Reports of the Decisions of Committees of the House of Commons in the Trial of Controverted Elections: During the Seventeenth Parliament of the United Kingdom, Volume 1 |
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18 Vict 1st Petition 2nd peti agency agent for election Agents:-Messrs Agents:-Mr alleged bribery appeared applied Arthur Wynne Ballinrobe barrister borough Brewer's Hill bribed burgess to serve canvassed Castlebar Chairman clerk Colonel Higgins Committee agreed Committee decided Committee resolved Committee was appointed committee-rooms Conway Coppock Counsel for Sitting dence duly elected Edwin James elected a burgess election and return election expenses electors evidence Final reso fluence following final resolutions following Members George Gavin George Henry Moore Henry House to declare John Hales Calcraft John Lilley John Moyer July last election Lord Galway lutions ment mittee Moore null and void objected paid payment persons Phinn prayed the House present Parliament proved qualification question resolutions for report revising barrister Rodwell second petition Serjt sitting member Slade Steuart suffi Thomas tion travelling expenses undue influence usual preliminary resolutions voter Wareham William Roupell William Tite witness
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Page 237 - ... give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money, or valuable consideration, 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, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election : 2.
Page 61 - Taylor is not duly elected a burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the borough of King's Lynn. 3. That the late election for a burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the said borough of King's Lynn is a void election.
Page 56 - ... and no person shall be admitted to vote at any such election, except at the booth allotted for the parish, district, or part wherein the property may be situate in respect of which he claims to vote, or in case he does not claim to vote in respect of property, then wherein his place of abode as described in the register may be...
Page 58 - ... wherein his place of abode as described in the register may be ; but in case no booth shall happen to be provided for any particular parish, district or part as aforesaid, the votes of persons voting in respect of property situate in any parish, district, or part so omitted, or having their place of abode therein, may be taken at any of the said booths, and the votes of freemen residing out of the limits of the city or borough may be taken at any of the said booths; and public notice of the situation,...
Page 172 - An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Bribery, Treating, and undue Influence at Elections of Members of Parliament.
Page 57 - That no Person shall be entitled to vote in the Election of a Knight or Knights of the Shire to serve in any future Parliament, or in the Election of a Member or Members to serve in any future Parliament for any City or Town being a County of itself...
Page 57 - Parts for which such Booth is respectively allotted ; and no Person shall be admitted to vote at any such Election, except at the Booth allotted for the...
Page 86 - That counsel will not be allowed to go into matters not referred to in their opening statement, without a special application to the Committee for permission to do so.
Page 55 - ... and shall finally close at four of the clock in the afternoon of the same day, (unless in case of riot or obstruction,) and shall be conducted in manner following ; (that is to say...