Speech ... delivered in the House of commons, 5th June, on corporation reform, with the bill to provide for the regulation of municipal corporations in England and Wales. Taken from 'The Mirror of parliament'. |
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... writing , signed by three or more of the said trustees , at the meeting at which such order shall have been made , and countersigned by the secretary to the trustees . And be it enacted , that all acts of the charitable trustees ...
... writing , signed by three or more of the said trustees , at the meeting at which such order shall have been made , and countersigned by the secretary to the trustees . And be it enacted , that all acts of the charitable trustees ...
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... writing all the powers vested in them as such trustees , by any such Act or Acts of Parliament as aforesaid , to the councillors of any such borough , during such time only as they shall be councillors of such borough re- spectively ...
... writing all the powers vested in them as such trustees , by any such Act or Acts of Parliament as aforesaid , to the councillors of any such borough , during such time only as they shall be councillors of such borough re- spectively ...
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... writing under their hands , so many as they shall think fit of the inhabitants of such borough ( not legally exempt from serving the office of constable ) to act as special constables within such borough whensoever they shall be ...
... writing under their hands , so many as they shall think fit of the inhabitants of such borough ( not legally exempt from serving the office of constable ) to act as special constables within such borough whensoever they shall be ...
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... writing , and shall cause to be printed , a full abstract of his accounts for the year , and a copy thereof shall be open to the inspection of all the rate - payers of such borough ; and copies thereof shall be delivered to all the rate ...
... writing , and shall cause to be printed , a full abstract of his accounts for the year , and a copy thereof shall be open to the inspection of all the rate - payers of such borough ; and copies thereof shall be delivered to all the rate ...
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... writing , under the hand of such clerk of the peace , or registrar respectively , containing the substance of such summons ; and such clerk of the peace shall make out a list of the names of such persons so summoned as grand jurors ...
... writing , under the hand of such clerk of the peace , or registrar respectively , containing the substance of such summons ; and such clerk of the peace shall make out a list of the names of such persons so summoned as grand jurors ...
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Page 59 - ... notice in writing of such action, and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the defendant one calendar month at least before the commencement of the action...
Page 58 - Peace, conditioned personally to appear at the said Sessions, and to try such Appeal, and to abide the Judgment of the Court thereon, and to pay such Costs as shall be by the Court awarded...
Page 57 - Party shall not appear accordingly, then (upon Proof of the due Service of the Summons by delivering a Copy thereof to the Party, or by delivering such Copy at the Party's usual Place of Abode to some Inmate thereat, and explaining the Purport thereof to such Inmate...
Page 59 - Party making the same be deemed a Trespasser, on account of any Defect or Want of Form in the Summons...
Page 59 - ... the defendant or defendants in such issue"1 action or suit, shall and may plead the general issue, and give this act, and the special matter, in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon, and that the same was done in pursuance and by the authority of this act...
Page 59 - And, for the protection of persons acting in the execution of this act, be it enacted, that all actions and prosecutions to be commenced against any person for any thing done in pursuance of this act shall be laid and tried in the county where the fact was committed, and shall be commenced within six calendar months after the fact committed...
Page 35 - In the event of any such trader as aforesaid being adjudged a bankrupt, or taking the benefit of any Act for the relief of insolvent debtors...
Page 59 - ... shall become nonsuit, or discontinue any such action after issue joined, or if, upon demurrer or otherwise, judgment shall be given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs as between attorney and client, and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant hath by law in other cases...
Page 31 - ... share or interest in any contract or employment with, by, or on behalf of the council.
Page 58 - Record ; and no Warrant of Commitment shall be held void by reason of any Defect therein, provided it be therein alleged that the Party has been convicted, and there be a good and valid Conviction to sustain the same.