JB/004/380/001

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1831. Oct 8
Bankruptcy Court Bill(1)
Amendments J.B.

1.
Professed end in view
that the rights in
question may be enforced
with as little
expence, delay, and
uncertainty as possible.

2.
Between profession
and practice no
sort of agreement.

3.
1. As to expence – 1. to the
public – 2. to parties

4.
1. As to expense to the
public proposed
Judicatory a pickpocket
Court.

5.
Judges 4 – superfluous
3.

6.
Courts 2 – superior and
inferior.

7.
The superior court to
supersede the present
Chancellor's Court
in which Judge one
and no more.

8.
For this innovation
reason none final
cause profit to the
Chancellor in the
shape of patronage.

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9.
Amount of money
wasted – Expense
1. to public – 2. to individuals.

10.
1. To the public – Items
as per Lords bill

11.
Functionaries appointed
– Puisne Judges use
none – Pretence insinuated,
the Court
one of law as well
as equity.

12.
The Court of Exchequer
a sort of pretence
or prop.

13.
But the Puisneships
not the better for the
precedent.

14.
Secretary of Bankrups'
uselessness.

15.
If it had been intended
to do anything
with this £1200 a year
the Bill would have
specified it.

16.
Title of the functionary
absurd

15.
Secretary's Clerks
Salaries – 1. first Clerk

16
2d Clerk salary the
same – duty none.

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17.
These being money clauses
after being printed
in the bill in the
House of Lords left out
in the Commons'
bill.

18.
A money bill brought
into the House of
Lords and the money
clauses omitted
in the House
of Commons – the
only House that
has the power of
fixing the sums.

19.
Supposed course of proceeding
in framing the
bill so as to produce
the greatest mass of
emolument consistent
with prudence.

20.
Thus names of Offices
produced with functions
none – "a beggarly account
of empty boxes".

21.
The salaries to be added to
the bill by amendment –
a further amendment
proposed – that the salaries
of the puisne Judges be paid
to the framer of the bill
which would be better
than giving them to Judges
worse than useless.

22.
Mischiefs of the ordinary
practice of leaving the
sums blank till inserted
in Committee.

23.
In this bill not only the
sums left blank but
the whole sections omitted.

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24
Sole succedaneum
adopted, a verbal statement
by the Attorney General
thus time for consideration,
none –
denied.

Identifier: | JB/004/380/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Date_1	1831-10-08	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-24
Box	004	Main Headings	lord brougham displayed
Folio number	380	Info in main headings field	bankruptcy court bill
Image	001	Titles
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c1
Penner	george bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1829
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1829
Notes public		ID Number	2301
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