Bushby's Manual of the Practice of Elections for the United Kingdom; with an Appendix of Statutes, the Rules of Procedure

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...polling. Schedule (B). Payments which a Candidate may make at an Election to his Counsel, Agents, Inspectors, and Clerics. To one barrister, as counsel for attending the s. d. election, and for the first day's polling, a sum not exceeding.... 50 0 0 For each subsequent day's polling, a sum not exceeding..... 11 7 6 To one conducting agent, a sum not exceeding...... 100 0 0 And an additional sum to cover all expenses bond fide incurred for making up books, and for other expenses necessary for taking a poll. To every other agent or inspector, for the first day's polling, a sum not exceeding. 6 16 6 For every subsequent day's polling, a sum not exceeding.....383 These items are repealed by Stat. Law Revision Act, 1873, To each cheque clerk, and other clerk, for each s. d. day's polling, a sum not exceeding.. 0 15 0 The said allowances to cover all expenses for lodging, diet, and all other extra incidental expenses belong-ing to each of the above-mentioned persons. (Ho candidate to pay more than one counsel, one con-ducting agent, one inspector, and one cheque clerk, for each place of polling; one agent for the sheriff's booth, three agents for preparing tallies, and two clerks for the same purpose, for each barony or half-barony. ) 4 Geo. 4, c. 55. 33. A re-enactment of 1 Geo. 4, c. 11, s. 5, as applies to cities and towns being counties. 63. That any deputy-sheriff, poll clerk, clerk of the peace, Officers negdeputy clerk of the peace, assistant deputy clerk of the peace, lecting duty deputy town clerk, or other officer, interpreter, constable, a e ec on" bailiff, or peace officer, who shall absent himself from the duty of his office at any election of a member or members to serve in parliament for any county of a city, ...