15 Nov r 1809

Parliament y Reform Plan – Chapters and Sections proposed.

{ Book I. Concerning the House and its Members.

Ch.1. Art. 1. Qualification and Disqualifications

§.1. Members why first considered before Electors

 This perhaps in a preliminary part?

§.2. Primary qualifications

1. Probity. 2. Intelligence.

Say probity not […?] prudence.

§.3. Secondary qualifications their connections with primary qualifications and with

disqualifications.

§.4. Disqualifications in general.

§.5 Pecuniary qualifications or rather disqualifications.

Ch.2. Art. 2. Disqualification by office, so far as concerns the right of voting

Ch.3. Art.2. Military Officers by Sea and Land why exempted from the disqualification

in respect of the right of voting.

Ch.4. Art.4. Rights of speach and motion with leave of the House why proposed to be

given to the official men now admitted and to their[?] officers[?]

§.1.

Ch.5. Art.5. Of the Attendance of Members

§.1. General and regular attendance why desirable

§.2. Means of securing attendance /it/

Ch.6. Art.6.

Publication, correct, compleat, prompt and authentic, of speeches of Members and

transactions of the House.

Ch.7. Art.7. Continuance of Members in Office – Elections annual.

§.1.

Book II. Concerning Electors

Ch. 8

Art.8. Mode of voting.

§.1. For Home-voters, the secret mode.

Ch.9. Art 9.

§.1. For out-voters, the epistolary mode.

§.2. For Out voters, proxies sent to Home-Voters.

Ch.10.

Art.10. Qualification for the right of voting

§.1. Disqualification

§.2. Qualification viz. by payment of taxes

§.3. Document for proof of the qualification

Ch.11. Art.11. Pecuniary qualification – its amount

Book 3. Concerning Electoral Districts

Ch.12. Art.12.

Electoral districts

how to be marked out.

 One Member only for each Deposit.