 | John Ramsay McCulloch - Great Britain - 1854 - 846 pages
...for London and Middlesex. The duties which the sheriff has to perform are numerous : he has to act as a judge ; as the keeper of the King's peace ; as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice ; and as the King's bailiff. In a judicial capacity,... | |
 | Sir Charles George YOUNG - Local government - 1860 - 82 pages
...to the Sheriff, and him alone. Speaking of the Sheriff's power and duty, Blackstone says : " These are either as a Judge, as the Keeper of the King's Peace, as a ministerial officer of the Supreme Courts of Justice, or as the King's Bailiff. As Keeper of the King's... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1867 - 926 pages
...importance to have the sheriff appointed according to law, when we consider his power and duty. These I me ^either as a judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial ' oUTcc-r of the superior courts of justice, or as the king's bailiff. In Jiis judicial... | |
 | Thomas Nicholas - Wales - 1872 - 494 pages
...Custotiiam Comifatus— the custody of the county. Speaking of the sheriff's functions, he says, " These are either as a Judge, as the Keeper of the King's Peace, as a ministerial officer of the Supreme Courts of Justice, or as the King's Bailiff. As Keeper of the King's... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1872 - 776 pages
...keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice, or as the king s bailiff. In his judicial capacity he is to hear and determine all causes of forty shillings value and under, in his county court, of which more in its proper place ;... | |
 | William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - Law - 1893 - 558 pages
...cuttodiam comitalus to the sheriff, and him alone. » PUWKK AJil> DUTY. The sheriffs power and duty are either as a judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice, or as the king's hailiff. In his judicial capacity... | |
 | William Blackstone (Sir) - Great Britain - 1897 - 838 pages
...the office one year, can be compelled to serve again within three years thereafter. His Duties. These are either as a judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice, or as the king's bailiff. In his judicial capacity,... | |
 | William Blackstone, William Cyrus Sprague - Law - 1899 - 570 pages
...committing custodiam comitatus to the sheriff and him alone. Power and Duty. The sheriff's power and duty are either as a judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice, or as the king's bailiff. In his judicial capacity... | |
 | Law - 1912 - 460 pages
...judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice, or as the king's bailiff. In his judicial capacity, he is to hear and determine all causes of forty shillings' value and under in his county court, of which more in its proper place;... | |
 | Law - 1912 - 462 pages
...the course of centuries. Of a sheriff's power and duty, Blackstone says, (Book 1, page 343) : "These are either as a judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officerof the superior courts of justice, or as the king's bailiff. In his judicial capacity,... | |
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These are either as a judge, as the keeper of the king's peace, as a ministerial officer of the superior courts of justice, or as the king's bailiff. In his judicial capacity he is to hear and determine all causes of forty shillings... 
