Civil Bill Courts (Ireland) Act, 1851

Lord Lieutenant may appoint assistant barristers for each of such ridings.

Salaries of such assistant barristers.

26. It shall and may be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant from time to time to nominate and appoint a practising barister at law, of ten years standing at the least, and who shall have actually practised ten years, and shall not at the time of his appointment have retired from practice in her Majesty’s courts of law in Dublin, to act as an assistant to the justices at the several sessions of the peace and adjournments thereof to be holden under this Act for each of the ridings of the counties so divided as aforesaid; and the said respective assistant barristers shall have all such powers, jurisdiction, and authority in and for such respective ridings for which they shall be respectively appointed as any assistant barrister can or may have in and for any county in Ireland; and it shall and may be lawful for the said Lord Lieutenant to order and declare that each of such assistant barristers so appointed for such ridings as aforesaid shall receive and be paid such one of the several yearly salaries as are herein provided for assistant barristers mentioned in the class 2. or class 3. in the schedule (B.) to this Act annexed as to the said Lord Lieutenant shall seem meet.