COMPANIES CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION : To amend the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16.), in respect to § 1. Short title. Page 306. 2. Amendment of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 16. s. 76, as to proxies. 3. Proxy to be taken to be shareholder. 4. Forms of proxy papers. COMPANIES, WINDING UP OF. See PREFERENTIAL PAYMENTS IN BANKRUPTCY. CONSOLIDATED FUND: (No. 1.) To apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years (No. 2.) To apply the sum of five million five hundred and seventy thousand seven hundred (No. 3.) To apply the sum of twenty million six hundred and ninety-three thousand three Page 151. (Appropriation.) To apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year See also IMPERIAL DEFENCE. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) ACTS. CONVERSION OF NATIONAL DEBT. See NATIONAL DEBT (CONVERSION). COPYRIGHT (MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS): To amend the Law relating to the Recovery of Penalties for the unauthorised Performance of §1. Provision as to damages. 2. Costs to be in discretion of judge. Page 118. 3. Proprietor not wilfully permitting such performance to be exempt. 5. Short title. COUNTY COUNCILS, THEIR CONSTITUTION AND POWERS. See LOCAL GOVERNMENT. To consolidate and amend the County Courts Acts. Ch. 43. Page 261. 5. Courts to have all jurisdiction of County Courts, and to be courts of record. 7. Power to exclude jurisdiction of court of local jurisdiction from that of County COUNTY COURTS-continued. § 17. Judges in commission of the peace. Substitute for deputy judge. 20. Deputy judge not to practise in district. 21. Deputy judge to act during vacancy. Remuneration. 23. Salaries and allowances of judges. 24. Pension of judges. 25. Appointment of registrars. 26. Duties of registrars. 27. Removal of registrars. 28. Minutes of proceedings to be kept. 29. Appointment of joint registrars. 30. On death of a joint registrar, survivor to be sole registrar. 31. Deputy registrar. 32. Deputy registrar provisionally appointed. 33. Appointment of bailiffs. 34. Bailiffs during vacancy of high bailiff. 35. Duties of high bailiffs, &c. 36. On death, &c. of high bailiff, judge to appoint provisionally a deputy. 37. When registrar shall perform duties of high bailiff. Remuneration. 38. Vacancies in office of treasurer and examination of accounts of officers. 40. Registrar and high bailiffs to give security. 41. Officers not to act as solicitors in the court. 42. If officer is plaintiff in his own court, defendant may remove action to an adjoining 43. Where officer of County Court may be sued. 44. Provision for salaries. 45. Salaries of registrars. 46. High bailiffs' salaries and fees. 47. Remuneration of officers. 48. Penalty for assaulting bailiffs, or rescuing goods taken in execution. 49. Bailiffs made answerable for escapes and neglect to levy execution. 50. Remedies against and penalties on bailiffs and other officers for misconduct. 51. Penalty on officers taking fees besides those allowed. 52. No officer shall be deemed a trespasser by reason of irregularity. 53. Limitation of actions for proceedings in execution of this Act. 54. No action to be brought against bailiff, &c. acting under order of the court without 55. Protection to officers. PART III-JURISDICTION AND LAW. 56. Ordinary jurisdiction of the court. 57. Where claim reduced by set-off to 50l., court to have jurisdiction. 58. Cases of partnership and intestacy. 59. Ejectment where neither value nor rent exceeds 507. 60. Title where neither value nor rent exceeds 501. 61. Jurisdiction by consent in cases of title. 62. Cases where defendant may object to action being tried in the court. 63. No action on judgment. 64. Jurisdiction by agreement. 65. Cases where judge of High Court may order action of contract to be tried in a 66. Actions of tort in High Court may be remitted to County Court. 67. Jurisdiction in equity. 68. Transfer to Chancery Division of action exceeding jurisdiction. COUNTY COURTS-continued. § 69. Transfer to County Courts of equitable actions or matters. 70. Trustees may pay trust moneys or transfer stock and securities into County Court. 77. Service of summons or execution of warrant within 500 yards of district. 78. Proof of service of process by a bailiff. 79. Proceedings on hearing the plaint. 80. No evidence to be given that is not in summons. 81. Demands not to be divided for the purpose of bringing two or more actions. 82. Notice of special defences to be given to registrar, who shall communicate same to 83. Before whom affidavits may be sworn. 84. Districts of courts in metropolis to be treated as one district. 85. Power to judge to change place of trial. 86. Default summons and notice of defence. 87. Amendment of proceedings. 88. Proceedings if plaintiff does not appear or prove his case. 89. Costs of defendant where plaintiff does not appear. 90. Proceedings before registrar where defendant does not appear. 91. Trial in absence of defendant. 92. Where defendant appears and admits the claim. 93. Judgments how far final. 94. Bankruptcy not to cause action to abate, if trustee elect to continue it. 96. Minors may sue for wages. 97. One of several persons liable may be sued. 98. Confession of debts or parts of debts, &c., and judgment thereupon. 99. Agreement as to amount of debt, and conditions of payment. 100. Judge alone to determine all questions, unless a jury be summoned. 101. Trial with jury when parties require it. 102. Who shall be jurors, and their number. 103. Appointment of assessors. 104. Actions may be settled by arbitration. 105. Where judgment does not exceed 201., court may order payment by instalments. In 106. Judge may grant time. 107. Defendant may pay money into court; notice to be given to plaintiff. 108. How securities to be given and enforced. 109. Where security is required to be given, a deposit of money may be made in lieu 110. Service of summonses to witnesses and others. 111. Penalty on witnesses neglecting summons. 112. Judge may issue warrant for bringing up a prisoner to give evidence. 113. Costs to abide the event. 114. Court may award costs where action or matter is struck out for want of jurisdiction. 116. Costs when not recoverable in High Court. 117. Costs of action brought elsewhere than in County Court. 118. Costs of solicitor to be taxed by registrar. 119. Costs on higher scale. PART V.-APPEALS, &c. 120. Parties aggrieved may appeal by notice of motion. COUNTY COURTS-continued. § 122. Jurisdiction of High Court. 123. Parties may agree not to appeal. 124. No appeal allowed except as in this Act mentioned. 125. Assessors on appeal. 126. Where action may be removed on security given. 127. Judge of High Court may hear applications for prohibition. 128. Prohibition finally disposed of by order. 129. Order to show cause as to certiorari or prohibition a stay of proceedings if High 130. Costs of certiorari or prohibition if not sent to registrar. 131. Order in lieu of mandamus. 132. No judge to grant writ or order once refused. PART VI.-REPLEVIN; RECOVERY OF TENEMENTS. 133. Actions of replevin may be brought by plaint. 134. Registrar to grant replevins. 135. Conditions of security to be given in cases of replevins commenced in High Court. 137. Replevins shall at instance of defendant be removed into High Court by certiorari 138. Possession of small tenements may be recovered in County Courts by landlords 139. Possession of small tenements may be recovered in the court by landlords for non- 140. Sub-tenant served with summons to recover possession must give notice to his 141. In plaints to recover possession of premises, how summonses may be served. 143. Such warrants to be in force for three months from the day named for delivering 144. Judges, registrars, bailiffs, or other officers not liable to actions on account of proceedings taken. 145. Where landlord has a lawful title, he shall not be deemed a trespasser by reason of PART VII.-EXECUTION; COMMITMENT. 146. Court may award execution against goods. 147. What goods may be taken in execution. 148. Securities seized to be held by high bailiff. 149. Execution after default in instalment may issue for whole sum. 150. Cross judgments. 151. Judgment may be removed into the High Court if there are no goods to be taken 152. Priority of executions issuing out of High Court and County Court. 153. Power to judge to suspend execution or order discharge in certain cases. 154. Regulating the sale of goods taken in execution. 155. Execution to be superseded on payment of debt and costs. 156. Claimant of goods taken in execution must deposit their values or pay costs of 157. High bailiff may interplead where claims as to goods taken in execution are made. 159. Judge may authorise bailiffs to act as brokers. 160. When goods seized under process of the court, landlord may claim certain rent in arrear. 161. Mode of issuing and executing orders of commitment. 162. Power of committal for contempt. 163. To what prisons committals may be made. COUNTY COURTS-continued. PART VIII.-RULES ; FEES; FINES; UNCLAIMED MONEY IN COURT. § 164. Rules, &c. and forms of proceedings and scale of costs to be framed by judges 165. Order as to fees. 166. Fees; how payable, and where to be exhibited. 167. Fines how to be enforced. 168. Penalties to be paid to registrar and accounted to treasurer. 169. Account of fees and fines. 170. Account to Auditor-General. 171. Audit of registrar's accounts. 172. Rules as to balances. 173. Suitors' money unclaimed in six years to be forfeited. PART IX.-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 174. Publication of Orders in Council. 175. No privilege allowed. 176. Saving for Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. 178. When treasurer's clerk to be deemed a civil servant. 179. Town-halls used for sittings. 180. Process of the court to be under seal. 181. Incidental expense. 182. No action for beer, &c. consumed on the premises to be brought. 184. Acknowledgments by married women to be received by judge. 186. Interpretation of Act. SUPPLEMENTARY. 187. Construction of Acts referring in them to County Courts. 188. Repeal of Acts in Schedule. SCHEDULE. See also LAW OF DISTRESS AMENDMENT. COUNTY ELECTORS: To provide for the Qualification and Registration of Electors for the purposes of Local § 1. Short title and construction. 2. Extension of burgess franchise to county electors outside municipal boroughs. 3. Occupation of land of the value of 101. to qualify. 4. Registration of county electors. 5. Making out of lists and registers in metropolis. 6. Revision of electoral lists. 7. Roll of county electors. 8. Expenses. 9. Remuneration of revising barristers and contribution by county authorities. 11. Application of provisions of Act respecting county fund. 12. Separate list of persons residing within fifteen miles of county. 13. Precepts by clerk of the peace. 14. Definitions. CROFTERS COMMISSION (DELEGATION OF POWERS) : To amend the twenty-third section of the Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1886 (49 & 50 § 1. Delegation of powers. 2. Short title. |