A Treatise on the Law Relating to Municipal Corporations in England and Wales |
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42 Vict Act of Parliament aforesaid alderman appears Appendix application appointed authority Ballot Act ballot paper Bank of England body corporate borough civil court borough fund borough rate burgess roll bye-law candidate charter commissioners constables corporate office corporate seal corrupt practice court of quarter day of election declaration deemed deputy disqualified duties election court election of councillors election petition enrolled expenses held High Court jurisdiction justices liable mandamus mayor ment municipal borough Municipal Corporations Act municipal election nomination paper notice oath objection offence overseers paid parish burgess lists parliamentary borough parliamentary election payment peace person petitioner polling station poor rate powers prescribed presiding officer proceedings provisions purpose qualified quarter sessions quo warranto recorder relating repealed respect returning officer revising assessor revising barrister rule Schedule Sect statute sub-section thereof tion town clerk Treasury trial trustees vacancy voters ward watch rate
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Page 439 - Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure or endeavour to procure the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election.
Page 513 - London, the town council of any borough for the time being subject to the act of the session of the fifth and sixth years of the reign of King William the Fourth, chapter seventy-six, intituled " An Act to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales...
Page 441 - ... any meat drink entertainment or provision to or for any person, for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to give or refrain from giving his vote...
Page 308 - Every officer, clerk, and agent in attendance at the counting of the votes shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting, and shall not...
Page 415 - the presiding officer ") after having shown to him the official mark at the back. Any ballot paper which has not on its back the official mark, Appendix, or on which votes are given to more candidates than the voter is entitled to vote for, or on which anything, except the said number on the back, is written or marked by which the voter can be identified, shall be void and not counted.
Page 419 - Every returning officer, presiding officer, and clerk who is guilty of any wilful misfeasance or any wilful act or omission in contravention of this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty or liability...
Page 336 - January 5 then last past, and the overseers shall keep the said list, to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at any time between the hours of ten of the clock in the forenoon, and four of the clock in the afternoon...
Page 443 - ... intimidation upon or against any person in order to induce or compel such...
Page 104 - ... to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.
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