The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

A RILL to PREVENT UNSKILFUL PERSONS from
PRACTISING as CONVEYANCERS.

Whereas inconveniences are found to arise from
the want of legal knowledge in many Persona,
who take upon themselves to practise as Cons -,
ancers of teal estates and chattels real ;
For the prevention thereof, be it enacted by
the Kiti,4's Most Excellent Majesty, by antrwitie
the advice and consent of the Lotds Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assem-
bled, and by and with the authority of the same,
That it shall not be I wild from and after
for any person within England or
Wales, to prtctise as a Conveyancer in the draw-
ing or preparing any deeds or other instruments,
for the granting, settling, or transferring of any
real estate of chattels real, to take effect in the
lifetime of any party granting, settling, or trans-
ferring the saute, todes3 such person shall be a
Setjeaut at Law, Barrister, admitted Solicitor,
Attorney, or Proctor, having obtained regular
certificates.to practise as such, or shalt have been
a Pupil for the term of two years in the office of
saute Serjeant or Barrister at Law engaged in the
practice of Conveyancing, and have kept at least
eight terms in some or one of the four Inns of
Courts ; and that if any pet son shall after the
,itue aforesaid practise as such Conveyancer in
manner afore.iaid, contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this Act,. every such person shall for-
fe;t nod pay for each offence the sum of

pounds.
Pro%ided always, and be it further enacted,
That (wilting in this Act contained shall extend,
or he construed to extend, to prevent any person
Iron; drawing or preparing any deeds or tither
instruments, for the granting, settling, or trans-
any real estates or chattels real aforesaid,
who on the shall bone fide he carry-
ing on the hosiness, and be estoblistied and in the
way at pitting his livelihood in the profession of
4 Conveyancer, in the drawing or purpling of
deeds or other instroments, fur the granting, set-
tling, or transferring of real estates or chattels
real ; or to prevent any person who is or shall be
appointed Steward of any manor, lands, tene•
meats,' or- hereditameots. from drawing or pre•
paring any lease or leases of any such manor,
lands, tenetateots,.or hei•editamvuts, of or belong-
ing to the person by whom he shall be so ap-
pointed.
And be it further enacted, That from and after
if any persou authosited to draw
and prepare deeds or other instruments, for the
granting, settling, or trat:tening of real estates
1111,1 chattels real, shall permit or suffer his name
to he in *toy manner !lard by or for the profit of
any person not qualified to thaw or prenale the
saute, or shall permit or suffer any unqualified •
ilerSoll or persons to participate or share in the
ftii•s or profi!s arising front the drawing or pi
of any suet. deeds or other instruments,'
every persoo so idettding shall forfeit and pay for
each offence the sum of pounds.
And be it further enacted, That all fines, pe-
nalties, and forfeitures, Imposed or created by
this Act, may be recovered, with costs of suit, by
any person who shall site for 'he same, by action
of debt , bill, plaitif or information, in any of his
Majesty's superior Courts .1' Recora at West
ster, or in the Courts of Great Sessions its Wales,
in Icl,ich no essoign, protection, wager of law,
nor inure than one importance shall be allowed.