2 Jan y 1806

Facienda

Outline

The Sheriff's Courts to continue every where /throughout/ Scotland, with their seats of judicature in their present situation, and each of them with its local field of jurisdiction the same as at present: unless upon a particular examination any instances should appear of a degree of inequality the inconveniences of which are so great as to be worth correcting at the expense of the inconveniences inseparable from the change.

Each Court to have cognizance of all sorts of civil ([...?] criminal) causes, and to any value: such particular classes of causes alone excepted, for the detachment of which to appropriate Courts, particular and adequate reasons can be assigned: in which view are to be considered the existing Courts of [...?], Commissariat Courts Court of Exchequer and the Admiralty Courts.  Quote[?] if[?] any[?] ││ in general whatever causes are at present within the competency of the Court of session.

The remuneration (howsoever constituted) to be such as shall be deemed sufficient for the purchase of the Judges' whole time: as in the London Police Offices: excepting such time as may be occasionally necessary for relief from duty, to be obtained by the Judge in manner hereafter maintained.