Excerpt from A Treatise on the Locus Standi of Petitioners Against Private Bills in Parliament In the last session of Parliament, however, the Court of Referees was appointed by the House of Commons to consider and decide upon various questions relating to private bills, and (inter alia) as to the locus stcmdi of parties petitioning against them; and now a decision on this point is some to before the merits of the bill itself are taken into con sideration. This has, of course, greatly curtailed the expense of all parties, whether promoting or opposing private bills; and, although it is doubtful at present whether the powers of the referees will be enlarged or reduced, it seems perfectly settled that all questions of locus stamdi will continue to be decided by them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.