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Tit. V. B. Parish Court

1
Judge-Natural,
the Minister, unless
superseded by an instituted
Judge. p.1.

2
Power to the District
Assembly with consent
of the Parish
to create an office
of instituted Judge.
p.1.

3.
On a vacancy the
authority of the
natural Judge
revives. p.1.

4
Parochial Judge
by whom appointed.
p.2.

5.
Power of appointing
divers Judges
but all to all
separately. p.2.

6
Power of dividing
or consolidating
Parishes for this
purpose. p.2.

7.
Instituted Parish
Judge – his duration
in office. p.3

8
Any cause may be
evoked from a Parish
Court if without
vexation. p.3.

9
Pursuer-General of
the District to watch
against collusion. p.4.

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Tit. V. B. Parish Court

10
Power to remitt a
cause to the District
Court. p.5.

11
Examples of causes
proper for remittal.
p.5.

12
Examples of complex
causes. p.6

13
Evidence to be collected
notwithstanding
p.6

14
The Judge Natural
to sit ordinarily in
the Church. p.7.

15
On occasion, in his
own house. p.7.

16
In penal causes
not secret, judgment
always in the Church.
p.7

17
Power of adjournment
to the Church
from Service-time.
p.7.

18.
Minutes of the
judicial business
of the week to be
read every Sunday.
p.8.

19
Right of complaining
of the Judge in
the face of the congregation.
p.8.

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Tit. V. B. Parish Court

20.
Instituted Parish
Judge to have a Justice
Hall, meantime
to sit in the Church.
p.9.

21.
On Sundays always
in the Church. p.9.

22.
Minutes of the week
to be then read by the
Minister. p.9.

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Tit. VI. B. Immediate District Court

1
Jurisdiction of
the immediate
district Court concurrent
with the
Parochial ones. p.1.

2
Power to the District
Assembly to add
Judges. p.1.

3
Salary. p.1.

Tit. VII. District Court of Appeal.

1
Jurisdiction of the
District Court of
Appeal. p.1

2.
Power to add Judges
p.1.

3
Salary. p.1.

4
Cases in which
no Appeal has
from this Court.
p.3.

5
Except on requisition
signed by certain
persons. p.4

6
Execution to be respited
upon a preliminary
requisition
of time for a
definitive one. p.3.

7
Petitions for expedition
and compalints
of misbehaviour excluded
in no case.
p.5

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Tit. VIII. B. Department Court

1
Jurisdiction – none
immediate.

2
Power to the Department
Assembly to
add Judges. p.1.

3
Salary. p.1

4
No Department
Judge to serve
in any Department
where he has any connections
to or stay
in the same department
more than a
year. p.2.

5
What to be deemed
connections to this
purpose. p.2.

X6
Near relations what.
p.2

Tit. VII District Court of Appeal contin.

8
In civil cases execution
notwithstanding
appeal, on giving security.
p.5.

9
Punishment of the
Judge where irreparable
damage comes through
his fault by execution
notwithstanding appeal.
p.6

10
Examples of irreparable
damage. p.6

11
So in certain penal
cases. p.6

12 No appeal from hence
without a deposit. p.7

13
– or if by a Pauper,
without certificate from
his Public Advocate. p.7

14
Unless he can find deposit-sharing
& security for
costs. p.7

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Tit. IX. B. Metropolitan Court

1
Judges how and by
whom chosen, by
the National Assembly –
how.

2
Duration in office – &
official causes of vacancy.
p.1.

3
Consequences of

4
Salary. p.4.

5
Judges to sit but no
to act together. p.2.

6
Jurisdiction in cases
subject and not subject
to Appeal. p.2.

7
Judges to act by turn.

8
No recourse against
this Court without charge
of misbehaviour. p.3.

Tit. X. B. National Assembly Court

1
National Assembly to
have Judicial cognizance
of misbehaviour
in a Metropolitan Judge.
p.1

2
Mode of proceeding
p.1.

3
Publicity. p.1.

5
No other judicial authority
except over offences
committed in
presence. p.1.

Tit. VII. District Court of Appeal continued.

15
Forfeited deposits go to the
District.

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Tit. XIII. Secret Causes

1
Certain causes to be
carried on in secret.
p.1.

2
For the honour
of families.
p.1.

3
Certain causes of this
class more especially.
p.2.

4
Where the ground of
secresy extends not
secresy is not to be
observed. p.2

5
2 For the sake of
decency
p.3

6
Causes not to be kept
secret for the honour
of families but at
the requisition of a
party. p.3.

6 7
In what case the
seal of secresy is to
be taken off at the
last instance. p.3

8
Causes kept secret
for the sake of decency
shall be so
in fact of reqisition

9
3. Secret enquiries
in the course of
causes not otherwise
secret. p.5.

10
Secret register-book. p.5.

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Tit. XIV. Pauper Causes

1
Power to the Judge
on report of a Public
Advocate to draw for
the expence of Pauper
causes. p.1.

2
Money thus drawn
for how to be accounted
for. p.1.

3 4
Money drawn for
as above to be refunded
where the
adversary pays
costs. p.2.

4 3
Accounts to be delivered
in and balance
refunded at
four fixed days in
the year. p.2.

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Tit. XV. Jury

1
Trial by Jury how
grantable & when. p.1

– in what cases. p.1

3
Time for requisi collecting
requisitions preliminary
& definitive.
p.2.

4
Provision for dispensing
with the
attendance of distant
witnesses. p.4

5
Manner of striking
a Jury. p.5.

6
What Judge to preside.
p.7.

7
Penalty for non-attendance
of Jurors.
p.7.

8
Supply from among
the bystanders.
p.7.

9
No man to stand
the Jury-lottery
twice till all others
have stand it served. p.8.

10
Suffrages have to be
given. p.8

11
Judgment in consequence
of the verdit.
p.8.

12
Challenges, how
to be made. p.9.

13
Causes of partiality
what. p.9.

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Tit. XV. Jury continued

14
Power to the Metropolitan
Court to
order proceedings to
be printed for the
Jury. p.10

15
Jury may charge
the loss on the publication
on those
who signed the requisition.
p.10.

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