Liberties Act 1836
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1836 c. 87 |
| Year | 1836 |
(6 & 7 Will. 4) C A P. LXXXVII.
[17th August 1836]
'WHEREAS it is expedient to put an end to the Secular Jurisdiction of the Archbishop ofYork in the Liberty of Ripon in the West and North Ridings of the County of York , and in the Liberty of Cawood, Wistow , and Otley in the said West Riding, and in the Soke of Southwell in the County of Nottingham , and to the Secular Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Ely in the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge: ' Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consentof the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That all the Secular Authority of the Archbishop ofYork in the said Liberty of Ripon , and in the said Liberty of Cawood, Wistow , and Otley , and in the said Soke of Southwell , shall, from and after the passing of this Act, cease and determine, and shall become and be transferred to and vested in His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors.
II Towns, &c. over which his Jurisdiction extended to enjoy their Privileges as heretofore.
II. And be it further enacted, That the several Towns, Parishes, and Places within the said Liberty ofRipon , and the said Liberty of Cawood, Wistow , and Otley respectively, shall severally be deemed and taken to be distinct Liberties, in the same Way as they have heretofore been, and shall enjoy all the same Rights, Privileges, and Exemptions which they have heretofore enjoyed, save only that all Secular Powers and Authorities heretofore exercised by the Archbishop of York within the said Liberties, or either of them, shall henceforth be exercised by His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors; and all Persons now holding any Office in the said Liberties or either of them shall continue to hold the same in the same Way as if this Act had not been passed.
III Justices of Peace for Southwell.
III. And be it further enacted, That no new Commission of the Peace shall be henceforth issued for the said Soke ofSouthwell , but the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Nottingham shall within the said Soke of Southwell exercise the same Jurisdiction, both in and out of Sessions, as within every other Part of such County; any Charter or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
IV Secular Jurisdiction of Bishop of Ely to cases.
IV. And be it further enacted, That all the Secular Authority of the Bishop ofEly in the Isle of Ely in the County of Cambridge , and all Authority of the Chief Justice of Ely heretofore appointed by the Bishop of Ely , shall, from and after the passing of this Act, cease and determine; and all the Secular Authority of the said Bishop shall become and be vested in His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall prevent any Justice of the Peace now acting for the said Liberties, Soke, and Isle respectively from continuing to act as such within the Limits of their respective Jurisdictions as if this Act had not been passed.
V County Rates of Ripon and Isle of Ely.
V. And be it further enacted, That the County Rates for the said Liberty ofRipon and for the said Isle of Ely shall remain, as heretofore, distinct from the Rates for the rest of the Counties of York and Cambridge respectively, and shall be assessed and levied and paid and applied by and under the Order and Direction of the Justices of the Peace for the said Liberty and Isle respectively as if the same were separate Counties, but in all other respects under the same Regulations as are applicable to the Rates of other Counties in England .
VI Custos Rotulorum of West Riding and of Nottinghamshire.
VI. And be it enacted, That the Custos Rotulorum of the said West Riding ofYorkshire shall become the Keeper of the Records of the Court of Sessions of the Peace of the said Liberty of Ripon , and of the said Liberty of Cawood, Wistow , and Otley , and that the Custos Rotulorum of the said County of Nottingham shall become the Keeper of the Records of the Court of Sessions of the Peace of the said Soke of Southwell , and that the Records of the said several Courts shall be delivered to the said respective Keepers accordingly.
VII Custos Rotulorum of Ely.
VII. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, to appoint from Time to Time such Person as He and They shall think fit to be Custos Rotulorum of the saidIsle of Ely .
VIII Assizes, &c. for Ely to be held under 3 & 4 W. 4. c. 71.
VIII. And be it enacted, That the Assizes and Sessions under the Commissions of Gaol Delivery and other Commissions for the Despatch of Civil and Criminal Business in the said County ofCambridge , including the said Isle of Ely , shall be holden in such Manner and at such Place or Places as shall be directed by His Majesty in Council under the Provisions...
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