The Ballot Act, 1872, for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections: With Explanatory Introduction and Notes, and an Index

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George Routledge and sons, 1872 - 139 страница
 

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Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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...
Страница 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...
Страница 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.

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