ILLEGAL
PARTY TICKETS ON POLLING DAY
(Per Press Association—Copyright)
CHRISTCHURCH, December 15
The practice of distributing party tickets at election booths was declared illegal by Mr Mosley, S.M.. this morning, in what was treated as a test case. Albert Edward Forsey was charged, that- on November 30, while a' poll was being taken for the Tramway Board, he interfered with electors while on the way to the polling booth, with the intention Pf. influencing them as to their vote. The judgment of Justice Blair in the case of Cogswill v. Morgan was freely cpioted during the hearing. The Magistrate said the law was quite clear on the point.
Defendant was fined £2 and costs. Three other similar cases are to be heard this afternoon.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1933, Page 6
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