§ (Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Hibbert.)
§ [BILL 105.] CONSIDERATION.
§ Bill, as amended, considered.
§ Clause (Correction of mistakes by revising barrister,)—(Mr. Attorney General,)—brought up, and read the first time.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the said Clause be now read a second time."
§ Debate arising;
§ Motion made, and Question put, "That the Debate be now adjourned."—(Colonel Barttelot.)
§ The House divided:—Ayes 13; Noes 53: Majority 40.
§ Original Question put, and agreed to.
§ Clause read a second time, and added.
§ Clause (Commencement of Act,)—(Mr. Attorney General,)—brought up, and read the first and second time; amended; and added.
§ Clause (Adjournment of Court by revising barrister,)—(Mr. Goldney,)—added.
§ Clause (Publication of overseers' lists,)—(Sir Charles Dilke,)—added.
§ Amendments made.
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Amendment proposed,
In page 13, line 40, to leave out the words "five shillings for every hundred names," and insert "two pence for every death entered in such Return,"—(Mr. Hibbert,)
§ —instead thereof.
§ Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill."
§ Amendment, by leave, withdrawn,
413§ MR. JAMES,in moving an Amendment in Clause 32, said, he did so with a view to remove the existing disqualification of town clerks to act as agents for candidates.
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Amendment proposed,
In page 16, line 34, to leave out the words "or as agent for any candidate at any election for the representation of such city or borough."—(Mr. James.)
§ Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill."
§ The House divided:—Ayes 11; Noes 44: Majority 33.
§ Other Amendments made.
§ Bill to be read the third time upon Monday next.