The Parliamentary Election Acts for England and Wales: Arranged According to the Qualification and the Registration of Electors, Electoral Areas, the Disqualification of Candidates, the Election and the Election Petiltion, with Notes, History and Summary : Being a Treatise on the Law of the Election of Members in England and Wales to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom |
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... referred to , not only were the electors required to be resident in the county , but the knights of the shire also , and these provisions were not abrogated until 1774 by 14 Geo . 3 , c . 58. The constituencies were also bound to pay ...
... referred to , not only were the electors required to be resident in the county , but the knights of the shire also , and these provisions were not abrogated until 1774 by 14 Geo . 3 , c . 58. The constituencies were also bound to pay ...
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... referred to , in case any dispute shall arise touching the right of any person to give his vote thereat : and if such mayor , bailiff , sheriff , town clerk , or other officer , shall refuse or deny such candidate , agent , or freemen ...
... referred to , in case any dispute shall arise touching the right of any person to give his vote thereat : and if such mayor , bailiff , sheriff , town clerk , or other officer , shall refuse or deny such candidate , agent , or freemen ...
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... referred to are the now repealed s . 3 of 18 Geo . 2 , c . 18 , ante , and s . 1 of 20 Geo . 3 , c . 17 . need not be assessed to the land tax . 23. No person shall be allowed to have any vote in the Trustees and election of a knight or ...
... referred to are the now repealed s . 3 of 18 Geo . 2 , c . 18 , ante , and s . 1 of 20 Geo . 3 , c . 17 . need not be assessed to the land tax . 23. No person shall be allowed to have any vote in the Trustees and election of a knight or ...
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... the " other alms , " that comes within the cognizance of the overseers under the terms of s . 40 of the Act of 1867 , and similar enactments referred to above . s . 36 . Law of Parliament . ] This 26 PART I. - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS .
... the " other alms , " that comes within the cognizance of the overseers under the terms of s . 40 of the Act of 1867 , and similar enactments referred to above . s . 36 . Law of Parliament . ] This 26 PART I. - QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS .
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... referred to are ss . 20 and 26. The object and effect of this section is to assimilate successive and joint occupation rights for counties to those conferred by se . 28 and 29 of the Reform Act , 1832 , for boroughs . " Last day of July ...
... referred to are ss . 20 and 26. The object and effect of this section is to assimilate successive and joint occupation rights for counties to those conferred by se . 28 and 29 of the Reform Act , 1832 , for boroughs . " Last day of July ...
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31 Vict 48 Vict aforesaid amend appeal apply appointed ballot paper boundary candidate City of London city or borough claim claimants Commissioners comprised in Division copy Corrupt Practices county or borough Cricklade day of July declaration deemed disqualified dwelling-house election agent election of members election petition electors enacted entitled to vote expenses franchise freehold freemen Hackney Parish hereby House of Commons Ireland last day list of voters lodgers member or members members to serve mentary municipal borough notice of objection overseers ownership voters parish or township Parlia parliamentary borough Parliamentary Elections Parliamentary Registration Acts parliamentary voters payment peace person objected persons entitled place of abode polling districts poor rate pounds precept premises Provided purpose qualification quarter sessions register of voters relating repealed Representation returning officer revising barrister Sched Schedule scot and lot serve in Parliament Sessional Division sheriff thereof tion town clerk Ward writ
Popular passages
Page 381 - ... to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting...
Page 401 - ... for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.
Page 45 - Act, 1870, real and personal property of every description may be taken, acquired, held, and disposed of by an alien in the same manner in all respects as by a natural-born British subject ; and a title to real and personal property of every description may be derived through, from, or in succession to an alien, in the same manner in all respects as through, from, or in succession to a naturalborn British subject.
Page 449 - ... on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of such election...
Page 435 - ANY person who corruptly by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving or providing any meat, drink, entertainment or provision to or for any person, for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to give or refrain from giving his vote...
Page 507 - Petition shall be divided into paragraphs, each of which, as nearly as may be, shall be confined to a distinct portion of the subject...
Page 421 - A description or citation of a portion of an Act is inclusive of the words, section, or other part, first or last mentioned, or otherwise referred to as forming the beginning, or as forming the end, of the portion comprised in the description or citation.
Page 75 - January 5 then last past, and the overseers shall keep the said list, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at any time between the hours of ten of the clock in the forenoon, and four of the clock in the afternoon...
Page 480 - Person who shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any Money to or to the Use of any other Person with the Intent that such Money or any Part thereof shall be expended in Bribery at any Election...
Page 323 - ... directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered Into in behalf of the United States...