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B.

BARRISTER. See REVISING BARRister.

BRIBERY. See also LISTS, EVIDENCE, PRACTICE, TRAVElling Ex-

PENSES.

employment and payment of messengers, not, 30, 41.

payment of travelling expenses to voter, not, 29, 88, 177.

colourable employment of messengers, is, 108.

bribery and treating decided before entering on scrutiny, 139.
hearsay evidence allowable in cases of, 65, 158.

systematic, reported to House, 144.

what sufficient evidence of, 178.

what not sufficient evidence of, 142, 163.

what sufficient allegations in petition to admit evidence of, 237.

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of agent after election, not admissible, 175.

of voter admissible, in scrutiny, 196.

made subsequent to election, of what took place before election, ad-
missible, 168. See EVIDENCE.

DECLARATION OF QUALIFICATION.

made twenty-four hours after request, sufficient, if member abroad, 80
duplicate demand of qualification, admissible, 217.

DISQUALIFICATION,

notoriety of, 219.

notoriety of, not sufficient without express notice, 221.

DOUBLE RETURN,

counsel for member whose name is first in return, opens proceed-
ings, 193.

E.

ELECTION,

matters at former, not allowed to be gone into, 115.

statements made subsequent to, as to matters which took place before,
admissible, 168.

ELECTION AUDITOR. See AUDITOR.

ELECTION AGENT. See AGENT.

EMPLOYMENT OF MESSENGERS.

See MESSENGERS.

EVIDENCE. See PRACTICE, WITNESS,

what sufficient of agency, 107, 140, 169, 184, 210, 230.
what not sufficient of agency, 95, 121, 126, 179.

contradictory of agency, 175.

what sufficient of undue spiritual influence, 7.

what not sufficient of "agreeing by other persons for employment," 45.
what not sufficient of non-residence, 46, 47, 89, 148.

what sufficient of residence, 51, 149.

what sufficient of non-residence, 45, 48, 147, 150.
what not sufficient of residence, 48, 52.

what sufficient of parol tender of vote, 53.

hearsay allowable in cases of bribery, 65, 158.

as to what took place at a meeting of non-electors, disallowed, 65.
relating to a case brought out in the course of the investigation will
be allowed, 71.

what not sufficient of treating, 71, 113.

what not sufficient of bribery, 142, 163.

what sufficient of treating, 170.

what sufficient of bribery, 178.

what sufficient of bribery and undue influence to invalidate vote, 90.
of drinking &c., in presence of sitting member admissible pro tanto,
104.

relating to matters connected with former election not allowed, 115.
husband not compellable to give of communication made to him by
wife, 120.

EVIDENCE-continued.

as to what a mob of persons said, not allowed, 120.

admissible of statements made subsequent to election as to matters
which took place before election, 168.

declaration of agent after election, not admissible, 175.

where recriminatory not allowed. 189.

facts insufficient to avoid election, on ground of riot, intimidation,
&c., 210.

duplicate of demand of qualification admissible, 217.

what sufficient of insufficiency of qualification, 217.

of treating at times not mentioned in lists, refused, 232.

witness who understood, but could not speak Irish, allowed to give
the substance of what he heard spoken in that language, 5.
witness maltreated for giving before committee, causes special report
thereon to House, 6.

declaration of voter admissible in scrutiny, 196.

on objection not specified in list of voters objected to, not allowed, 50.
of notoriety of disqualification not sufficient without express notice,
221.

F.

FRIVOLOUS,

petition frivolous and vexatious, 134, 165.

G.

GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS,

not necessary to deliver to, lists of voters intended to be added to
poll, 58.

H.

HEARSAY EVIDENCE. See EVIDENCE.

I.

INFLUENCE,

undue. See UNDUE INFLUENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR,

voter not disqualified by temporary absence while in gaɔl as, 153.

L.

LISTS. See also AGENTS.

Evidence on objection not specified in lists of votes objected to, not
allowed, 50.

not necessary to deliver to General Committee lists of voters intended
to be added to the poll, 58.

case not contained in bribery lists, but mentioned in the opening may
be gone into, 69.

the name of a person to whom a bribe is offered, though not accepted,
must be inserted in bribery lists, otherwise evidence relating to it
will not be allowed, 70.

of persons unduly influenced, if not sufficiently specific, must be
amended, 119.

treating lists must specify "time and place," 119.

treating lists specifying the times as "between 16th March and 2nd
April," sufficiently specific, 125

where allegation of bribery by wholesale treating, unnecessary to
furnish lists, 130.

amendment of bribery list not allowed, 175, 183.

evidence of treating at times not mentioned in lists, refused, 232.

MESSENGER,

M.

employment and payment of not bribery, 30, 41, 126.

if voter influenced by payment as, vote bad, 43.

what not sufficient evidence of "agreeing by other persons" for em-
ployment as, 45.

colourable employment of, bribery, 108.

N.

NON-RESIDENCE. See RESIDENCE.

0.

OBJECTIONS. See LISTS.

OCCUPATION,

What an, as 66 tenant," 60.

in cases of successive, if voter omitted from rate on premises lastly

occupied, vote bad, 59.

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P.

PAROCHIAL RELIEF,

every receipt of, a fresh disqualification to vote, 93.

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when two presented, which has precedence, 207.
frivolous and vexatious, 134, 165.

sufficient, although without address, 137.

if no allegation that majority was colourable, or votes given for
sitting member bad, scrutiny cannot be gone into, 138.

what sufficient allegations in, to admit evidence of bribery, 237.
interlineations and erasures in, 168.

POLL, alteration of. See ALTERATION OF POLL.

POLL BOOKS,

what sufficient production of, 138, 168.

who an agent for production of Irish, 226.

POLL CLERK,

when entry of vote by, complete, 146.

vote wrongly recorded by, rectified by Committee, 227.

vote improperly rejected by, added to poll by Committee, 227.

PRACTICE. See ADJOURNMent, Agent, BRIBERY, LISTS, EVIDENCE,
WITNESS.

rehearing of case in order to produce additional evidence, refused, 47.
treating proved before bribery, 103, 112.

if voter votes twice, one vote struck off, 52.

evidence on objection not specified in list of votes objected to, not
allowed, 50.

evidence as to what took place at meeting of non-electors dis-
allowed, 65.

not necessary to deliver to general Committee lists of votes intended to
be added to the poll, 58.

the examination of a witness will not be postponed till evidence given

by him before a select Committee is in the hands of the parties, 64.
committee will sometimes pursue a particular course of examination,
although they have previously decided that counsel cannot, 64.
hearsay evidence allowable in cases of bribery, 65, 153.

agency to be proved before evidence of undue influence can be
given, 65.

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