INDEX.

PART I.-INDEX TO THE Summary and GENERAL STATUTES.

PART II.-INDEX TO THE Statutes for IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.

PART I.

INDEX TO THE SUMMARY AND GENERAL STATUTES.

N. B.-The Arabic Numerals refer to the pages of the Summary, the
Roman to those of the Statutes.

A.

ABODE of freeholders to be entered on the poll book, 71-2, lii.
freeholders oath of, may be qualified, 74.

Absentee, proceedings of committee relative to the absence of members,
xcviii. from parliament to be amerced, x. and lose their wages,
xvii.

Adjournment. See Poll. Committee. County Court.

Admiralty, secretary to, not disqualified as a member, lxxiii. clerks
and deputies of commissioners disqualified, 59, lxxii. the same in the
office of lord high admiral, 59, lxxii.

Admissions. See Freeman.

Agent. See Evidence.

Aliens, who are, 1. cannot vote unless denizated, or naturalized, 1.
cannot be elected, 58.

Ale-duties, what persons concerned in not to be members, xxvii.

xxxvii.

Alms, receipt of, when it disqualifies to vote, 3, 4. within what time,
3, lxi.

Ancient demesne, tenants in, disqualified to vote, 6.

Annuity, when it gives the right to vote, 9. must be registered with
clerk of the peace, 9, 26. when it must be registered 12 months
before the election, 26, xc. Annuities coming by descent, &c.
must be registered according to the fact, 27. since 1763, a memorial
must be registered, xci. how to be registered, xci. where voter is
assignee, xci. when made 40 miles from the office of clerk of
the peace, xcii. evidence of registration, ibid. officer to attend
with books of entries of, at elections, xciii. annuities not liable to
assessment under 20 G. 3, c. 17, 26.

Appeal, commissioners of clerks and deputies not to be members,
xxxvii. See Excise, Customs, Stamps. Against land-tax assess-
ments, cix. further appeal to sessions, cxii. costs, ibid. petition of,
See Petition.

Army, promotion in, does not vacate member's seat, 60, xliv. deputy

paymaster not disqualified as a member, lxxiii. paymaster's clerks
disqualified as members, lxxii. and agents, xliii. clxi. and comp-
trollers of accounts, xliii.

Arrest, members privileged from, xli. lxix. c.

Assessor, his duty in delivering duplicates, cix. his evidence to
supply want of assessment rejected, 23.

Assessment. See Freehold. Of freehold in cities and towns being
counties, how made and to whom duplicates delivered, lxxxii.
justices may order assessments to be made, cxi. duplicates to be
placed on the church doors, cix. may be amended upon appeal,
cxii. duplicates to be open to inspection, cxiii. lxxvi. copies of,
evidence, cxiii. penalty on clerk of the peace refusing, cxiv. form
of, 20, cxv, no proof of the annual value of the freehold, 17.
Aylesbury, 69.

B.

Bailiffs to return precepts to sheriffs, xvi. See Returning Officer.
Bank of England, governor, deputy governor and directors may be
members, lxxii. so may members of the corporation, xxvii.
Bankruptcy, when it vacates a member's seat, 60, clxxv.
Bankers' books, when evidence, 107.

Barristers, communications to privileged, 106. number of, allowed
before committees, 95.

Bonds to procure a return void, xxxi. so to re-convey lands given as a
qualification, 18, 1.

Borough, right of voting for, 29. oath of voters for, cxxx.
Bramber, freeholders of, vote for New Shoreham, 2, ciii.
Bribery, what it is, 51. wager laid by two voters on the event of the
election, ibid. whether payment of the voter's travelling expences
is bribery, or of fees on his admission as a freeman, or the giving
money after an election, 52. corruptly procuring a return, 54.
clxxii. always an offence at common law, 51. effects of, as to
candidate, 54. at the particular election, 54. at a future election, 54.
judgment of bribery by a committee, 55. what amounts to it, ibid.
effect of, as to voter, conviction of, disqualifies, 1, lxiii. but a
declaration by committee, that a person has been guilty of bribery
does not, 1. penalty upon, for taking a bribe, lxiii. oath against, to
be taken by returning officer at the election, 69, lxii. by the voter at
the poll, and before polling if required, 73, lxi. clxxi. penalty upon,
for perjury, lxiii. act against, to be publicly read at the election,
69, lxiv. offenders indemnified by discovering others, lxiv. limita-
tion of prosecution', lxiv. personal service of process, lxviii.
Burgage tenure, nature of, 31-2-3. according to the decisions of
committees, 31. the tenement must be indivisible to give a right of
voting, 31-2. modern definitions, 32. the tenure is socage, 34. the
different interests, of the tenants in the tenements, 34. whether
78 W. 3. c. 25, extends to such boroughs, 34. possession of the pre-
mises, 34-5. tenants exempted from the freeholder's oath, pre-
scribed by 19 G. 2, c. 28, lxxxiv. v. occasionality in such bo-
roughs, 35.

