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the Crown in general incapacitates the holder from sitting or voting in the House of Commons. An (English) Act of 1707

personally or by proxy, at a meeting of creditors and voting on the resolution: 'special resolution' means a resolution decided by

v. Phillips, (1883) 23 Ch D p. 35. As to voting by proxy under the (English) Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845

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or resolution supported by two-thirds of its members present and voting to the effect that it is necessary to do so

called an 'urban sanitary authority.' They were elected by open voting of the owners and ratepayers, a property qualification being required

obtained representa-tion--having two members each given them, the rights of voting being also very largely extended; in 1867, when a similar

the People Act, 1918, created great changes: it abolished the voting qualifications of property owners, lodgers, free-men, etc.; it extended the

public is beneficially interested in 25 per cent. of the voting power, Shree Changdeo Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income

order to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting, or corruptly to do any such act as aforesaid on

before the holders of common stock but are usually denied voting rights Treasury stock : stock that is reacquired and held

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