Reports of the Decisions of the Judges for the Trial of Election Petitions in Great Britain and Ireland: Pursuant to the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868. Vol. 1-7, Niteet 1–2Sweet and Maxwell, 1870 |
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18 Vict act of bribery Act of Parliament agency allegations of bribery appeared asked avoid the election Ballot Act ballot-papers Baron BRAMWELL Baron FITZGERALD Baron MARTIN Barrister behalf Bewdley borough bribed called candidate canvass committee common law Common Pleas contained the usual corrupt treating Counsel for Petitioners Counsel for Respondent course Court of Common decision doubt drink effect election void electors employed employment expenses fact follow the event Giffard give ground House of Lords illegal induce inquiry intention intimidation judge judgment Justice BLACKBURN Justice GROVE Justice KEOGH large number law of agency Legislature matter meaning Messrs objected opinion paid Parliamentary Elections Act particulars party payment petition contained polling stations pray the seat present promise proved purpose question reason recriminatory returning officer rule scrutiny Serjeant Ballantine Serjeant Parry sitting member statute submitted tion undue influence usual allegations Vide vote witness
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Sivu 227 - Any ballot paper which has not on its back the official mark, or on which votes are given to more candidates than the voter is entitled to vote for, or on which anything, except the said number on the back, is written or marked by which the voter can be identified, shall be void and not counted.
Sivu 125 - ... the expense of giving or providing, any meat drink entertainment or provision to or for any person, for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to give or refrain from giving his vote...
Sivu 184 - ... to procure, any Money or valuable Consideration, to or for any Voter, or to or for any Person on behalf of any Voter, or to or for any other Person in order to induce any Voter to vote, or refrain from voting...
Sivu 103 - Provided always, that the aforesaid enactment shall not extend or be construed to extend to any money paid or agreed to be paid for or on account of any legal expenses bond fide incurred at or concerning any election.
Sivu 3 - Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give, lend, or agree to give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of such voter having voted or refrained...
Sivu 56 - Parliament, or other peer or prelate, not being a peer of Ireland at the time elected, and not having declined to serve for any county, city, or borough of Great Britain, to concern himself in the election of members to serve for the commons in Parliament...
Sivu 224 - The voter will then fold up the ballot paper so as to show the official mark on the back, and leaving the compartment will, without showing the front of the paper to any person, show the official mark on the back...
Sivu 53 - Every person who shall directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, make use of or threaten to make use of any force, violence, or restraint, or inflict or threaten to inflict, by himself or by any other person, any temporal or spiritual injury, damage, harm, or loss...
Sivu 18 - ... throw the whole weight of his character into the scale; but he may not appeal to the fears, or terrors, or superstition of those he addresses. He must not hold out hopes of reward here or hereafter, and he must not use threats of temporal injury, or of disadvantage, or of punishment hereafter.
Sivu 30 - The law cannot strike at the existence of influence. The law can no more take away from a man, who has property, or who can give employment, the insensible but powerful influence he has over those whom he can benefit by the proper use of his wealth, than the law could take away his honesty, his good feeling, his courage, his good looks, or any other qualities which give a man influence over his fellows.