of widow, 63; when alms are not a disqualification, 63;
overseers to ascertain who are in receipt of parochial relief,
63; education of child at public or endowed school no dis-
qualification, 84; the same of medical or surgical assistance,
or removal to a hospital under certain conditions, 84;
persons disentitled under Act of Parliament, 63; constable
entitled to be enrolled but not to vote, 63; persons con-
victed of treason or felony disqualified, 63; felons pardoned,
or who have endured their punishment, may vote, 63;
disqualification for corrupt practices at elections, 63, 107.
enrolled in burgess roll to be deemed entitled, and vice versâ,
91; not to be enrolled in more than one ward roll, 91; no
stamp duty payable for enrolment, 91; not to be employed
as paid canvasser, 108.
BURGESS LISTS IN NON-PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS
to be made out in accordance with the Municipal Corporations
Act, 1882, 90; overseers to make out, 238; form of list,
258; at what time, 238; to sign, 238; what is sufficient
signature, 238; penalty for neglect, 104, 105; printed copies
to be kept for public inspection, 238; to be fixed on town
hall, 238; for what time, 238.
claims and objections, 239; notice of claim, 239; to whom notice
to be given, 239; forms of claim and of notice of objection,
258, 259; lists of claimants and of persons objected to, to
be made out by town clerk and printed, 239; town clerk
neglecting his duty, in respect of, liable to a fine, 105; to
be fixed on town hall, 239; to be open to inspection, 239;
forms of such lists, 260.
to be revised by mayor and assessors, 239; assessors refusing to
revise, liable to a fine, 104; mandamus to compel them to
hold court, 239; mandamus to compel mayor to insert name,
240; when revision court to be held, 240; where to be
held, 240; notice thereof, 240; town clerk to produce to
revision court all lists, 240; powers and duty of court,
240; person in more than one ward to choose in which
he will be retained, 241; court to determine in default,
241; court to correct mistakes in lists, 241; overseers,
&c., to attend court, 241; to produce poor rate books,
241; examination of persons on oath, 241; the duty of
mayor as to corrections or omissions, 241; mayor to sign
every page, 241; adjournment of court, 241; when revised
to be delivered to town clerk, 90; to be arranged alphabe-
tically, 92; unless council orders the arrangements to be by
streets, 92, 382; claimant rejected or expunged, may apply
for mandamus, 92.
BURGESS LISTS IN PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS
to be made out and revised under the provisions of the Parlia-
mentary and Municipal Registration Act, 1878, 90, 92.
to be printed by town clerk, 93; to be sold at reasonable price,
93; what fund proceeds to be carried to, 93.
See PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION ACT,
how formed, 91; when to be completed, 91; when to come into
operation, 91, 392; how to be numbered, 91; duplicate
under Parliamentary and Municipal Registration Act, 1878,
91; person on, not liable to fine for acting, although not
entitled, 89; want of title in mayor not to affect validity of,
89; person enrolled in, to be deemed a burgess, and vice
versa, 91; no stamp duty payable in respect of enrolment,
91; names to be arranged alphabetically, 92; or in streets,
when council so orders, 92, 382.
in parliamentary boroughs, alterations or corrections to be in
manner provided by the Parliamentary and Municipal Regis-
tration Act, 1878, sect. 35, 92, 393; any alteration or correc-
tion to be made and signed by town clerk, 393.
to be printed by town clerk, 93; to be sold at reasonable price,
93; what fund, proceeds to be carried to, 93.
not made in due time, old roll to remain in force, 103.
power to make by a corporation, 10; illustrations of, 11; against
carrying on trade illegal, 12; for regulating trade, or pro-
tecting public safety or health, legal, 13; illustrations, 13;
when bad, 13; cannot inflict imprisonment, 13; may be
good in part and bad in part, 14; may be repealed, 14;
validity of may be tested in an action, 14; penalties for
breach of, recoverable in action, 16; for payment of money
on enrolling indenture bad, 27; for good rule and govern-
ment of town, may be made by council, 76; for prevention
and suppression of nuisances, 76; fines for non-observance,
77; how to be made, 77; offence against, may be prosecuted
summarily, 77; saving of operation of Public Health Act,
1875, sect. 187, 77.
evidence of, 78; authorizing expenditure of corporate funds on
parliamentary elections, void, 141.
council to make, for fixing fines on non-acceptance of corporate
office, 85.
council to make, fixing remuneration of recorder as judge of the
borough civil court, 178.
