such six months deposit in the office of each of the Sheriff-clerks of the several counties into which the works shall extend, a copy of such special act, so printed as aforesaid; and the said sheriff-clerks shall receive, and they and the company respectively shall retain, the said copies of the special act, and shall permit all persons interested to inspect the same, and make extracts or copies therefrom, in the like manner, and upon the like terms, and under the like penalty for default, as is provided in the case of certain plans and sections by an act passed in the first year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled An Act to compel Clerks of the Peace for Counties, and other Persons, to take the Custody of such Documents as shall be directed to be deposited with them under the Standing Orders of either House of Parliament. [7 Wm. IV. and 1 Vict. c. 83.]
CLIV. Penalty on Company failing to keep or deposit Act.-If the company shall fail to keep or deposit, as hereinbefore mentioned, any of the said copies of the special act, they shall forfeit £20 for every such offence, and also £5 for every day afterwards during which such copy shall be not so kept or deposited.
CLV. Alteration of Act.-And be it enacted, that this act may be amended or repealed by any act to be passed in this session of parliament.
SCHEDULE REFERRED TO BY THE FOREGOING ACT.
Form of Conviction before
Be it remembered, That on the
our Lord A. B. is convicted before me C., the sheriff, or before us D., E., two of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of [here describe the offence generally, and the time and place when and where committed], contrary to the [here name the special act). Given under my hand [or under our hands], the day and year first above written.
ABERDEEN, Lord, his act as to col- lation of ministers, page 107. Accidents on railways, returns of, 249. In steam vessels, 254. Accounts in burghs, statutory rules as to, 55. Accusation of a crime, 301. See Libel.
Acts. See Statutes, Local Acts. Admiral, Lord High, 2. Admiralty Causes, 2, 13.
Court, its jurisdiction abolished, 2, 13.
Lords of, inquiry by, previous to local acts affecting harbours, 73. Advertisements, regulations as to, 198.
Advocate, Lord, as public prosecu- tor, 289. See Prosecutor. Advocation from inferior to supe- rior court, 4.
Affidavits before justices, 28. Be- fore masters extraordinary in chancery, 29. Alehouses, 202. See Public Houses. Alibi, plea of, 303.
Alien, if can vote at elections, 43. Inquiry into effect of the late alien act, ib. America, treaty with, for appre- hension of criminals, 294. Animals, cruelty to, 278. act, ib.
wild, 208. See Game. Ann, 134. See Teinds. Appeal to circuit courts, 15. from registration courts, 40. as to assessed taxes, 144. excise, 158.
Appeal to the House of Lords-Ori- gin, progress, and practice, 11, 12. None from Court of Justi- ciary, 13.
from charge under income tax, 150. Apprehension and commitment for trial, 293. Warrant, ib. By whom and how granted, ib. Exe- cution, by whom and in what manner, ib. 294. Reciprocity treaties for apprehension of fugi- tives, ib. Examination of pris- oner, 295. Declaration, ib. Formalities, ib. Farther pro- cedure, ib. Witnesses, ib. Pro- ductions, 296. Search-warrant, ib. Commitment for Trial, 297. Formalities, ib. Bail, ib. Run- ning letters, 290.
Arrest of criminal, 293. See Ap- prehension and Commitment. Art unions, exempt from lottery laws, 280.
Assault defined, 310. Aggrava- tions, 311. Combinations of workmen, ib. Against revenue officers, 312. Hamesucken, or assault in dwelling-house, ib. Assay marks, 201. Forging, 323. Assembly, General, 94. See Church Courts.
Assessed taxes, 144. Management, officers, &c., ib. Appeals, ib. Enforcement, 145. Assessment, notices, returns, ib. Assessment of laud-tax, 142. under prisons' act, 186.
for county constabulary, 185. under the poor law act, 175. Assessor, in burgh election, 58.
Asylums, lunatic, 284. See Insane, custody of.
