Jeofails Act 1575
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1575 c. 14 |
| Year | 1575 |
(18 Eliz. 1) C A P. XIV.
B E it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That if any Verdict of twelve Men or more shall be hereafter given in any Action, Suit, Bill, Plaint or Demand, in any Court of Record, the Judgment thereupon shall not be stayed or reversed by Reason of any Default in Form, or Lack of Form, touching falseLatin or Variance from the Register, or other Defaults in Form, in any Writ original or judicial, Count, Declaration, Plaint, Bill, Suit or Demand, or for Want of any Writ original or judicial, or by reason of any imperfect or insufficient Return of any Sheriff or other Officer, or for Want of any Warrant of Attorney, or by Reason of any Manner of Default in Process, upon or after any Aid prier or voucher , nor any such Record of Judgment after Verdict to be given hereafter, shall be reversed for any the Defectsor Causes aforesaid; any Law, Statute or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
II To what Things this Statute shall not extend.
II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That this Act, or any Thing therein contained, shall not extend to any Writ, Declaration or Suit of Appeal of Felony or Murder, nor to any Indictment or Presentment of Felony, Murder, Treason or other Matter, nor to any Process upon any of them, nor to any Writ, Bill, Action or Information upon any popular or penal Statute; any Thing aforesaid to the contrary notwithstanding.
III When an Attorney shall enter his Warrant of Record. Farther provided for 21 Jac. 1. c. 13.
III. Provided also, and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all Attornies in any Suit or Action in any Court of Record, shall deliver in the Warrant of Attornies in such Action or Suit wherein they be named Attornies, to be entred or filed of Record, in such Manner and Form as heretofore by the Law or Statutes in that Behalf made they should or ought to have done, upon Pain to forfeit ten Pounds for every such Offence: The one Moiety thereof to be to the Queen's Majesty, her Heirs and Successors, and the other Moietyto such Officer or Officers, to whom or in whose Office the same Warrant should be...
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