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after the publication of the Charter of the Supreme Court of 

 Judicature at Madras cease and determine and be absolutely 

 void to all intents and purposes whatsoever, and all powers 

 and authorities granted by the 37 Geo. Ill, c. 142, to the 

 Court of the Recorder at Madras should cease and determine 

 and be no longer exercised by the said Court, but the same 

 should and might be exercised by the Supreme Court in the 

 manner and to the extent before directed. 



The provisions of the Charter granted to the Supreme 

 Court of Madras in pursuance of these clauses will be 

 adverted to presently. Meantime it may be convenient to 

 notice shortly some other alterations which were made by 

 the Statute 39 and 40 Geo. Ill, c. 79. 



The Governor and Council of Fort St. George were 

 empowered by section 11 to frame regulations from time to 

 time for the Provincial Courts and Councils within the 

 territories which then were or should at any time thereafter 

 be annexed or made subject to the said Presidency in like 

 manner and subject to all the regulations, provisions and 

 confirmations touching the same as the Governor-General and 

 Council at Fort William were by any Act then in force 

 authorized and empowered to do for the better administra- 

 tion of justice among the Native inhabitants and others being 

 within the Provinces of Bengal, Bahar and Orissa. 



The power of the Governor- General and Council at Fort 

 "William*- to frame regulations for the Provincial Courts and 

 Councils was conferred upon them by the Statute 21 Geo. 

 Ill, c. 70, s. 23, and was confirmed by 37 Geo. Ill, c. 142, 

 s. 8, by which after reciting that certain regulations for 

 the better administration of justice among the Native inhabi- 

 tants and others being within the Provinces of Bengal, 

 Bahar and Orissa had been from time to time framed by the 

 Governor-General in Council in Bengal, and among other 

 regulations it had been established and declared as essential 



