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58. Rights and establishments of the present Masters to continue until released in pursuance of this act

59. Nothing to affect the rights, &c., of accountant-general as a Master in Ordinary

60. The retiring Lord Chancellor may deliver written judgments within six weeks after his resignation...

61. Construction of terms

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SUITORS IN CHANCERY RELIEF.

15 & 16 VICT. c. 87.

1. No officer hereafter to receive fees for his own use, but all officers to be paid by salary

2. Officers to continue to receive fees until Lord Chancellor shall otherwise direct, and pay them into "The Suitors' Fee Fund"

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3. Officers not to take gratuities

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4. How offenders to be prosecuted

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5. Allowances for copying to cease, and power to Lord Chancellor to make regulations as to copies

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6. Power to Lord Chancellor, by order, to vary, reduce, and abolish fees, and to provide for their collection by stamps

7. After such order, fees not to be received in money, but by means of stamps

8. Commissioners of Inland Revenue to give the necessary directions as to the stamps, to keep separate accounts, and pay monies into Suitors' Fee Fund..

9. Provision for sale of stamps

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10. Commissioners of Inland Revenue may make regulations as to allowance for spoiled stamps..

11. Provision of former acts relating to stamps to be applicable to stamps under this act

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12. No documents to be received or used unless stamped .. 13. Officers guilty of fraud or wilful neglect in relation to stamps liable to be dismissed ...

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14. Power to abolish fees in lunacy, and to substitute a percentage in lieu thereof....

15. Certain statutory jurisdiction given to Lord Chancellor intrusted with care of lunatics to be exercised by the persons for the time being so intrusted ........

16. Salaries of Lord Chancellor and judges of the Court of Chancery, to be paid out of the consolidated fund....

17. Repeal of section 61 of 5 Vict. c. 5

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18. Brokerage heretofore received by accountant-general to
be paid by him into Suitors' Fee Fund.....
19. Salary to be paid to present accountant-general in lieu
of brokerage

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20. Nothing in act to affect the rights as a Master in Ordi-
nary
21. Power to treasury to make regulations as to brokerage..
22. Salary of all future accountants-general to be 3000l. per

annum

23. Certain officers of Lord Chancellor removed, and their offices abolished

24. Certain officers of the Lord Chancellor to be paid by salary in lieu of fees.

25. The secretary of presentations and the secretary of commissions of the peace to account for and pay fees into the consolidated fund

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26. The persons or person holding such last-mentioned offices

to receive the yearly sum of 8001.

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27. Certain offices abolished

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28. Duties of subpoena office transferred to clerks of records and writs

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29. Duties of affidavit office to be performed by clerks of
records and writs
30. Orders in lunacy, when drawn up and signed, to be en-
tered by the registrar in lunacy, and office copies of
such orders to be furnished and signed by him, and
the accountant-general to act upon such orders...
31. Orders in lunacy in certain cases to be acted upon in the
same manner as if drawn, up by the registrar of the
Court of Chancery.
Certificates and reports of Masters in lunacy to be only
filed in the office of registrar in lunacy

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33. Forging the signature of registrar of lunacy, or of his seal, to be felony

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34. Master of reports and entries to countersign cheques.
35. To perform other duties as Lord Chancellor may direct..
36. Account of monies of the suitors of the court kept at the
Report Office to be discontinued, and offices of clerks
of accounts abolished

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37. Lord Chancellor to make general orders for carrying act into effect

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38. Orders under this act may be varied

39. Duties and salary of clerks in accountant-general's office. 99 40. Amount of salaries to clerks of Taxing Masters.... 41. Deposits on appeals to be paid into Bank, and placed to "The Appeal Deposit Account"

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42. Persons may sell by auction, under an order of the Court of Chancery, without being liable to duty imposed by 8 & 9 Vict. c. 15

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43. Indemnity in respect of former sales

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44 Officers whose emoluments are diminished in consequence of this act, may make claim for compensation to Commissioners of Treasury...

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45. Payments to be made to persons whose offices are abo

lished.

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46. Lord Chancellor may order pensions for retiring officers. 103 47. Lord Chancellor may remove and give pensions to disabled officers

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48. Salaries to grow due from day to day, but to be payable quarterly out of Suitors' Fee Fund...

