Excerpt from Provincial Statutes of Canada, Anno Regni Quarto-Decimo Et Quinto-Decimo, Vicotriæ, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Reginæ: His Excellency the Right Honorable James, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, K. T., Governor General, Beint the Fourth Session of the Third Provincial Parliament of CanadaI. That every Petition presented to the Commons House of Legislative Assembly of Province, within the time hereinafter for that purpose limited with respect to such Petition, and complaining of an undue election or return of a Member to serve in Parliament, or complaining that no return has been made according to the requisition of any Writ issued for the election of a Member to serve in Parliament, or complaining of the special matters contained in any such return, and which Petition shall be subscribed by some person who voted or had a right to vote at the Election to which the same relates, or by some person claiming to have had a right to be returned or elected thereat, or alleging himself to have been a Candidate at the Election, shall be deemed an Election Petition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.