2.-Certain Boroughs to return one Member only.] And be it Enacted, That cach of the Boroughs enumerated in Schedule (B.) to this Act annexed, shall, after the end of this present Parliament, return One Member and no more to serve in Parliament.

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3.-New Boroughs hereafter to return Two Members and One Member respectively.] And be it Enacted, That each of the principal places named in the first column of the Schedule (C.) to this Act annexed shall for the purposes this Act be a Borough, and shall as such Borough include the several parishes, townships and places mentioned in conjunction therewith and named in the second column of the said Schedule (C.), and that each of the said Boroughs shall after the end of this present Parliament return Two Members to serve in Parliament; and that each of the principal places named in the first column of Schedule (D.) to this Act annexed shall for the purposes of this Act be a Borough, and shall as such Borough include the several parishes, townships and places mentioned in conjunction therewith and named in the second column of the said Schedule (D.), and that each of the said last-mentioned Boroughs shall after the end of this sent Parliament return One Member to serve in Parliament.

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4.-Weymouth and Melcombe Regis to return Two Members jointly.] And be it Enacted, That the Towns of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis shall for the purposes of this Act be taken as One Borough, and that such Borough shall after the end of this present Parliament return Two Members, and no more, to serve in Parliament.

5.- Certain existing Boroughs to return Two Members jointly with other places.] And be it Enacted, That every City and Borough named in the first column of the Schedule (E.) to this Act annexed shall for the purposes of this Act include the several places mentioned in conjunction therewith respectively and named in the second column of the said Schedule (E.) and shall jointly with such places, after the end of this present Parliament, return Two Members to serve in Parliament.

6.—Places in Wales to have a share in Elections for the Shire-Towns.] And be it Enacted, That after the end of this present Parliament, each of the Places named in the first column of the Schedule (F.) to this Act annexed shall have a share in the clection of a Member to serve in Parliament for the Shire-Town or Borough mentioned in conjunction therewith and named in the second column of the said Schedule (F.)

7.--Swansea, Lougher, Neath, Aberaven, and Kenfig to form henceforward one Borough, and none of the Electors therein to vote for Members for Cardiff.] And be it Enacted, That the Towns of Swansea, Lougher, Neath, Aberaven, and Kenfig, shall for the purposes of this Act be taken as one Borough, and that such Borough shall, after the end of this present Parliament, return One Member to serve in Parliament; and that the Portreeve of Swansea shall be the Returning Officer for the said Borough; and no person by reason of any right accruing in any of the said Five Towns shall have any vote in the Election of a Member for the Borough of Cardiff.

8.-Description of the Returning Officers for the new Boroughs.] And be it Enacted, That the persons respectively described in the third column of the said Schedules (C.) and (D.) shall after the end of this present Parliament be the Returning Officers at all Elections of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament for the Boroughs in conjunction with which such persons are respectively mentioned in the said Schedules (C.) and (D); and that for those Boroughs for which no persons are mentioned in such column as Returning Officers, the Sheriff for the (p. 2.)

time being of the County in which such Boroughs are respectively situate shall, within Two Months after the passing of this Act, and in every succeeding respective year in the First week in March, by writing under his hand, nominate and appoint for each of such Boroughs a fit person to be the Returning Officer for each of such Boroughs respectively, until the nomination to be made in the succeeding March; and in the event of the death of any such person, the Sheriff for the time being shall forthwith nominate and appoint a successor to be the Returning Officer for the remainder of the then current year: Provided always, That no Churchwarden of Overseer of the Poor shall be nominated or appointed as such Returning Officer, and that no person so nominated and appointed as Returning Officer shall be appointed a Churchwarden or Overseer of the Poor during the year for which he shall be such Returning Officer, or shall be eligible to serve in Parliament for One year from the expiration of his office as such Returning Officer for the Borough for which he shall have been so appointed Returning Officer.

