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Rh together with the Expences of Proces, by the Sheriff Clerk or Stewart Clerk of the Shire or Stewartry within which uch Offence hall have been committed, on a ummary Complaint to the Sheriff Depute or Stewart Depute of uch Shire or Stewartry; and in Default of uch Proecution at the Intance of the Sheriff Clerk or Stewart Clerk, within Twelve Months from the Date of the Commiion of uch Offence, then uch Penalty hall and may be ued for and recovered, together with the Expences of Proces, by the Lord Clerk Regiter on a ummary Complaint preented within Three Years after the Date of uch Offence, to the Lords of Council and Seion, uch Penalty in the latter Cae being olely applicable by the Lord Clerk Regiter, to the Purpoes of the Etablihment of His Majety's General Regiter Houe.

IV. And be it further enacted, That on or before the Expiration of Six Months after the paing of this Act, the Clerk of the Commrary Court of Edinburgh hall deliver to the Lord Clerk Regiter, or his Deputy Keepers of Records, all the Books or Regiters of Deeds or of Probative Writings kept by them and their Predeceors in Office, and which hall be in their Cutody, together with the Minute Books and Warrants of the aid Regiters or Books of Record, and with an Inventory of the whole, to the Accuracy and Completenes of which the aid Clerks hall make Oath before the Lords of Council and Seion; and that the Lord Clerk Regiter or his Deputy Keepers of Recordshall receive the aforeaid Books, Regiters, and Warrants to be depoited with the other Public Records of Scotland, and hall make and ubcribe a full Duplicate of the aforeaid Inventory, to be delivered to and depoited by the aid Clerk with the other Records of the Commiary Court remaining under his Cutody and Care.

V. And be it further enacted, That on or before the Expiration of Six Months after the paing of this Act, the Clerks of the everal inferior Commiary Courts hall deliver to the Sheriff Clerks or Stewart Clerks of the Shires or Stewartries within which uch Commiary Courts are repectively ituated, all the Books or Regiters of Deeds or of Probative Writings, if any, which have been kept by them and their Predeceors in Office, and which hall be in their Cutody, together with the Minute Books and Warrants of the ame, and with an inventory of the whole, to the Accuracy and Completenes of which, the aid Clerks repectively shall make Oath in the Court of the Sheriff Depute or Stewart Depute, and that the aid Sheriff Clerks and Stewart Clerks hall receive the aforeaid Books, Regiters, and Warrants repectively, to be depoited with the other Public Records under their Cutody and Care, andhall make and ubcribe full duplicates of the aforeaid Inventories to be delivered to and depoited by the aid Commiary clerks with the other Public Records remaining under their Cutody and Care.

VI. And be it further enacted, That on or before the Expiration of Six Months after the paing of this Act, the Clerks of the everal Burghs of Regality and Barony aforeaid, hall in like Manner deliver to the Sheriff Clerks or Stewart Clerks of the Shires or Stewartries within which uch Burghs are repectively ituated, all the Books or Regiters of Deeds or of Probative Writings, if any, which have been kept by them and their Predeceors in office, and which hall be in their Cutody, together with the Minute Books