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15. Repealed.

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16. On death, &c. of high bailiff, judge to appoint provisionally a deputy 368 17. Summons may be served or process executed within 500 yards of

district, &c.

18. Districts of the courts in the metropolis to be treated as one district for certain purposes

19. Where judge of County Court can sue and be sued

20. If officer of court be plaintiff in his own court, defendant may remove the cause to an adjoining district

21. Where officer of County Court may be sued

22. Power to judge to change venue

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23. If parties agree, court shall have power to try certain causes although

24. Where claim reduced by set-off to 50l. court to have jurisdiction
25. Where title shall come in question, court, with consent of parties at
trial, may decide the claim

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385

26. In certain cases judge of superior court may order cause to be tried in County Court 27. No action shall be brought in a County Court on any judgment of a superior court .. 28. If liquidated demand exceed 201. plaintiff may require defendant to give notice of intention to defend, on pain of judgment by default 389 29. If notice to defend be given, action shall be tried 30. Repealed.

31. Judge may issue warrant for bringing up a prisoner to give evidence 402 32. Rules, &c. for regulating practice of courts to be framed 33. Scale of costs to be allowed to attornies 34. Costs of attorney in certain proceedings to be taxed by registrar as between party and party

35. Costs of attorney in certain proceedings may be taxed by registrar as between attorney and client

37. Till new scale of costs, and rules and orders and forms made, former

practice to continue (not printed).

38. Certiorari may be granted in certain cases, on security given
39. In certain cases defendant may object to cause being tried in the

40. Rule or summons to show cause why a writ of certiorari or prohibition should not issue to be a stay of proceedings

41. Notice of writ of certiorari or prohibition having been obtained to be sent to registrar

42. Application for writ of prohibition to a judge shall be finally disposed of by rule or order

43. Rule or order substituted for writ of mandamus to a judge or officer

44. Refusal of writ of certiorari or prohibition or of rule or order in the nature of a mandamus by one court to be final

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45. Where judgment does not exceed 201. judge may order payment by

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46. Priority of executions issuing out of County Court 47. Priority of executions issuing out of superior court and County Court 410 48. Summons for commitment may, by leave of court, issue in court in

49. Judgment may be removed into a superior court if there are no goods to be taken under it.. 50. Possession of small tenements may be recovered in County Courts by landlords where term has expired or been determined by notice .. 426 51. In plaint for recovery of possession plaintiff may claim for rent and mesne profits

52. Possession of small tenements may be recovered in County Court by landlords for nonpayment of rent

53. Sub-tenant served with summons to recover possession must give notice to his immediate landlord

54. In plaints to recover possession of premises, how summonses may be
served
55. Warrants to high bailiffs sufficient to justify them for entering on

premises 56. Such warrants to be in force for three months from the day named for

57. As to amendment of defects and errors of proceedings, &c. 58. Before whom affidavits may be sworn

59. Warrants of commitment, how long to be in force
60. No officer or party shall be deemed a trespasser by reason of irregu-

61. Judgment summonses and warrants of commitment sufficient if in form

given in schedule 62. Bankruptcy and insolvency of plaintiff not to cause action to abate, if assignees elect to continue it

63. Registrar to grant replevins

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64. Replevins to be granted on securities given
65. Replevins may be commenced in superior courts.-Conditions of
security to be given in such cases

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412

66. Conditions of security to be given when replevin brought in County

Court 67. Replevins shall, at instance of defendant, be removed into superior

court by certiorari, in certain cases 68. Appeal in actions of replevin, and proceedings in interpleader, and for recovery of tenements

70. How securities under County Court Acts to be given and enforced.. 431 71. Where security is required to be given, a deposit of money may be

made in lieu thereof 72. Claimant of goods taken in execution must deposit their values or pay costs of keeping possession, otherwise goods shall be sold

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73. Acknowledgments by married women to be received by judge
74. When debtors' prison of county is distant from a court, the nearest
debtors' prison of adjoining court may be used

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75. When goods seized under process of County Court, landlord may claim certain rent in arrear

77. Compensation to officers of hundred courts of Wirral in the county of Chester (not printed).

78. Fees specified in schedule to be taken, and table of fees to be exhibited in court and registrar's office

79. Treasury to regulate fees to be taken in County Courts
80. Salaries of judges to be paid out of consolidated fund; travelling
expenses out of monies voted

83. High bailiffs to be paid by salaries, or partly by salaries and partly

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376

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381

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437

84. Salaries of registrars and high bailiffs to be paid out of fees
85. Expense of building, &c. to be paid out of monies to be provided by
parliament

86. Provisions relating to superior courts to apply to court of common
pleas at Lancaster and court of pleas at Durham
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The County Courts Act, 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 74).

