majesty, intituled, An act for restraining any person concerned in any contract, commission, or agreement. made for the public service, from being elected or sitting or voting as a member of the house of commons; Be it enacted, That nothing in the said act shall extend, or be construed to extend to any person holding the office of a master and worker of his majesty's mint. ANNO 390 & 400 GEORGII III. CAP. 97. said officer of the company dis An Act to incorporate certain Persons by the Name of The London Company for the Manufacture of Flour, Meal, and Bread, for a limited Time. A. D. 1800. 27. And be it further enacted, That no person who shall No member or be a member, or a manager or other officer of the company, shall for that cause only be disabled from being a member of parliament, or shall, in respect of his share or liament, or shares therein, be or be adjudged liable to be a bankrupt shall, in rewithin the intent and meaning of all or any of the statutes share, be liable made of or concerning bankrupts. ANNO 41° GEORGII III. CAP. 52. A.D. 1801. abled from sitting in par spect of his to be a bankrupt. 39 & 40 G. 3. An Act for declaring what Persons shall be disabled from sitting and voting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and also for carrying into effect, Part of the fourth Article of the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, by providing in what Cases Persons holding Offices or Places of Profit under the Crown of Ireland, shall be incapable of being Members of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the said United Kingdom. WHEREAS by an act, made in the session of parliament Preamble. held in the thirty-ninth and fortieth years of the reign of his c. 67. present majesty, intituled, An act for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, it was amongst other things provided, that the said kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland should, upon the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, and for ever after, be united into one kingdom, by the name of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and that the said united kingdom should be represented in one and the same parliament, to be stiled the parliament of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: and whereas it is expedient fully to declare in what cases persons are and shall be disabled from, or incapable of, sitting and voting in the house of commons of the said parliament of the said united kingdom: be it therefore enacted, &c. That, from and after the disabled from passing of this act, all persons disabled from or incapable of sitting in British parliabeing elected, or sitting and voting in the house of commons ments shall be of any parliament of Great Britain, shall be disabled from disabled from and be incapable of being elected, or sitting and voting in united parlia the house of commons of any parliament of the united king- ment as mem'dom, as knights, citizens, or burgesses, for any county, Britain. All persons sitting in the bers for Great All persons disabled from parliaments, shall be disabled from stewartry, city, borough, cinque port, town, or place, in that part of the united kingdom called Great Britain. 2. AND be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, all persons disabled from or incapable sitting in Irish of being elected, or sitting and voting in the house of commons of any parliament of Ireland, shall be disabled from and be incapable of being elected, or sitting and voting in sitting for Ire- the house of commons of any parliament of the united kingdom, as knights, citizens, or burgesses, for any county, city, borough, town, or place in that part of the united kingdom called Ireland. land. Persons disabled by British statutes, by be enabled to sit for Ire shall not here land, nor e "contra. 3. PROVIDED nevertheless, That nothing in this act shall be construed to enable persons, heretofore disabled by an act of the parliament of Great Britain from sitting and voting in the house of commons of Great Britain, to sit or vote in the house of commons of the said parliament of the said united kingdom, as knights, citizens, or burgesses for any County, city, borough, town, or place in that part of the united kingdom called Ireland; nor to enable persons, heretofore disabled by any acts of the parliament of Ireland from sitting and voting in the house of commons of Ireland, to sit or vote in the house of commons of the parliament of the said united kingdom, as knights, citizens, or burgesses, for any county, stewartry, city, borough, cinque port, town, or place, in that part of the united kingdom called Great Britain. 4. AND whereas by the said act for the union of Great Britain and Ireland, it was amongst other things provided, That" until an act shall have passed in the parliament of "the united kingdom, providing in what cases persons "holding offices or places of profit under the crown of "Ireland shall be incapable of being members of the house "of commons of the united kingdom, no greater number "of members than twenty holding such offices or places as "aforesaid, shall be capable of sitting in the said house Persons who of commons of the united kingdom;" Be it therefore shall hold certain places in further enacted, That, from and after the dissolution or Ireland, shall other determination of this present parliament, no person be disabled from sitting in or persons who shall by himself or his deputy, or any other any future