VPRS 5380 Register Of Writs Of Dedimus Potestatum

Writs of Dedimus Potestatum empower the person to whom it is directed to administer the oath of allegiance and to administer a judicial oath to a person newly appointed as a Justice of the peace.This series records these Writs issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria. Details given are the names of the person in whose favour the Writ was sworn and the person who was to swear them in, the dates of forwarding to the Chief Justice and return by him, the dates of forwarding to the Attorney-General and return and the date of the Writ.