(i)  2  Saund.  114e;  4  Mod.  421,  (n)  Clark  v.  Imwrial  Gas  Com-

424 ;  1  Saund.  346,  n.2.  pany,  4  Bar.  &  Adol.  315.
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Corporation.
cononition  books,  and  must  still  be  considered  as  a  fbieigner  quotd
action  (o).
A  declaration  for  a  penalty  under  tbe  5  &  6  Will.  IV.  c.  76,  s.  54,  ftr
bribing  a  voter  in  the  election  of  councillors,  "  by  oomiptly  promising  15
give  him  employment  in  bauHng  stones  at  certain  hire,  as  ana  for  a  revwi
to  gire  his  vote  for"  particular  candidates,  was  held  good  on  demuneri
for  an  employment  is  a  reward  within  the  latter  as  well  as  the  fotmer
branch  Jthat  .ectioii;  and  whether  the  empkyment  in  the  jmr&iAt
case  was  given  by  way  of  corrupt  bargain,  was  a  question  for  the  jvy;
but  the  Court  must  assume  that  such  was  the  case,  a  corrupt  agreemeBt
being  sufficiently  alleged  in  the  declaration:  it  was  held  also,  that  tm.
allegation  that  an  election  of  councillors  took  place  under  the  act,  and  thsft
the  defendant,  not  regarding  the  statute,  corrupted  the  party  to  vote  in
such  election,  was  a  sufficient  statement  that  the  offence  was  committed
after  the  passing  of  the  act(p).
By  2  will  I V.  c.  39,  s.  13,  "  every  writ  of  summons  issued  acaintt  a
corporation  aggregate  may  be  served  on  the  mayor  or  other  head  offieer,
or  on  the  town  clerk,  clerk,  treasurer,  or  secretary  of  such  corpoFatioB."
See  the  5  &  6  WiU.  IV.  c.  76.
(o)  Bristol  T.  Viiger,  8  D.  5c  R.
434.
(p)  Harding  v.  Stokei,  1  Hees.'&
Wels.  354.
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