9.-Six Knights of the Shire for Yorkshire, Two for each Riding.] And be it Enacted, That in all future Parliaments there shall be Six Knights of the Shire, instead of Four, to serve for the County of York, that is to say, Two Knights for each of the Three Ridings of the said County, to be clected in the same manner, and by the same classes and descriptions of Voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if each of the Three Ridings were a separate County.

10.-Four Knights of the Shire for Lincolnshire, Two for the parts of Lindsey, Two for Kesteven and Holland.] And be it Enacted, That in all future Parliaments there shall be Four Knights of the Shire, instead of Two, to serve for the County of Lincoln, that is to say, Two for the parts of Lindsey in the said County, and Two for the parts of Kesteven and Holland in the same County; and that such Four Knights shall be chosen in the same manner, and by the same classes and descriptions of Voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if the said parts of Lindsey were a separate County, and the said parts of Kesteven and Holland together were also a separate County.

11.-Certain Counties to be divided, and to return Four Knights of the Shire each.] And be it Enacted, That each of the Counties enumerated in Schedule (G.) to this Act annexed shall be divided into Two Divisions in manner hereinafter directed, and that in all future Parliaments there shall be Four Knights of the Shire, instead of Two, to serve for each of the said Counties, that is to say, Two Knights for each Division of the said Counties; and that such Knights shall be chosen in the same manner and by the same classes and descriptions of Voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as if each of the said Divisions were a separate County.

12.-Freeholders, &c. in such Counties to vole in the separate Divisions as if they were Counties.] And be it Enacted, That any person claiming and having the right to vote, after the end of this present Parliament, for a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in Parliament, for the County of York, or for the County of Lincoln, or for any one of the Counties so to be divided as aforesaid, shall vote only for a Knight or Knights for that Riding of the County of York, those parts of the County of Lincoln, or that Division of the County so to be divided, in which the property in respect of which he claims to vote shall be situate.

13.-Three Knights of the Shire for Berks, Bucks, Cambridge, Dorset, Hereford, Hertford, and Oxford: Two for Glamorgan.] And be it Enacted, That in all future Parliaments there shall be Three Knights of the Shire, instead of Two, to serve for each of the following Counties, that is to say, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Dorsetshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire and Ox(p. 3.) B 2

fordshire; and Two Knights of the Shire, instead of One, to serve for the County of Glamorgan.

14.-Isle of Wight severed from Hampshire, to return a Member.] And be it Enacted, That from and after the end of this present Parliament, the Isle of Wight in the County of Southampton shall for the purposes of this Act be a County of itself, separate and apart from the County of Southampton, and shall return One Knight to serve in Parliament; and that such Knight shall be chosen by the same classes and descriptions of Voters, and in respect of the same several rights of voting, as any Knight of the Shire may then be chosen in any County in England; and that all Elections for the said County of the Isle of Wight shall be holden at the Town of Newport in the Isle of Wight, and the Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, or his Deputy, shall be the Returning Officer at such Elections: Provided always, That from and after the End of this present Parliament, no person shall vote in any Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire for the County of Southampton, in respect of any lands or tenements within the Isle of Wight; and that no person shall be entitled to vote in the Election of a Knight to serve for the Isle of Wight, in respect of any house, warehouse or countinghouse, or of land occupied together with a house, warehouse or countinghouse, by reason of the occupation of which respectively he or any other person shall be entitled to vote in the Election of a Member for the said Town of Newport.

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15.-Towns which are Counties of themselves to be included in adjoining Counties for County Elections.] And be it Enacted, That for the purpose of electing a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in any future Parliament, the East Riding of the County of York, the North Riding of the County of York, and the scveral, Counties enumerated in the second column of the Schedule (H.) to this Act annexed, shall respectively include the several Cities and Towns, being Counties of themselves, mentioned in conjunction therewith, and named in the first column of the said Schedule (H.); and that for the like purpose the County of Gloucester shall include that part of Bristol which is situate on the Gloucestershire side of the River Avon, and the County of Somerset shall include that part of Bristol which is situate on the Somersetshire side of the said River Avon.

