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ings, Property, Effects, Matters, or Things, in his Possession 

 or Power belonging to the Commissioners, such Sheriff or 

 Justices may commit such Officer to Gaol, there to remain 

 until he shall have delivered up all the Vouchers and Receipts 

 in his Possession or Power relating to such Accounts, and all 

 the Books, Papers, Writings, Property, Effects, Matters, and 

 Things in his Possession or Power belonging to the Com- 

 missioners. 



XXXIII. If any Commissioner or other Person acting on 

 behalf of the Commissioners shall make Oath that he has good 

 Eeason to believe, upon Grounds to be stated in his Deposi- 

 tion, and that he does believe, that it is the Intention of any 

 such Officer to abscond, the Sheriff or Justice before whom the 

 Complaint is made may, instead of issuing his Summons, issue 

 his Warrant for bringing such Officer before the Sheriff if the 

 Warrant be issued by him, or before any Two Justices if the 

 Warrant be issued by a Justice ; but no Person executing such 

 Warrant shall keep such Officer in Custody longer than Twenty- 

 four Hours without bringing him before the Sheriff or some 

 Justice, according as he may be summoned before the one or 

 the other ; and the Sheriff or Justice before whom such Officer 

 may be brought may either discharge such Officer, if he think 

 there is no sufficient Ground for his Detention, or order such 

 Officer to be detained in Custody so as to be brought before the 

 Sheriff or Two Justices at a Time and Place to be named in 

 such Order, unless such Officer give Bail to the Satisfaction of 

 such Sheriff or Justice for his Appearance before such Sheriff 

 or Justices to answer the Complaint of the Commissioners. 



XXXIV. No such Proceeding against or Dealing with any 

 such Officer as aforesaid shall deprive the Commissioners of any 

 Eemedy which they might otherwise have against any Surety 

 of such Officer. 



XXXV. The Commissioners may sue and be sued for or with 

 respect to any Matter or Thing to be done in the Execution of 

 this Act, or for any Penalties recoverable under the Provisions 

 thereof, in the Name of then 1 Clerk or in the Name of anj- 

 Three of the Commissioners ; and no Action or Suit wherein 

 the Commissioners shall be concerned as Plaintiffs or Pursuers 

 or Defendants or Defenders in the Name of their Clerk, or in 

 the Name of any Three of the Commissioners by virtue of this 

 Act, shall abate by the Death or Removal of any such Clerk 

 or Commissioner ; but the Clerk for the Time being, or any 

 Three of the Commissioners to be for that Purpose nominated, 

 if Plaintiff or Pursuer, or who may be sued if Defendant or 

 Defender, shall be deemed to be the Plaintiff or Pursuer or 

 Defendant or Defender (as the Case may be) in every such 

 Action or Suit. 



