The Ballot Act, 1872, for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections: With Explanatory Introduction and Notes, and an IndexGeorge Routledge and sons, 1872 - 139 páginas |
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The Ballot Act, 1872, for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections W.A. Holdsworth Vista previa limitada - 2023 |
The Ballot Act, 1872, for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections W.A. Holdsworth Vista previa limitada - 2023 |
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Act to amend aforesaid agents amend the law apply appointed authority Ballot Act ballot box ballot paper bribery burghs candidate Clause commissioners compartment counterfoil county or borough county or riding Crown in Chancery custody day of election declaration district borough district of burghs election of members enactments entitled to vote Extent of Repeal Fcap form of nomination give public notice given guilty hereby intituled An Act Ireland justices manner members to serve ment misdemeanour municipal borough municipal election nomination paper offence official mark packet parliamentary election peace person polling booth polling districts polling place polling station presiding officer Privy Council purpose quarter sessions register of voters registered electors relating respect returning officer ROUTLEDGE'S royal burghs Rule Rule 55 Schedule Scotland secrecy serve in Parliament Session and Chapter sheriff Song Book taking the poll thereof tion town clerk voting paper whole Act William the Fourth
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Página 69 - ... 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...
Página 38 - In the case of a poll at an election the votes shall be given by ballot. The ballot of each voter shall consist of a paper (in this act called a ballot paper) showing the names and description of the candidates. Each ballot paper shall have a number printed on the back, and shall have attached a counterfoil with the same number printed on the face.
Página 39 - ... marked his vote on the paper, and folded it up so as to conceal his vote, shall place it in a closed box in the presence of the officer presiding at the polling station (in this Act called the 'presiding officer') after having shown to him the official mark at the back.
Página 96 - 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.
Página 44 - No person shall directly or indirectly induce any voter to display his ballot paper after he shall have marked the same, so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for or against whom he has so marked his vote.
Página 64 - 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.
Página 55 - The offence of personation, or of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring the commission of the offence of personation by any person, shall be a felony, and any person convicted thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years together with hard labour.
Página 56 - Whether any corrupt Practice has or has not been proved to have been committed by or with the Knowledge and Consent of any Candidate at such Election, and the Nature of such corrupt Practice...
Página 12 - The elector, on receiving the ballot paper, shall forthwith proceed into one of the compartments in the polling station, and there mark his paper, and fold it up so as to conceal his vote, and shall then put his ballot paper, so folded up, into the ballot box...
Página 44 - Every person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be liable, on summary conviction before two justices of the peace, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.