16.-Right of voting in Counties extended to Copyholders and Leaseholders... Freehold Right not affected by this Act.] And be it Enacted, That from and after the end of this present Parliament, every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity, who shall be seised of and in any lands or tenements for an estate for life, or for any larger estate of at least the yearly value of Ten Pounds above reprizes, holden by copy of court roll of the lord or lady of any manor or by any customary tenure, or who shall hold any lands or tenements by any lease, assignment or other instrument, for any term not less than Sixty Years (whether determinable on a life or lives or not), of the yearly value of not less than Ten Pounds above reprizes, or by any lease, assignment or other instrument, for any term not less than Seven Years, (whether determinable on a life or lives or not,) whereon a yearly rent of not less than Fifty Pounds shall be reserved, or for which a fine or premium of not less than Pounds shall have been paid, shall have a right to vote in the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in any future Parliament for the County, or for the Part, Riding or Division of the County, as hereinbefore mentioned, in which such lands or tenements shall be respectively situate: Provided always, That such person so seised or holding shall be in the actual possession of such lands or tenements, or in the receipt, for his own use, of the rents and profits thereof from the person actually occupying the same : Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall take away or in any manner affect the right of voting in the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire at present enjoyed by any person, or which may hereafter accrue to any person accord(p. 4.)

ing to the laws now in force in respect of freehold property, rent-charges, annuities, or any other right of voting now by law enjoyed in relation to the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire.

17.-Provision as to Trustees and Mortgagees.] And be it Enacted, That no person shall be allowed to have any vote in the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire for or by reason of any trust estate or mortgage, unless such trustee or mortgagee be in actual possession or receipt of the rents and profits of the same estate, but that the mortgagor or cestuique trust in possession shall and may vote for the same estate notwithstanding such mortgage or trust.

18.-No person to vote in a County Election for a House, &c. conferring a vote in a Borough.] And be it Enacted, That notwithstanding any thing hereinbefore contained, no person shall be entitled to vote in the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in any future Parliament, in respect of any house, warehouse or countinghouse, or of any land occupied together with a house, warehouse or countinghouse, by reason of the occupation of which respectively he or any other person shall be entitled to vote in the Election of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament for any City or Town, being a County of itself, or for any other City or Borough.

19.-Freeholds need not be assessed to the Land Tax, to give a right of voting.] And be it Enacted, That in order to entitle any person to vote in any Election of a Knight of the Shire or other Member to serve in any future Parliament in respect of any messuages, lands or tenements, whether freehold or otherwise, it shall not be necessary that the same shall be assessed to the Land Tax; any statute to the contrary notwithstanding.

20.-No person to vote for County Members unless he shall have been in possession for a certain time, and registered, with exception in case of Property coming by Descent, &c.] And be it Enacted, That notwithstanding any thing hereinbefore contained no person shall vote in any Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in any future Parliament, in respect of any freehold, copyhold or customary lands or tenements, unless he shall have been seised thereof, for Six calendar Months at least next previous to the day of in the present year, or next previous to the last day of August in any succeeding year, and shall have been duly registered in manner hereinafter directed, which said period of Six calendar Months shall be sufficient, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding; and that no person shall vote in any such Election in respect of any leasehold lands or tenements held by any such lease, assignment or instrument as aforesaid, unless he shall have held the same thereunder for Twelve calendar Months next previous to the in the present year, or next previous to the last day of August in any succeeding year, and shall have been duly registered in manner hereinafter directed: Provided always, That where any lands or tenements which would otherwise entitle the owner or holder thereof to vote in any such Election shall come to any person at any time within such respective periods of Six or Twelve calendar Months by descent, marriage, marriage settlement, devise or promotion to any benefice in a church, or by promotion to any office, such person shall be entitled in respect thereof to have his name inserted as a voter in the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire in the Lists then next to be made by virtue of this Act as hereinafter mentioned.

