Thus a bricklayer stands at the head of the building club, where every member perhaps subscribes two guineas per month, and each house, value about one hundred pounds, is Balloted for, as soon as erected.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
Then there 's Taite's little boy to be Balloted for in the Orphan House; and Cassidy's son to be sent up to Dublin.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Out of about seven hundred members, only two hundred and thirty Balloted; and the Duke of Sussex had a majority of eight.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage