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 KingdomW. Clowes and Sons, 1885 - 588 pages |
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... PRACTICE IN WINDING - UP COMPANIES.- A Concise and Practical Treatise upon the Law and Practice relating to the Winding - up of Companies from the commencement of the Winding - up Proceedings to Dissolution ; with Forms for use in ...
... PRACTICE IN WINDING - UP COMPANIES.- A Concise and Practical Treatise upon the Law and Practice relating to the Winding - up of Companies from the commencement of the Winding - up Proceedings to Dissolution ; with Forms for use in ...
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... Practice " ) . With numerous cases under the new Act . Royal 8vo , cloth , 255 . THE LAW AND PRACTICE UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT , 1883 , with the Rules and Forms ; The Debtors ' Acts , 1869 , with Notes ; The Bills of Sale Acts , 1878 ...
... Practice " ) . With numerous cases under the new Act . Royal 8vo , cloth , 255 . THE LAW AND PRACTICE UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT , 1883 , with the Rules and Forms ; The Debtors ' Acts , 1869 , with Notes ; The Bills of Sale Acts , 1878 ...
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... practice was not always confined even to freeholders , because by 7 Hen . 4 , c . 15 , the right to elect was attributed to " all who are there present in the County Court , as well suitors duly summoned for that cause as others ...
... practice was not always confined even to freeholders , because by 7 Hen . 4 , c . 15 , the right to elect was attributed to " all who are there present in the County Court , as well suitors duly summoned for that cause as others ...
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... practice were checked by the Act of 2 Geo . 2 , c . 2 , which provided that the last decision of the House of Commons should be conclusive as to the right of election , and by Grenville's Act the jurisdiction on controverted elections ...
... practice were checked by the Act of 2 Geo . 2 , c . 2 , which provided that the last decision of the House of Commons should be conclusive as to the right of election , and by Grenville's Act the jurisdiction on controverted elections ...
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... practice of committees of the House of Commons , that the receipt of parochial relief should constitute a disqualification of the borough electors - a restriction applied by statute to counties by the Act of 1867 . v . By the Reform Act ...
... practice of committees of the House of Commons , that the receipt of parochial relief should constitute a disqualification of the borough electors - a restriction applied by statute to counties by the Act of 1867 . v . By the Reform Act ...
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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...