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 39^ C. 48. Anno vicefimo quarto Georgii II. A. D. 1751. on the Morrow of The Afccnfion of our Lord, then in fifteen Days of The Holy Trinity ; if on the Morrow of The Holy Trinity, then in three Weeks from the Day of The Holy Trinity ; if in tight Days of The Holy Trinity, then on the Morrow of Jll Souls; if in fifteen Days of The Holy Trinity, then on the Mor- row of Saint A4artin ; if in three Weeks of The Holy Trinity, then > ight Days of Saint Mart'-n. In Writs of IV- Provided neverthelefs, and be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That in all 'W'rits of Dower, &c. after £)«w^r tinde nihil habet, after llTuc joined, it {hall not be needful or requifite to have above fifteen Days I ffiie joined, 15 betwixt the Telle and Return of the Venire facias, or any other Procefs to be fiied out for the Trial of the towc'^n*heTefte ^^''^ ^'*~'^'^' ^"* '^'"'^'^ ^"^^ Writ o( Venire faci's, and other Prccefs, after IlTue joined, until Judgment be andRttuinof g'^en, having Only fifteen Days between the Tefte and Return thereof, fhajl bs good and effectual in theV^:nire. Law, as is ufed in Perfonal Aftions ; any Law, Statute or Ufage, to the contrary heretofore notwith- flandinfr. Writs, &c. ha- V. Ajid it is hereby further enailed by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid Feaft ving^Day from of Saint Michael the Archangel one thoufand fevcn hundred and fifty-two, all Writs and Procefs here- ti)e MoiTow°of '^^^^^ to be made out of any of his Majefly's Courts at JVeJhninJhr, and having Day from the fourth Day ihe Afccnfion to of t^c Morrow of The Afcenfian^ to the Morrow of The Holy Trinity, fliall be good and effeftual in Law, the Morrow of notwithftandjng there be not fifteen Days between the Tefte and the Return of the faid Wri.s. the HoJy Trinity to be ^ood. Wriif, &c. re- VI. And be it further enaiSted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Writs or Procefs made, or to be turnjiiie in three made returnable upon the following Returns, videlicet; in three Weeks of Saint Michael, or from the Wee!;s of Saint Q^-jy of Saint Michael in one Month next following, or having Days between either of the faid Returns, oneTiSntrtVom^"' by force and virtue of this Kdt, have Day unto the faid Morrow of All Souls, and the Parties to that Day ' '^hs (aid Writs and Procefs {hall then appear, and plead and proceed thereupon to all Intents and Purpofes, to have Day onto 35 if the faid Writs and Procefs had been made returnable on the faid Morrow of A.il Souls. the Morrow of AH Souls. DaysofRetnrn VII. And be it further enacted. That all common Writs, as well perfonal as mixt, which fliall otcommonWrits happen to be returnable in the faid Michaelmas Term, fhall have and keep the faid Returns of the in the Term. Morrow of All Souls, the Morrow of Saint Martin, in eight Days of Saint Martin, and in fifteen Days of Saint Alartin, or any of them. ■Writs of Sum- ' VIII. And v/hereas before the making of this A6t, all Writs of Summons to warrant again{l- the ir.ons to wjrrant ' Vouchers upon common Recoveries had, in Writs of Entry and Writs of Right of Advowlon, were ahvidji-d to four ' made for five Returns inclufive ;' Now for the more fpeedy perfecting of fuch Recovery, be it enaited by J<eturns inciu- {V,g Authority aforefaid. That from and after the faid Feaft of Saint Adichael the Archangel one thoufanS feven hundred and fifty-two, all and every fuch Writs of Summons to warrant upon the Appearance of the Tenant to every fuch Writ of Entry and Writ of Right of Advov/fon, fhall and may be made and