books, 80 sealed as aforesaid, to the clerk of the Qrown
and Hanaper in the High Court of Chancery in Ire-
land, or his deputy, or deliver the same, directed to
the said clerk of the Crown and Hanaper, to the
postmaster or deputy postmaster of the city, town, or
place wherein such proclamation shall have been
made as aforesaid, who on receipt thereof shall give
an acknowledgment in writing of such receipt to such
sheriff, under-sheriff, or returning officer, expressing
therein the time of such delivery, and shall keep a
duplicate of such acknowledgment, signed by such
sheriff, under-sheriff, or returning officer; and the
said postmaster or deputy postmaster shall despatch
all such poll-books, so sealed and directed as aforesaid,
by the first post or mail after the receipt thereof, to
the General Post-office in Dublin ; and the postmaster
or postmaster-general is hereby directed, imme-
diately on the receipt of such poll- books, to convey
the same to the Crown and Hanaper office, and to
deliver the same there, so sealed as aforesaid, to the
said clerk of the Crown and Hanaper, or his deputy ;
and the said clerk of the Crown and Hanaper, or his
deputy, is hereby required to give to such postmaster
or postmaster-general, sheriff, under-sheriff, returning
officer, or agent delivering the same, a memorandum
in writing acknowledging the receipt of such poll-
books, and setting forth the day and hour when
the same were delivered at the Crown and Hanaper
office ; and the said clerk of the Crown and Hanaper,
or his deputy, is hereby required, immediately on
receipt of such poll- books, to register the same in the
books of the said Crown and Hanaper office, and to
endorse thereon the day and hour upon which he
received the same ; and every such sheriff, under-
sheriff, or returning officer, is hereby required, at the
time of transmitting such poll- books as aforesaid
through the post-office, to address and forward a
letter by the same post or mail to the said clerk of
the Crown and Hanaper, informing him of such trans-
mission, and giving the number and description of
such poll-books so transmitted.
