The Six Points
OF THE
PEOPLE'S
CHARTER.
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1. A VOTE
for every man twenty-one years of age, of sound
mind, and not undergoing punishment for crime. |
2. THE
BALLOT.
- To protect
the elector in the exercise of
his vote. |
3. NO
PROPERTY
QUALIFICATION
for Members
of Parliament
- thus enabling the constituencies to return the man of their
choice, be he rich or poor. |
4. PAYMENT
OF MEMBERS,
thus enabling an honest trades-
man, working man or other person, to serve a constituency,
when taken from his business to attend to the interests of
the
country. |
5. EQUAL
CONSTITUENCIES,
securing
the same amount of
representation for the same number of electors, instead of
allowing small constituencies to swamp the votes of large
ones. |
6. ANNUAL
PARLIAMENTS,
thus presenting the most effectual
check to bribery and intimidation, since though a constituency
might be bought one in seven years (even with the ballot),
no
purse could buy a constituency (under a system of universal
suffrage) in each ensuing twelvemonth ; and since members,
when elected for a year only, would not be able to defy and
betray their constitiuents as now.
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