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Sessions of the peace

to district councils by 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73); and licences for theatres outside the Lord Chamberlain's jurisdiction, now granted by county or borough councils, see THEATRE. III. General or Quarter Sessions of the peace, held … bylaw to e held at particular periods, as bys. 10 of the (English) Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910, a general annual licensing meeting within the irst fourteen days of February, for licensing alehouses and victualling-houses to sell excisable

County Courts

of a deputy to carry out the duties of a judge unavoidably absent. Jurisdiction.--The subject matters of the general jurisdiction are all personal actions where the debt, demand or damage claimed is notmore than 100l. except libel, slander, … Bench Division can be tried in any County Court (s. 43). There are also, in addition to the general jurisdiction, varied and extensive jurisdictions under about 70 special (English) Acts, including the Bills of Sale Act, 1882, the

Power

Dictionary. Power, is not synonymous with jurisdiction, K.E. v. Vithu, (1899) 1 Bom LR 157. Power, may be general or implied. The general powers are such as the donee can exercise in favour of such person or

King's Bench

by writ of certiorari. See CERTIORARI; HABEAS CORPUS; MANDAMUS; QUO WARRANTO. On the plea side it exercised a general jurisdiction over all actions between subject and subject, with the exception of real actions and suits concerning the revenue.

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