A Compendium of the Practice at Elections of Members to Serve in Parliament

2.-Notice of Election for a Borough.

City [or Borough] of

day of

In pursuance of a Writ received by me [the Mayor (a)], for electing a Burgess [or Burgesses,

as the case may be] to serve in Parliament for the City [or Borough, as the case may be] of

do hereby give notice, that I shall proceed to election accordingly, on the day of at (b) o'clock in the forenoon, in the [Town-hall or Courthouse, as the case may be], when and where all persons concerned are to give their attendance.

And take notice, that all persons who are guilty of Bribery, at the said election, will, on conviction of such offence, be liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in "The Corrupt Practices' Prevention Acts." (c)

And take notice, that all persons who are guilty of Treating or Undue-influence, at the said election, will, on conviction of such offence, be liable to the penalties mentioned in that behalf in "The Corrupt Practices' Prevention Acts."

A. B., Mayor [as the case may be].

(a) Vide ante, pp. 2-47.

(b) Any time between eight and eleven o'clock, a.m.; vide supra, p. 5.

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3.-Return for a County.

County of This Indenture, made in a Special Supra, 47. County Court, holden at

our Sovereign Lady Victoria, by the grace of God,
Queen, Defender of the Faith, and soforth, and in
the year of our Lord
between 4. B., Esq.,
Sheriff of the said County, of the one part, and C. D.,
E. F., and many other persons of the County afore-
said, electors of Knights to serve in Parliament
for the said County, of the other part: Witnesseth,
that proclamation having been made by the said
Sheriff, by virtue and in pursuance of the Writ of
our Sovereign Lady the Queen, hereunto annexed,
commanding the said Sheriff to cause to be elected,
of the most fit and discreet of the said County, two
Knights girt with swords, to serve for the said
County in a Parliament to be holden at Westminster
on the
day of next, the said parties to these
presents, together with the major part of the electors
of the said County present at
aforesaid on the
day of the date hereof, by virtue of the said Writ,
and according to the force and effect of divers
Statutes in that case made and provided, have, by
assent and consent, freely and indifferently elected
, in the County of

and chosen

Esq., of
Esq., of

, in the County

two Knights girt with swords, to

serve in the said Parliament for the commonalty of

the said County, giving and granting to the said Knights full and sufficient power and authority, for themselves and the commonalty of the said County, to do and consent to those things which, in the said Parliament, by the Common Council of the United Kingdom of our said Lady the Queen (by the blessing of God), shall happen to be ordained upon the affairs of the said Writ: In witness whereof the parties to these presents have put their hands and seals, the day, and year, and place first above. written.

in the

year of the reign of our Lady Victoria, by

the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, and

soforth, and in the year of our Lord

between

gentleman, Mayor of the Borough

, in the County of

of the

one part, and A.B. and C.D., and many other persons of the said Borough, electors of Burgesses to serve in Parliament for said Borough, of the other part:

Witnesseth, that proclamation having been duly made by the said [Mayor] by force and in pursuance of the Writ of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, hereto annexed, commanding the said [Mayor] to cause to

day of

be elected, of the most fit and discreet of the said Borough, [two] Burgesses to serve for the said Borough in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster, on the next, the said parties to these presents, together with the major part of the electors of the said Borough, present at aforesaid, on the day of the date hereof, by virtue of the said Writ and according to the force and effect of divers Statutes in that case made and provided, have, by assent and consent, freely and indifferently elected and chosen.

and to be Burgesses to serve in Parliament for said Borough, giving and granting to the said Burgesses full and sufficient power and authority, for themselves and the commonalty of the said Borough, to do and consent to those things which, in the said Parliament, by the Common Council of the United Kingdom of our said Lady the Queen (by the blessing of God), shall happen to be ordained upon the affairs of the said Writ: In witness whereof the parties to these presents have put their hands and seals, the day, and year, and place first above written.

No. 5.-University Voting Paper.

Dublin University Election, 18

I, A. B. [the Christian and Surnames of the elector in full, his Degree or Academical rank or office, if any, to be here inserted] of the College of the Holy Trinity of Dublin, do hereby declare that I have signed no other voting paper at this Election, and do hereby give my vote at this Election for

And I nominate

C. D.

E. F.

G. H.

or one of them, to deliver this voting paper at the Poll. Witness my hand, this

day of