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Home Dictionary Name: clerkClerk of Justices of the Peace, clerk of petty Sessions, Clerk of Special Sessions
Clerk of Justices of the Peace, clerk of petty Sessions, Clerk of Special Sessions. The duties of these officers are, by the Justices Clerks Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 43), s. 5, performed by the salaried clerk called in the Act; clerk of a petty sessional division.' Such clerk of a petty sessional division.' Such clerk must, by s. 7, be either a barrister of not less than 14 years' standing, or a solicitor, or have served for not less than seven years as a clerk to a magistrate or to a metropolitan police Court....
Market, Court of the Clerk of the
Market, Court of the Clerk of the. The court of the clerk of the market was incident to every fair and market in the kingdom, to punish misdemeanours therein; as a Court of piepoudre was to determine all disputes relating to private or civil property. The object of this jurisdiction was principally the recognisance of weights and measures, to try whether they were according to the true standard thereof, which standard was anciently committed to the custody of the bishop, who appointed some clerk under him to inspect abuses; and hence this officer, though usually a layman, was called the clerk of the market, 4 Bl. Com. 275. His functions are now discharged by inspectors under the Weights and Measures Act. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES....
clerk
clerk 1 : an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) [a city ] [ of court] 2 a : a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work b : a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge to assist with case-related tasks (as research) compare paralegal clerk·ship n vi : to act or work as a clerk [ed for a Supreme Court justice] ...
Articled Clerk
Articled Clerk, a pupil of a solicitor, who undertakes, by Articles of clerkship, containing covenants, mutually binding, to instruct him in the principles and practice of the profession. See SOLICITOR.Means a clerk who works for a solicitor in exchange for learning profession, a clerk bound by articles of apprenticeship, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 107....
Peace, Clerk of the
Peace, Clerk of the, an officer who acts as clerk at the Court of Quarter Sessions, and records all their proceedings. He may have county property conveyed to him under the County Property Act, 1858, and is clerk of the County Council by virtue of s. 83 of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888. See also (English) Local Government Clerks Act, 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 45). He may be removed for misbehaviour in his office under 1 M. & W. c. 21, by the justices in Quarter Sessions, as amended by the Clerks of the (English) Peace Removal Act, 1864 (see now (English) Local Government Clerks Act, 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5, c. 45), and the earlier Act also provides the form of oath not to pay for his appointment....
Clerk of the peace
Clerk of the peace. His duties are to officiate at sessions of the peace, to prepare indictments, and to record the proceedings of the justices, and to perform a number of special duties in connection with the affairs of the county. He is also clerk of the county council, by virtue of s. 83 of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888 (applying to London). The offices are separated by (English) Local Government (Clerks) Act, 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5, c. 45), s. 1, but by s. 2 usually the same person will be appointed to both. See also (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 101; London County Council General Powers Act, 1930 (c. clix.), ss. 26-28.Removal is regulated by 1 Wm. & M. c. 21, and (English) Local Government Clerks Act, 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5, c. 45), ss. 2, 3, 4.As to appointment, etc., in a quarter sessions borough, see (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, s. 164....
Sheriff clerk
Sheriff clerk, the clerk of the Sheriff Court in Scotland....
Parish Clerk
Parish Clerk. This office is of extreme antiquity--next indignity to the clergy, says Leland; but it is a temporal office, Lawrence v. Edwards, (1891) 2 Ch 72. He is now appointed by the incumbent and the parochial church council jointly. The remuneration and terms depended on the custom of the particular parish and on the agreement made with him--58 Geo. 3, c. 45; 59 Geo. 3, c. 134; 19 & 20 Vict. c. 104; 11 & 12 Geo. 5, No. 1. See note Key and Elph. Prec., 12th Edn., vol. i, p. 118. The Company of Parish Clerks is the most ancient in the City of London; yet they stand at the bottom of the list, and have neither livery nor the privilege of making their members free of the City. See 2 Steph. Com., 7th Edn. 700.For the appointment of the clerk of the parish council under the Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5. C. 51), see s. 114, ibid....
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. See (English) Great Seal (Offices) Act, 1881 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 81), s. 8, by which this officer performs the duties of clerk of the hanaper (see HANAPER) and receives ballot papers, etc., after a parliamentary election from the returning officers under Rule 38 of Schedule I. of (English) the Ballot Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 33).The head of the permanent staff of the crown office in chancery responsible for reading the titles of bills in the house of lords, sending out writs of summons to peers, and issuing election writs, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Clerk of Arraigns
Clerk of Arraigns, an assistant to the Clerk of Assize. His duties are in the Crown Court on circuit....
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