▁made ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 9 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁privileges ▁from ▁Green law ▁and ▁make ▁D uns ▁County ▁Town ▁once ▁more . ▁Though ▁un success ful ▁in ▁their ▁primary ▁aim , ▁the ▁grounds ▁were ▁laid ▁for ▁an ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁Act ▁author ising ▁Sher iff ▁and ▁Comm iss ary ▁Cour ts ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁D uns . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁for ▁Green law ▁as ▁a ▁County ▁Town . ▁Though ▁little ▁came ▁of ▁a ▁renew ed ▁attempt ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁office ▁buildings ▁and ▁police ▁cells ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁D uns ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁desired ▁take - over . ▁Finally , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁a ▁bill ▁first ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁was ▁passed , ▁causing ▁Green law ▁to ▁lose ▁its ▁status ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁as ▁County ▁Town ▁of ▁Ber wick shire ▁once ▁and ▁for ▁all . ▁ ▁Green law ' s ▁impress ive ▁town ▁hall , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁is ▁a ▁listed ▁building ▁from ▁its ▁county ▁town ▁era ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁short list ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁BBC ▁television ▁series ▁Rest oration ▁Village . ▁Though ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁win ▁in ▁its ▁particular ▁category , ▁the ▁interest ▁created ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁private ▁money ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 2 0 1