An Act for appointing Commissioners to inquire into the Existence of Bribery in the Borough of St. Alban.
WHEREAS there is Reason to believe that the Practice of Bribery at Elections of Members to serve in Parliament for the Borough of St. Alban's hath long prevailed in the said Borough, and that Bribery to a great Extent hath been systematically committed there at the last Election of a Member of Parliament: And whereas an Election Committee was appointed to consider the Merits of a Petition presented to the House of Commons, wherein the System of Bribery so believed to be practised was (amongst...