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That the Sheriff shall hold Courts for the revisal and final correction of the
Register, between the 1st of September and the 5th of October— the days of the
Courts to be intimated by special advertisement.
That on or before the 5th October the Sheriff shall authenticate the Register by
his signature ; that the Sheriff-Clerk shall make up the same in a book, sign it, and
deliver it to the Sheriff before 31st October ; that, thus authenticated, it shall be
the Register of Voters for the year from 31st October ; that the Sheriff-Clerk shall
furnish copies of the whole, or any part of the Register, to parties applying for it, at
the rate of 6d for every hundred names copied.
Assessor for Morayshire — James Geddes, Orbliston.
SHERIFF COURTS.
Sheriff-Depute.
Benjamin R. Bell, advocate, Edinburgh,
Sheriff-Substitute.
Donald Macleod Smith, advocate, Elgin.
The following also hold Commissions for acting in the absence of the Sheriff-Sub-
stitute : —
Patrick Cameron, Elgin (late Sheriff-Substitute).
James Petrie, Elgin.
Alex. M'Kenzie, Elgin.
James Johnston, Newmill.
Sheriff -Clerk and Auditor of Court — George Leslie.
Sheriff-Clerk Depute — James D. Murdoch.
Procurator-Fiscal — Wm. Grigor, writer, Elgin.
Procurators.
Elgin. — Alex. Gordon, Wm. Grigor, James Grant, Geo. Gatherer, Robert Young,
Alexander Cooper, William Murdoch, William Macclonald, David Forsyth, Alex-
ander Cameron, James Anderson, James Jameson, Alex. Morrison, Alex. Forbes.
Forres.— Robert Urquhart, William Sclanders, F. Calvert Mackenzie, John D.
Davidson, Alex. M'Kenzie.
Keith.— Charles Kelman.
Notaries Public.
Elgin. — Alex. Gordon, William Grigor, Robert Young, James Grant, George
Gatherer, George Leslie, David Forsyth, Alex. Cameron, James Anderson, Alex.
Morrison, Fife Duff Robertson.
Forres.— Robert Urquhart, Wm. Sclanders, F. Calvert Mackenzie, John D.
Davidson, R. Peat.
Grantown.— Wm. Fleming and Donald Grant.
A ccountants.
Elgin. — Wm. Grant, Grigor & Young, Alex. Cooper, William Macdonald, F. D.
Robertson, Alex. Cameron, James Anderson, Alex. Morrison, John Milne, JameB
Sinclair, J. F. S. Forsythe.
Forres. — R. Peat.
Grantown. — John Grant.
Sheriff Officers, &c.
Elgin. — Messenger-at-Arms and Officer — Finlay Munro. Officers — James Douglas,
George Matheson, John Shepherd, Wm. Minty, John Jeans.
Forres. — Alex. Stewart, Maulin Thomson, L. Murray, Donald Grant, James
Miller, Robert Cumming (Messrs Stewart, Thomson, and Murray have for most part
ceased to act as officers).
Fochabers.— Alexander Gibb.
Rothes. — John M'Kenzie.
Grantown. — James Findlay, Lachlan M'Queen, and A. M'Queen. Accountant,
Messenger-at-Arms, and Officer — John Grant.
Keith. — Messenger-at-Arms and Officer — George Taylor.
ORDINARY SHERIFF COURTS.
The ordinary Sheriff Court is held at Elgin every Monday and Thursday, at eleven
o'clock a.m., during Session. The First Session commences on 15th January, and con-
tinues until the 15th March. The Second commences on 3d or 4th April, and
continues until 31st July. The Third commences on 1st October, and continues
till 15th December. A Court, on a day appointed by the Sheriff, is held about
the middle of each vacation.