Observations upon a bill, entituled, An act for taking away, and abolishing the heritable jurisdictions in that part of Great Britain called Scotland
Subtitle: and for restoring such jurisdictions to the Crown ... and for rendering the Union more complete; Obs. I. That the abolishing heritable jurisdictions ... will tend to dissolve it ... II. That no equivalent or satisfaction in money can be assessed ... III. That the regulations touching Sheriff and Steward-deputes ... are attended with inconveniences. IV. That to raise and discuss suspensions before the Circuit Court is ... against the Treaty of Union. V. That an attempt to introduce conformity betwixt our Circuit Courts ... and the Assizes or Commissions of nisi prius in England is ... against our Constitution. VI. That the tendency of this bill is to undermine the British Constitution, and advance the Jacobite interest ...
Published: 1747
Place of publication: Edinburgh: : [s.n.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Decedents' estates; Inheritance and succession; Constitutional law; Politics and government; Great Britain
Notes: 8vo: A-D⁴.

The bill of April 7, 1747 was enacted 20 Geo.II. c.43.

ESTC t110092 (cf. ESTC t041867: [2], 33, [1]p.)