Auchterarder case, the, 106. Auditor of Court of Session, 11. Augmentation of stipend, 131. See Teinds.
BAIL by a person apprehended, 297. Who may take it, ib. When may be taken, 298. Amount, ib. Responsibility of cautioner, ib. 298, 299. On indorsed warrant, ib. Running Letters, 299. Ex- amination of act 1701, and esti- mate of the time at which pri- soner may force on his trial, ib. 300.
Bailie, 61. See Burgh. Bakers, regulations as to, 207. Banks, statutory regulations affect- ing, 199.
savings, 76. Under the old act, ib. Under the new act, 77. Establishment, ib. Object, ib. Rules, ib. Certified by barrister and deposited with justices, ib. Privileges and exemptions, ib. Disputes, ib. When referred to certifying barrister, 78. Deposits, ib. Deposits from charitable insti- tutions, ib. Restrictions on depo- sits, ib. Transfers, 79. Interest, ib. Succession to shares, ib. When confirmation requisite, 80. An- nuities, terms, payment, &c. ib. 81. Deferred annuity, 81. Of- ficer, treasurer, trustees, ma- nagers, 81, 82. Accounts, 82. Transmission to national debt office, ib. Investment of money in government securities, ib. Central and branch banks, ib. Drawing invested money, 83. Barrier act, 96. See Church Courts. Barony, 21, 51. See Burgh. Benefit society, 83. See Friendly Society.
Bills, Ordinary on the, 6. Blood, corruption of, 333.
Bridges, assessment for support of, 232.
Building societies, 85. See Friendly Societies.
Burgesses. See Burghs. Burghs, courts of, 21.
election of members for, 37. See Commons.
police act, 261. See Police. Poor law in, 173.
Royal, origin and constitution of, 51. Ancient charters, ib. Burgesses holding of the crown, ib. Convention of royal burghs, 51, 52. Magistrates and coun- cils, ib. Origin and present state of internal taxation, 52, 53. How far the magistrates can affect taxes, 53, 54. Powers and Re- sponsibility of magistrates, 54. Exclusive privileges of trades- their abolition, ib. Regulations consequent thereon, ib. Property of burghs, ib. Different kinds of and different authority over, 54, 55. Church seats, 55. Making up accounts statutory regula- tions, ib. Separate accounts for charitable trusts and mortifica- tions, 56.
election of magistrates and councils, 58. Qualification of electors, ib. Claims and objec- tions, ib. Making up lists, ib. Correction of rolls, 59. Proced- ure at election of councillors, ib. Qualification of councillors, 60. Polling, ib. Choice of magis- trates and other office-bearers, 61. Officers of trades, crafts, and guildries, ib. Burghs to which the act does not extend, 62.
not royal, election of councillors and magistrates in, 62.
of regality and barony, juris- diction of, 22. Origin and cha- racteristics, 56. Magistrates, ib. Power of crown to erect burghs of barony, 57. Income and ex- penditure, ib.
assessment of, for purposes of prisons' act, 186. See Prison Discipline.
assessment of land tax in, 143.
tion, ib. Duties, ib. Powers and functions under Lord Aberdeen's act, 112-117.
Churches, with their appurtenances, 117. Building and repairing, ib. Legal dimensions, ib. Enlarg- ing, ib. Additional churches' act, ib. Seats, 119. Divisions of area between landward and burgh, ib. Churchyard, 120. Manse and glebe, ib. Allocation, 121. Re- pairing and renewing manse, ib. Burgh parish, ib. Prescription of thirteen years in favour of in- cumbent, 122.
of communities not connected with the establishment, 139. See Religious Communities. Disturbances in, 275.
Circuit Courts of Justiciary, 13. See Justiciary.
Clandestine marriage, 338. Clergy, established.
Courts, Minister, Teinds.
of Session, 9. Duties at elec- tion of peers, 32.
sheriff and town, duties of, in elections, 40. See Commons. judges', 10.
