CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 494

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jurisdiction from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to the new Court of Probate were adopted in their integrity, likewise the clauses empowering the Common Law Judges at Westminster to sit in the Court of Probate. Also all the clauses giving probate jurisdiction in certain cases to the County Courts and giving a right of appeal therefrom (only substituting the summary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for the County Courts). Also all the Clauses respecting wills of real estate / all property in the Colony being personal (or held on terms of years).

It is therefore necessary to frame a new Ordinance specially for Probate and administration affairs, and in framing such, to modify the provisions of the act above mentioned. The Ordinance in question was framed with such a view - adopting all the previous provisions of the act above mentioned and also of the act 21&22 Vict. Cap. 95 to amend the act of 20&21 Vict. Cap. 77, which

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481 jurisdiction from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to the new Court of Probate were adopted in their integrity, likewise the clauses empowering the Common Law Judges at Westminster to sit in the Court of Probate. Also all the clauses giving probate jurisdiction in certain cases to the County Courts and giving a right of appeal therefrom (only substituting the summary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for the County Courts). Also all the Clauses respecting wills of real estate / all property in the Colony being personal (or held on terms of years). It is therefore necessary to frame a new Ordinance specially for Probate and administration affairs, and in framing such, to modify the provisions of the act above mentioned. The Ordinance in question was framed with such a view - adopting all the previous provisions of the act above mentioned and also of the act 21&22 Vict. Cap. 95 to amend the act of 20&21 Vict. Cap. 77, which

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481 jurisdiction from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to the new Court of Probate were Probate were adopted in their integrity, likewise the clauses empoivering Law the Common Judges at Westminster to sit in the Court of Probate . _ Also all .. & the clauses giving probate s jurisdiction in certain laves to the County Counts and givinga right of appeal therefrom (only substituting the sum summary Surisdiction of the Supreme Court for the County Courts). Also all the Clauses respecting wills of real estate / all, property in the Colony being personal held on terms of years) - 1)_ and many other sections and clauses adapted to a state of things utterly different from the circumstances of the Colony. Its therefore because to frame e a new Ordinance specially for Probate and administration framing affairs any and in such, to modify the provisions of the act above mentioned. The Ordinance in question was framed with such a view - all the pre - provisions of the act above mentioned and also of the act 21+22 Vict. Capp: 95 to amend the act of 20×21 Vact. Caps. yy" which

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jurisdiction from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury to the new

Court of Probate were

Probate were adopted in their integrity, likewise the

clauses empoivering

Law

the Common

Judges at Westminster to sit in the Court of Probate . _ Also all

the clauses giving probate s jurisdiction in certain laves to the County Counts and givinga right of appeal therefrom (only

substituting the

sum

summary

Surisdiction of the Supreme Court for the County Courts). Also all the Clauses respecting wills of real estate / all, property in the Colony being personal

held on terms of years) -

1)_ and many

other sections and clauses adapted

to a state of things utterly different

from the circumstances of the

Colony.

Its therefore because

to frame

e a new Ordinance

specially for Probate and

administration

framing

affairs

any

and in

such, to modify the

provisions of the act above mentioned. The Ordinance in question

was framed with such a view -

all the pre

- provisions of the act above mentioned and also of the act 21+22 Vict. Capp: 95 to amend the act of 20×21 Vact. Caps. yy" which

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