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pcrfon who contents or diffents as diocefan, patron, 

 incumbent, or tithe-owner, mould have any vote 

 as land-owner alfo. If any oppofition be made to 

 the meafure, the parties oppofing fhould be heard 

 by themfelves or counfel ; and, if the magiftrates 

 are not unanimous, in order that friendship or party 

 may have no influence, the queftion fhould be de- 

 termined by ballot.* 



CHOICE OF COMMISSIONERS. 



Three CommifTioners, who are men of judgment, 

 integrity, experienced, and difinterefled, will tranf. 

 act bufinefs much better than a larger number. 

 The act of any two of them fhould be binding. It 

 is reafonable that the parties mould have a good 

 opinion of the perfons in whom fo considerable a 

 truft is vefted. The Bifhop of the diocefe, the pa- 

 tron, incumbent, or other tithe-owners, or the major 

 part of them, fhould therefore name one Commif- 

 fioner, and a majority of the land-owners choofe 



* If it fhall appear that a larger proportion of contents fhould be obtained, 

 either on the part of the tithe-owners, or that of the land-owners, the author 

 does not object to it. Convinced as he is that the great expence of parting 

 a bill through parliament for each parith fef>ara/i-Iy, and of procuring evidence 

 to attend from diitant parts of the kingdom, would in many cafes fruftrate 

 the benefits propofed ; he wifhes for theconfents to be fuch as would infure 

 its fuccefs if brought before parliament. He does not wifh for themagiftrates 

 , what fome may think, too great a power ; but that the parties mould 

 be enabled to proceed in the leaft expenfive manner, purfuant to a general 

 •cl, in the framing of which every proper precaution fhould be taken* 



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