...common-councilmen. The first time that members were returned to parliament was in the twenty-third of Edward I. The right of election is vested in the inhabitants paying scot and lot; and in all jersons possessed of real estates within the borough, and paying the :hurch and poor-rates....

...common-councilmen. The first time that members were returned to parliament was in the twenty-third of Edward I. The right of election is vested in the inhabitants paying scot and lot ; and in all persons possessed of real estates within the borough, and paying the church and poor-rates....

...it will be seen from the answer to the 3d Question, that there are now 302 borough houses ; and as the right of election is vested in the inhabitants paying scot and lot, not only the adult male occupier of each of these houses, but also every male adult lodger therein,...

...time it sent two members to parliament, but was deprived of one by the act of the 2nd of William IV. : the right of election is vested in the inhabitants paying scot and lot, in number between three and four hundred, and in the £ 10 householders of the adjoining parishes of...

...time it sent two members to parliament, but was deprived of one by the act of the 2nd of William IV. : the right of election is vested in the inhabitants paying scot and lot, in number between three and four hundred, and in the £10 householders of the adjoining parishes of...

...elective franchise in the 2nd of William IV., when Halifax was invested with the privilege of returning two members to parliament. The right of election is vested in the £10 householders ; and the mayor is now returning officer. The borough comprises the whole of the...

...elective franchise in the 2nd of William IV., when Halifax was invested with the privilege of returning two members to parliament. The right of election is vested in the £10 householders ; and the mayor is now returning officer. The borough comprises the whole of the...