 | William Thomas Roe - 1818 - 1208 pages
...the case of Cirencester, 21 May, 1(524 (a). — And as to voters continuing present, and not voting at all, they virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do. Sect 6. Immaterial that electors have departed without polling, under mistake of right of election.... | |
 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals, David James McCord - 1822 - 668 pages
...to vote at all. The person who received the nine votes, was held duly elected. Lord Mansfield said, whenever electors are present, and do not vote at...virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do. And Justice Wilmot, in the same case, mentioned the case of Rex vs. Withers, where, out of eleven... | |
 | 1839 - 428 pages
...questions of fact, which were for their decision ; and having quoted the judgment of Lord Mansfield, that "whenever electors are present and do not vote at...virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do ;" with which principle agrees one of the rules of the General Assembly itself, familiar to every... | |
 | Samuel Miller, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1839 - 606 pages
...exercise their privilege of voting. " Whenever," says Lord Mansfield, " electors are present, and don't vote at all, they virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do." And, with this principle, agrees one of the rules of the General Assembly itself, which must be... | |
 | Augustus Charles VELEY - 1843 - 274 pages
...at all, acquiesced in the election. The words are, that " where electors are present at an election, and do not vote at all, they virtually acquiesce in the election of those who do." Acquiescence is the ground of that decision. In this Vestry did not the majority... | |
 | Augustus Charles Veley, Cuthbert William Johnson - 1847 - 24 pages
...the true ground of decision is that which is stated by Lord Mansfield, in the case first cited,* that whenever electors are present, and do not vote at...virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do. In that case the numerical majority contented themselves with protesting against the election of... | |
 | Charles Grevile Prideaux - 1848 - 420 pages
...that the true ground of the decision is that stated by Lord Mansfield in the case first cited (e). " Whenever electors are present, and do not vote at...virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do." In that case the numerical majority contented themselves with protesting against the election... | |
 | Archibald John Stephens - 1848 - 734 pages
...disqualification depends upon a fact which may be unknown to the ' elector, he is entitled to notice. Whenever electors are present, and do not vote at all, they virtually acquifscc in the election nrnlc by those who do. his franchise ; and therefore, however strongly he... | |
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Whenever electors are present, and do not vote at all," " they virtually acquiesce in the election made by those who do. 
