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XJurisdiction of Sheriffs in Scotland. Proving of Convictions.

And be it enacted, That in Scotland the Sheriff of the County within which the Offence shall have been committed shall have a cumulative Jurisdiction with the Justices of the Peace in regard to the same ; and the Conviction in Scotland may be proved in the same Manner as a Conviction in any other Case according to the Law of Scotland.