QUALIFICATION OF MEMBER.-continued.
what allegations to be proved, 266.
on whom the burden of proof, ib.
when seat claimed, 266.

how notice should be given, 267.
form of notice, Appendix, clxvii.
returning officer no judge of, 53.
voters to form opinion of, 237.
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS,
register conclusive, 420.

proviso as to English counties, ib.
proviso as to English boroughs, 421.

can committees examine into the compliance with provisoes?

424.

by sureties, 282.

payment, in lieu of, 284.

when entered into, ib.

before whom, 283.

affidavit as to, ib.

objections to, 287.

what objections are good, 288.

how made, and heard, 289.

report of examiner, final, 300.

costs when awarded, 492.

examiner reports to House, 300.
when estreated, 504.

application of monies recovered, 506.

on petition for general bribery, 483.
how dealt with, ib.

surety a competent witness, 443.
RECRIMINATION,

what it is, 351.

when allowed, 190, 351.

when improper, 191, 351.
claim of seat abandoned, ib.
when petition abandoned, ib.
candidate disqualified by, 190

REFRESHMENT,

on days of election, 139.
effect of on election, 142.

REFUSAL,

of declaration of qualification, 259.
REGISTER OF VOTERS,

every voter on may vote, 28.
unless subject to incapacity, 415.
conclusive in England, 420.
and in Ireland, 425.
and in Scotch burghs, 426.
not in Scotch counties, ib.

when opened by committee, 427.
English, how proved, 472.
Irish, how proved, 474.
Scotch, how proved, ib.

custody of Scotch registers, 475.
to be produced on scrutiny, 472.
disqualified list published with, 241.
REGISTERED ELECTORS,
how persons proved to be, 259.
REHEARING,

not allowed, 354, 393.
RELIEF, see Parochial Relief.
RENEWED, petitions abolished, 290.
RE-OPENING CASE,

when allowed, 393.
REPUTATION,

marriages proved by, 463.

RESIDENCE,

to continue in English boroughs, 421.
power of committee to inquire into, 424.
what constitutes, 422.

RETURN,

by whom made in England, 51.

in Scotland, 52.

in Ireland, 51.

errors in, how corrected, 53.

petitions against, 53.

leave granted to petition, when return amended, 338.

double return, when made, 50.

petitions against double, 291.

proceedings on, ib. 326.

false, action against officer, 507.
RETURNING OFFICER,

who is, 6.

makes returns, 51.

is ineligible for place, 7.
duties are ministerial, 53.
want of title in, 358.
improper conduct of, 362.

vacant by accepting office, 220.
by death, 223.

vacant, if no statement of qualification, 268.
defence of by electors, 292.

member abandoning, petitioner to prove his majority, 395.
claim of, lets in recriminatory evidence, 351, see Recrimina-
tion.

defence of, when vexatious, 496.

what petitions do not affect, 485.
ONDARY EVIDENCE,
when admissible, 456.

after notice to produce, ib.

documents traced to other side, 458.

when witness privileged to withhold, 456.
no degrees in, 457.

of poll, 469.

of registers, 472.

SEPARATE DEFENCES,

when allowed, 325.

SEPARATING CASE,

when allowed, 333.

when refused, 337.

by direction of committee, 335.
in what order parts taken, 334.
each part concluded, 335.

SESSIONAL,

returns for counties in England, 4.

for boroughs, if no returning officer, 8, see Appendix, cxx.

issues precepts in Ireland, 4.

makes all returns in Scotland, 4.

keeps Scotch burgh registers, 474.

should produce Scotch poll-books, 466.

SHERIFF CLERK,

has custody of Scotch county registers, 475.

SHOW OF HANDS,

usually taken, 23.

practice in Scotland, 361.

SIGNATURE,

of notice of election, 12.

of petition, 278.

improper, how dealt with, ib. 329.

of demand of qualification, how proved, 259.
to petition if to be proved, 329.

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