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Judiciary Laws

These Acts of Parliament relate to the Judiciary of Great Britain, including legislation concerning to the operation of the courts, the salaries of judges, penalties and pardons, etc. To ease your search for specific topics, keywords in each act are highlighted in red. By simply scanning through the chronological list, you should easily be able to narrow in on desired items. Through the reign of George II, acts are listed by the year in which the Parliamentary session ends ; from George III on they are by date of passage .

For other related material contained within legislation filed elsewhere, see also: Scottish Laws Social Laws (Crime and Criminality)

The Acts are listed according to the reigns of the British Kings and Queens.
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Reign of William and Mary
(Later William III)

• [Anno 5&6, p.227-32]. ... to prevent delays of Proceedings at the Quarter Sessions of the Peace. $45
• [Anno 5&6, p.235-36]. ... to take away the Process for the Capiatur Fine in the several Courts at Westminster. $30
• [Anno 5&6, p.239-42]. ... to Repeal the Statute ... for finding Sureties, for the Good Abearing, by him or her, that hath a Pardon of Felony. $35

• [Anno 8&9, p.199-202]. ... to Enable the Returns of Juries, as formerly ... $30

Reign of George II

• [Anno 3, p.519-31]. ... for the better Regulation of Juries. $25
• [Anno 3, p.579-80]. to put an End to certain Disputes touching ... the Court of Chancery. $18

• [Anno 4, p.419-20]. ... to explain and amend an Act ... for the better Regulation of Juries ... of Middlesex. $15

• [Anno 5. p.347-49]. ... further Qualification of Justices of the Peace. $15
• [Anno 5, p.353-55]. ... oblige Justices of the Peace ... to determine appeals ... according to the Merits of the Case, notwithstanding Defects of form in the Original proceedings ... $18
• [Anno 5, p.419-23]. ... making Process in Courts of Equity effectual against Persons who abscond ... or who refuse to appear $20
• [Anno 5, p.443-46]. ... to explain, amend, and render more effectual ... An Act to prevent frivolous and vexatious Arrests. $18

• [Anno 12, p.307-10]. ... for continuing the Act ... to regulate the Price and Assize of Bread; and for continuing, explaining and amending the Act ... for the better regulation of Attornies and Solicitors. $15

• [Anno 18, p.535-42]. ... to amend ... An Act for the further Qualification of Justices of the Peace. $12

• [Anno 24, p.1135-18(i.e.38)]. ... for amending ... an Act ... for the apprehending of Persons in any County or Place, upon Warrants granted by Justices of the Peace of any other County or place. $18

Reign of George III

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 36]. ... to enable Courts of Equity to compel a Transfer of Stocks in Suits ... without making ... the Bank of England, ... Merchants of England trading to the East Indies ... the South Seas or other Parts of American, Party thereto. $18

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 55]. ... Augmentation of the Salaries of the Judges in the Courts of Westminster Hall ...(1" piece lacking from margin.) $12

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 105]. ...for the better regulating the Practice, and for preventing Delays in the Proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas at Lancaster. $15

• [Anno 47, Sess.2, Cap.40]. ... to alter the Practice of Courts of Equity, in Suits in which Members of Parliament are Defendants. $15

• [Anno 54, Cap 84]. ... regulating the time of holding the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions in England. $12

Reign of George IV

• [Anno 1, Cap.37]. ... to amend an Act ... to facilitate Criminal Trials in Scotland, and to abridge the Period ... between the pronouncing of Setence and Execution ... [of] Capital Punishment. (With accompanying schedule outlining trials and punishments.) $35

Reign of Victoria

• [Anno 14&15, Cap.88]. ...amending the several Acts for the Regulation of Attornies and Solicitors. $15

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