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William Muir and James Davidson v. William Fergusson and others — Answers, 24 Dec 1790

Date
24 Dec 1790
Type
Answers
Case
Counsellors of the Burgh of Burntisland
Author
Charles Hay, of Newton, Lord Newton
Length
15 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 07
Appendix
1 item (3 pp.)
Abstract
AI-generated
December 24, 1790 Answers by William Fergusson, Esq; of Raith, Provost, and the other Magistrates and Counsellors of the Burgh of Burntisland, responding to the petition and complaint of William Muir and James Davidson.

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← Counsellors of the Burgh of Burntisland — Petition, 5 Mar 17903 of 5 in this caseWilliam Muir and James Durie v. William Ferguson — Duplies, 22 Feb 1791 →

Appendix (from p. 17)

  • No. I. Instances of tradesmen being chosen proxies for absent trades councillors of a different trade, and of being elected trades councillors to represent trades to which they did not belong, 1753-1761.
  • No. II. Instances of old councillors being elected proxies for new councillors, 1732-1781.

People in this document

  • Charles Hay, of Newton, Lord Newton✳
  • Mr. James Smith, of Balharry✳
  • James Ballantine, of Castlehill✳
  • James Oswald, yr. of Dunnikier✳
  • John Wright✳

Subjects

  • Aliment✳
  • Magistrate✳
  • Election✳
  • Election contest✳
  • Reduction✳
  • Decreet-Arbitral✳
  • Mala Fides✳

Places mentioned

  • Edinburgh✳
  • Burntisland✳
  • Kilrenny✳
  • Brechin✳
  • Raith✳
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