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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... voters on the day of the nomination or poll any refreshment , or money or tickets for refreshment ( with or without corrupt intent ) , was liable to forfeit 40s . ( s . 23 ) . As the latter section is repealed by the present Act , no ...
... voters on the day of the nomination or poll any refreshment , or money or tickets for refreshment ( with or without corrupt intent ) , was liable to forfeit 40s . ( s . 23 ) . As the latter section is repealed by the present Act , no ...
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... voter ) , hold out hopes of reward here or hereafter , and he must not use threats of disadvantage or of punishment hereafter . " This judgment is now apparently limited by the new definition , as a priest who threatens future ...
... voter ) , hold out hopes of reward here or hereafter , and he must not use threats of disadvantage or of punishment hereafter . " This judgment is now apparently limited by the new definition , as a priest who threatens future ...
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... voters , but not to make payments in respect of their travelling expenses ( 21 & 22 Vict . c . 87 , s . 1 ) . In future it will be illegal to convey any voters to or from the poll in a hired vehicle of any description ( including e.g. a ...
... voters , but not to make payments in respect of their travelling expenses ( 21 & 22 Vict . c . 87 , s . 1 ) . In future it will be illegal to convey any voters to or from the poll in a hired vehicle of any description ( including e.g. a ...
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... voters to and from the poll without thereby rendering them liable to license duty as carriages . By the Customs and Inland Revenue Duties Act , 1869 ( 32 & 33 Vict . c . 14 ) s . 19 ( 6 ) , a " carriage " liable to duty under that Act ...
... voters to and from the poll without thereby rendering them liable to license duty as carriages . By the Customs and Inland Revenue Duties Act , 1869 ( 32 & 33 Vict . c . 14 ) s . 19 ( 6 ) , a " carriage " liable to duty under that Act ...
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... voters of persons incapaci- tated for voting by corrupt or illegal practices . 39. ( 1. ) The registration officer in every county and borough shall annually make out a list containing the names and description of all persons who ...
... voters of persons incapaci- tated for voting by corrupt or illegal practices . 39. ( 1. ) The registration officer in every county and borough shall annually make out a list containing the names and description of all persons who ...
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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...