Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1823

L When Entry of Freehold appears in Registry, vote to be taken unless Oaths required or Objections made.

And be it further enacted, That whenever the Entry of the Affidavit or Affirmation shall appear in the Registry Book, and that any such Person shall have produced such a Certificate of Registry as is herein-before described, or that the original Affidavit or Registry shall have been produced by the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, and that such Person so tendering his Vote, or offering to poll, shall have taken the Oaths aforesaid, if required so to do, such Deputy shall then ask such Person for whom he votes, and the Vote of such Person shall be entered on the Poll Book according to his Answer, unless such Deputy shall be required by any Candidate, or the Agent of any Candidate, to put to such Person the Questions herein-after mentioned, or unless an Objection be made to such Vote in manner herein directed: Provided always, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the Returning Officer's Deputy to take the Vote of any Person tendering his Vote, or offering to poll, whose Freehold appears on the Registry Book, without referring to the Certificate or Affidavit or Affirmation of Registry, if he be not required by any Candidate, or any Inspector of any Candidate, so to do.