The Parliamentary Elections Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Acts, 1854 to 1883: With Explanatory Notes ...Waterlow Bros. & Layton, 1884 - 439 pages |
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... Nomination of election agent 165 25. Nomination of deputy election agent as sub - agent 169 26. Office of election agent and sub - agent 172 27. Making of contracts through election agent 173 28. Payment of expenses through election ...
... Nomination of election agent 165 25. Nomination of deputy election agent as sub - agent 169 26. Office of election agent and sub - agent 172 27. Making of contracts through election agent 173 28. Payment of expenses through election ...
Page xxiv
... nominated SECTION 62 . without consent 64. General interpretation of terms 65. Short titles ... 66. Repeal of Acts ... 67. Commencement of Act Application of Act to Scotland . 68. Application of Act to Scotland Application of Act to ...
... nominated SECTION 62 . without consent 64. General interpretation of terms 65. Short titles ... 66. Repeal of Acts ... 67. Commencement of Act Application of Act to Scotland . 68. Application of Act to Scotland Application of Act to ...
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... nomination day , an election Nomination of agent ( who may be the candidate himself ) is to be named by or on behalf of each candidate , and his name and address declared in writing to the return- ing officer , who shall forthwith give ...
... nomination day , an election Nomination of agent ( who may be the candidate himself ) is to be named by or on behalf of each candidate , and his name and address declared in writing to the return- ing officer , who shall forthwith give ...
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... nominated without their consent . Sec . 64 is the interpretation clause . Sec . 65 contains short titles of various Acts . Sec . 66 contains repeal of , and savings of rights , & c . , under previous Acts . Sec . 67 fixes the ...
... nominated without their consent . Sec . 64 is the interpretation clause . Sec . 65 contains short titles of various Acts . Sec . 66 contains repeal of , and savings of rights , & c . , under previous Acts . Sec . 67 fixes the ...
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... nomination or of the election . poll , to persons actually engaged in the work of the election , though it may be colourable , and is cer- tainly imprudent ( Wallingford , 1 O. & H. 58 ) , need not necessarily be treating , if given ...
... nomination or of the election . poll , to persons actually engaged in the work of the election , though it may be colourable , and is cer- tainly imprudent ( Wallingford , 1 O. & H. 58 ) , need not necessarily be treating , if given ...
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allowed amount appears apply appointed attend authority avoid ballot paper behalf borough bribery candidate cause charges claims clerk Commissioners committed committee Commons constituency contained conviction corrupt practices costs county or borough deemed directed duty effect election agent Election Court election petition electors employed employment enactments entitled evidence expenses expression give given guilty held High hiring House illegal practice indictment influence Ireland Judge justice Lord manner mark means municipal nomination notice objection offence otherwise paid Parliament Parliamentary Elections party payment peace person petitioner polling polling station present presiding proceedings prosecution proved punishable question reason received reference relating repealed respect respondent returning officer Rule Sched schedule Scotland serve Session sub-sec thereof tion treating trial unless vote voter
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Page 69 - ... 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 93 - Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election : 5. Every 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 44 - ... upon or against any person in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such person having voted or refrained from voting at any election, or...
Page 97 - ... any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting, at any election: 2.
Page 312 - ... on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the said nomination or election.
Page 372 - No person shall directly or indirectly induce any voter to display his ballot paper after he shall have marked the same, so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for or against whom he has so marked his vote.
Page 275 - Expenses Acts, 1869 and 1871, shall apply accordingly as if they were herein re-enacted, and in terms made applicable to the above-mentioned costs and sums.
Page 375 - Act, or by reason of any irregularity, if it appears to the tribunal having cognizance of the question that the election was conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in this Act, and that such non-compliance or mistake or irregularity did not affect the result of the election.
Page 429 - Any ballot paper which has not on its back the official mark, or on which votes are given to more candidates than the voter is entitled to vote for, or on which anything, except the said number on the back, is written or marked by which the voter can be identified, shall be void and not counted.
Page 391 - The returning officer, while counting and recording the number of ballot papers and counting the votes, shall keep the ballot papers with their faces upwards, and take all proper precautions for preventing any person from seeing the numbers printed on the backs of such papers.