the heading "in favour" or "against," according as he votes for or against the resolution. He is also required to subscribe his name and address at full length (2). If a voter cannot write, he must make his mark instead of initials, but such mark must be attested by a witness, and such witness must write the initials of the voter against his mark. If a proxy vote, he must add after his signature the words, "as proxy for," with the name of corporation or company for which he is proxy. This paper will be collected on the between the hours of

and

of

TAKE NOTICE." If any person wilfully commits any of the acts following, that is to say, fabricates in whole or in part, alters, defaces, destroys, abstracts, or purloins any voting paper, or personates any person entitled to vote in pursuance of the Public Health Act, 1848, or this Act, or falsely assumes to act in the name or on the behalf of any person so entitled to vote, or interrupts the distribution of any voting papers, or distributes the same under a false pretence of being lawfully authorized so to do, he shall for every such offence be liable on conviction before two justices, to be imprisoned in the common gaol or house of correction for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour." (Local Government Act, 1858.)

(Signed by the summoning officer.)

(2) This is not quite according to the form of voting paper as given by 11 & 12 Vict. c. 63, sched. (A.) ante, p. 211.

FORM (B.) (a).

do

shall be abso

By virtue of the Public Health Act, 1848, the local board of health for the district of hereby declare and absolutely order that the inheritance (b) of the [dwelling house, shop, lands, and premises, as the case may be], situate in street, in the parish of within the said district, and now in the occupation of lutely charged with the sum of pounds, paid by of for the improvement by drainage and water supply [as the case may be] of the same dwelling house, shop, lands, and premises [as the case may be], together with interest for the same from the date hereof at (c) · per annum, until full payment costs incurred by the said -> nistrators, or assigns, under this security, shall be fully paid and satisfied: And we hereby further declare that the said principal and interest monies shall be paid and payable by the owner or occupier of the said premises to the said, his executors, administrators, and assigns, in manner following; (that is to say,) the interest on such principal sum of pounds, or on so much thereof as shall

(a) See sect. 58, ante, p. 303.

pounds per centum thereof; and also all his executors, admi

(b) This is a popular but not a legal term. According to the usual language of conveyancing, lands may be charged for an indefinite term, or until the amount to be recovered shall be paid, but the charge on the inheritance appears to mean a charge upon the fee simple, which only represents the description of the interest in the property. Moreover, as the charge is to last for thirty years, it is incorrect to say that the inheritance is charged.

(c) The interest must not exceed 67. per cent. See sect. 58.

from time to time remain due and payable under this order, shall be paid and payable by equal halfyearly payments whilst payable on the

day of and the - day of in every year, the first payment thereof to be made on the

next succeeding

day of

day

-- pounds

· (d) equal annual

in each of the

years, towards the discharge

of the same principal sum, until the whole shall be fully satisfied and discharged (e).

(d) The 58th section requires the term not to exceed thirty years, and provides, indeed, that the sum should be repaid by equal half-yearly payments.

(e) This instrument should be dated and sealed. In a corporate district the common seal alone will suffice, but in the case of a non-corporate district five members at least should sign it, as it seems, according to 11 & 12 Vict. c. 63, s. 149. The charge will be exempt from stamp duty by force of sect. 151, ante, p. 210.

APPENDIX.

Statutes referred to, or incorporated in the Statutes printed above.

No.

1. Those relating to Vaccination.
2. To Public Baths and Wash-houses.
3. To Common Lodging Houses.
4. To the Prevention of Diseases.

5. To the Removal of Nuisances.

6. The Towns Improvement Clauses Act, 1847. 7. The Markets and Fairs Clauses Act, 1847. 8. The Town Police Clauses Act, 1847.

9. Poor Law Audit Clauses.

10. The Burial Act Clauses.

11. The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.