EVIDENCE,

to be taken on oath, 345.

confined to charges in petition, 452.
to opening statement, 322.

to cases in bribery lists, 330.

to objections in scrutiny lists, 386.

against candidate claiming seat, 351, see Recrimination.
rules of evidence binding on committees, 441.

best evidence to be given, 454.

secondary evidence, when admissible, 456.

notice to produce, when necessary, 457.

hearsay, not evidence, 462.

exceptions to this rule, 463.
proof of birth, marriage, &c., ib.
proof of poll-books, 464, see Poll.
of tender at election, 470.
to explain entries on poll, 470.
to contradict entries, 472.
proof of registers, ib., see Register.
of proceedings at revision, 475.
EXPENSES,

FALSE RETURN-continued.
petition complaining of, 338.
punishment by House for, 372.
action against officer for, 507.
FLAGMEN,

payment of illegal, 72.

may vote though paid, 108, 403.
FORMS,

of notice of election, 12, cxix. App.
of recognizance, 282.

of warrants, and summons, clxiv.
notification to witnesses, clxv.
of oath of short-hand writer, clxvi.
warrant of commitment, ib.

of demand of qualification, clxvii.
of notice of ineligibility, clxvii.
FREEHOLDER,

if disqualified by relief, 412.
FRIVOLOUS AND VEXATIOUS,
petitions, when so considered, 492
when opposition is, 496.

objections to voters, 502.

GAZETTE,

G.

notice that member does not defend, 294.

in case of petition alleging general bribery, 484.

GENERAL COMMITTEE,

how appointed, 298.

for what time, 299.
how dissolved, ib.

vacancies, how supplied, ib.

four members a quorum, 300.

all petitions referred to them, ib.

petitions arranged by them, 301.

alleging general bribery, 484.

reports of examiner referred to them, 290.

appoint select committee, 306.

form panel of chairman, 305.

divide rest of list, ib.

fix times for choosing committees, 307.

give notice of time, ib.

four members to agree in choosing, 308.
committees chosen in order, 309.

parties object to, 310.

refer lists, &c. to select committee, 314.

GENERAL BRIBERY,

provisions of 5 & 6 Vict. c. 102,-479.
further inquiry, 481.

petitions alleging, 482.

distributed at election, 455.
how contents proved, ib.

HEAD MONEY,

payment of bribery, 92.

though not bargained for, 93.
effect of in scrutiny, 397.

payments of, after return, 93, 397.
sessional order as to, Appendix, clxi.
heading of lists, 386. See Lists.
HEARSAY,

not evidence, 185, 462.
4 & 5 Vict. c. 57,-184.
improper admission of, 185.
declarations of voters, 185.
against their own votes, 463.
HOUSE OF COMMONS,

divided into panels, 304.

excuses of members made in, 303.

cannot question an election, not petitioned against, 269.

sessional orders of, Appendix, clxi.

sessional resolutions of, Appendix, clxii.

of voter with person on register, 29.

when to be proved, 388.

in cases of personation, by whom to be disproved, 454.
ILLEGAL PAYMENTS,

bands, flags, &c., 72.

by candidate, 66.

statutable, and other distinction between, 418.
INDORSEMENT,

on writ, 8.

INELIGIBILITY,

notice of, of candidate, 224.

effect of, 225.

form of notice of, Appendix, clxvii.

INFANTS,

on register, may vote, 419.

unless objected to, at revision, 420.

INQUIRY,

at time of voting, 28.

as to qualification, abolished at Scotch burgh elections, 30, cxxvii.
INTERFERENCE,

of ministers of Crown, &c., 57, 382.

of military, 58.

of agents to remain in room, 346.
of disqualified persons, 241.
made out by barrister, ib.

printed with register, 242.

LISTS OF VOTERS BRIBED, &c.

when handed in, 330.

what to be stated in, 333.
when amended, 331.
counsel confined to, 330.
exceptions to rule, 331.
LISTS IN SCRUTINY,
when delivered, 320, 385.
how prepared, 386.
heading of, 320, 385.
accuracy required in, 387.
number on register, ib.
misnomers fatal, 388.

erroneous description, 389.

nature of objection, ib.
evidence confined to, 390.
voters to be added, 387.
interchange during trial, 393.
LOSS OF TIME,

payments for, bribery, 86.

MAJORITY,

of committee to decide, 317.
report of to House, 318.

petition to prove his, 395.

petitioner placed in, ib.

MARRIAGES,

how proved, 463.

MEMBERS,

declining to defend, 294.

M.

if entitled to remain in the committee room, 346.

excused from serving, 303.

disqualified from serving, 304.

lists of disqualified prepared, ib.

attend House to be sworn, 312.
must all vote, 318.

on double return, 291.

See Election Committees.

sitting, compellable to be witness, 444.

See Witnesses.