Colourable payments to, bribery, 11.

CLOSE BOROUGHS, sale of, 33.

CLUBS, when use of, as committee-rooms,
prohibited, 94.

COALS, gifts of, to electors, 29.

COCKADES, payments for, illegal, 91.
COLOURABLE PAYMENTS, bribery, 11.
COMMITTEE, election, agency of, 76.
COMMITTEE ROOM, what is, 62.
COMMITTEE ROOMS,

Employment of, when bribery, 14.
Excessive number of, contracts for, 58.
Number allowed, 61, 62, 94.

COMMONS, House of, resolution by, not law,

Exceptions to the rule where petition
fails, 165, 166.

When returning officer in fault, 166.
Agreement not to ask for, 166.

Where constituency may be ordered to
pay, 166.

Where persons (not parties to petition)
ordered to pay, 167, 168.
Expenses of witnesses, 168.
Taxation of, 168 et seq.

To be taxed on a liberal scale, 170,
Counsel's fees, 171, 172.
Instructions for hiring, 172.
Number of witnesses allowed, 173.
When to be incurred, 173.

How recovered, 174.

Payment out of security fund, 174.

COUNTIES, Conveyance of voters by sea, when
legal, 91.

COURT,

Attendance of director of public prose-
cutions at election court, 177, 179.
By what courts offenders tried and
punished, 180 et seq.

Election commissioners and their powers,
181.

Effect of their report, 181, 182.
Appeal from election commissioner, to
which, 183.

Report of election court, 184.

Effect of report of election court, 185,
187.

Power of election, to try offenders, 187.
Sentences by election, 188.

Trial by court of summary jurisdiction,
189, 193.

Time for prosecuting before any, 190.
Appeal from summary jurisdiction, 192.
Prosecutions before assize, 193, et seq.
Venue may be changed, 193.

Actions in civil, for penalties, 196.
CRIMINAL LAW, offences against. See Punish-
ments.

DECLARATION OF ELECTION,

Expenses by election agent, 128.
By candidate, 128.

DENTISTS, special punishment of, 181.

DISCOVERY, 143.

DISPUTED CLAIM,

Action for, 125.

May be taxed, 126.

DISSENTERS, intimidation by, 53.

DISSENTING MINISTERS,

Intimidation by, 54.
Intimidation of, 53.

DOCTORS, special punishment of, 181.
DOCUMENTS, production of, 162.

DRUNKENNESS, general, evidence of general
treating, 104.

ECCLESIASTICS,

Limits of their influence, 53.
Undue influence by, 54.
May select candidate, 53.
And canvass for him, 53.
ELECTION COMMITTEE, agency of, 76.
ELECTION EXPENSES, payment of, except
through election agent, an illegal
practice, 63, 113.

ELECTION AGENT,

Illegal practices by, avoiding election, 87.
His appointment and duties, 107 et seq.
Who should be appointed, 108.
Should be a solicitor, 107.

When to be appointed, 108.
When to be named, 108.

LIABILITY

Of candidate for agents, 66 et seq.

Of candidate for political associations,
76-82.

LICENSED PREMISES may not be used as com-
mittee rooms, 94

LIVERY STABLE KEEPER, payments to for
carriages, &c., 59, 60.

MASTER, what jurisdiction vested in, 134.
MESSENGERS,

Colourable payments to, bribery, 11, 12.
To be appointed by election agent, 112.
MONEY PROVIDED FOR ELECTION, to be paid
to election agent, 113.

MOTIVE OF DONOR, test of bribery, 6, 32.

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS,

Effect of bribery at, 19, 20.

Effect of treating at, 39.

Who may petition, 134 et seq.
When to be presented, 135, 136.
How abated, 135

Practice on filing, 138.
Service of, 138,

Security for costs of, 139.

Objections to the security, 139.

Payment into court, how made, on, 139.
Amendment of, 140.

Formal objections to, 140.
Withdrawal of, 140-112.

Corrupt bargain to withdraw, 141.
Practice on withdrawal of, 141.
Withdrawing, opposition to, 142.
Discovery and interrogatories in aid of,
143.