CAMBRIDGE, VICE-CHANCELLOR OF,
special provisions as to, 225; saving of his rights, 225.
definition of, 106, 448; appointment of agent by, 96, 294;
notice thereof to returning officer, 96; provisions of the
Ballot Act of 1872 to apply to such agents, 96; may require
questions to be put to voters, 97.
election of, to be void when guilty of corrupt practices, 107.
election to be void when guilty of corrupt practices by agent,
107; disqualifications therefor, 107, 108.
not to employ a burgess as paid canvasser, 108; penalty there-
for, 109; paid agent or canvasser not to vote, 109.
not to pay for conveyance of voters, 109; penalty therefor, 109.
may present election petition, 110.
two or more, may be made respondents to same petition, 113.
parliamentary, corporate funds not to be expended in payment
of expenses of, 140, 141.
definition of, in The Corrupt Practices Prevention Acts, 448.
notice to, of nominations, 244, 277.
notice by, of withdrawal from nomination, 245, 278.
may appoint agent to attend proceedings before the mayor on
nomination papers, 244; form of such appointment, 279.
notice of, duly nominated, 245, 280.
notice to, when successful, of their election, 329; how such
notice should be served, 329.
See CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT, 1854, tit. CAN-
definition of, 106; who not to be, 108; fine for retaining con-
trary to Act, 109; not to vote, 109.
to be given by returning officer when there is an equality of
votes, 96; to be given by chairman when there is an
equality of votes at election of aldermen, 98; same as to
mayor, 99.
CASUAL VACANCY.-See VACANCY.
to witness who has fully answered at trial of election petition,
118; effect of, 118.
of necessity for holding second court at quarter sessions, 174.
CERTIFICATE—continued.
of necessity to appoint deputy coroner, 176.
of recorder for payment of remuneration to assistant recorder,
assistant clerk of the peace, and crier, 248.
order of council for payment of money may be removed by,
into Queen's Bench Division, 151; the court may disallow
or confirm the same, 151; as to costs, 151.
conviction order, &c., not to be removed by, 204.
municipal election not to be held in, 102; as to schoolroom
under, 102.
CHARITABLE COMMISSIONERS,
saving of powers of, 146.
administration of, 145, 146; saving of powers of charitable com-
missioners as to, 146; transfer of, and other dealings with,
135, 136.
to be in custody of town clerk, 72; where to be kept, 72.
may be granted to the inhabitants of any town, constituting it a
municipal borough, 197; the advantages to be gained
thereby, 197, 198.
petition for, to be referred to committee of privy council, 198;
notice of time when same will be taken into consideration
to be published, 198.
where granted may settle wards and fix all things so as to adapt
the Municipal Corporation Acts to the constitution of new
borough, 198, 199.
committee of Privy Council may settle a scheme for adjustment
of existing rights and liabilities, 199; such scheme to be
published, 200; local authority or ratepayers may petition
against, 200; when scheme requires to be confirmed by
Parliament, 200; when by Privy Council, 201; scheme to
be referred to Secretary of State, 201; requirements of
scheme, 201, 202, 256; procedure for scheme, 256, 257;
scheme not to authorize establishment of police force where
not more than 20,000 inhabitants, 202; settlement of
scheme in case of recent charters, 202; power to amend
scheme, 203.
validity of, not to be questioned, 203; to be laid before Par-
liament, 202.
CHRISTMAS DAY.-See SUNDAYS.
special provisions as to, 223, 224, 225; saving of Cinque Ports
Act, 1869, 225; saving of jurisdiction of lord warden of,
228.
by occupier to be rated, 83; effect of, although not rated, 84.
to be inserted in burgess list, 239.
to be inserted in separate list of persons qualified to be coun-
cillors, but not burgesses, 93.
to be admitted freeman, 194.
CLAIMANTS.-See BURGESS LISTS.
omitted from overseer's list to give notice of their claim, 336.
cannot be councillor, 66; may act as co-optative member of
committee, 67; may relinquish his position by deed en-
rolled, 273.
when to prosecute for bribery, undue influence, or personation,
109; the costs thereof, 109.
appointment of, 170; his tenure of office, 170; power to appoint
deputy, 170; appointment of deputy to be signified to
council, 170.
fees to be taken by, 170; new table of fees may be made by
council, 170; Secretary of State to confirm or disallow, 170.
may be paid by salary, 170, 485.
how to be removed for misconduct, 170.
to give notice of holding quarter sessions, 181; to summon
grand jury, 181; and petty jury, 181; how summons to be
served, 181; by whom to be signed, 181; to make a list of
such juries, 181.
duties of, as to fines and forfeitures, 205.
to make estreats and schedules of recognizances taken by con-
stables at watch-house, 212, 213.
remuneration of, to be paid out of borough fund, without order
of council, 250.
CLERK TO BOROUGH JUSTICES
to be appointed by justices, 167; his tenure of office, 167;
alderman, councillor, clerk of the peace or his partner not
to be, 167; not to act by himself or partner in borough pro-
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