1 Geo. 4. 28 Feb. 1820. § 13. Oaths to be required, as are hereby appointed. §14. For invalidating improper votes. § 15. Appointing the hours for commencing and ending the poll each day. § 16. After the fourth day, returning officer may close any booth when twenty have not polled in the day. § 17. Deputy sheriffs, who to be. § 18. Returning officer may summon constables, balliffs, &c. to attend elections; and remunerate them. § 19. Returning officer may commit persons rioting. &c. for twenty-four hours. 20. In case of death or illness of returning officer, the first sworn deputy shall perform the duty. § 21. Punishment of officers returning corruptly or partially. § 22. Sheriff's expenses of the election: and § 23. How to be paid. §. 24. Affidavit of registry shall not refer to former affidavit; and prescribes a form of entry of affidavits of registry in a book, to be kept by the clerk of the peace, signed by the justices at each session of registry. §. 25. Clerk of the peace shall enter freeholders in books alphabetically. §. 26. After January 1821, clerk of the peace shall cause copies of the registry books for the preceding eight years to be printed; and so annually. 28 Feb. 1820. §. 27. Clerk of the peace shall produce such printed 1 Geo. 4. copies at each spring assizes, which shall be delivered to the clerk of the crown; and that no fiat shall issue for clerk of the peace's salary, until such copies are delivered. §. 28. Freeholds not to be registered, unless the instrument is stamped. §. 29. Penalty on clerk of the peace for neglect of duty under this act, 500l. §. 30. Grand jury shall present for expense of printing registry books. §. 31. Quotes the Irish Act, 37 Geo. 3. c. 47; and further enacts, that freeholders of 50 l. or 20 l. may omit parish in oath, and name the townland. §. 32. Persons polling twice, or personating voters, shall be punished by two years imprisonment. §. 33. Penalty on fraudulent voters, 207. § 34. Recites an act of the 45th of his late majesty, for amending an act passed in the parliament of Ireland in the thirty-fifth year of his late majesty, for regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, so far as relates to freeholds under the yearly value of twenty pounds, and for making further and other regulations relating thereto; and then enacts regulation for registry of freeholders by the mayor, recorder, &c. of counties of towns and cities. $35. Penalty on mayor, &c. for neglect, 100l., and on clerk of peace, 50l. 1 Geo. 4. 28 Feb. 1820. §36. Forging certificates of registry, &c. punishable by transportation. § 37. Duty and oath of poll clerks. § 38. Deputy sheriffs and officers neglecting their duty at election poll, lose their compensation. Sheriff may dismiss them, and supply their places. 39. That former acts are to continue in force. |