Inspection of ballot papers, 143, 150.

Particulars, delivery of, 143-146.

Objections, particulars of, 145.

Production of telegrams, 145.

Commission to examine witness on, 145.

Witnesses on, 145-147.

Offering rewards for evidence, 146.
Trial of, 146, 147.

Relief on hearing of, 148.

Taxation of witnesses' expenses, 149.
PETTY expenses by volunteers, 121.
PLACARDS,

Excessive payments for, when bribery, 14.
Contracts for, when illegal practice, 58.
POLITICAL CLUBS, premises of, may be used
as committee-rooms, 94.

POLITICAL SOCIETIES, treating, 45.
POLLING agents, to be appointed by election
agent, 112.

POSTERS, issued without printer's name, 98.

PUNISHMENTS,

By what courts awarded, 180 et seq.
Effect of report of commissioners, 180,
182.

Of barristers reported, 181.

Of solicitors reported, 181.

Of doctors, dentists and clergymen re-
ported, 182.

Before report, party to be heard, 183.
Appeal upon report, 183, 184.

By election court, 184, 187.

Of candidate guilty of corrupt practice,
185.

Of candidate guilty by his agent, 186.
Effect of report of election court upon
other persons, 187.

Committal for trial by election court,
188.

By a court of summary jurisdiction, 189.
By the court of assize, 193.

In case of excessive expenditure, 134.
On hearing of petition, 148.
REPUDIATION OF AGENTS, 74, 78.

RESOLUTION OF HOUSE OF COMMONS, not
law, 50.

RETIREMENT OF CANDIDATE, when illegal
practices, 91.

RETURNING OFFICER'S CHARGES, 114, 123'
127.

REVISING BARRISTER'S COURT,

Payment for attendance at, 16
Treating for attendance at, 40.
REWARDS FOR EVIDENCE, 146.
RIBBONS, payment for, 91.

RIOTING, general, effect of, 105, 106.
ROOMS. See Committee Rooms, 58.

SCRUTINY OF VOTES,

Elector has no locus standi, 153.
Register, how far conclusive on, 154.
Ballot papers, ill marked, 155.
Votes struck off, 155.

When ballot papers examined, 156.
Practice as to tendered votes, 157.

TELEGRAMS, production of, 145.

TENANTS, intimidation of, 50.

TEST-BALLOT,

Bribery at, 21.

Treating at, 39, 40.

THREATS, When undue influence, 50, 52.
TORCHES, payments for, illegal, 91.
TRAVELLING EXPENSES,

Payment of, when bribery, 15, 16.
Payment of, now always illegal, 16.
TREACHERY, by agent, 84.

TREATING BY AGENT, avoids election, 34.
TREATING, 34, 47,

On the nomination or polling day, 35.
Statutory definitions of, 35, 36.
Must be done corruptly, 37.

Must be done to influence the vote, 38.
Offer to treat is not, 39.
But may be bribery, 39.
Non-electors, may avoid election, 39.
At municipal elections, 39.

To obtain popularity, effect of, 39.
At revision courts, 40.

By refreshments to paid agents, 40.
By opening public houses, 41.
Amount of, immaterial, 42.

Relief where, trivial, 42.

Conditions on which relief granted, 16,

UNDUE INFLUENCE,

By workpeople, 52.

Withdrawal of custom, 52,
Spiritual intimidation, 53.
Attempts to use, avoid election, 54.
Hasty words not, 55.

Relief against consequences of, 56.
UNIVERSITIES, corrupt payment of members'
fees, bribery, 5.

VALUE OF BRIBE, immaterial, 10.
VOLUNTARY AGENTS,

number of, unlimited, 68, 71, 93.
Candidate liable for, 68.
Repudiation of, 76, 78.

VOTE, if not free, is bad, 48.
VOTERS, "bottling," 50.

VOTING, when illegal, 95.

who are prohibited from, 96.
VOTING CARDS, when a fraudulent device, 55.
WAGERS on result of election, 34.

WAGES, day's, payment of, when bribery, 15,
21.

WATCHERS, colourable payments to, bribery,
11.

WITHDRAWAL of candidate (false statement of),
97.