C.

Calicoes, persons concerned in the duties on, not to meddle with
elections, xlix.

Call of the house, on days appointed to chuse committees, clvii.
Candidates. See Members. Nomination of, 69. must take the quali-
fication oath, if required, 69, xlvi. consequences of refusal, 69,
xlvii. may be proposed during the poll, 71. with the minority of,
votes when declared duly elected, 48-9, 55. for what expences the
candidate is liable, 66. for poll-books and administering oaths, cliv.
must be 21 years old, 48, 58, xxxv. need not reside in the county,
cvii. consent of, will not compromise the rights of electors, 70, 75.
Captain, &c. of post office packets cannot vote, cxxi.

Cards, persons concerned in duties on, not to meddle with elections,
xlix.

Casting voice, returning officer has none, unless by particular custom,
75. chairman of a select committee has, xcix.

Certificate, by two members of a vacancy during a recess, cxxvi. of
having taken the oaths at an election given to the voter, clii. printed
forms of, to be provided, cliv. a book of the certificates of annuities
to be kept, xcii.

Chambers, right of voting for, not restrained, though not charged with
the land-tax, lxxv.

Charity, when it disqualifies, 4.

Chester, to have members, xix.

Cheque book, for counties, 72, lxxvii. for cities, &c. which are coun-
ties, 67, 73, lxxxiii.

Cinque ports, officer of, allowed six days for delivery of precept, 65,
xxxvi. Lord Warden not to recommend members, xxvi.

Cities and boroughs, right of voting for, 29, and oath of voters, cxxx. 1.
Cities and towns which are counties of themselves, duty of returning
officers for, after receipt of the writ and before the election, 66.
during the election, see Returning Officer. Regulation of elections
in, lxxix.

Clerk of the peace, to keep a book of the certificates of annuities,
xcii. and attend at elections with it on request, xciii. it may be
inspected, xcii. to attend at elections with duplicates of the land-
tax, cxiii. penalty on refusing inspection of the duplicates, cxiv. how
paid, cxiii. to attend daily at his office gratis, after the issuing of the
writ, cxiii. penalties how recovered, cxiv. how verdict against
him operates as a conviction, cxiv. of the crown, see Crown and
Penalties.

Commissioners for administering oaths at the election, 73, clii. See
Oaths.

Committee for the trial of petitions, mode of selecting, 85, 86, 87,
xciii. cxxxii. number of members, ibid. choice of nominees, ibid.
excuses from serving upon, xcv. clxxxiii. iv. notice of, to be given
by the speaker to the petitioners, &c. 85, xciii. cxxxii. when to the
returning officer, cxxxvi. of petition of appeal to be inserted in the
gazette, 86, cxlv. where there are more than two parties in distinct
interests, 87, cii. how sworn, 87, xcvi. when deemed legally ap-
pointed, 87, clxxxiii. when to meet, 87, xcvi. chairman chosen,
87, xcvii. to have a casting voice, xcvii. if the 49 cannot be com-
pleted, the house may proceed to other business, clvii. what may be
proceeded in on the days appointed to consider the petition, cxlix.
adjournment of, for what time and how, xcvii. where they have a
report to make, or the house adjourns longer than three days, cii.
proceedings by, when a member of cannot vote, xcix. absence of
members, xcviii. how many must attend, xcviii. resolutions re-

ported, xcviii. right of election disputed, 88. preliminary objections
to the petitioner's proceeding, 88. where the sitting member with-
draws, 90. petitioner's case, how to be opened, 91. allegations in
the petition, evidence of, 91-2. power of the committee as to wit-
nesses, xcix. cxli. to send for papers, xcvi. separate questions
separately tried, 92. lists of objected voters delivered to the clerk
of the house, 93. what objections to be specified in the lists, 93-4.
a point may be re-argued, 95. parties who may be before the com-
mittee, 95. order of hearing them, 96-7. separation of, 97. counsel,
number of allowed, 95-6. evidence before, See Evidence. Will not
grant orders to produce title deeds, 103. witnesses upon oath, xcix.
report of, that petition is frivolous or vexatious, 107, cxlii. upon the
right of election, or chusing returning officers, 109. final, ibid. cxlv.
when last determination may be explained, and by what evidence,
110. not dissolved by prorogation, cxlvi.

Confidential communications. See Evidence.

Contracts, what contracts with government disqualify the contractors
to be members, 59, cxxiii. clxi. members having, may be discharged
from them, cxxiv. condition to be inserted in all, that no member
shall have a share, cxxv.

