1818 May 10

Parl. Reform Bill

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VIII Penal Securities

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III Offences tending by means of deceptious conduct /deportment/ /practice/ to

produce Miselection /{Wrong Election}/ are as follows, viz.

1. Where in any Election District for the purpose of causing {the} /an illegitimate/

vote {of a person not entitled to a vote therein} to be received and take effect as

if such illegitimate were a legitimate vote /it were legitimate/ any person causes or

endeavours to cause, himself or any other person to be in possession of some /any/

{such} Voting Card, or any written instrument purporting to be a Voting Card, {the

same not} with the intent /for the purpose/ that such Voting Card /Card or

instrument/ shall be applied to the purpose of voting in that same district by some

person in whose favour no genuine /legitimate/ Vote-conferring

Certificate has been obtained: and who therefore can not have it in his power

by the delivery of any such Certificate to the Voting Clerk to entitle himself to

{receive and} apply to use a Voting Card {by the delivery of any such

Certificate}.