1. Lord Chancellor may alter and re-distribute the districts of the courts among the judges thereof

2. Two persons may be appointed the judges of one or more districts 3. Number of judges not to exceed sixty ..

4. Rule or order requiring a judge or officer of a County Court to perform certain duties to be issued only by a superior court ..

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436

5. Provision of 17 & 18 Vict. c. 125, as to referring causes to County Courts repealed

The County Courts Act, 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. 57). 1. Power of committal by County Court Judges under 9 & 10 Vict. c. 95, s. 98, not to be exercised unless credit obtained by fraud.

The County Courts Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 99).

1. Jurisdiction in Equity to be exercised in County Courts in certain suits and matters

2. In matters under this act judge and officers of the County Courts to have the powers and authorities of a judge and officers of the Court of Chancery

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3. Power to a Vice-Chancellor to order trassier of salts from County Court to Court of Chancery

..

4. City Small Debts Court to have same jurisdiction in all matters as a Metropolitan County Court

5. Power to judge of a County Court to order any legacy, &e to whica an infant or person beyond the seas may be entitled to be paid into the Bank of England, in accordance with provisions of sect. 32 of 26 Gea. 3, c. $2

6. Act not to impair jurisdiction of Stannaries Court

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7. Provisions of County Court Acts as to juries, suitors and wi extended to suitors and witnesses under this act

& Power to enforce judgments of County Courts in Equity

444

9. Where amount of subject matter of suit exceeds limit of the jurisdiction of County Court, suit may be remitted to Court of Chancery, &c. 445

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445

10. In what courts proceedings shall be taken

11. As to transfer of suit from one County Court to another 12. Remuneration of registrars and high bailiffs in matters of Equity 446 13. Certain fees to be taken, and to be paid over to the Consolidated Fund, and the salaries of the judges to be increased by 3001. a-year 374 14. Judge not obliged to hold courts in the month of September.. 15. As to registry of judgments in London ..

19. Appeal to be made either to the High Court of Chancery or a ViceChancellor

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20. Registrar of the Bloomsbury County Court of Middlesex, not being an attorney or solicitor, to be entitled to retire from his office with compensation (not printed).

21. This act and 9 & 10 Vict. c. 95, and any act amending or altering the same, to be construed together (not printed).

22. Salary of T. Rodgers, Esq., as joint registrar of the County Court of Yorkshire, at Sheffield, to be 7001. a-year (not printed.

The County Courts Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 14).

1. Vacancies in the office of treasurers of County Courts not to be

filled up 2. Treasury to provide for examination of accounts of registrar and other officers of the courts 3. Treasurers may retire upon superannuation in certain cases.. 4. If person appointed to examine accounts be a treasurer's clerk, after probation he shall be deemed a civil servant

5. Treasury to make rules for keeping and rendering accounts by registrars and other officers of the courts..

8. Property of courts to vest in a person to be appointed by the Treasury 363 9. Court houses, &c. may be provided

364

10. Registrar to send to commissioners of audit an account of all sums paid by him to paymaster-general ..

364

11. On a vacancy in the office of high bailiff, the registrar of the court
shall perform the duties of high bailiff, if he shall have been
appointed a registrar subsequent to the passing of this act
12. Additional remuneration to registrar for performing the duties of
high bailiff

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The County Courts Act, 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 142).

1. Where summons may issue

2. In certain actions in County Courts plaintiff may issue summons, and
if defendant shall not give notice of intention to defend, judgment
may be entered up
3. Proceedings commenced in a Metropolitan County Court to be con-
tinued therein if defendant resides in the districts of one of such
courts

4. No action for beer, &c. consumed on the premises to be brought
5. Costs not recoverable in superior courts where less than 207. on
contract or 107. on tort

6. Repeal of s. 17 of 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 42, authorizing the trial of issues before a sheriff where claim does not exceed 201. (not printed).

7. In certain cases judge of superior courts may order cause to be tried in County Court

8. Proceedings in Equity may be transferred to County Courts which
might have commenced therein
9. Suits in which jurisdiction under 28 & 29 Vict. c. 99, may be exercised
10. Actions for malicious prosecution, &c. brought in superior courts

may be remitted to County Court by judge..

11. Action of ejectment may be brought where annual value of property
does not exceed 201.
12. Court may try cases where title comes in question where neither value
nor rent of property exceeds 201.
13. Appeal in actions of ejectment and in actions where title comes in
question, and by leave of the judge, allowed in all actions in which

14. Court may award costs where cause is struck out for want of jurisdiction 399 15. Scale of costs to be framed by the judges