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Subject_1 DECISIONS of the LORDS OF COUNCIL AND SESSION. Collected By James Burnett,Lord Monboddo .
Subject_2 MONBODDO.
Date: Pittenweem Election Process
21 January 1766 Click here to view a pdf copy of this documet : PDF Copy
A Part of the Council of this burgh pursued a reduction of the election of Magistrates and Council at last Michaelmas, as brought about by bribery and corruption, and the citation was given at the council-table when the Council was assembled.
The majority of the Court found that this was not a valid citation; because, though such a citation was proper in any action against the community, as for payment of a bond granted by the community, it was not proper in an action at the instance of one part of the Council for reduction of the election of the whole; but every one of the defenders in such a case, as having a particular interest, must be particularly cited.
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