he county electors, i.e. in a borough the persons
enrolled as burgesses, and in the rest of the county the persons who are
registered as county electors, i.e. those persons who possess in a
county the same qualification as burgesses must have in a borough, and
are registered.
The qualification of a burgess or county elector is substantially the
occupation of rated property within the borough or county, residence
during a qualifying period of twelve months within the borough or
county, and payment of rates for the qualifying property. A person so
qualified is entitled to be enrolled as a burgess, or registered as a
county elector (as the case may be), unless he is alien, has during
the qualifying period received union or parochial relief or other
alms, or is disentitled under some act of parliament such as the
Corrupt Practices Act, the Felony Act, &c. The lists of burgesses and
county electors are prepared annually by the overseers of each parish
in the borough or county, and are revised by the revising barrister at
courts holden by him for the purpose in September or October of each
year. When revised they are sent to the town clerk of the borough, or
to the clerk of the peace of the county, as the case may be, by whom
they are printed. The lists are conclusive of the right to vote at an
election, although on election petition involving a scrutiny the vote
of a person disqualified by law may be struck off, notwithstanding the
inclusion of his name in a list of voters.
The qualification of a county councillor is similar to that required
of a councillor in a municipal borough, with some modifications. A
person may be qualified in any one of the following ways: viz. by
being (1) enrolled as a county elector, and possessed of a property
qualification consisting of the possession of real or personal
property to the amount of L1000 in a county having four or more
divisions, or of L500 in any other county, _or_ the being rated to the
poor rate on an annual value of L30 in a county having four or more
divisions, or of L15 in any other county; (2) enrolled in the
non-resident list, and possessed of the same property qualification
(the non-resident list contains the names of persons who are qualified
for enrolment in all respects save residence in the county or within 7
m. thereof, and are actually resident beyond the 7 m. and within 15
m.); (3) entitled to elect
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