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22 Jan y 1808

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III Contents of Part III [...?]

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II. Contents or Topics of Part II. Powers for subordinate legislation, enquiry and Initiation.

I. Sections 5,4,11 in part, and 9, are the sections occupied in giving powers ofr subordinate legislation to the Court of Session, exercisible by its present Quorum of 9, the Court sitting all together, in its undivided state.

1. In Section 5 are contained four distinguishable parts /clauses/ In[?] clause 1[?] gives them power/ is given/ to regulate the mode in which the "[...?] of ordinances" shall be performed. 2. In clause 2 power to determine "what number of Judges shall operate either separately or together in the Outer House or Bill Chamber: 3. In clause 3, power is proved "if it shall seem expedient...that some of the said Ordinary Judges shall constantly or usually perform the duties of Ordinances in the Outer House or Bill Chamber":... others ... constantly or usually officials in the Inner House: 4 clause in part 4 th. power to determine the "Rotation" in which in the Outer House and Bill Chamber these Ordinances shall officiate.

5. In Section 4 th power is given to regulate the days of sitting in the [...?] sections of the Court.

6. In Section 11 th, power is given to regulate concerning the "forms of proceeding and process and in particular the mode of conducting the pleading, as well in the Outer as of the Inner House, and whether carried on by writing or viva voce. /single-seated judicatores of the Ordinaries as in the many-seated judicatores/

7. In Section 9 th power is given to regulate concerning the remittal[?] of causes from one division to another, on the ground of a connection between cause and cause.
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