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Council
A municipal council, commonly called a town council, consists of the mayor, aldermen, and councillors, the councillors being elected by the ratepayers (women included), and the aldermen being elected by the councillors,the term of office of a
Continuing candidate
Continuing candidate, a continuing candidate has been defined to mean not elected and not exclude from the poll at any given time, Lalit Mohan Pandey v. Pooran Singh, (2004) 6
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
performs the duties of clerk of the hanaper (see HANAPER) and receives ballot papers, etc., after a parliamentary election from the returning officers under Rule 38 of Schedule I. of (English) the Ballot Act, 1872 (35 &
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Civil Law
the Decemviri, that it was resolved to continue the same sort of government for another year'new members were elected to sit upon this commission, the only one re-elected being Appius Claudius. In the former year the whole
Churchwardens
one by the minister and another by the meeting, as custom directs. Where there is no custom the election must be according to Canon 89 and s. 13 above, under which they must be chosen by the
Boundaries
ss. 272-288. The divisions of counties and the limit of cities and boroughs so far as regards the election of members to sit in Parliament are now governed by the Boundary Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict.
Dissolution
to the new House of the People or the State Legislative Assembly when they are constituted after fresh elections, [Special Reference N.I. of 2002, In Re (Gujarat Assembly Election Matter) (2002) 8 SCC 237 (278)]. See also
Archbishop
a bishopric, as is usually the case, does not require any further consecration, but all archbishops require both election and confirmation, similarly to bishops. England has two archbishops, Canterbury and York. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in granting
Bill of Rights
discouraging petitions; by raising and keeping a standing army in time of peace; by violating the freedom of election of members to serve in Parliament; by violent prosecutions and the causing partial and corrupt jurors to be
Articles, Lords of the
Articles, Lords of the, a committee of the Scottish Parliament, which in the mode of its election, and by the nature of its powers, was calculated to increase the influence of the Crown, and to
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