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United Kingdom it shall be the duty of the Overseers annually, in the
months of April and May, or one of them, to enquire or ascertain with
respect to every hereditament which comprises any dwelling-house or
dwelling-houses within the meaning of the Representation of the
People Acts, whether any man other than the owner or other 'person
rated, or liable to be rated in respect of such hereditament, is entitled
to be registered as a voter in respect of his being an inhabitant
occupier of any such 'dwelling-house' and to enter in the rate booh
the name of every man so entitled, and the situation or description of
the dwelling-house in respect of which he is entitled, and for the
purposes of such entry a separate column shall be added to the rate
booh. For the purpose of the execution of such duty, the Overseers
may serve on the person who is the occupier or rated, or liable to be
rated, in respect of such hereditaments, or on some agent of such person
concerned in the management of such hereditament, the requisition
specified in the Third Schedule to this Act, requiring that the form in
that notice be accurately filled up and returned to the Overseers,
within twenty-one days after such service; and if any such person or
agent on whom such requisition is served fails to comply therewith, he
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding forty
shillings, and any Overseer who fails to perform his duty under this
Section, shall be deemed guilty of a breach of duty in the execution of
the Registration Acts, and shall be liable to be fined accordingly a sum
not exceeding forty shillings, for each default."
This Act, likewise, prescribed the Form of Return to be made
under the statute which is here set out
FORM OF REQUISITION BY OVERSEERS REQUIRING NAMES OF
INHABITANT OCCUPIERS.
To E. F.
You are hereby required to filled up accurately the under-written form.
If this form is not returned to (us) accurately filled up, within twenty-one
days after the service here of, you will be liable, under the Representation of
the Peoples Act, 1884, to a penalty, not exceeding forty shillings.
Dated this day of 18
A. B.
C. D.
Overseers or Assistant Overseers for the Parish of