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236 C. 24. Anno trlcefimo primo Geops^gii IL A. D. 1757. which the faid Execution was awarded, to the Party complaining, and to inrorcc the Paymentthereof by the fame Methods and Means as are herein provided for the Recovery of other Debts. Commifl-oners XI. And be it further ena£ied by the Authority aforefaid, That, for the better regulating the Proceedings; impowered to of the faid Court, it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid CommiiTioners, or any fix or more of them,-' ftiake Rules for gHembled at any fuch Court, from time to tiine, to make fuch Rules and Orders for the better resjulating the Practice ot the Pr^^^ice of the faid Court, and the Method of Proceeding therein, as (hall fcem to them moft expedient and Court. conducive to thePurpofes of this Act ; fo that fuch Rules and Orders fliall be agreeable to Law, and accord- ing to the true Intent and Meaning of this A£l ; which faid Rules and Orders, having been figned by the faid fix or more CoinmiiHoners, fhall be in full Force, and be kept and obferved by all the Commifiioners thereafter holding, or to hold the faid Court, and their Officers, and the Suitors therein, until the fame fhall be repealed by the like Number of Commifiioners. Commifiioners XII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon fhall be capable of adling to take the fol- gg a Commiffioner in the Execution of this Adt, until he fhall have taken an Oath to the EfFe6l follow- fre:Ca.'='i"S;thatistofay, The Oath. ' T ^' -S* do fwear. That I will faithfully, impartially and honeftly, according to the bed of myjudg-

  • A ment, hearand determine fuch Matters and Things as fliall be brought before me by virtue of an Acl

' of Parliament, for the m.ore eafy and fpeedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Borough of Great TaV' ' mouthy and the Liberties thereof, without Eavour, AfTeilion or Prejudice to either Party.' Oath to be rd- miniiiere.i by the Which Oath the Clerk of the faid Court, or any one of the Commifiioners who fhall have taken fuch Oath, Clerk, or one of jg hereby impowered and required to adminifter in open Court ; and a Memorial thereof fhall be entered in ?on«r"" ^^^ Regifters of the faid Court by the faid Clerk. XIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That 'John Spurgeon Gentleman, the prefent John Spurgeon, fo^rp Clerk of thc faid Borough of Great Yarinoidh, fliall be, and is hereby conftituted and appointed' Cle'rk of "ihT^'^ Clerk of the faid Court of Requcfts, during his good Behaviour in the faid Office j and fhall have Power Court, with and Authority to appoint a Deputy ; which faid Clerk, or his Deputy, are hereby impowered and required Powertoappo^.^t to iflue out all Warrants and Precepts, and to regiftcr all Orders, Decrees and Judgments of the faid Court;' a Deputy. 3p,(] {xd enter and regifter, or caufe to be entered and rcgillcred, in proper Books to be provided by him, Bufinersof the ^^^ ^^x. for that Purpofe, all the Adis and Proceedings of the faid Court ; and whenever it fhall happen Fuuire Clerks ^'^^ ^^e Place or Office of Clerk cf the faid Court fhall become vacant by the Death, Refignation or Remo- by whom, and val of the faid John Spurgeon^ or any other future Clerk of the faid Court, the Mayor of the faid Borough in what Manner, for the time bein^', fnall, and is hereby required, within ten Days after fuch Vacancy fhall happen, to caufe. tobeeieaed. g]) (-h^ Commiffioncrs for the time being to be fummoned tomeet at the Toll-houfe Hall of thc laid Borough, at a certain Time by him to be appointed, fo as the fame be not lets than four Days, nor more than four- teen Days, after fuch Vacancy fhall happen ; and the Conimiflioners afiembled puriUant to fuch Summons, or the major Part of them, fhall nominate and appoint another fit and. able Perfon to be Clerk of the faid Court during his good Behaviour. ' XIV. And whereas in the faid Borough Court of Great Tarmouth, there anciently have been four Attor- C'JUlt. The ni«cf the Bo- J^f^ aj-,d Thovias Mar,clar!^e the younger. Gentlemen ; the four prefent Attornies of the faid Borough Court rough Court for ^j.- ^.j^g ^„|,j j^orough, and their Succefibrs, Attornies of the faid Borough Court for the time being, and every to inlTsum-^' ^'^ t"^^ (^=^ -^ Compenfaticn for the Lofs they may fuflain in their faid Offices. by this prefent ht) fhall and mo'nfes at the tT.ay, and are hereby authorized, im.powered r.ud requiied, to make out all Summonfes at the firft Inftance,- firiJ Inftance. in fuch Manner as is herein before direcl:ed. Fees allowed to XV. And be it further cnaded by the Authbrity aforefaid. That the feveral Fees hereafter limited and b:-a'<cn byih: cxprcllcd, and no other, fliall be taken by the faid Clerk, and the faid four Attornies and Serjeants at Adace, Offiicisof the ^Qj. jVjgij. feveral and refpeclive Services in the Execution of this Act that is to lay, For ifTuing every Summons, to the Attorney who ifllics the fame, fix Pence. For the Service of fuch Summons, and attending the Court with the Return, to thc.Serjeant three Pence, For entering the Caufe, to the Clerk fix Pence. For every Hearing, to the Clerk three Pence, to the Attorney three Pence. For every Order, to the Clerk three Pence, to the Attorney three Pence. For cnteiing every Order, and making a Copy, if required, to the Clerk three Pence, and to thc Attor- ney three Pence. For the Service of every Order againft a Party not in Court, and attending with the Return, to the Ser-«  jeant fix Pence. For a Nonfi;it on thc PLuntiff 's not appearing, to the Clerk two Pence, and to the Attorney two Pence. For an Attachment againft the Defendant for not appearing, to the Clerk ^ Pence, to the Attorney fix Pence, and to thc Serjeant for Service thereof one Shilling, i'^or acknovv-lcdging Satisfaction, to the Clerk three Pence, to thc Attorney three Pence. For an Execution, to the Clerk fix Pence, to the Attorney fix Pence, and to thc Serjeant for Setvlce thercj of one Shilling. -•» For a Sulpa-na^ to the Clerk three Pence, to the Attorney three Pence, and to ihe Seijeai.t for Service' thereof two Pence. For paying Money into Court, to the Clcik fix Pence. For every Search of thc Books, to thc CLrk two Pence. _ . ' ' A Tabic