Writs, &c., to be made conformable to this act. This act not to extend to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Of the sense in which words in this act are stood: City or borough ;" officer;" 77. That all writs to be issued for the election of members to serve in all future parliaments, and all mandates, precepts, instruments, proceedings and notices consequent upon such writs, shall be and the same are hereby authorized to be framed and expressed in such manner and form as may be necessary for the carrying the provisions of this act into effect. 78. Provided that nothing in this act contained shall extend to or in anywise affect the election of members to serve in parliament for the universities of Oxford or Cambridge, or shall entitle any person to vote in the election of members to serve in parliament for the city of Oxford or town of Cambridge in respect of the occupation of any chambers or premises in any of the colleges or halls of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge. 79. That throughout this act, wherever the words "city or borough," "cities or boroughs," may occur, those words shall be construed to include, except there be something in the subject or context to be under manifestly repugnant to such construction, all towns corporate, cinque ports, districts or places within England and Wales which shall be entitled after this act shall have passed to return a member or members to serve in parliament, other than counties at large, and ridings, parts and divisions of counties at large, and shall also "Returning include the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed; and the words "returning officer" shall apply to every person or persons to whom, by virtue of his or their office, either under the present act, or under any former law, custom or statute, the execution of any writ or precept doth or shall belong for the election of a member or members to serve in parliament, by whatever name or title such person "Parish or or persons may be called; and the words "parish or township' township;" shall extend to every parish, township, vill, hamlet, district or place "Overseers maintaining its own poor; and the words "overseers of the poor" of the poor;" shall extend to all persons who by virtue of any office or appointment shall execute the duties of overseers of the poor, by whatever name or title such persons may be called, and in whatsoever manner they may be appointed; and that all matters by this act directed to be done by the overseers of a parish or township may be lawfully done by the major part of such overseers; and that wherever any notice is by this act required to be given to the overseers of any parish or township, it shall be sufficient if such notice shall be delivered to any one of such overseers, or shall be left at his place of abode, or at his office or other place for transacting parochial business, or shall be sent by the post, addressed by a sufficient direction, to the overseers of the particular parish or township, or to any one of them, either by their or his Christian name and surname, or by their or his name of office; and that all provisions in this act relative to any matters to be done by or with regard to justices of the peace for counties, or sessions of the peace for counties, or clerks of the peace for the counties, or treasurers of counties, shall extend to the justices, sessions, clerks of the peace and treasurers of the several ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire; and that the clerk of the peace for the time being for the borough of Newport in the Isle of Wight shall for the purposes of this act be deemed Justices of the peace for counties, &c. and taken to be the clerk of the peace for the county of the Isle of Wight; and that all the said respective justices, sessions and clerks of the peace shall have power to do the several matters required by this act, as well within places of exclusive jurisdiction as without; and that no misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or Misnomer place named or described in any schedule to this act annexed, or in not to vitiate. any list or register of voters, or in any notice required by this act, shall in anywise prevent or abridge the operation of this act with respect to such person or place, provided that such person or place shall be so designated in such schedule, list, register or notice as to be commonly understood.* The remaining sections of the Reform Act (ss. 80, 81, 82,) were of a provisional character, to meet the contingency of the Boundary Act not passing before the 20th June, 1832, and a dissolution of parliament before or after the passing of the Boundary Act; which passed on the 11th July, 1832, on which day also was issued an Order in Council pursuant to s. 80. See stat. 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 101. These three sections are therefore omitted, together with Schedule L. [" Temporary Contents and Boundaries."] Principal Places to be Boroughs. SCHEDULE (D.) Returning Officers. Ashton-under-Lyne (Lancashire). The Mayor of Ashton-under-Lyne. Bury (Lancashire). Chatham (Kent). Cheltenham (Gloucestershire). Dudley (Worcestershire). Frome (Somersetshire). Gateshead (Durham). Huddersfield (Yorkshire). Kidderminster (Worcestershire) Whitby (Yorkshire). Whitehaven (Cumberland). Merthyr Tydvil (Glamorganshire). The High Bailiff of Kidderminster. The Boroughreeve of Salford. The Mayor of Walsall. |