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city attorney

city attorney : an attorney holding a public office whose function is to advise and represent the city in legal matters NOTE: The office of the city attorney has many different titles. In some places the city attorney is called city solicitor or city counselor. At the town level, the title used is often town counsel. In Boston, the title corporation counsel is used. In Cleveland, it is director of law. ...


City of London Court

City of London Court. The City of London Court was, prior to the County Courts Act, 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 142), s. 55, known as the 'Sheriffs Court of the City of London.' Its procedure was, theretofore, regulated by Acts and Rules peculiar to itself; but by the County Courts Act, 1934, s 186, replacing s. 185 of the County Courts Act, 1888, it becomes to all intents and purposes a county Court. by amalgamation with the Mayor's Court of London, it becomes the Mayor's and City of London Court, and the latter possesses the powers and jurisdiction of both the former Courts. See Mayor's and City of London Court Act, 1920 (c. cxxxiv.). As to sittings of the High Court of Justice in the city of London, see ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE....


Reserve city

In the national banking system of the United States any of certain cities in which the national banks are required U S Rev Stat sec 5191 to keep a larger reserve 25 per cent than the minimum 15 per cent required of all other banks The banks in certain of the reserve cities specifically called central reserve cities are required to keep their reserve on hand in cash banks in other reserve cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these banks U S Rev Stat sec 5195...


Brought into the city

Brought into the city, To interpret the expression 'brought into the city' used in s. 126(1) of the Calicat Municipal Act, 1961 as meaning brought into the city for any purpose and without any limitations would, amount to attributing to the Legislature an intention to ignore the constitutional limitations. The expression 'brought into the city' in s. 126 was therefore rightly interpreted by the High Court as meaning brought into the Municipal limits for purposes of consumption, use or sale and not for any other purpose, Jothi Timber Mart v. Corporation of Calicat, AIR 1970 SC 264: (1969) 2 SCC 348 (351): (1970) 1 SCR 629....


City

City [fr. cite, Fr.], a town corporate, which has usually a bishop and cathedral church. It is called civitas, because it is governed by justice and order of magistracy; oppidum, for that it contains a great number of inhabitants; and urbs, because it is in due form begirt about with walls, Jac. Law Dict.1. A municipal Corporation, usu. headed by a mayor and governed by a city council. 2. The territory within a city's corporate limit. 3. Collectively, the people who live within this territory, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....


city clerk

city clerk : a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city ...


city council

city council : the legislative body of a city ...


city court

city court : a court having jurisdiction over local civil matters and often petty criminal matters (as violations of city ordinances) ...


city solicitor

city solicitor : city attorney ...


City's cash

City's cash, the revenues derived from the corpora-tion's estates are usually known as 'city's cash', and are applied for charitable, educational, ceremonial and other purposes, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 29, para 60, p. 45....


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