 | Samuel Miller, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1839 - 606 pages
...abstain from voting; because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body, and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...those who do vote. And such an election is valid, though the majority of those whose presence is necessary to the Assembly, protest against any election... | |
 | Edwin McMasters Stanton, Robert Sutton - 1852 - 52 pages
...abstain from voting, because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body, and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...act of the others, but be construed an assent to the deiermination of the majority of those who do vote." Again, if the blanks be regarded as indicating... | |
 | Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors - 1891 - 672 pages
...from voting ; because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body, and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...those who do vote. And such an election is valid, though the majority of those whose presence is necessary to the assembly, protest against any election... | |
 | 1890 - 548 pages
...abstain from voting, because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body, and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...determination of the majority of those who do vote.' Willcock Mun. Corp., pt. 1, § 546. In a recent American work it is said : 'Those who are present,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1872 - 904 pages
...from voting ; because their presence suffices to constitute the Elective body, and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...those who do vote. And such an election is valid, though the majority of those tcAose prearnce it aeceimary to the awmbly protest against any election... | |
 | 1882 - 692 pages
...from voting ; because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body, and if they neglect to vote, it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...of those who do vote. And such an election is valid though the majority of those whose presence are necessary to the assembly protest against any election... | |
 | 1890 - 1220 pages
...abstain from voting, because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body, and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault and shall not invalidate...determination of the majority of those who do vote." Willcock.Mun. Corp. pt.l,§ 546. In a recen t American work it is said : " Those who are present, and... | |
 | Norton Townshend Horr, Alton A. Bemis - 1887 - 364 pages
...from voting, because their presence suffices to constitute the elective body ; and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault, and shall not invalidate...those who do vote; and such an election is valid, though the majority of those whose presence is necessary to the assembly protest against any election... | |
 | 1890 - 950 pages
...abstain from voting, because their presence suffices to constitute (he elective body; and if they neglect to vote it is their own fault and shall not invalidate...determination of the majority of those who do vote. " Willcock, Mun. Corp. pt. 1 , S 546. In a recent American work it is said: "Those who are present,... | |
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After an election has been properly proposed, whoever has a majority of those who vote, the Assembly being sufficient, is elected, although a majority of the entire Assembly altogether abstain from voting; because their presence suffices to constitute... 
