The Ballot Act, 1872, with Copious Notes and IndexShaw and sons, 1872 - 106 pages |
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32 Vict Act the title Act to amend agent amend the law appointed ballot box ballot paper candidate clause commissioners Corrupt Practices counterfoils county or borough county or riding court Crown in Chancery declaration deputy district borough East Retford elec election of members enactments entitled to vote Extent of Repeal form of nomination hereby intituled An Act Ireland manner mayor member or members members to serve ment municipal borough municipal election newspaper circulated nomination paper notice offence of personation official mark parliamentary borough parliamentary election peace having jurisdiction place of election poll books polling districts polling place polling station presiding officer Privy Council provisions purpose quarter sessions register of voters respect returning officer royal burghs rule schedule Scotland sealed sect serve in Parliament Session and Chapter sheriff taking the poll thereof tion Title or abbreviated ward whole Act William the Fourth words An Act writ
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Page 7 - ... to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.
Page 14 - 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 54 - ... the purpose of instituting or maintaining a prosecution for an offence in relation to ballot papers, or for the purpose of a petition questioning an election or return...
Page 47 - Act, or (if the poll be taken on Saturday) of any voter who declares that he is of the Jewish persuasion, and objects on religious grounds to vote in manner prescribed by this Act, or of any voter who makes such a declaration as hereinafter mentioned that he is unable to read...
Page 83 - A description or citation of a portion of an Act is inclusive of the words, section, or other part, first or last mentioned, or otherwise referred to as forming the beginning, or as forming the end, of the portion comprised in the description or citation.
Page 42 - Printing-House, between the hours of ten in the morning and two in the afternoon, to preach eight Divinity Lecture Sermons, the year following, at St.
Page 46 - ... station, so that they may see that it is empty, and shall then lock it up, and place his seal upon it in such manner as to prevent its being opened without breaking such...
Page 15 - Act, if it appears to the tribunal having cognizance of the question that the election was conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the body of this Act, and that such non-compliance or mistake did not affect the result of the election.
Page 59 - ... the votes, shall, before the opening of the poll, make a statutory declaration of secrecy, in the presence, if he is the returning officer, of a justice of the peace...
Page 38 - ... any investigation, legal proceeding or 'remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy...