A.

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.

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wild, 208. See Game.
Ann, 134. See Teinds.
Appeal to circuit courts, 15.
from registration courts, 40.
as to assessed taxes, 144.
excise, 158.

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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.

B.

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.

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Bills, Ordinary on the, 6.
Blood, corruption of, 333.

Treason.

See

Bridges, assessment for support of,
232.

Building societies, 85. See Friendly
Societies.

Burgesses. See Burghs.
Burghs, courts of, 21.

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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.

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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.

See Church

Courts, Minister, Teinds.

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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 the peace, 24.

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.

contracts by, 139.

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.