1818 May 12 ┴

Parl. Reform Bill

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VIII Penal Securities

VIII Abridged form

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Penal Securities {provided} against evils incident to Election /Election Offences/

Art. For every offence which in any manner following has {produced or has tended to

produce} /been productive of, or has been, or has tended to be, contributory to,/

Miselection, Non-Election or {Null and} {Void} /Null/ Election {or has been or has

tended to be contributory thereto} {the offender shall be punishable as follows viz.}

In a book to be kept, under the name of the Black-book in the Election Office of

every Election District, {under the care of the Election Clerk}, {on conviction}

entry shall by the Election Clerk be made containing the sentence passed upon the

offender, in which sentence shall be contained a compleat designation of the person

of the offender, together with the specific denomination, and individual /of the

offence as above, and moreover together with the/ description of the /individual/

offence: and moreover a declaration that the offence was accompanied with criminal

consciousness and intention, or was produced by culpable {heedlessness} /rashness/,

as the case may be. If in the commission of the offence, forgery or fraudulent

personation have /has/ been employed, mention thereof shall be made in such sentence.

If {{in the sentence it be declared that /the declaration be that/ in the opinion of

the court} (a) the offence was accompanied} with criminal

consciousness and intention, the sentence shall moreover in the London or other

official Gazette: and so in the case of forgery or fraudulent personation: and for

that purpose, under the direction of the Court (b), two copies of

the sentence {on the same day on which it is pronounced or on the next day}

/forthwith/ be, {by the competent authority} transmitted {by the post after being

duly signed authenticated by the proper signature, the one to the proper Election

office, the other to the Printer of the said Gazette}.