38 & 39 Vict. c. 84. [See s. 2, p. 457.] SCHEDULES. FIRST SCHEDULE. CHARGES OF RETURNING OFFICERS. The following are the maximum charges to be made by the returning officer, but the charges are in no case to exceed the sums actually aud necessarily paid or payable. PART I. COUNTIES AND DISTRICT OR CONTRIBUTORY Boroughs. This Part of this Schedule applies to an election for a county, or for either of the boroughs of Aylesbury, Cricklade, Monmouth, East Retford, Stroud, and New Shoreham, or for any borough or burgh consisting of a combination of separate boroughs, burghs, or towns. For preparing and publishing the notice of For preparing and supplying the nomination papers. For travelling to and from the place of For hire or necessary fitting up of rooms or For constructing a polling station, with its In Ireland the returning officer shall use For each ballot box required to be purchased For printing and providing ballot papers, per thousand. in one polling place is not to exceed £40 in counties, £25 in boroughs. For copies of the register For each presiding officer. For one clerk at each polling station where not more than 500 voters are assigned to such station. For an additional clerk at a polling station for every number of 500 voters, or fraction thereof beyond the first 500 assigned to such polling station. For every person employed in counting votes, not exceeding six such persons where the number of registered electors does not exceed 3,000, and one for every additional 2,000 electors. For making the return to the clerk of the Crown. For the preparation and publication of notices (other than the notice of election). For conveyance of ballot boxes from the polling stations to the place where the ballot papers are to be counted, per mile. For professional and other assistance in and about the conduct of the election. For travelling expenses of presiding officers and clerks, per mile. For services and expenses in relation to receiving and publishing accounts of election expenses, in respect of each candidate. For all other expenses. NOTE.-Travelling expenses are not to be allowed in the case of any person unless for distances exceeding two miles from the place at which he resides. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 84. *Now "four guineas" in county constituencies (48 & 49 Vict. c. 62, s. 4), p. 520. + Now "thirty shillings" in county constituencies (ib.). 38 & 39 Vict. c. 84, Sched. I. Returning Offi cer's expenses. [See s. 2, p. 457.] PART II.-Boroughs. This part of the Schedule applies to all Boroughs not included in Part I. of this Schedule. For preparing and publishing the notice of election. For preparing and supplying the nomination papers. For hire or necessary fitting up of rooms or buildings for polling, or damages or expenses by or for use of such rooms or buildings. In England, for constructing a polling station, with its fittings and compartments, not exceeding two in number. For each compartment required to be constructed, when more than two are used. For the use of each compartment hired, when more than two are used. And in Ireland, in lieu of the charges payable in respect of the foregoing last three services, the sum or sums payable under the provisions of 13th and 14th Victoria, chap. 68, and 35th and 36th Victoria, chap. 33. For each ballot box required to be purchased. For the use of each ballot box, when hired For each stamping instrument For copies of the register. For each presiding officer 0 10 0 1 10 0 For one clerk at each polling station where not more than 500 voters are assigned to such station. For an additional clerk at a polling station for every number of 500 voters, or fraction thereof beyond the first 500 assigned to such station. For every person employed in counting votes, not exceeding six such persons where the number of registered electors does not exceed 3,000, and one for every additional 2,000 electors. For making the return to the clerk of the Crown. For the preparation and publication of notices (other than the notice of election). £ s. d. For professional and other assistance in and In a contested election, about the conduct of the election. For services and expenses in relation to re- not exceeding £20, an 1 1 0 Not exceeding £10, and 38 & 39 Vict. c. 84. NOTE to PARTS I. and II. of SCHEDULE I. The above sums are the aggregate charges, the amount of which is to be apportioned among the several candidates or other persons liable for the same. SECOND SCHEDULE. 1. NOTIFICATION to be added to the NOTICE of ELECTION. Take notice, that by the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Act, 1875, it is provided that every person having any claim against a returning officer for work, labour, materials, services, or expenses in respect of any contract made with him by or on behalf of the returning officer, for the purposes of an election (except for publications of account of election expenses), shall, within, fourteen days after the day on which the return is made of the person or persons elected at the election, transmit to the returning officer the detailed particulars of such claim in writing, and the returning officer shall not be liable in respect of anything which is not duly stated in such particulars. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 84, Sched. III. THIRD SCHEDULE. MAXIMUM Amount of SECURITY which may be required by a RETURNING * Now "tweny-five pounds," see 48 & 49 Vict. c. 62, s. 2, p. 520. 45 & 46 Vict. c. 50. Mayor of municipal borough to be returning officer. Where the registered electors exceed 30,000 If at the end of the two hours appointed for the election, not more candidates stand nominated than there are vacancies to be filled up, the maximum amount which may be required is one-fifth of the maximum according to the above scale.* 45 & 46 Vict. c. 50. Municipal Corporations Act, 1882. 244. (1.) In boroughs, other than cities and towns being counties of themselves, the mayor shall be the returning officer at Parliamentary elections; but this provision shall not extend to the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed. (2.) If there are more mayors than one within the boundaries of a parliamentary borough, the mayor of that borough to which the writ of election is directed shall be the returning officer. (3.) If when a mayor is required to act as returning officer, the mayor is absent, or incapable of acting, or there is no mayor, the council shall forthwith choose an alderman to be returning officer. This section is a re-enactment of part of s. 57 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835, 4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 76. In boroughs being counties of themselves the sheriff is returning officer. The Redistribution Act, 1885, s. 12, subs. 4, post, provides that in case of boroughs with more than one mayor, the writ shall be directed to the mayor who received the writ before, or to the mayor of the borough with the largest population. |