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representative for the said city in this present parliament.

List of persons who voted for sir J. N. bart. at the last election for the city of Waterford, whose votes will be objected to by W. C. A. esq. the sitting member, for the following rea

sons:

1st Class. The names of thirty-eight persons objected to, for not being of right entitled to their freedom, or legally admitted thereto; and being occasional voters, and not having taken the oath or affirmation of a freeman, being thereby, and in other respects legally incapa citated from exercising the elective franchise.

2d Class.-The names of thirty-two persons, objected to for having, by undue and corrupt influence, been prevailed upon to vote for sir J. N. and not being of right entitled to their freedom, or legally admitted thereto, or being occasional voters, or not having taken the oath or affirmation of a freeman, being thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise.

3d Class.-The names of thirteen persons; objected to for not being of the age of twentyone years, nor of right entitled to their freedom, or legally admitted thereto, or being occasional voters, or not having taken the oath or affirmation of a freeman, or having, by undue and corrupt influence, been prevailed upon to vote for the said sir J. N., being thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise.

4th Class-The names of fifty-nine persons, who, by bribery and corrupt influence, and en tertainment given to them, were induced thereby to vote for sir J. N. or not being of right entitled

to their freedom, or admitted thereto; or being occasional voters, or not having taken the oath or affirmation of a freeman, being thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise.

5th Class.-The names of forty-one persons, objected to for not having duly qualified or produced proper or legal certificates of qualifi cation, being Roman catholics, nor being of right entitled to their freedom, or legally ad mitted thereto, or being occasional voters, or not having taken the oath of a freeman, or having, by bribery, entertainment, and corrupt or undue influence, been prevailed upon to vote for the said sir J. N., and thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise.

6th Class. The names of seven persons, objected to for not being the persons they respectively represented themselves to be, or personated, and for not being of right entitled to their freedom, or legally admitted thereto, or being occasional voters, or not having taken the oath or affirmation of freemen, or having, by bribery, entertainment, and corrupt or undue influence, been prevailed upon to vote for the said sir J. N., and being thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise; and also for not having duly qualified or produced legal certificates of qualification, being Roman catholics.

7th Class.-The names of thirty-six persons, objected to for not having duly qualified, or produced proper and legal certificates of qualification, being Roman catholics; nor being of right entitled to their freedoms, or legally admitted thereto, or being occasional voters, or not hav

ing taken the oath of a freeman, or having, by corrupt or undue influence, and entertainment, been prevailed upon to vote for the said sir J. N., thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise.

8th Class.-The names of thirteen persons, objected to for not being freemen, or entitled to their freedom, or the persons admitted free on the corporation books, or not being the persons they respectively represented themselves to be, or personated, or not having taken the oath or affirmation of a freeman; thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exer cising the elective franchise.

9th Class. The names of twelve persons, objected to for haying bribed and corrupted, or attempted to bribe and corrupt, certain voters, at and previous to the election.

10th Class. The names of six persons, objected to for want of freehold and due registry; thereby, and in other respects, legally incapacitated from exercising the elective franchise.

The sitting member will contend for, and insist upon, establishing and adding to his poll the votes of the thirteen persons following, who are legal freemen, entered and admitted on the corporation books, and whose votes were illegally rejected by the sheriffs at the said election.

The sitting member will also contend for, and insist upon, establishing and adding to his poll the votes of the following persons, who tendered their votes for him at the said election, but were rejected by the sheriff at the said election.

DOUBLE RETURN.

Resolution of the House of Commons, of the 18th March, 1727.

Order of beginning in cases of double

Resolved, THAT in all cases on double returns, when the same shall be controverted, either at the bar of this house, or in committees of pri- returns. vileges and elections, the counsel for such person, who shall be first named in such double return, or whose return shall be immediately annexed to the writ or precept, shall proceed in the first place.

Ordered and declared, That the said order be a standing order of the house.

21 Journ. 89.

WITNESSES EVIDENCE.

The Speaker's Warrant for Attendance of
Witnesses.

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of the clock in the afternoon. These are therefore to require you each and every of you) to be and appear at the bar of the house of commons, upon the said of the clock in the

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afternoon, to receive and obey such further order as the said house shall make concerning the said petition:

As you will answer the contrary, at your

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day of C. A. speaker.

The Speaker's Warrant for the_Inspection, &c. and Production of public Papers; but not compelling the Attendance of any particular Person.

WHEREAS, &c. [as in the preceding form]. These are therefore to require you, and such other person or persons who have in his, her, or their custody or power [description of the papers, &c. required] to permit the said

or his agent, or agents, to inspect the same, and take such notes and copies thereof, as he or they shall think fit:

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shall require to be produced at the hearing of the matter of the said petition :

As you will answer, &c. [concluding as in the preceding form].

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