2. At their first petty-sessions after the 15th of August. the justices of the dis trict issue their warrants to the overseers to return lists of all insane persons chargeable in their respective parishes. It is the duty of the overseer to make this return, as well as, in the case of any insane person becoming chargeable, to give notice within seven days to some magistrate acting for that division of the county, hut this only applies to parishes and townships which are not in anion un der the Poor-Law Act. In July he will receive from the high constable of the division a precept, containing full infor mation of his duty respecting the return of a list of persons liable to serve on juries. This return is to be made before the 1st of September.
3. With regard to registration, his business is as follows. On the 20th of Jane in each year, he will affix on the church door a notice, directing fresh claimants for votes to make formal claim in writing to the overseer on or before the 26th of July. His next step is to make out for each parish an alphabetical list of the names of all persons already in the register, together with those of all claimants. This list must be completed by the last day of July, and affixed on the church or chapel, and, if there be no church or chapel, in some conspicuous situation, on the two first Sundays in August He must give copies of this list for a reasonable payment, if required.
On or before the 25th of August, objec tions to votes may be received. An al phabetical list of objections is to be posted, as before, on the two Sundays next preceding the 15th of September. When the revising barrister holds his court, it will be the duty of the overseer to attend. His expenses arising from his duties connected with registration are defrayed from the poor-rate. So tar with regard to registration of county voters. Overseers of a parish situated in a borough, by the last day of July, without any claims being made, must make an alphabetical list of persons having a 101. qualification in respect of premises situated in their parish. A similar list of freemen must be made where freemen are entitled to votes.
These lists must be fixed as above. Claims from persons omitted and objec tions are received on or before the 25th of August, and lists of these claims, &c. are to be posted on the two Sundays next preceding the 15th of September. The forms according to which overseers are to frame their notices are to be found in the acts of parliament whence their obli gations arise, and are collected in a useful pamphlet, from which this article has been compiled, entitled 'The Duties of Overseers of the Poor, and Assistant Overseers,' by George Dudgeon, formerly Clerk to the Guardians of the Settle Union.