Joint Tenancy (Ireland) Act 1823
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1823 c. 36 |
(4 Geo. 4) C A P. XXXVI.
[27th June 1823]
'WHEREAS the Practice of granting Leases to Persons jointly, in common, or in partnership, still prevails in some Parts ofIreland , to the material Prejudice of the Improvement of the People: And Whereas the Continuance of such Practice is much induced by the Facility thereby afforded of multiplying Qualifications (often colourable only) to vote for Members to serve in Parliament, contrary to the Spiritof the Laws and Constitution: And Whereas it is highly expedient such Inducement should cease:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That after the passing of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any Person to register any Freehold under the yearly Value of Twenty Pounds, held by virtue of any Lease, Deed or other Instrument, given or executed to any Person or Persons jointly, in common, or in partnership, after the First Day ofJuly next, or vote for a Member or Members to serve in Parliament for any Place in Ireland by virtue of any such Freehold.
II Addition to Oath of Freeholders under 20 l.
II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That every Person offering to register any Freehold under the yearly Value of Twenty Pounds, shall add to any Oath or Oaths which he may be legally required to take, the following Words; ‘And that I do not hold my said Freehold by virtue of any Lease, Deed or other Instrument, executed after the First Day ofJuly One thousand eight hundred and twenty three, given or executed to any Personor Persons jointly, or in common, or in partnership;’ which Addition to such Oath or Oaths the Person or Persons legally authorized to administer such Oath or Oaths is and are hereby empowered and required to administer: Provided always, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend to Persons who have registered or shall register Freeholds under the yearly Value of Twenty Pounds, under a Lease or Leases for Lives, renewable for ever, pursuant to the Provisions of an Act made in the First Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituledAn...
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