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1896. ordinary election of councillors of the council of the county in which the district is situated.
 * (e.) The costs of a joint committee shall be defrayed by the councils by whom the committee is appointed, in such proportions as they may agree upon, and in the event of their differing in opinion, as may be determined by the Board of Trade on an application by either council.
 * (f.) When any of the councils joining in the appointment of a joint committee is a county or district council other than a borough council, the accounts of the joint committee shall be audited in like. manner and with the like power to the officer auditing the accounts, and with the like incidents and consequences as the accounts of a county council.
 * (g.) The chairman at any meeting of the committee shall have a second or casting vote.
 * (h.) The quorum, proceed logs, and place of meeting of a committee, whether within or without the area within which the committee to exercise their authority, shall be such as may be determined by regulations jointly made by the councils appointing the committee, and in the event of their differing in opinion as may be determined by the Board of Trade on an application by either council.
 * (i.) Subject to those regulations the quorum, proceedings, and place of meeting, whether within or without the area within which the committee are to exercise their jurisdiction, shall be such as the committee direct.

An Act to amend the Law relating to Law Agents and Notaries Public practising in Scotland.[14th August 1896.]

E it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. The following words and expressions, when used in this Act, shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively; (that is to say,)

"The court" means the court of session:

"Law agent" means any person entitled to practise as an agent in the courts of law in Scotland:

"Enrolled law agent" means any law agent enrolled pursuant to the provisions of the Law Agents (Scotland) Act, 1873, and any Act or Acts explaining or amending the same:

"Notary public" means any notary public duly admitted in Scotland.

2. Except during the first twelve months after the passing of this Act, no person shall be admitted as a notary public in Scotland admission until he shall have been admitted and enrolled as a law agent.

3. After the passing of this Act any notary public may at any Admission time present a petition to the court praying to be admitted as of notaries a law agent under the Law Agents (Scotland) Act, 1873, and any Act or Acts explaining or amending the same, and on the presentation of such petition the court shall dispense with the rules