Cases of Controverted Elections in the Twelfth Parliament of the United Kingdom: Being the Second Parliament Since the Passing of Acts for the Amendment of the Representation of the People |
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Page 309 - ... who shall, within twelve calendar months next previous to the last day of July in such year, have received parochial relief, or other alms, which '37] by the law of parliament *now disqualify from voting in the election of members to serve in parliament.
Page 83 - House of Parliament, to deprive many inconsiderable Places of the Right of returning Members, to grant such Privilege to large, populous, and •wealthy Towns, to increase the Number of Knights of the Shire, to extend the Elective Franchise to many of His Majesty's Subjects who have not heretofore enjoyed the same, and to diminish the Expense of Elections...
Page 85 - ... such person shall be entitled to vote in the election of a member or members to serve in...
Page 104 - ... registered in any year, and to vote in any 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 33 - ... the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term originally created for a period of not less than sixty years...
Page 197 - ... signed by himself, containing a rental or particular of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments, whereby he makes out his qualification...
Page 117 - ... was entitled, on the last day of July then next preceding, to have his name inserted in the list of voters in respect of the qualification described in such list ; and in case the same shall not be proved to the satisfaction of such barrister, or in case it shall...
Page 309 - Year unless he shall have resided for Six Calendar Months next previous to the last Day of July in such Year...
Page 84 - ... law stood at the making of the act ; what the mischief was, for which the common law did not provide; and what remedy the parliament hath provided to cure this mischief.
Page 392 - ... within that part of Great Britain called England, the dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed...