Title
Directions from The Reform Act for Scotland Relative to the arrangements for Polling, and procedure at Elections for Cities, Burghs, and Towns.
Identifier
RAD002
Description
This pamphlet provides instructions on how to conduct an election under the rules of the 1831 Reform Act for Scotland. On the first page, note how the directions state that the Sheriff should 'proclaim (read aloud) the writ at the market cross'. Today, newspapers, the radio and television let us know of these matters.
Date
created in the 1830s
Creator
G Cornwall, printer
Aberdeen Censors: William Ferguson, Rev. John Jaffrey, Alexander Milne
Aberdeen Censors: William Ferguson, Rev. John Jaffrey, Alexander Milne
Source
printed paper pamphlet
Publisher
G Cornwall, printer at the Herald Office, Aberdeen
Rights
Aberdeen Central Library
Relation
Local Studies, political collection
UUID
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