Burgh royal. – desuetude. – election – The acts 1503, C. 80, 1535, c. 26, and 1609, c. 8, which disable persons not being actual traders and residenters within the burgh from being elected Magistrates, found to be in desuetude.
A councillor having been imprisoned on the eve of the election in virtue of a warrant obtained upon information of the adverse party-found not sufficient to avoid the election, there being such a number in favour of it as would have formed a majority notwithstanding he had been present.
[1730] UKHL 1 – Paton – 26, (1730) 1 Paton 26
Bailii
Scotland
Magistrates
Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.554262
