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shall be deemed to be coroner for the county so constituted, and not A.D. 1888. for any other county.

Where a coroner's district is situate partly in one county as con- stituted under this Act and partly in another such county, then

(1.) The coroner elected for that district shall be deemed, until an alteration is made in the district or vacancy in the office occurs, to be coroner for each of those counties, and the salary payable to such coroner shall be apportioned between the county rate of each such county in proportion to the rateable value of the portion of the district comprised in each such county, such apportionment in case of difference to be deter- mined by a Secretary of State, and the expenses payable out of the county rate in respect of an inquest held by such coroner, shall be defrayed out of the county rate of the county in which that inquest is held; and

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(2.) An Order in Council made on the petition of the county councils for the two counties may alter such district and make such provision for assigning the coroner to a coroner's district comprised wholly in one of such counties as may seem expedient; and

(2.) On the first vacancy after the said

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in the office of coroner for such district, each portion of the district which is wholly comprised in one such county shall be deemed to be a separate coroner's district (subject nevertheless to be altered by any prior or subsequent Order in Council under the said Act) :

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The jurisdiction of the justices in gaol sessions for Lincolnshire and for Yorkshire in relation to coroners shall, on and after the , cease, except so far as may be 30 necessary for completing or carrying into effect any matters which

arose before such last-mentioned day.

As to Expenses of Justices.

76. All expenses lawfully incurred by the justices of a county Expenses of in quarter sessions shall so far as they are not otherwise provided justices to

be payable 35 for be payable out of the county fund of the county, and the out of county council of the county shall make provision for such pay- county ment accordingly.

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