Show PEWS THAT CARRY A VOTE Queer Clustom of n Parish Church In England Dates Away Back The parish church of Chertsey possesses pos-sesses a curious anomaly says the Sunday Strand It has several pews Ic which are bought and sold Its giillory Uy auction just like a tablo or a chair foi give their owners and theie pews the time being a legal right to vote at elections In the division luvilamcntary Moreover the owners of the pews have to pay the poor rate of C2 a year Into the bargaina privilege they aro not so eager to use as the former one church wardens the Many years ago or Chertsey were at their wits end in order to raise money for the restoration restor-ation and repair of the sacred edifice and they could flea no solution to the question until some parishioners suggested sug-gested that they should sell tho gallery gal-lery pews to the highest bidder They I accepted the Idea and obtained a special allowing them cial act of parliament to do this and also giving the privl of parliamentary rote A pew I lone a I leVe was recently sold at Tokenhouse Yard for e50 |