Cases of Controverted Elections: In the Second Parliament of the United Kingdom ... 1802, Volume 2A. Strahan, 1806 - Contested elections |
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... objected to Objected to this plan ; infifting , first , that it was incumbent on the petitioner to lay his whole cafe before the committee , before ber . their client was called upon to anfwer any part of it : fecondly , that as the ...
... objected to Objected to this plan ; infifting , first , that it was incumbent on the petitioner to lay his whole cafe before the committee , before ber . their client was called upon to anfwer any part of it : fecondly , that as the ...
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... objected to in each hundred feparately which was rather a convenient arrangement , than a divifion of the cafe ; and even there , they left it open to themselves to repeal that arrangement , if it should be found inconvenient to the ...
... objected to in each hundred feparately which was rather a convenient arrangement , than a divifion of the cafe ; and even there , they left it open to themselves to repeal that arrangement , if it should be found inconvenient to the ...
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... objected to on the ground of non - affeffment in the lift of objections , appearing to be omitted in the compared lift given in upon oath before the committee , the objection was not fuffered to be entered into . Vote of James Crofs ...
... objected to on the ground of non - affeffment in the lift of objections , appearing to be omitted in the compared lift given in upon oath before the committee , the objection was not fuffered to be entered into . Vote of James Crofs ...
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... objected to this propofal ; but the committee cafe , before determined that the fitting member fhould now proceed called on be- to open his cafe . " Mr. Plumer accordingly addreffed the committee on the part of Sir F. Burdett ; after ...
... objected to this propofal ; but the committee cafe , before determined that the fitting member fhould now proceed called on be- to open his cafe . " Mr. Plumer accordingly addreffed the committee on the part of Sir F. Burdett ; after ...
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... objected to by the in- spector who attended on the part of the petitioner , and was carried round to the fheriff's box . Here a witness , in the prefence of the fheriffs and of the voter , gave an ac- count of the constitution of the ...
... objected to by the in- spector who attended on the part of the petitioner , and was carried round to the fheriff's box . Here a witness , in the prefence of the fheriffs and of the voter , gave an ac- count of the constitution of the ...
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admitted affeffment affeffor againſt alderman alfo alſo anfwer appeared arifing bailiff becauſe Bedfordshire bribery cafe candidate capital burgeffes caſe charter committee determined confent confideration confifted corporation counfel court Cricklade decifion declared defcribed defcription difqualified duly eftate electors eſtate evidence faid borough fame ferve fhall fheriff fhew fhould fide fince fitting member fome freehold ftat ftated ftatute fubject fubmitted fuch fufficient fupport high bailiff himſelf Houfe of Commons Houſe infifted inftance inhabitants intereft laft land land-tax Liskeard Lord mayor mittee muſt neceffary oath obferved objected occafionality occupier parish parliament party perfons peti petition petitioner poffeffion poll poll-clerk prefent premiſes propofed proved purpoſe queftion refidence refolution refolved refpect refuſed rent returning officer right of election ſaid Scot and Lot ſhall ſtated ſuch tenant tender thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion uſe vote voter whofe witnefs writ
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