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Security for keeping the peace
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Justices
Justices of the Peace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries. This appoints them all, jointly and severally, to keep the peace in the county named; and any two or more of them to inquire of and determine … petty magistrates who sit to administer summary justice in minor matters, and who are commonly called justices of the peace. They were first appointed in 1327 by 1 Edw. 3, st. 2, c. 16, and are now appointed
Peace, Breach of the
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Constable
(Offences) Act, 1840 (English) (3 & 4 Vict. c. 50), provides for the appointment of special constables for keeping peace on canals and navigable rivers, see also POLIE and METRO-POLITAN POLICE. The relation of master and servant … length obtained the command of the army], an officer to whom our law commits the duty of maintaining the peace, and bringing to justice those by whom it is infringed. Provision is made for the abolition of the
Gaming or gambling
common house for dice, cards, or any unlawful games, under penalties of 40s. for every day of so keeping the house, and 6s. 8d. for every time of playing therein; and the (English) Gaming Act, 1738 (12 Geo. … see Daniels v. Pinks, (1931) 1 KB 374, following Jenks v. Turpin, (1884) 13 QBD 505. Justices of the peace, at the general annual licensing meeting, may grant annual billiard licences to such persons as they deem fit
Swearing the peace
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Special constables
Special constables, persons appointed by justices of the peace to assist in keeping the peace 'on the oath of a credible witness that any tumult, riot, or felony has taken place or may
Disorderly houses
See (English) Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 (25 Geo. 2, c. 36), by which prosecutions by indictment of persons keeping 'bawdy houses, gaming houses, and other disorderly houses' for the Common Law misdemeanour of keeping such houses are … Disorderly houses. Houses where persons congreg-ate to the probable disturbance of the peace or other commission of crime. See (English) Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 (25 Geo. 2, c. 36), by which
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