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... perfons whofe advice it wanted ; but this was cafual , at the will of the crown , and for its own benefit . The fum- mons was perfonal , and arose out of the pre- rogative , which called for fervice from the fubject at fuch times , and in ...
... perfons whofe advice it wanted ; but this was cafual , at the will of the crown , and for its own benefit . The fum- mons was perfonal , and arose out of the pre- rogative , which called for fervice from the fubject at fuch times , and in ...
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... perfons befides landholders , because it is applied to the inhabitants of cities and boroughs , who , for the most part , must be fuppofed not land- holders , nor fpoken of as fuch ... perfonal property only ; and fubfidy , which was a tax ...
... perfons befides landholders , because it is applied to the inhabitants of cities and boroughs , who , for the most part , must be fuppofed not land- holders , nor fpoken of as fuch ... perfonal property only ; and fubfidy , which was a tax ...
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... perfon chofen being under the age of twenty - one . Party or caprice ... fuch grant does not make them eligible to parliament . Had it been otherwife ... fuch lunatic's feat vacant . be be trusted , yet , by the fiction of naturaliza- ( 24 )
... perfon chofen being under the age of twenty - one . Party or caprice ... fuch grant does not make them eligible to parliament . Had it been otherwife ... fuch lunatic's feat vacant . be be trusted , yet , by the fiction of naturaliza- ( 24 )
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... perfon may chofen , whether " present or absent . " Το authorize the refolution before alluded to ,, thefe words must have been conftrued as ex- tending only to abfence of an indifferent nature , and not to fuch a neceffary and ...
... perfon may chofen , whether " present or absent . " Το authorize the refolution before alluded to ,, thefe words must have been conftrued as ex- tending only to abfence of an indifferent nature , and not to fuch a neceffary and ...
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... fuch objection well founded . ́ . A perfon in the East Indies at the time of election has , in one inftance , been declared ineligible by a refolution of the house . Cer- tain it is , from frequent inftances which have happened of late ...
... fuch objection well founded . ́ . A perfon in the East Indies at the time of election has , in one inftance , been declared ineligible by a refolution of the house . Cer- tain it is , from frequent inftances which have happened of late ...
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act of parliament aforefaid againſt aldermen alfo alſo appointed bailiffs burgage burgeffes chofen cinque ports clerk commiffioners commonalty confideration confifting counfel court declared Dougl duly eftate elec election or return faid Act faid borough faid city faid felect committee fcot and lot feal feems feffion felect committee fhall ferve in Parliament feven fheriff fhire fhould figned fince fitting member fome fons freehold freemen ftated ftatute fubfequent fubject fuch election fuch perfon fuch petition fufficient fummons further enacted geffes himſelf Houfe Houſe of Commons houſeholders iffue inhabitants Jour laft lands lord Majefty mayor members to ferve Milborne Port muſt neceffary oath paffed parish paying fcot perfon or perfons petition fhall poffeffion poll prefent purpoſe queftion reaſon receiving alms refolution refpect returning officer right of election right to vote ſaid ſhall ſuch tenements themſelves thereof theſe thofe thoſe tion town unleſs uſe voter writ