Directions from The Reform Act for Scotland Relative to the arrangements for Polling, and procedure at Elections for Cities, Burghs, and Towns.

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

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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