A. D. 1762. Anno tertio Georgii III. C. 24. 61 or Defendants fhall have Treble Cods, and (hall have fuch Remedy for recovering the fame, as Treble Coftj. as any Defendant or Defendants may have for his, her or their Cofts, in any other Cafes by Law. CAP. XXIV. An Act to prevent fraudulent and occafional Votes in the Elections of Knights of the Shire, and of Members for Cities and Towns which are Counties of themfelves, fo far as relates to the Right of Voting by virtue ot an Annuity or Rent Charge.
- "ITT H E R E A S Annuities or Rent Charges granted for a Life or Lives, or a greater Eftate, Preamble.
- W iffuing out of Freehold Lands or Tenement?, are of a private Nature, and therefore For former Laws relating
' liable to fraudulent Practices in the Elections of Knights of Shires, to the Prejudice of the Candi- hereto, refer to 7 H. 4. ' dates, and of thofe who have juft Right to vote at fuch Elections : And whereas the Right of c ' J5< h H. 4. c. 1. ' Election of Members to ferve in Parliament for feveral Cities and Towns which are Counties of * ' 5 ',p#.'6 c j ' ' themfelves, in that Part of Great Britain called England, is vefted Partly, or in the Whole, in 23 tf. 6. c.14. if. ' Freeholders in refpeel of Freeholds of the yearly Value of forty Shillings, lying within fuch & M. ft 1. c. 7. 5 £f ' Cities and Towns : And whereas Annuities and Rent Charges for a Life or Lives, or a greater 6 *£• & M. c. 7 & 20, ' Eftate, iffuing out of fuch Freehold Lands or Tenements, are liable to the like fraudulent Prac- L. " 3' c - *• 7 ©" 8 ' tices :' For Remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with c^' -i' fF. 7 - . 0*7'. ° the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Par- £? ixvv. 3' c. 2. a. liament alTembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the firft Day of Auguft 6r 13 W. 3. c. 10. one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-four, no Perfon fhall vote for electing any Knight or Knights 6 ■ /i '" 1 - c ; 7'® 1 23^ of a Shire, Citizen or Citizens, Bu'rgefs or BurgelTes, of any fuch City or Town for that Part off ""■£$■ 10 A " n - Great Britain called England, for or in refpeft of any Annuity or Rent Charge iffuing out of Free- j Geo. 1. 7.^6. zGecu hold Lands or Tenements, and granted before the firft Day of June one thoufand feven hundred 2. c. 24. 8 Geo. ■>.. and fixty-three, unlefs a Certificate, upon Oath, fhall have been entered twelve Calendar Months, « 30. 9 Geo. 2. c. 38k at leaft, before the firft Day of fuch Election, with the Clerk of the Peace for the County, Riding, *3 Ge °- 2 - c - 2 °- '5 prDivifion, or with the Clerk of the Peace, Town Clerk, or other publick Officer, having the ^°; Z J- **• J^j"' Cuftody of the Records within fuch City or Town where fuch Lands or Tenements do lie, as fol- clzi. 3 ', c^'Vii, lows (that is to fay) 3,3 Geo. 2. c. 20. 3 Geo. 3. c. 15. No Perfon may vote in Elections of Knights of the Shire, or of Members for Cities and Towns which are Counties of themfelves, in Right of any Annuity or Rent Charge granted before l June 1763, unlefs a Certificate be entered with the Clerk of the Peace, or other proper Officer, 12 Months before any fuch Election begins 5 I A. B. of am really and bona fide feized of an Annuity or Rent Charge, for my own Ufe and Benefit, of the clear yearly Value of forty Shillings, above all Rents and Charges payable out of the fame, wholly iffuing out of Freehold Lands, Tenements or Heredi- taments, belonging to 67. D, of fituate, lying and being in the Parifh, Town- fhip or Place, or in the Paiiflies, Townfhips or Places of E. in the County of without any Truft, Agreement, Matter or Thing to the contiary notwithstanding ; and I, or the Perfon or Perfons under whom I claim, was or were feized of the faid Annuity or Rent Charge before the firft Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-three. ting fuch Rent Charge iffuing out of Freehold Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, which fhall come to fuch riage, Devife, Preienta-. Perfon by Defcent, Marriage, Marriage Settlement, Devife, or Prefentatian to a Benefice in a tion, or Promotion ; Church, or Promotion to an Office, wthin twelve Calendar Months next before fuch Election re- fpeftively, unlefs a Certificate upon Oath, or Affirmation if a Hjhtaker, fhall have been entered with the Clerk of the Peace, Town Clerk, or other Officer as aforefaid, before the firft Day of fuch Election, as follows ; That is to fay, A. B of am really and bona fide feized of an Annuity or Ps.ent Charge, to my own Ufe and Benefit, of the clear yearly Value of forty Shillings a Year above all Rents and Charges payable out of the fame, wholly ifluing out of Freehold Lands, Tenements, or He- reditament?, belonging to C. D. of fituate, lying and being in the Pariib, Townfhip or-Place, or in the Parifhes, Townfhips or Places of in the County of without any Truft, Agreement, Matter or Thing to the contrary not- withftanding; and I became feized of the faid Annuity or Rent Charge, on the Day of laft paft. by Defcent or otherwife {as the Cafe may happen.) III. And be it further enacled by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid firft Day Nor may any Pierfen vote of Auguft one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-four, no Perfon fhall vote at any Election of a !". , an v Elea !°" as a ? re '" Knight * 16,1764 '
