A Compendium of the Practice at Elections of Members to Serve in Parliament; As Regulated by the Several Statutes in Force in Ireland, with an Appen

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865. Excerpt: ... No. 6. Table of Charges at an Election. 1. Generally, in Counties, Counties of Cities, or Towns, or Boroughs: To the assessor, for attending the election, and for the day's polling, a sum not exceeding.... For each subsequent day's attend-ance, a sum not exceeding.. To the returning officer's deputies, each, for the day's polling, .. To each poll-clerk, for the day's polling, To each interpreter, by the day, a sum not exceeding 2. In Counties: For each booth, such booth not being in a public building, For each booth, being in a public building, ..--..-. 3. In Counties of Cities, or Towns, or Boroughs: For each booth, not being a public building, If in a public building, .... 4. For all incidental expenses, such as in dentures, stamps, poll-books, ad-vertisements, stationery, and all other expenses, not exceeding the rate for each place of polling, (a) 2. Payments which a Candidate may make at an Election to his Counsel, Agent, Inspectors, and Clerks. Irish. To one barrister, as counsel for attending s. d. the election, and for the day's polling, a sum not exceeding 50 0 0 To one conducting agent, a sum not exceeding 100 0 0 To every other agent or inspector, for the day's polling, a sum not exceeding 6 10 0 To each cheque clerk and other clerk, for the day's polling, a sum not ex-ceeding 0 15 0 (a) Vide supra, 20, -. No. 7.--Instructions to a Deputy. opening and 1. You are to open the poll in your booth at Eight closing the. poll. o clock in the forenoon of the day of 186, and keep it continually open until the hour of Five o'clock in the afternoon of that day, -when you are finally to close it. sealing up 2. At the final close of the poll in your booth, you and delivery of poii-book. are to see that the Poll-clerk encloses and seals up the poll-b.