The Parliamentary Elections (corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1883. Ed., with an Introduction and Full Explanatory and Legal NotesW. Maxwell & son, 1883 - 251 pages |
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... includes not only any expenditure in excess of the maximum allowed , but also 66 ( a ) S. 17 . ( b ) S. 7 . ( d ) S. 8 , Sched . I. , Pt . IV .. ( c ) Ss . 7 , 16 . the more important classes of payments for prohibited Introdn . 8 ...
... includes not only any expenditure in excess of the maximum allowed , but also 66 ( a ) S. 17 . ( b ) S. 7 . ( d ) S. 8 , Sched . I. , Pt . IV .. ( c ) Ss . 7 , 16 . the more important classes of payments for prohibited Introdn . 8 ...
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... include the prohibited . employments , payments for flags , & c . , the using of certain premises as committee rooms , and the provision of money for illegal practices . ments and Any person found guilty by Election Judges or on Punish ...
... include the prohibited . employments , payments for flags , & c . , the using of certain premises as committee rooms , and the provision of money for illegal practices . ments and Any person found guilty by Election Judges or on Punish ...
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... include an association , & c . Therefore any person , who knowingly subscribes to any association which spends part of its funds in influencing votes by treating , may be punishable under this section . Either before , during , or after ...
... include an association , & c . Therefore any person , who knowingly subscribes to any association which spends part of its funds in influencing votes by treating , may be punishable under this section . Either before , during , or after ...
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... includes every statutory corrupt practice . S. 3 of the P. E. Act is wider , as it adds the words " or [ as such offences are ] recognised by the common law of Parliament , " and thus enables a seat to be declared void for general riot ...
... includes every statutory corrupt practice . S. 3 of the P. E. Act is wider , as it adds the words " or [ as such offences are ] recognised by the common law of Parliament , " and thus enables a seat to be declared void for general riot ...
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... includes " pecuniary or other reward ( s . 64 ) . " " Sub - section ( 1 ) ( b ) .- The effect of this clause is to prohibit all payments to electors for allowing their houses , & c . , to be placarded or for exhibiting placards in their ...
... includes " pecuniary or other reward ( s . 64 ) . " " Sub - section ( 1 ) ( b ) .- The effect of this clause is to prohibit all payments to electors for allowing their houses , & c . , to be placarded or for exhibiting placards in their ...
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Page 182 - 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 174 - ... myself"] or any other person 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.
Page 186 - 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 182 - Every person who shall, upon or in consequence of any such gift...
Page 144 - Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed as from the commencement of this Act to the extent in the third column of that schedule mentioned, provided that this repeal or the expiration of any enactment not continued by this Act shall not revive any enactment which at the commencement of this...
Page 14 - ... for the purpose of corruptly influencing such person or any other person to give or refrain from giving his vote...
Page 40 - No payment or contract for payment shall, for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of a candidate...
Page 182 - ... any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election...
Page 42 - That the offences mentioned in the said report were of a trivial, unimportant, and 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...
Page 204 - Whether any corrupt Practice has or has not been proved to have been committed by or with the Knowledge and Consent of any Candidate at such Election, and the Nature of such corrupt Practice...