The Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883: With Notes and an Index. (Forming a Supplement to the Thirteenth Edition of "Rogers on Elections.")Stevens and Sons, 1883 - 98 pages |
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... limited to one year's im- prisonment , but the penalty was limited to £ 100 in the case of the briber , and £ 10 in the person bribed , to be recovered by action . See Rogers , p . 374 . ( 2. ) A person who commits the offence of ...
... limited to one year's im- prisonment , but the penalty was limited to £ 100 in the case of the briber , and £ 10 in the person bribed , to be recovered by action . See Rogers , p . 374 . ( 2. ) A person who commits the offence of ...
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... limited character ; and ( d . ) That in all other respects the election was free from any corrupt or illegal practice on the part of such candidate and of his agents ; then the election of such candidate shall not , by reason of the ...
... limited character ; and ( d . ) That in all other respects the election was free from any corrupt or illegal practice on the part of such candidate and of his agents ; then the election of such candidate shall not , by reason of the ...
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... limited by this Act shall be barred and shall not be paid ; and , subject to such exception as may be allowed in pursuance of this Act , an election agent who pays a claim in contravention of this enactment shall be guilty of an illegal ...
... limited by this Act shall be barred and shall not be paid ; and , subject to such exception as may be allowed in pursuance of this Act , an election agent who pays a claim in contravention of this enactment shall be guilty of an illegal ...
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... limited by the Act , will , if reported by an Election Court , avoid the election and disqualify the candidate for election for the place during that Parliament , and where the candidate is his own election agent such payments will , on ...
... limited by the Act , will , if reported by an Election Court , avoid the election and disqualify the candidate for election for the place during that Parliament , and where the candidate is his own election agent such payments will , on ...
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... limited by this Act . 30. If any action is brought in any competent court to recover a disputed claim against a candidate at an election , or his election agent , in respect of any expenses incurred on account or in respect of the ...
... limited by this Act . 30. If any action is brought in any competent court to recover a disputed claim against a candidate at an election , or his election agent , in respect of any expenses incurred on account or in respect of the ...
Common terms and phrases
18 Vict 27 Vict 32 Vict amending apply appointed authorised excuse barrister Barrister-at-Law behalf claim clerk committed committee room complete five hundred conduct or management contravention corrupt and illegal corrupt or illegal Corrupt Practices Prevention corruptly costs county or borough Court or Election declaration respecting election deemed Director of Public disqualification Elec election agent Election Commissioners Election Court election petition employment enactments expenses incurred guilty of illegal High Court hiring illegal payment incapacity indictable offence indictment Ireland justices liable Majesty's Treasury ment number of electors offence paid Parliamentary Elections Act personal expenses polling agent polling district Practices Prevention Act procure provisions Public Prosecutions purpose refrain from voting registration officer repealed reported guilty respecting election expenses return and declarations returning officer Rogers Sched Schedule Scotland sincerely declare solemnly and sincerely solicitor sub-agent sub-s summary conviction thereof tion trial undue influence vote or refrain voter
Popular passages
Page 3 - ... intimidation upon or against any person, in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting...
Page 60 - The enactments mentioned in the second schedule to this act are hereby repealed as from the commencement of this act to the extent in that schedule mentioned.
Page 81 - 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 76 - ... on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the said nomination or election.
Page 15 - ... arose from inadvertence or from accidental miscalculation, or from some other reasonable cause of a like nature and in any case did not arise from any want of good faith...
Page 72 - ... for the purpose of defraying any expenses incurred on my behalf on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the said election. And I further solemnly and sincerely declare that...
Page 2 - ... election, or on account of such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting, or being about to vote or refrain from voting at such election, shall be guilty of treating.
Page 80 - ... election, applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether that name be that of a person living or dead, or of a fictitious person, or who, having voted once at any such election, applies at the same election for a ballot paper in his own name.