RELIEF FROM FINES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 10 May 1913, Page 5

RELIEF FROM FINES.

— ♦ — : — THE CASE OF SIR STUART SAMUEL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 8. In tlio House of Commons, a Bill relieving Sir Stuart Samuel, Liberal member for tho AVhitechape! Division of Tower Hamlets, of penalties incurred by him while illegally sitting as a member of tlio was read a fliwi time. I Tho firm of Samuel, .Montagu, and Company, of which Sir Stuart ,Samuel is a member, carried out a contract for tho purchase of silver for ('he Indian Government. _ Til? quo-tion was raised whether this did not di=f|iialify Sir Stuai't from sitting in the House of Commons, and after an inquiry tho Privy Council declared his seat vacant. According to law, "Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, himself or by anyone in trust for liim, undertake any contract with a Government Denartmont, shall be incapablo of being elected, or of sitting or voting during tlio time lie shall hold such contract or any share thereof, or any benefit or emolument arising from tho same. A contractor sitting or voting is liable 'to forfeit .£3OO for anv tiny on which he shall sit or vote." Sir Stuart Samuel had voted over 00 time* illegally, and tho fines totalled ,£'10,500. At tho recent by-election Sir Stuart Samuel was rc-elccted.]

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