HIGH COURT OF MADRAS. 



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of Madraspatnam to be from time to time selected in rotation 

 to be Assistant Judges thereof and His Majesty in and by the 

 same Letters Patent was graciously pleased to constitute and 

 appoint Sir Thomas Strange, Knight, to be the first Eecorder 

 of the said Court and whereas the said Eecorder Mayor 

 and Aldermen in pursuance of His Majesty's Letters Patent 

 have this day assembled themselves in the Town Hall of 

 Madras and after having caused the same Letters Patent to be 

 read and published have proceeded to qualify themselves for 

 the execution of the several powers and authorities thereby 

 vested in them by taking the oaths and subscribing the decla- 

 rations therein directed to be taken and subscribed. This is 

 therefore to proclaim and publish that the Court of the 

 Eecorder of Madras is in due manner constituted and estab- 

 lished and that all the judicial powers and authorities hereto- 

 fore exercised by the Mayor's Court at Madras and by the 

 Governor and Council as a Court of Appeal for the same and 

 by the Court of Oyer and Terminer and G-aol Delivery have 

 by virtue of the directions contained in His Majesty's Letters 

 Patent thereby ceased and determined and that all Civil 

 Criminal and Admiralty jurisdiction will henceforth be exer- 

 cised in the Court of Eecorder of Madras in the manner and 

 to the extent by the same Letters Patent directed and 

 prescribed of which all persons are hereby commanded and 

 enjoined to take notice. 



God save the King. 



Extract from His Majesty's Charter, bearing date 20th of 

 February, 38th year of His Eeign. 



" And we do further hereby strictly charge and command all 

 Governors and Commanders Magistrates and Ministers Civil and 

 Military and all other our faithful and liege subjects whatsoever 

 in and throughout the British Territories and possessions in the 

 East Indies and the Counties Districts and places which now 



