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An Act for establishing the New Courts of Justice, and New Session-House, and constituting the same, and the Areas thereof respectively, to be within the County of the City of Dublin, and County of Dublin.
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Preamble.
King's courts to be held on the Inns-quay in the co. of the city of Dublin, when finished.
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WHEREAS a new building hath lately been erected, and is now nearly finished, situated on the Inns Quay, in the county of the city of Dublin, wherein it is intended that the King's courts of justice, called the Four Courts, shall hereafter be holden; therefore be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That on the first day of the next law term after the said new building shall be finished, so as to be fit for holding the said King's courts therein, the place for holding the same shall be, and from thenceforth shall continue to be the King's courts of justice, and it shall and may be lawful to hold the King's courts of justice, called the Four Courts, Dublin, and each and every of them therein, as fully and in like manner, and with all jurisdictions, powers, privileges and authorities, and with all matters and things incident and relative thereto, and dependent thereon, in like manner to all intents and purposes, as the King's courts of justice, and each of them now are, or heretofore have been holden at their present site at Dublin aforesaid.
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King's courts when finished, declared to be in the co. of the city, and in the co. of Dublin.
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II. And be it further enacted, That the said new building so intended for holding therein the said Four Courts, and the whole site and area thereof, shall from and after the time when the same shall be finished, so as to be fit for holding the said courts therein, for ever thereafter be, and taken and deemed to be, and are hereby declared and enacted to be situate, lying, and being, both in the county of the city of Dublin, and county of Dublin, to and for all intents and purposes whatsoever.
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When new session-house in Green-street is finished, it is to be declared to be both in co. of the city and co. of Dublin.
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III. And whereas a new session-house is now erecting near the new gaol at Green Street, in the county of the city of Dublin, which is deemed to be a fit and convenient place for holding the quarter sessions of the peace for the county of the city of Dublin, and the several adjournments thereof, and also to be a fit and convenient place for holding and executing all commissions of Oyer and Terminer, and gaol delivery, for the county of the city of Dublin, and also for the county of Dublin; be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as the said new session-house shall be finished, so as to be fit for holding the said courts of sessions of the peace, or of Oyer and Terminer, or of gaol delivery therein, that the said new session-house, and the whole site and areas thereof, shall for ever thereafter be, and be taken and deemed to be, and are hereby declared and enacted to be situated, lying, and being, both in the county of the city of Dublin, and county of Dublin, to and for all intents and purposes whatsoever.
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