wilts.

Ilchester, Somersetshire.

Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

Ludgershall, Wiltshire.
Milborne Port, Somersetshire.

Minehead, Somersetshire.

Newport, Cornwall.

New Romney, Kent.
Newton, Lancashire.

Newtown, Isle of Wight, Hants.
Okehampton, Devonshire.
Old Sarum, Wilts.
Orford, Suffolk.
Plympton, Devonshire.
Queenborough, Kent.
St. Germain's, Cornwall.
St. Mawes, Cornwall.

St. Michael's, or Midshall, Cornwall.
Saltash, Sussex.

Steyning, Sussex.
Stockbridge, Hants.
Tregony, Cornwall.
Wendover, Bucks.
Weobly, Herefordshire.
West Looe, Cornwall.
Whitchurch, Hants.
Winchester, Sussex.
Wotton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

[Schedule B.]

By Act 2 William IV. cap. 45, § 2, each of the following places to

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Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Malmesbury, Wilts.
Midhurst, Sussex.

Morpeth, Northumberland.
Northallerton, Yorkshire.

Petersfield, Hants.

Reigate, Surrey.

Rye, Sussex.

St. Ives, Cornwall.
Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire.
Thirsk, Yorkshire.
Wallingford, Berkshire.
Wareham, Dorsetshire.

Westbury, Wilts.

Wilton, Wilts.

Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

By Act 2 William IV. cap. 45, § 3, each of the following places to

be a Borough, and return Two Members, viz.

Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Blackburn, Lancashire.

Bolton, Lancashire.

Bradford, Yorkshire.
Brighton, Sussex.
Devonport, Devonshire.
Finsbury, Middlesex.
Greenwich, Kent.

Halifax, Yorkshire.

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Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Manchester, Lancashire.

Marylebone, Middlesex.
Oldham, Lancashire.

Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Stockport, Cheshire.

Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Sunderland, Durham.

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex.
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire;

and to include the places respectively comprehended within the same, as described in the Boundary Act.

By Act 2 William IV. cap. 45, § 4, each of the following places to be also a Borough, and return One Member, viz.

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and to include the places comprehended within the same, as respectively described in the Boundary Act.

By Act 2 William IV. cap. 45, § 12, Six Members to be returned for the County of York instead of Four, viz.-Two for each of the three Ridings, to be erected in like manner as if each of the three Ridings were a separate county.

By Act 2 William IV. cap. 45, § 13, Four Members to be returned for the county of Lincoln instead of Two, viz.-Two for the parts of Lindsey, and Two for the parts of Kesteven and Holland, in the said county, to be elected in like manner as if the parts of Lindsey were a separate county, and the parts of Kesteven and Holland together were also a separate county.

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