Reports of Cases of Controverted Elections: Before Committees of the House of Commons in the Fourteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom and of Cases Upon Appeal from the Decisions of Revising Barristers in the Court of Common Pleas from Michaelmas Term, 1843, to Easter Term, 1846, Both Inclusive |
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27th section act of parliament aforesaid agent appears appellant appointed bonā fide bribery city of London city or borough claimant commissioners Committee contended contract conveyance Court Cresswell described duly Eagle and Child enacts entitled to vote Erle evidence fact Fisherton franchise freehold freemen give given held intended John Kinglake land landlord list of persons list of voters liverymen Lord LUCKETT Maule name inserted notice of claim notice of objection objector occupied opinion overseers paid parish parliament party objected payment petition petitioners place of abode premises proved provisions purpose qualification question Reform Act Registration Act rent residence Resp respect respondent revising barrister right of voting schedule sect seisin Serjt Signed sitting member statute statute of Anne STOCKPORT Street sufficient taxes tenant term thereof Tindal tion Town Clerk township trustees Vict void William words
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Page 416 - I hereby give you notice, that I object to your name being retained on the list...
Page 477 - ... directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, execute, hold, or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement, made or entered Into in behalf of the United States...
Page 111 - Provided always, that no such person shall be so registered in any year unless he shall have occupied such premises as aforesaid for twelve calendar months next previous to the last day of July in such year...
Page 721 - ... the rent at which the property might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free from all usual tenant's rates and taxes, and tithe commutation rentcharge (if any), and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses ,if any) necessary to maintain the same in a state to command such rent...
Page 577 - ... and the production by the party who posted such notice of such stamped duplicate shall be evidence of the notice having been given to the person at the place mentioned in such duplicate...
Page 75 - Day of July in such year, all the Poor's Rates and assessed Taxes which shall have become payable from him in respect of such premises previously to the Sixth Day of April then next preceding...
Page 112 - That the premises in respect of the occupation of which any person shall be entitled to be registered in any year, and to vote in the election for any city or borough as aforesaid, shall not be required to be the same premises, but may be different premises occupied in immediate succession by such person during the twelve calendar months next previous to the last day of July in such year...
Page 519 - I HEREBY give you Notice, That I object to the Name of being: retained in the List of Persons entitled to vote in...
Page 662 - ... and that such freehold estate has not been granted or made to you fraudulently, on purpose to qualify you to give your vote...
Page 111 - ... contained, be entitled to vote in the election of members to serve in parliament for such borough.