Exemptions from stamp

duty.

Exemption from win

to the local board of health, yet if it be not within the limits of their district it shall be sufficient for them to transmit any notice, directed to him by name, through the post.

CLI. And be it enacted, that no advertisement inserted or caused to be inserted by the general or local board of health in the London Gazette or any paper or publication under this Act, or for the purpose of carrying the same into effect, nor any deed, award, submission, instrument, contract, agreement, or writing, made or executed by (a) [the said general] or local board, their officers or servants, under or for the purposes of this Act, nor any appointment by [the general] or local board of any officer or person under this Act, shall be chargeable with any stamp duty whatever ;

And in case any vault, cellar, or underground dow duty in room of any house containing, at the time of the certain cases. passing of this Act, seven windows or lights only,

shall have been let or occupied separately as a
dwelling before the passing of this Act, without any
external window, or such an external window as is
required by the provisions of this Act with respect
to the letting and occupation of vaults, cellars, and
underground rooms, and it shall become necessary,
by reason of such provisions, to make such an ex-
ternal window as is required thereby (b), in order that
such vault, cellar, or underground room may law-
fully be let or occupied separately as a dwelling,
the making only of such external window shall not
render
any person liable in respect of such house to

(a) It is by no means clear that by these words a conveyance to the local board will be exempt from stamp duty, though a lease executed by them would be.

(b) In sect. 67, ante, p. 115.

the duties payable for a house having eight windows or lights (c), anything in any Act of parliament to the contrary notwithstanding.

of Act, &c.

CLII. And be it enacted, that this Act may be Amendment amended or repealed by any Act to be passed during this present session of parliament.

Directions to the Voter (d).

The voter must write his initials against the name of every person for whom he votes, and must sign this paper.

If the voter cannot write he must affix his mark, but such mark must be attested by a witness, and such witness must write the initials of the voter against the name of every person for whom the voter intends to vote (e).

(c) By the statute 14 & 15 Vict. c. 36, the duties upon houses according to the number of windows therein were abolished. (d) Unfortunately this form does not specify the number of persons to be elected. When the district is divided into wards, under 21 & 22 Vict. c. 98, s. 24, post, this paper must be altered accordingly.

(e) Sect. 25, ante, p. 71, requires the witness to write the name of the voter also.

If a proxy vote he must in like manner write his initials, sign his own name, and state in writing the name of the corporation or company for whom he is proxy.

Voter against the
Names of the Per-

Initials of the

sons for whom he intends to vote.

Names of the Persons nominated.

Residence Quality or
of the Calling of
Persons the Persons
nominated. nominated.

Names of Address of the Nomi- the Nominators.

nators.

I vote for the persons in the above list against whose names my initials are placed.

SCHEDULE (B.) (e)

Form of Mortgage of Rates.

By virtue of the Public Health Act, 1848, the local board of health for the district of—, in consideration of the sum of - paid to the treasurer of the said district by A. B. of for the pur

poses of the said Act, do grant and assign unto the said A. B., his executors, administrators, and

(c) Here must be the mark and the name of the voter. (d) Here must be the name of the witness.

(e) See ss. 107, 111; see in 21 & 22 Vict. s. 89, schedule, the form of the rentcharge to be granted hereafter.

assigns, such proportion of the rates arising or accruing by virtue of the said Act from [the rates mortgaged] as the said sum of doth or

shall bear to the whole sum which is or shall be borrowed upon the credit of the said rates (ƒ), to hold to the said A. B., his executors, administrators, and assigns, from the day of the date hereof until the said sum of - with interest at per centum per annum for the same, shall be fully paid and satisfied; and it is hereby declared, that the said principal sum shall

the rate of

be repaid on the

ment]. Dated this

eight hundred and

day of
day of

[In case of a non-corporate district, to be signed by five members at least of the local board of health, and sealed with their seal (g); in case of a corporate district, to be sealed with the common seal.]

of

SCHEDULE (C.) (h)

Form of Transfer of Mortgage.

I A. B. of

in consideration of the sum paid to me by C. D. of, do hereby transfer to the said C. D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, a certain mortgage bearing date the day of, and made by the local board of health for the district of, for securing the sum of- and interest thereon at — per

(f) See sect. 107.

(g) That is, the seal of the local board.

(h) See sect. 112. This deed must be stamped.

centum per annum [or if such transfer be by endorsement on the mortgage, insert, instead of the words immediately following the word "assigns," the within security], and all my right, estate, and interest in and to the money thereby secured, and in and to the rates thereby assigned. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, day of One thousand eight hundred A. B. (L.S.)

this

and

SCHEDULE (D.) (a)

Form of Distress Warrant.

To A. B., Collector of Rates, and to all Constables and Peace Officers.

County of
[or Borough, &c.]
to wit.

under and by

WHEREAS Complaint hath been duly made by A.B., one of the collectors for the district of virtue of the Public Health

Act, 1848, that C. D. of, &c., hath not paid and hath refused (b) to pay the sum of

duly as

sessed upon him in and by a certain rate bearing date on or about the day of

in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and although the same hath been duly demanded of

(a) See sect. 104.

(b) The language of the clause is fail to pay, which may not be accompanied with any actual refusal; where there has been no refusal the warrant should be framed according to the facts.