Close time as to fishings, 216; see Fishings. As to game, 211; see Game.
Coaches. See Carriages, Stage- Coaches, Vehicles.
Coining and uttering, 324. Statu- tory provisions for this offence, ib. Possessing tools, ib. Collation of minister, 101. See Mi- nisters.
College, 63. See University. Collieries, regulations of, 192. Combination of workmen, 311. See Assault.
Combinations of parishes, under the poor law act, 171, 175. Commissary courts, their history, removal of their jurisdiction, 3. Commission of Assembly, 96. See Church Courts.
of teinds, 122. See Teinds. Commissioners. See Board. Commissioner to General Assembly, 95. See Church Courts. Commissioners of customs, 162.
Commissioners of excise, 153.
of supply, 142. Origin, ib. Land-tax, ib. Splittings, 143. Qualification and appointment, ib. Officers, collector, convener, ib. Authority removed from them, ib. Rogue money, 144. See As- sessed Taxes, High Roads. of Income Tax, 147. Committee, election, 45. Commitment on criminal charge. See Apprehension. Common-good of burghs, 56. Commons, election of members of, 32. Voters in Counties, Free- holders, ib. Proprietors, 33. Life- renters, fiars, courtesy, ib. Oc- cupancy, ib. Evidence of pro- prietorship, ib. Effect of trust- deed, 34. Partnership, ib. Title of a liferenter, ib. Office-holders, -clergymen, schoolmasters, &c., ib. 35. Tenants not in occupancy, ib. Tenants in occupancy, ib. Decisions as to tenants, 36. Voters in Burghs, 37. Occupants, ib. Extent of occupancy, ib. Pro- prietors, ib. Residence, ib. De- cisions feu-duties, liferenters, fiars, lodgers, &c. ib. 38. Claims and Objections, ib. Blank forms, lodging notice, lists, &c. ib. Pro- cedure at Registration Court, 40. Appeal court, ib. Proclamation of writ, 41. Announcement of day for election, ib. Polling, ib. Districts, booths, polling-sheriffs, clerks, &c., 42. Riot, ib. Ex- pense of booths, 43. Oath against bribery, 42. Disqualifications, 43. Sheriffs, ib. Aliens, ib. Na- turalization, ib. Imbeciles, 44. Holders of public offices, ib. Commons, privileges of, 46. See Privileges.
bribery and treating at elec- tions of, 45.
procedure in controverted elec- tions, 45.
Companies, public, 71.
Companies' clauses consolidation act, 74, and Appendix. Concealment of pregnancy, 337. Congregations, voluntary, 139. See Religious Communities.
Consolidation acts, the railway, joint stock company, and lands clauses described, 73, 74. Printed at length, 353, et seq.
Constables, 259. Appointed by jus-
tices and magistrates, ib. Duties as to offences and offenders, 260. Contagious diseases, precautions against, 272.
Contracts by religious communities, 139.
Controverted elections, 45. Convention of royal burghs, 52. Conviction by Justices, essentials of, 28.
Corporation, 48. How created in England and Scotland, ib. Pri- vileges, 49. Distinction between corporations for private gain and public trust, ib. Effect in the right of disposing of the funds, 50. Responsibility of members, ib. How far individually liable, 51. Councils, town, 52. See Burghs. County, qualifications and election of member for, 38. See Com-
Culsalmond case, the, 111. Customs, 161. The consolidation acts, ib. Management, officers, &c., 162. Rules as to foreign trade, ib. 163. As to coasting- trade, ib. Transires, 164. Ware- housing system, ib. Special and ordinary security, ib. Bond, ib. Clearing off, ib. Smuggling, 165. Vessels liable to forfeiture, ib. Signals, 166. Rules as to boats, ib. Penalties incurred by individuals, ib. Search, 167. Seizures, ib. Interruptions, ib. Prosecutions, 168. See Murder, Assault.
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