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21.-Right of voting in Boroughs to be enjoyed by Occupiers of Houses, &c. assessed to House Duty or Poor's Rate, at 101. or rented at 101. or of the annual value of 101.] And be it Enacted, That in every Election of a Member or Members to serve in any future Parliament for any City or Borough, every male person of full age, and not subject to any legal incapacity, who shall have occupied within (p. 5.)

any such City or Borough, or within any of the places named in the first column of the Schedule (F.) to this Act annexed, as owner or tenant, for Six calendar Months next previous to the day of in the present year, or next previous to the last day of August in any succeeding year, any house assessed to the duty on inhabited houses upon a yearly value of not less than Ten Pounds, or any house, warehouse or countinghouse being either separately or jointly with any land owned and occupied therewith, or occupied therewith under the same landlord, of the clear yearly value of not less than Ten Pounds, or rated to the relief of the poor upon a yearly value of not less than Ten Pounds, or any house, warehouse or countinghouse, for which, whether separately or jointly with any land occupied therewith, under the same landlord, he shall be bonâ fide liable to a yearly rent of not less than Ten Pounds, and in respect of which house, warehouse, countinghouse or land so respectively assessed or rated as aforesaid, or of the yearly value or rent as aforesaid, all the rents, rates and taxes then due shall have been paid, shall, if duly registered according to the provisions hereinafter contained, have a right to vote in the Election of a Member or Members to serve in Parliament for such City or Borough; and that no persons other than such occupiers as aforesaid, shall have a right to vote in any such Election: Provided always, That no tenant so occupying such premises as aforesaid at a yearly rent of not less than Ten Pounds, shall by reason thereof acquire a vote in the Election for any City or Borough, if such rent shall be payable more frequently than Once in every halfyear, or if by any agreement or contrivance, or by virtue of any local Act of Parliament, or otherwise, the landlord shall be liable to the payment of the rates for the relief of the poor in respect of such premises: Provided nevertheless, That where by virtue of any local Act of Parliament the landlord shall be liable to the payment of such rates, it shall be lawful for any such tenant to claim to pay such rates, and upon his actually paying the same to acquire the same right of voting as if his landlord had not been so liable for such rates.

22.-Reservation of the present Rights of Freemen during the lives of the parties; but Residence required.... Reservation of other rights of voting in Boroughs during the lives of the Parties.] Provided also, and be it Enacted, That notwithstanding any thing hereinbefore contained, every person now having a right to vote in any Election for any City or Borough in virtue of any corporate right, or to take up his freedom in virtue of any corporate right, and every child of a freeman, such child being born previously to the passing of this Act, and every apprentice bound to any freeman previously to the passing of this Act, which child or apprentice would have been entitled to vote in such Election if this Act had not been passed, shall respectively retain, acquire, and enjoy such right of voting during their respective lives, and shall be entitled to vote, if duly registered, according to the provisions hereinafter contained; but that no person now having or hereafter acquiring his freedom as aforesaid shall be registered in the present or in any succeeding year unless he shall have resided for Six calendar Months next previous to the day of in the present year, or next previous to the last day of August in any such respective succeeding year, within such City or Borough, or within Seven statute miles of the place at which the Election for such City or Borough has been usually holden, or in the case of the places named in the first column of the Schedule (F.) to this Act annexed, within Seven statute miles of any of the said places respectively: Provided also, That every person now having a right to vote in any Election for any City or Borough, by reason of owning or occupying any freehold or other tenement, or by reason of inhabitancy, shall retain such right so long as he shall own or occupy the same, or any other freehold or tenement in the same City or Borough, or shall inhabit the same City or Borough, if by reason of such ownership, occupation, or inhabitancy he would have had a right of voting for such City or Borough by the laws or customs now in force, and (p. 6.)