 | Henry Hallam - Constitutional history - 1827 - 854 pages
...importance, which still continue the great securities against an overwhelming influence : first, that every member of the house of commons accepting an...the crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a new writ shall issue ; secondly, that no person holding an office created... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1836 - 672 pages
...article was repealed. But two provisions of great importance were established in its stead. First, that every member of the House of Commons accepting an...the Crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a new writ shall issue. Secondly, that no person, holding an office created... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1836 - 660 pages
...article was repealed. But two provisions of great importance were established in its stead. First, that every member of the House of Commons accepting an...the Crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a new writ shall issue. Secondly, that no person, holding an office created... | |
 | Jean Louis de Lolme, Archibald John Stephens - Constitutional history - 1838 - 718 pages
...successfully objected to by the lords, but two most important provisions were established, FIRST, that every member of the House of Commons, accepting an...the crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a new writ shall issue. ' 11 Somers' Tracts, 2/C. SECONDLY, persons holding... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Constitutional history - 1848 - 76 pages
...successfully objected to by the lords, but two most impor" taut provisions were established. " FIRST, that every member of the House of Commons, accepting an...the crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a a new writ shall issue. " SECONDLY, persons holding offices created since... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Constitutional history - 1848 - 82 pages
...successfully objected to by the lords, but two most impor" taut provisions were established. " FIKST, that every member of the House of Commons, accepting an...the crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a " new writ shall issue. " SECONDLY, persons holding offices created since... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1849 - 602 pages
...article was repealed. But two provisions of great importance were established in its stead. First, that every member of the House of Commons accepting an...the Crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a new writ shall issue. Secondly, that no person holding an office created... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Constitutional history - 1853 - 364 pages
...equally binding as an Act of Parliament, being founded on a prior law." See also pp. 256. 290, supra. This sweeping clause of the Act of Settlement never...which also, persons holding offices created since the 25th of October, 1705, were incapacitated from being elected or re-elected members of parliament.... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasey - Constitutional history - 1853 - 366 pages
...equally binding as an Act of Parliament, being founded on a prior law." See also pp. 256. 290, supra. This sweeping clause of the Act of Settlement never...commission in the army, must vacate his seat, but may he re-elected ; and by which also, persons holding offices created since the 25th of October, 1705,... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 448 pages
...article was repealed. But two provisions of great importance were established in its stead. First, that every member of the House of Commons accepting an...the Crown, except a higher commission in the army, shall vacate his seat, and a new writ shall issue. Secondly, that no person, holding an office created... | |
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This sweeping clause of the Act of Settlement never came into operation. It was repealed in the fourth year of Anne's reign. Another Act on the subject was passed in the same reign, by which every member of the House of Commons... 
