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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LOCAL, v. To assign the due pro portions of an increase in a parish minister's stipend among the several heritors in the parish under the old tiend system, in the Court of Session upon a process of Augmentation, Modification and Locality. See Locality.Sc. 1700 Records Conv. Burghs (B.R.S.) 315:
They would proceed to the localling of the ten pounds, which was to have been paid.Sth. 1724 A. Mackay Bk. Mackay (1906) 445:
Modifying and Localling the sum of 800 merks Scots money of stipend.Sc. 1816 Scott Antiquary xix.:
A process for localling his last augmentation of stipend.Bwk. 1845 Stat. Acc.² II. 12:
When it was afterwards localled, in consequence of the surrender of their teinds by the burgesses of Lauder and others, [the stipend] was fixed at £67. 11s. 9d.Sc. 1933 Encycl. Laws Scot. XIV. 365:
The Act of 1925 provides that any application to the Lord Ordinary, and the localling of any augmentation, and any decree of locality following thereon shall be made and dealt with in such manner as the Court of Session may prescribe.