A. D. 1729. Anno fccundo Georgi 1 II. C. 24. 697
ncralQtiarter-Seffions of the Peace of the County, Riding or Divifion where fuch Offence (hall be com- mitted, by any Peifon who fhall fue for the funic within twelve- Months after fuch Offence committed, to- gether with treble Cofts of Suit, wherein no Effoin, Protection or Wager of Law fhnil be allowed, or any more than one Imparlance ; and that no fuch Bill, Plaint, Suit or Information, nor any Proceedings thereupon fhall be removed before Judgment, or flayed by any Writ of Certiorari, Habeas Corpus or ( - i Writ whatfoever. XXVI. Provided never hclcfs, and it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That nothing ' in this Act contained fhal! extend or be conflrued to extend to the Examination, Swea idmiffion or Inrollment of the fix Clerks of the Court of Chancery, or the (worn Clerks in their Office, or the wait- r:ut " ' ing Clerks belonging to the faid fix Clerks, or the Curfitors of the faid Court, or of the Clerks of the Petty- Office, or of the Clerks of the King's Coroner and Attorney in the Court of King's Bench, or of the Filazers of the fame Court, or of the Filacers of the Court of Common Picas at JVeJlminJler, or of the At- torniesof the Court of the Dutchy Chamber of Lancajlcr, or of the Attornies of the Court of at Chefter, or of the Attornies of the Courts of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London refpecTrively for Time'being ; but that the faid Clerks, Filazers and Attornies reflectively, fhall and may be examined, fworh, admitted, inrolled and practife in their refpeiiive Courts and Offices aforefaid, in like Manner as they might have been or done before the making of this Act. XXVII. Provided alfo, and it is hereby further declared and enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That no- ThtAttorniei thing in this Act contained fhall extend or be conflrued to extend to the Examination, Swearing, Admiffion or Inrollment of the Attornies or Clerks of the. Offices of the King's Remembrancer, Treafurer's Remem- lhc E"h«°.oer, brancer, Pipe, or Office of Pleas in the Court of Exchequer at TVeftminJler for the Time being ; but that h " e,n mi the faid Attornies and Clerks of the faid refpective Offices fhall and may be approved, fworn, admitted and heretofc practife in the faid Court of Exchequer, or may practife in any other of the Courts of Record before men- tioned, in the Name and with the Confent of fome fworn Attorney of fuch Court, fuch Content to be in Writing,, and. figned by fuch Attorney as aforefaid, in like Manner as they have ufually been, and might have done, before the making of this Act, any Thing herein contained to the contrary in any wife notwith- flanding ; and that it fhall and may be lawful from and after the faid fir it Day of December one thoufand fe- ven hundred and thirty, for any Perfon who fhall be fworn, admitted and inrolled an Attorney or Solicitor in any of the feveral Courts before mentioned, according to the Direction of this Act, to practife and folicit in the faid refpective Offices, in the fame Manner as heretofore has been done ; any Thing herein before contained, or any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithftanding. XXVIII. Provided alfo, That this Act or any Thing herein contained fhall not extend or be conflrued to as alfo the Soli- extend to the Examination, Swearing, Admiffion or Inrollment of Perlons to be Solicitors of the Treafury, "tors of the Cufloms, Excife, Pod -Office, Salt or Stamp Duties, or of any other Branches of his Majefty's Revenue Treafury, &c for the Time being, or of the Solicitor of the City of London for the Time being, or of the Affiftant to the Council for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy ; but that fuch Solicitors and Affiftant may be examined, fworn, admitted and practife, in their refpective Offices only, as they might have done before the making this Act. XXIX. Provided always, and be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That this Act fhall continue in Continuation of Force from the faid firit Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-nine for the Term of nine the Aft. Years, and from thence unto the End of the then next Seffien of Parliament, and no longer. [Continued C°»""ii"g-dmr- by 12 Geo. 2. c. 13. and amended and continued by 22 Geo. 2. c. 46. until 1 June 1757. and to the End f*"'f a fi r "" r . the next Seffion.j Made perpetual by 30 Geo. 2. c. 19. feci. 75. I2 Cu.Lc. 13'. 22 Geo 2. «.-. 46. CAP. XXIV. z 3 G*.*.c.i6. 33 C7t'2. 2. c. 10. An Act for the more effectual preventing Bribery and Corruption in the Elections of Members to ferve in Parliament. Scot- 6 Geo. H E R E A S it is found by Experience, that the Laws already in Being have not been fufficient to ' Extended to prevent corrupt and illegal Practices in the Election of Members to ferve in Parliament ;' For Re- Elections of De medy therefore of fo great an Evil, and to the End that all Elections of Members to Parliament may here- le S a,esln c ' after be freely and indifferently made, without Charge or Expence, be it enacted by the King's molt Excel- ni lent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, ' in this prefent Parliament afi'embled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the twenty- ElecVrs of Par- fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-nine, upon every liament Men 10 Election of any Member or Members to ferve for the Commons in Parliament, every Freeholder, Citizen, f akethe follow- Freeman, Burgefs or Perfon having or claiming to have a Right to vote or be polled at fuch Election, lns ° a , th> da " fhall, before he is admitted to poll at the fame Election, take the following Oath (or, being one of the People called £htakers, fhall make the folemn Affirmation appointed for Quakers) in cafe the fame fhall be demanded by either of the Candidates, or of any two of the Electors ; that is to fay,
- T A. B. do fwear, (or, being one of the People called Quakers, I A. B. do folemnly affirm) I have not re- Eledto'sOath.
- J. ceived, or had by my Self, or any Perfon whatfoever in Truft for me, or for my Ufe and Benefit, di-
- rectly or indirectly, any Sum or Sums of Money, Office, Place or Employment, Gift or Reward, or- any
- Promife or Security for any Money, Office, Employment or Gift, in order to give my Vote at this Elec-
' tion, and that I have not been before polled at this Election.' Which Oath or Affirmation the Officer or Officers prefiding or taking the Poll at fuch Election, is and , ' adminifter it are hereby impowered and required to adminifter gratis, if demanded, as aforefaid, upon -Pain- to forfeit the on Forfeiture of Vol. V. 4 U Sums°'-