parliament of in trust for him, or for his benefit take, hold, enjoy or execute, or continue to hold, enjoy, or execute, any of the offices, employments, or places of profit herein-after mentioned, in or for that part of the united kingdom called Ireland, shall be capable of being elected or chosen a member of or of sitting or voting as a member of the house of commons of any parliament of the said united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in any parliament which shall hereafter be summoned and holden; (that is to say), the united kingdom, viz. Commissioners of customs, excise, and stamps, &c. Except trea Sury. No person who shall be commissioner of customs, excise, or stamps, or who shall be concerned, directly or indirectly, in the farming, collecting, or managing any of the sums of money, duties, or other aids, heretofore granted, or which shall hereafter be granted, by any act of parliament to his majesty, his heirs or successors (except the commissioners of the treasury and their secretary): NOR any person who shall be a commissioner for deter Commissioners of appeals. mining appeals concerning the said duties of customs, excise, or stamps, or for controling or auditing the account of the said duties (except the auditor general of the exchequer): NOR any person who shall be a commissioner of imprest Commission accounts: ers of ac- Army agents, NOR any agent for any regiment: NOR any person who shall directly or indirectly himself, Contractors. or by any person whatsoever in trust for him or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, or continue to execute, hold, or enjoy, in the whole or in part, any contract, agreement, or commission made or entered into under or from the commissioners of his majesty's treasury in Ireland, or with any one or more of such commissioners, or with any other person or persons whomsoever, for or on account of the public service in Ire land; or who shall knowingly and willingly furnish or provide, in pursuance of any such agreement, contract, or commission which he or they shall have made or entered into as aforesaid, any money to be remitted abroad, or any wares or merchandize to be used or employed in the service of the public, during the time that he shall execute, hold, or enjoy any such contract, agreement or commission, or any part or share thereof, or any benefit or employment Except memarising from the same (except persons who shall be members of trading companies, as bers of any incorporated trading company now existing or such. established in Ireland, and consisting of more than ten persons, so far as relates to any contract, agreement, or commission, which now is or shall or may hereafter be made, entered into, or accepted by such company in its corporate capacity, for the general benefit of such incorporation or company): tain offices a NOR any deputies or clerks in any of the several offices Deputies or following; that is to say, the office of lord high treasurer clerks in ceror the commissioners of the treasury, (except the secretary of the treasury); or of the auditor of the receipt of his majesty's exchequer, or of the tellers of the exchequer, or of the chancellor of the exchequer (except the secretary of the chancellor of the exchequer); or of the commissioners of stamps, or of the commissioners of appeals. be disabled., 5. AND be it further enacted, That, from and after the Persons holddissolution or other determination of this present parlia- under the lord ing new places ment, no person who shall have in his own name, or in the lieutenant name of any person or persons in trust for him or his shall in future benefit, any office or place of profit, from or by the nomination or appointment, or by any appointment subject to the approbation of the lord lieutenant, lord deputy, lord justices, or other chief governor or governors of that part of the united kingdom called Ireland, created or erected at any time after the passing of an act of the parliament of Ireland, in the 33d year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, An act for securing the freedom and independence of the house of commons, by excluding there- Geo. 3. c. 41. from persons holding any offices under the crown to be Irish act, 33 ཎྞཾ Disabled persons presum ing to sit in parliament shall incur the penalties under former British or Irish acts. Or if disabled under this act 5007. per day. shall forfeit Aet shall not this parlia such offices or places; but no more than 20 such persons shall sit. hereafter created, or holding certain offices therein enumerated, or pensions for terms of years, or during his majesty's pleasure, shall be capable of being elected or chosen a member of, or of sitting or voting as a member of the house of commons of any parliament of the said united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in any parliament which shall hereafter be summoned and holden. 