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Rh X. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriffs Depute and Stewarts Depute of the everal Shires and Stewartries, or their Subtitutes, hall at leat once in every Year carefully examine into the Progres and State of all the different Records framed and kept by the repective Sheriff Clerks and Stewart Clerks, and hall prepare exact Reports in Writing, etting forth the Reult of their Examinations, and particularly pecifying the State and Situation of the Buildings in which the Records of their repective Shires and Stewartries are kept, and how far the Laws and Regulations relative to the everal Records have been faithfully and punctually executed and obeyed; and the Sheriffs Depute of the everal Shires of Edinburgh, Haddington, and Linlithgow, or their Subtitutes repectively, hall in the Month of November in every Year preent uch Reports, duly authenticated, to the Lords Commiioners of Juticiary at Edinburgh, and The Sheriffs Depute and Stewarts Depute of the other Shires and Stewartries, or their Subtitutes repectively, hall preent their aid Reports, duly authenticated, to the Lords Commiioners of Juticiary, at the Circuit Courts that hall be holden within their repective Bounds, in the Autumn of every Year; and the aid Lords Commiioners of Juticiary are hereby empowered to make uch Orders thereon, or direct uch further Inquiries to be made as may appear to them to be neceary, and direct their Clerks to enter the ame in the Minutes of the Court, and make Orders thereafter to tranmit the everal Reports, with a certified Copy of the Orders that may have been made by them thereon, to the Lord Clerk Regiter, at whoe Instance it hall be competent to preent to the Lords of Council and Seion ummary Complaints againt any of the Sheriff Clerks or Stewart Clerks, or their Deputies, on account of any Neglect or Malveration in the Buines of the everal Records committed to their Care, and for redreing and punihing the ame according to Law.

XI. And be it further enacted, That the Chief Magitrates of the aid Royal Burghs repectively, hall at leat once in every Year carefully examine into the Progres and State of all the different Records framed and kept by the repective Clerks of uch Royal Burghs, and hall prepare exact Reports in Writing, in the Manner above directed, in the Cae of Sheriff Clerks and Stewart Clerks; and uch Chief Magitrates hall, in the Month of November in every Year, tranmit uch Reports to the Lords Commiioners of Juticiary at Edinburgh, who are hereby empowered to make Orders, and direct Inquiries, in the Manner above provided, in the Cae of Sheriff Clerks and Stewart Clerks as aforeaid; and the Clerks of Juticiary hall in like Manner tranmit uch Reports, with a certified Copy of uch Orders, to the Lord Clerk Regiter, at whoe Intance ummary Complaints may be made againt Clerks of Royal Burghs, in the Manner above directed, in the Cae of Sheriff Clerks and Stewart Clerks as aforeaid.

XII. And whereas it is expedient that the Tranmiion of the ucceive Volumes or Books of the everal Public Records, from the Offices in which they are formed, to His Majety's General Regiter Houe, hould be made with the leat poible Delay; be it enacted, That within Six Months after the paing of this Act, the Keepers of the everal Public Records which are by Law tranmiible to His Majety's General Regiter Houe hall deliver all the Volumes or Books of their repective Records that are already completed, together with the Minute Books and the Warrants