243. [Petition for a decree is to be assigned to the next meeting of the Audiencia.]
244. Attorneys who ask for documents beyond what the interests of the parties require shall pay six pesos to the court-room, and be imprisoned at the judgment of the president and auditors. This provision shall be valid against all officials.
245. [Names of attorneys of both parties must be entered on all judicial acts and documents.]
246. [Money sent to attorneys for costs must be immediately deposited with the clerk, who shall keep a record.]
247. They shall accept no more fees than shall be regulated by our president and auditors, especially in cases where Indians are plaintiffs or defendants, under a penalty of twice the amount, for our exchequer.
248. [Of notice to parties as to testimony on second instance.]
249. [Documents must be clearly written, without erasure, and properly folded.]
250. [Attorneys may not receive gifts to protract causes.]
[1] There were only two chancillerias in Spain—those at Valladolid and Granada; they were originally one tribunal, which followed the royal court. They had cognizance of cases on appeal, cases of nobility, and cases regarding the inheritance of entailed property. These courts were abolished by the Constitution of 1812 and subsequent legislative enactments.—A.P. Cushing.