6. AND be it further enacted, That if any person hereby declared to be disabled from, or rendered incapable of sitting or voting in the house of commons, shall nevertheless be elected or returned as a member to serve in parliament for any county, stewartry, city, borough, cinque port, town, or place, in any part of the said united kingdom, such election or return are hereby enacted and declared to be void to all intents and purposes whatsoever; and if any person or persons so hereafter elected or returned, and declared to be disabled or to be rendered incapable by this act to be elected, shall presume to sit or vote as a member of the said house of commons, such person or persons so sitting or voting shall incur such pains, penalties, and forfeitures, as are inflicted or imposed by the several acts of parliament heretofore passed in Great Britain or Ireland for disabling or incapacitating such persons from sitting in the parliaments of Great Britain or Ireland respectively; and if such person or persons shall be disabled or incapacitated by the having, holding, or accepting of any office, employment, or place of profit, in this act enumerated and particularized, then and in such case such person or persons so sitting or voting, shall forfeit the sum of five hundred pounds for every day in which he shall sit or vote in the said house, to be recovered by such person as shall sue for the same in any court of record in any part of the said united kingdom, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, wherein no essoign, protection, or wager of law shall be allowed, and only one imparlance. 7. PROVIDED always, and it is hereby enacted and deextend, during clared, That nothing in this act shall, during the continument, to per- ance of this present parliament, extend or be construed sous holding to extend or relate to, or shall exclude or disable, any person or persons holding offices or places of profit under the crown of Ireland; so nevertheless, that no greater number than twenty of the persons holding such offices or places as aforesaid, shall be capable of sitting in the said house of commons; and so that no person holding any such office or place shall be capable of being elected, or of sitting in the said house, while there are twenty persons holding such offices or places sitting in the said house. Act shall not ees held for extend to offilife or during good behaviour, except in certain cases. 8. PROVIDED also, and it is hereby further enacted and declared, That nothing in this act shall extend or be construed to exclude any person having or holding any office, place, or employment for life, or for so long as he shall behave himself well in his office (other than and except the commissioners of imprest accounts, and all persons concerned in the managing, collecting, or farming of any sums of money, duties, or other aids granted or to be granted to his majesty, his heirs or successors); any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. office what shall vacate * 9. PROVIDED always, That if any person being chosen a Members acmember of the house of commons shall, from and after cepting any the passing of this act, accept of any office or profit what- ever from the king, or lord ever, immediately and directly from the crown of the said lieutenant,&c. united kingdom, or by the nomination or appointment, or of Ireland, by any other appointment subject to the approbation of the his seat. lord lieutenant, lord deputy, lord justices, or other chief governor or governors of that part of the said united kingdom called Ireland, his seat shall thereupon become vacant, and a writ shall issue for a new election: provided nevertheless, that such person (if he be not incapacitated by any thing herein-before contained), shall be capable of being again elected to be a member of the house of commons for the place for which he had been a member, or for any other place sending members to the house of commons. ANNO 410 GEORGII III. CAP. 63. An Act to remove Doubts respecting the Eligibility of Per- church of WHEREAS it is expedient to remove doubts which have No person orarisen respecting the eligibility of persons in holy orders dained a priest or deacon, or to sit in the house of commons, and also to make effectual being a minisprovision for excluding them from sitting therein; Be it ter of the therefore declared and enacted, &c. That no person having Scotland, shall been ordained to the office of the priest or deacon, or being be capable of a minister of the church of Scotland, is or shall be capa- a member of ble of being elected to serve in parliament as a member of the house of the house of commons. being elected commons. after his elec 2. AND be it further declared and enacted, That if any The election person, having been ordained to the office of priest or of such person shall be deacon, or being a minister of the church of Scotland, void, and if shall hereafter be elected to serve in parliament as afore- any person said, such election and return shall be void; and that if tion shall be any person, being elected to serve in parliament as a mem- ordained a priest, &c. he ber of the house of commons, shall, after his election, be shall vacate ordained to the office of priest or deacon, or become a mi, his seat. nister of the church of Scotland, then and in such case the seat of such person shall immediately become void; and if any such person shall, in any of the aforesaid cases, presume to sit or vote as a member of the house of commons, case. he shall forfeit the sum of five hundred pounds for every Penalty for day in which he shall sit or vote in the said house, to any sitting or vo person or persons who shall sue for the same in any of his ing in either majesty's courts at Westminster; and the money so forfeited shall be recovered by the person or persons so suing, with full costs of suit, in any of the said courts, by any action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in which no essoign, privilege, protection, or wager of law, or more than one imparlance, shall be allowed; and every person |