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49. Compensation to chaff wax, &c., to be paid out of Consolidated Fund

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50. All other compensations and superannuation or retiring allowances to grow due from day to day, but to be payable quarterly out of Suitors' Fund

51. Alteration of quarterly days of payment of certain salaries out of Suitors' Fee Fund....

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52. Provisions for expenses of the offices of the court.. 53. Surplus of Suitors' Fund to be from time to time carried over to, and to become part of, Suitors' Fee Fund.... 108 54. Provision in case of surplus or deficiency of Suitors' Fee Fund

55. Interpretation of term "Lord Chancellor"

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TRUSTEES' RELIEF ACT.

10 & 11 VICT. c. 96.

1. Trustees may pay trust monies, or transfer stocks and securities into the Court of Chancery.

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Receipt of Bank cashier, or certificate of proper officer,
to be sufficient discharge

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2. Court of Chancery to make orders on petition, without bill, for application of trust monies and administration of trust

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3. Regulation of salary of the accountant-general...
4. Lord Chancellor, with Master of Rolls, &c., may make

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general orders

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5. Construction of expression Lord Chancellor

12 & 13 VICT. c. 74.

1. The Court of Chancery may, upon application by the majority of trustees, &c. order payment or transfer of trust monies, stocks, or securities into the Court of Chancery

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Orders made in pursuance of Trustees Relief Acts 117-119

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PROCEEDINGS IN CHANCERY.

13 & 14 VICT. c. 35.

1. Power for persons interested in questions cognizable in the Court of Chancery to state special cases for the opinion of the court

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2. How lunatic may concur

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3. How married woman may concur

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4. How infant may concur.

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5. How special guardian to be appointed for a lunatic not found such by commission, and for infant ....

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6. Order to appoint special guardian of an infant may be discharged by court if made without notice

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7. How such special cases to be entitled

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8. Form of special case ......

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9. Special cases to state how guardian constituted, and the concurrence of the married women..

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10. Special cases to be signed by counsel and filed, and appearances to be entered by defendants

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11. After a special case filed parties to be bound by statements after defendants have appeared, except married women, infants and lunatics, who are not to be bound till leave given by court to set it down

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12, How case to be set down for hearing
13. When a married woman, infant, or lunatic is a party,
application to be made to the court for leave to set
the case down.

14. Upon hearing, court to determine question and make de-
claration; proviso, that a case may be sent to com-
mon law court; proviso, that court may refuse to
decide.

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15. Protection to be afforded to trustees by declaration .... 125 16. The court may suspend the acting upon declaration.... 126 17. Special case to be a lis pendens, and may be registered 126 18. Mode of identifying documents, and court may order

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19. Court, on application of executors or administrators, may,
by order of course, direct it to be referred to a Master
to take an account of debts and liabilities .......... 127
20. Master's report may be objected to by motion to the
court, of which notice shall be given.

21. Proceeding of the court on such motion
22. If debts or certain liabilities allowed, and not paid or
provided for, order may be made for payment, or for
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23. Court, on application of executors or administrators, may direct appropriation of money to answer contingent liability

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25. Protection to be afforded to executors and administrators 130 26. Notwithstanding provisions of 3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 94, judges of the court may hear and determine applications mentioned in act, if they think fit....... 27. Exceptions for scandal, impertinence, and insufficiency to be heard by the court .....

28. Power for court, notwithstanding any rule, &c., to the contrary, to receive proof by affidavit....

29. Certain provisions of 53 Geo. 3, c. 24, and 5 Vict. c. 5, repealed in part.......

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30. Power to Lord Chancellor, &c., to make general rules
and orders from time to time
31. Rules and orders to be laid before parliament, and to be
binding from the time appointed, or from the making,
unless objected to by vote of either house of parlia-

ment

Rules and orders not laid before parliament within
time limited to be void....

when made, practice to be according to this act, and
practice of the court

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32. Until rules or orders are made, and if not applicable

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33. Decrees and orders to be subject to appeal, &c..

34. Interpretation of terms

35. Commencement of act

Schedule to act

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COURT OF APPEAL IN CHANCERY.

14 & 15 VICT. c. 83.

1. Her majesty to appoint two persons to be judges of the Court of Appeal in Chancery

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2. Power to appoint secretary, usher, and trainbearer for each judge.

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3. Precedence of judges of Court of Appeal......
4. Judges of Court of Appeal to take oath in the form pre-

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5. Court of Appeal to have jurisdiction now exercised by Lord Chancellor

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6. Statutory jurisdiction now exercised by Lord Chancellor as a judge in Chancery may be exercised by the Court of Appeal

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7. Jurisdiction of Vice-Chancellor in bankruptcy transferred to the Court of Appeal.....

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8. Common law judges may sit at request of Lord Chancellor

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9. Decision of majority to be binding, if court equally divided, the decree appealed from to be affirmed...... 140

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