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... votes of all citizens , however mean . ' If it were probable , ' he says , ' that every man could give his vote freely ... vote in electing those delegates to whose charge is committed the disposal of his property , his liberty and his ...
... votes of all citizens , however mean . ' If it were probable , ' he says , ' that every man could give his vote freely ... vote in electing those delegates to whose charge is committed the disposal of his property , his liberty and his ...
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... Votes might be created , if necessary , by the " division of freeholds ; 2 burgage tenants might be induced to sell under penalty of a worse fate ; and when intimidation failed there was always the resource of bribery . The franchise ...
... Votes might be created , if necessary , by the " division of freeholds ; 2 burgage tenants might be induced to sell under penalty of a worse fate ; and when intimidation failed there was always the resource of bribery . The franchise ...
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... vote.1 As the general result of these conditions we are not sur- prised to find that the majority of the boroughs were regarded as the property of certain proprietors , whose names are to be found printed in Oldfield's ' Representative ...
... vote.1 As the general result of these conditions we are not sur- prised to find that the majority of the boroughs were regarded as the property of certain proprietors , whose names are to be found printed in Oldfield's ' Representative ...
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... votes of government officials , 2 but he was also in a position to bribe those who were not his nominees . This , indeed , was a recognised part of his business , and the usual mode of securing a majority . Repre- sentatives who had ...
... votes of government officials , 2 but he was also in a position to bribe those who were not his nominees . This , indeed , was a recognised part of his business , and the usual mode of securing a majority . Repre- sentatives who had ...
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... vote conscientiously reserved for the minister in power . On occasions even cruder methods were employed , and the ... votes on the treaty ; 25,000l . were issued in one morning , and in a single fortnight a vast majority was pur- chased ...
... vote conscientiously reserved for the minister in power . On occasions even cruder methods were employed , and the ... votes on the treaty ; 25,000l . were issued in one morning , and in a single fortnight a vast majority was pur- chased ...
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The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth Century Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson Visualização integral - 1895 |
The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth Century Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson Visualização integral - 1895 |
The Development of Parliament During the Nineteenth Century Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson Visualização integral - 1895 |
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