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 '3^2 C. 23. Anno fexto Ann^ Reginas. A. D. 1707, in Parliament, to be certified under the Great Seal of Great Britain, fliall at the Time of iffuing fuch Proclamation be abfent in the Service of her Majefty, her Heirs or SuccelTors, fuch Peer may make his Proxy, or fend a figned Lift. How Proxies V. Provided always, and be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That fuch Peers of Scotland zs art iliall be figned. ^iUo Peers of ^K^/awi^, fliall fign their Proxies and Lifts by the Title of their Peerage in Scotland. No Peer to have VL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Peer ftiall be capable of having more Proxie?" '*" '^^" '^^° Proxies at one Time. Aft ' EI ft- ^ii- And be it further enafled by the Authority aforefaid, That at fuch Meeting of the Peers, they LordClerk Re- ^^'^ ^^^ S'^° '"^ ^^^ Names of the Perfons by them nominated to fit and vote in the Houfe of Peers in the pfter to certify Parliament of Gr^^? Sr/#(7/«, and the Lord Clerk Regifter, or two of the principal Clerks of the Seffion theNamesof the appointed by him to officiate in his Name, fhall after the Eleftion is made and duly examined, certify the x6 Peers elefled. Names of the fixteen Peers fo eledted, and fign and atteft the fame in the prefence of the Peers ; which Certificate fo figned and attefted fliall by the Lord Clerk Regifter, or two of the principal Clerks of the Seffions, be returned into her Majefty's High Court of Chancery of Great Britain, before the Time ap- pointed for the Meeting of the Parliament. How Peers (liall VIIL And be it further enadied by the Authority aforefaid. That the Peers fliall come to fuch Meetings come attended to vvith their Ordinary Attendants only, according to and under the feveral Penalties inflidted by the feveral Eieaions. Laws and Statutes now in Force in Scotlarui, which prefcribe and dired: with what Numbers and Attend- ants the Subjefts there may repair to the publick Courts of Juftice. And not debate IX. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That it fliall not be lawful for the Peers io or treat of any affembled and met together for the ejefting fixteen Peers to fit and vote in the Houfe of Peers in the Par- cept only the " I'^ment of Great Britain., to aft, propofe, debate, or treat of any other Matter or Thing whatfoever, ex- Eledion. cept only the Election of the faid fixteen Peers ; and that every Peer who fhall at fuch Meeting prefume to propofe, debate, or treat of any other Matter or Thing contrary to the Diredtion of this Ai5l, fliall incur the Penalty oi Pramunire exprelTed in the Statute of the fixteenth Year of King Richarb the Second. Confirmation of X. And be it further declared by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Matter and Things for theAftofParli- or Concerning the Eledtion of fixteen Peers of Scotland, to fit and vote in the Houfe of Peers in the Parlia- aoient of Srot- ment of Great Britain, directed and appointed to be obferved and done by the Articles of Union, and the ^" ■ faid recited A&. of Parliament in Scotland, intituled, ASt fettling the Manner ofeleSfing the fixteen Peers and forty-five Members to reprcfent Scotland in the Parliament «/" Great Britain, which Aft, by an Aft of Par- 5Ann*, c. S. IJament in England in the fifth Year of her Majefty's Reign, intituledj An AB for an Union of the two Kiyigdoms o/" England, ard Scotland, was declared to be as valid as if the fame had been Part of, and ingrofled Exception. in the Articles of Union, thereby ratified and approved, fhall be obferved and performed, except only wherein this Aft has further delared and provided. In cafe of Death XI. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That in cafe any of the fixteen Peers {o or Difability of chofen fhall die, or become otherwife legally difabled to fit in the Houfe of Peers of the Parliament of Peer elefted. Great Britain, that her Majefty, her Heirs and Succefibrs fhall forthwith, after fuch Death or Difability^ imTe' for^lefline '^"^ ^ Proclamation under the Great Seal of Great Britain, for elefting another Peer oi Scotland to fit in mother, the Houfe of Peers of the Parliament of Great Britain, in the room of fuch Peer deceafed, or otherwife legally difabled ; which Proclamation fhall be publiftied at fuch Time and Places as is herein enafted, touching Proclamations iffued upon fummoning a Parliament oi Great Britain; and the Peers oi Scotland being qualified as is hereby dircfted, fhall proceed to eleft a Peer oi Scotland to fit in the Houfe of Peers of the Parliament of Great Britain, in the Room of fuch Peer deceafed, or otherwife legally difabled, in fuch Manner, and under fuch Reftriftions and Regulations, as are by this Aft direften to be obferved upon the elefting fixteen Peers of Scotland to fit in the Houfe of Peers of the Parliament oi Great Britain. Hovf Peers (Jia'J XIL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That for the more effeftual Trial of any ).mulria'&' ^^^'^ °^ Great Britain that hath committed, or fliall commit any High Treafon, Petit Treafon, Mifprifion «:omniit'teii'?o '^' of Treafon, Murder, or other Felonies in Scotland, Commiflion or Commiffions may ifTue under the Great Scotland. Seal of Great Britain, to be direfted to fuch Perfon and Perfons as fhall be therein named, conftituting them and fuch a Number of them, as fiiall be therein mentioned, Juftices of the Queen, her Heirs and Succefibrs, to enquire by the Oaths of good and lawful Men of fuch County and Counties of Scotland as ' fhall be named therein, of all Treafons, Mifprifions of Treafon, Murders, and other Felonies commit- ted in fuch County by a Peer or Peers of Great Britain, which Inquifition fliall be taken and made in the fame Manner as Indidtments found and taken before Juftices of Oyer and Tertniner of any County of Eng-' land, and fhall be of the fame Effeft, and proceeded upon in the fame Method as any Inquifition found before Juftices of Oyer and Terminer in England, whereby any Peer is indifted for any fuch Offence; and fuch Juftices fhall ilTue Mandates or Precepts to the Sheriffs of the refpeftive Counties of Scotland, to re- turn to them at fuch Day and Place as they fhall appoint, fuch and fo many good and lawful Men of the fame County, as may be fufficient, to enquire of the Ofi'enccs aforefaid, and twelve or more of them fo returned, being fworn, fliall be fuiEcient to make fuch Enquiry, and find any Indiftment ; and if the Sherift" of fuch County fhall not furamon a fufficient Number of Men to m.ake fuch Inquifition, the Ju- ftices that do proceed upon fuch Commiffion may impofe a fine u'ponfuch Sheriff, which fhall be levied by Procefs out of the Exchequer ; and if any of the Perfons fummoned by the Sheriff to enquire, as afore- faid, flaall not appear, the Juftices may jn like Manner impofe a Fine upon fuch Ferfon fo making D.e- fa^lt, to be levied i{i Manner aforefaid, " ~ , I XIIL And