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CHAP. II.
Of the Laws, which deny to the Catholics
"the right of sitting and voting in either
"House of Parliament: and herein, of
"the Elective Franchise, as enjoyed in
"Ireland."
CHAP. III.
Of the Laws, which exclude the Catholics
from Offices in Cities and Towns corpo-
rate; and, herein, of the Corporate
'franchise, as enjoyed by the Catholics."
1. PUBLIC MISCHIEFS of all Corporate Immunities
Opinion of Dr. Adam Smith
of Archdeacon Paley
Corporations in Ireland, peculiarly vexatious Catholics first excluded, in 1667
by Act of Explanation, 17 and 18 Car. 2. chap. 2
Lord Lieutenant's Rules, &c. confirmed
Substance of these Rules, &c.
Irish Test Act, 2 Anne, c. 14.
Lord Lieutenant not now authorised to dispense Irish Stat. 21 and 22 Geo. 3. c. 48. confirming the English Test and Corporation Acts.
Re-enacted in 1793, by Stat. 33 Geo. 3. ch. 21.
Enumeration of the interdicted Offices
II. IN DUBLIN, 248 Offices interdicted
In other Corporate towns, 2,300 Offices
In Dublin, 200 Dependant Offices
In other Towns, 1,000
Total amount 3,748 Offices
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ib.
Idle assertions exposed :
ib:
For what cause
by Stat. 1 Geo. 2. c. 9.
In Dublin, 2,400 Freemen
in continual apprehension
Comparison of the Catholic condition with that
of the Jews
Statement in Catholic Petition of 1805
III. "FREEDOM of Corporate Cities and Towns"
Great value of this Franchise
Elections: Tolls: Trades
Number of Catholic freemen inconsiderable
Catholics disfranchised in 1727
Freedom of Corporations not since attainable
by Catholics
Their Petitions cushioned
not 100 Catholics of this number
The like, in the other Corporations
In fact and practice, the Catholics almost wholly
excluded
IV. UNBOUNDED liberality of the Legislature
towards all, save the Catholics
French, Dutch, Genevese, Jews and Atheists, admitted
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103
104
ib
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106