CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 259

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b.

The Sections containing the proposed equitable jurisdiction and

the increased Common Law

Common Law Juris therefore struck out

diction were·

of the Draft; but they

at

if

carv

be posed time by a separate Ordinance The Secretary of State should

amy

think it desirable.

In the meanwhile it will

very simple

be observed that a

edo es

and inexpensive mode of trying

under $2,000 in the Supreme Con't, has been provided by the new Ordinance and is comprised within the space of four Sections only (40 to 1841). I will

proved to offer

7. 256

some remartes upon the various Provisions of the Ordinance.

Section 2 repeals Sections 16,

17, and 18 of the "Principal Ordinance " (by which term Ne%) of 1862 is referred

to throughent) and substitutes the amended Provisions which will be found in Sections & and 44. Section 44 is in accordance with the Law

which prevails

prevails in similar in England and by Section à

Suitor

may

be re

represented by

c as es

W

ant

Attorney although the amount of the claim be under $100.

Sections 3 and 4 aso inserted:

to remove

Darble which have I

to

hitherte repeatedly given rive

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