Conveyances, to multiply votes, void, 18, xxxiv. and absolute to the
grantee, 1. to create fraudulent, shall have no operation, 18, lxxxiii.
Corporation, sole may vote, 11. aggregate members of, have no vote
as freeholders in respect of the corporate lands, 11. members of,
their right of voting in towns, &c. 37. how composed, 37.
Copyholders, cannot vote for counties, 6, lxxxv. where they are quali-
fied to vote, 34. common copyholders can vote only at Cricklade, 31.
Counties, right of voting for, 5. See Freehold.

County, court for elections where held, 65. a special one to be held
for the election only, 65, cxxx. as to the holding of county courts
and their adjournment, See xxxiii. xxxv. lxvi. cxxx. not to be ad-
journed for more than 16 days, 65, lxxviii. proceedings against
sheriff offending, ibid. not to be unnecessarily adjourned, nor to
another place without consent of candidates, xxxiv. at Southamp-
ton, must be adjourned to Newport at request of candidate, xxXV.
Coventry, regulation of elections at, cxv.

Cricklade, regulation of elections at, cxxi.

Crown, clerk of, his duty as to entering returns, xxxi. See Penalties.
Customs, what persons concerned in are not to vote, 2, cxxi. nor to
influence any election of members, 57, xl. what persons concerned
in are disqualified as members, 58, xxxix. clx.
Customary tenants, whether they can vote, 7.

D.

Declaration against popery, and when to be made, 61, xxiv. xxv. of
fidelity by quakers, how made at the election, cliv.

Denizens may vote, 1, cannot be elected, 58.

Devises by will, within the splitting act, clxxvii.

Dice, persons concerned in duties on, not to influence elections, xlix.
Duplicates of land-tax assessments, how to be made, and regulations
respecting them, lxxvi. cviii. ix. cxiii. clerk of the peace to attend
with them during the election, at the candidates' expence; to make
copies of them, cxiii. for cities and towns, which are counties of
themselves, lxxxii,

Dower, where the husband of widow entitled to, may vote in right of,
8, cxii.

Durham, to send knights and burgesses to parliament, xxii. to
whom the writ goes, and how elections are made, ibid. Durham act.
3 G. 3. c. 15. See Elections.

E.

Elections for counties, when and at what place holden, 65. cxxx. xxxiii.
Ixxviii. for cities and towns which are counties of themselves, lxxxiii.
for boroughs and towns, 67. proclamation of time of holding for
counties, 65-6, cxxx. notice of, cl. notice of, for boroughs, 67, xxxiii.
cl. regulation of, xi. where the franchise is wholly or in part in
freemen, the 3 G. 3. c. 15, is to be read, 69, lxxxviii. soldiers are to
be removed from the place of election during the time of, 56, lxvii.
what description of, excepted, ibid. what places excepted, ibid.
when the election is avoided, 47, 8. freedom of, violated by bri-
bery, 51. by treating, 52. by military interference, 56. by riots, 57.
by interference of peers and public officers, 57.
Elegit tenants by, cannot vote, 9.

Excise, what persons concerned in, are disqualified to vote, 2, cxxi.
and may not influence elections, 57, xxvii. what persons concerned in,
are disqualified as members, 58, xxxvii. clx. all commissioners be-
yond the number at the time of passing, 5 W. M. c. 7. disqualified
by that stat. xxvii.

Evidence, poll best evidence of election, 97. authentication of, 98-9.
100-1. when legal evidence by coming from the proper custody, 98.
entries in may be explained, not contradicted, 102. minutes of
committees, of what matters, evidence, 102. title-deeds when per-
mitted to be produced, 103. court-rolls, ibid. where parol testimony
is received to supply the place of written documents, 104. authentic
copy of an original document returned by Irish commissioners, 104.
of agency, 105-6. whether agency or bribery should be first proved,
104-5. what matters an agent may testify, 106. whether privileged
as a confidential adviser, 106. inspection of bankers' books, 107.
to explain a last determination, 110.

Exchequer clerk or deputy in the offices, of auditor of, teller of, or
chancellor of, disqualified as members, 59, lxxii. clxi. but not the
chancellor's secretary, lxxiii. nor the auditor-general of, in Ireland,
clxi.

Excommunication, whether it takes away the right of voting, 2.

F.

Felony, persons convicted of, cannot vote, 1.

Flour company, members of, declared capable of sitting in parliament,
clix.
Freehold, nature of, 6. freehold tenure, ibid. freehold interest, 7.
equitable freehold gives a right of voting, 12. 14. persons entitled
to the rents and profits may vote, 13. title will sometimes be pre-
sumed, 9. of the annual value of the freehold, 15. it must be 40s.,
lxxvi. how estimated, 15. of the charges upon the land which re-
duce its value, ibid. 16, 17. parish and public taxes not to be deemed