abridged to four Returns inclufive. Courts to appoint IX. Provided always, and it is hereby further enaiSed by the Authority aforefaid. That in fuch and like fpeciai Daj^s ot Cafes and Procefs as fpecial Days have been ufed to be appointed and affisjned and given for the Return of u(i"l'"' * "' Writs and Procefs, it fhall be lawful to the Jufiices of every the King's fiiid Courts of Record for the time being, in all the Procefs by them awarded, to afTign and appoint fpecial Days cf Returns, as by them fhall be thought convenient. Daysof Aflizein X. Provided alfo, and be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Days cf Affize in Darrein Darrein V':f<ini- Prefentment and in a ! lea of ^uare inipedit limited and appointed by the Statute of Marlhridg,-, and alfo i^""edit"a^the'^'^'^ D.iys to be given in Attaint limited in the Statute made in the fifth Year of the Reign of King Ediiard Days r'o 'be given' '^^s T'"'"'^' and alfo in the Statute made in the three and twentieth Year of the Reign of the Jnte King in Attaint, tj Henry the Eighth, being not contrary to the Tenor of this Act, ihall be holden firm, and fland in their ft.ind. full Force and Efteft. 5 ^'_; V '^■^- ^ ' XI. And whereas by divers Charters heretofore granted to the Citizens of London, by his Majelly's 23. . c. 3. ,c j^f^y^i Prede:eflbrs Kings and Qiieens of E»glar:d, it is directed that the A'layor of the faid City, after he ' isfcliofen, {hall be prefented and fv/orn before the King or Q_i!een of England in their Court of E.che- ' quer at IVeftminfccr, or before the Barons of the laid Court: And whereas the find Solemnity after every ' annual Eieftion of the faid Mayor, hath been ufually kept and obferved by the laid City on the twenty- ' ninth Day of Oitoher, except the fame f^ll on a Sundcv, and then on the Day following;" Be it enaifted Theprcfentini; by the Authority aforefaid, I'hat from and after the fiiid' Featt of Saint Michael, which fhall be in the Year Ki'a ors'o'f "loo^" ° °"' ^-'^'"^ °"^ thoufand feven hundred and fifty-two, the faid Solemnity of prcfenting- and fwearing the t!on'toc on°" Mayors of the City pf Z,5«r/.«, after every annual Eleilion into the faid Office, in the Manner and j-onn 9 November. heretofore ufed on the twenty-ninth Day of QP.oher, fliall be kept and obferved on the ninth Day of iVs- vend'er in every Year, unlefs the fame ilrall fall on a Sunday, and in that cafe on the Day following ; any Ride or Order in any of the Charters of the faid City, or the Uftge or Culloms thereof to the contrary notu'ithitanding. ' Xfi. And whereas by the Abbreviation of ylf/V/;(7i?/M(7.f Term purfiiant to tins Act, the Morrow of ' All Soids will not be in full Term, and thereby v/ill prove inconvenient for the purpofe of ordaining She- X4 Ed. 3. c. 7. ' rifts piirfuant to an A6t of Parliament made in the fourteenth Year of the F^eign of K.ingEdward the Third, ' intituled, Hjw long a Sheriff jliall continue in his Office ;' Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforefaid, TheD.;yof af- Th.it irom and after the Co;n nenceinent of this Act the fame (Officers and Perf.^ns, who by virtue of th; fa'd f-nhli' gat the laft mentifined AiEt, or any othr Law or Statute, ought to aflemblc at the Exchequer yearly on the Morrow Exches"" '"f of Ad Souls, for the orlaining or no.ninating of Sheriffs, flv.il! not aflemble on that J-)ay, but initead thereof ".t'",'!.'",! „r" ^•'" 'if^ejnble yearly on the Morrow of Saint Martin at the Exchequer, in the like Manner, and for the fame ■ irMoM-.wof Intent and hurpofe. C A r. £,ii :t Martin. Ciiiiuri:ii:!t'hci:ff,^cCji.rthcrizCci>.z. c. 14.