The History of the Cases of Controverted Elections: Which Were Tried and Determined During the First and Second Sessions of the Fourteenth Parliament of Great Britain, 15 & 16 Geo. III.

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Página 440 - House has met before that day, or will meet on the day of the issue), issue his warrant to the clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for electing another member in the room of the member whose seat has so become vacant.
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Página 408 - Election ; or if any person by himself, or any person employed by him, doth or shall, by any gift or reward, or by any promise, agreement, or security for any gift or reward, corrupt or procure any person or persons to give his or their vote or votes, or to forbear to give his or their vote or votes, in any such Election...
Página 162 - England, made by another aft of Parliament in England, in the firft year of the reign of their late Majefties King William and Queen Mary, intituled, " An Aft declaring the rights and liberties of the "fubjeft, and fettling the fucceffion of the Crown.
Página 311 - House; that the committee had considered the'same accordingly, and had come to several resolutions, which they had directed him to report to the House; and he read the report in his place, and afterwards delivered it in at the table, where, the same was read ; ' and the resolutions of the committee are as followeth; viz.
Página 408 - Parliament, shall ask, receive, or take any money or other reward, by way of gift, loan, or other devise, or agree or contract for any money, gift, office, employment or other reward whatsoever, to give his vote...
Página 407 - ... in general, or to or for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit or preferment of any such person or persons, place or places, in order to be elected, or for being elected to serve in parliament for such county...
Página 306 - ... through what channel it was conveyed to the electors. A person concealed under a ludicrous and fantastical disguise, and called by the name of Punch, was placed in a small apartment, and, through a hole in the door, delivered out to the voters parcels containing twenty guineas each : upon which they were conducted to another apartment in the same house, where they found a person called Punch's Secretary, who required them to sign notes for the value received ; these notes were made payable to...
Página 408 - I have not received, or had, by myself, or any person whatsoever in trust for me, or for my use and benefit, directly or indirectly, any sum or sums of money, office, place, or employment, gift, or reward, or any promise, or security, for any money, office, employment, or gift, in order to give my vote at this election.

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