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Royal Arms. There are two statutory provisions relating to the unauthorized use of the Royal Arms, namely, s. 68 of the Trade Marks Act, 1905 (see TRADE MARKS), which is as follows:-68. --If any person, without the authority of His Majesty, uses in connexion with any trade, business, calling, or profession, the Royal Arms (or arms so closely resembling the same as to be calculated to deceive) in such manner as to be calculated to lead to the belief that he is duly authorized so to use the Royal Arms, or if any person without the authority of His Majesty or of a member of the Royal Family, uses in connexion with any trade, business, calling, or profession any device, emblem, or title in such manner as to be calculated to lead to the belief that he is employed by or supplies goods to His Majesty or such member of the Royal Family, he may, at the suit of any person who is authorized to use such arms or such device, emblem, or title, or is authorized by the Lord Chamberlain to take proceed...
Armorial bearings
Armorial bearings, a device depicted on the (now imaginary) shield of one of the nobility, of which gentry is the lowest degree. The criterion of nobility is the bearing of arms, or armorial bearings, received from ancestry. There is nothing, however, to prevent persons assuming arbitrary insignia and armorial bearings; and all persons entitled to bear arms can register their genealogies and families at the Heralds' College, Benet's Hill, London, on payment of a moderate fee, the heralds being the examiners of these matters and the recorders of genealogies. 43 Geo. 3, c. 161, imposed an assessed tax upon armorial bearings, whether borne on plate, carriages, seals, or in any other way. This Act is now replaced by the (English) Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 14), s. 19, by which 'armorial bearings' includes any armorial bearings, crest, or ensign, by whatever name called, and whether registered in the College of Arms or not. This Act, by s. 18, fixes the tax as fo...
Lord Lyon King-of-Arms
Lord Lyon King-of-Arms, the principal Officr of Arms in Scotland. His duties are both ministerial and judicial, and include control of all arms, badges, and signs armorial, the execution of royal proclamations, the appointment and control of messengers-at-arms, the granting of certificates in connection with changes of names, etc. under him are three heralds, and three Pursuivants....
Heralds'College, or 'College of Arms
Heralds'College, or 'College of Arms,' an ancient royal corporation, first instituted by Richard III., in 1483, situated on St. bennet's Hill, near St. Paul's, in the city of London. The above-named heralds, to gether with the earl marshal and a secretary, are the members of this corporation; in all, thirteen persons. The heralds' books, compiled when pro-gresses were solemnly and regularly made into every part of the kingdom, to inquire into the state of families, and to register such marriages and descents as were verified to them upon oath, are allowed to be good evidence of pedigrees, 3 Stark. Evid. 843; Hubback on Succession, pp. 538 et seq. See HARALD.The Heralds' office is still empowered to make grants of arms and to permit change of names. See SURNAME....
Almner, or Almoner
Almner, or Almoner, an officer of the Royal household, whose business it is to distribute the royal arms. The lord almoner, who is usually now a bishop, had the disposition of the sovereign's dish of meat, after it came from the table, which he might give to whom he pleased. The Marquis of Exeter is hereditary Grand Almoner, Fleta, lib. ii. c. 22; Co. Litt. 94 a. A collector or treasurer of a benevolent institution....
Dieu et mon droit
Dieu et mon droit (God and my right), the motto of the royal arms, first assumed by Richard I....
Armour and arms
Armour and arms are understood in Law to mean things (see preceding title) which a person wears for defence, or takes in hand, or uses in anger, to strike or cast at another. Arms are also insignia, i.e., ensigns of honour, originally badges assumed by commanders in war and painted on their shields to distinguish them, since they could not be distinguished by the ancient coat of mail which covered the whole body. King Richard I., during his crusade, first made arms hereditary. Every subject in this realm has a right to carry arms for defence suitable to his condition and degree, and allowed by law, and this right is embodied in the Bill of Rights, 1 W. & M. c. 2, s. 2. The Statute of Northampton, 2 Edw. 3, c. 3, prohibits persons going armed under circumstances which may tend to terrify the people or indicate any intention of disturbing the public peace, see R. v. Meade, (1903) 19 TLR 540. The (English) Unlawful Drilling Act, 1819 (60 Geo. 3, c. 1), prohibits the training of persons wi...
Armed Forces
Armed Forces, 'armed forces' means the naval, military and air forces and includes any other armed forces of the Union: [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1984), s. 2 (a)]'Armed Forces' means the Army, Navy and Air Force or any part of any one or more of them and includes any other armed force in the service of, or employed with, the Army, Navy or Air Force during hostilities. [Naval and Aircraft Price Act (59 of 1971), s. 2(c)]...
Royal Courts of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, the statutory name, by (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 222, replacing s. 28 of the (English) Jud. (Officers) Act, 1879, of the Law Courts, on the north side of the Strand, between St. Clement Danes Church and Chancery Lane, in which the business of the Supreme Court is transacted. The erection of buildings for bringing together into one place 'all the superior Courts of Law and Equity, the Probate and Divorce Courts and the court of Admiralty' recommended by a Royal Commission in 1858 was authorized by Parliament in 1865 by the (English) Courts of Justice Building Act and the Courts of Justice Concentration (Site) Act (28 & 29 Vict. cc. 48, 49). The Royal Courts were formally opened by Queen Victoria on the 4th of December, 1882, and opened for business on the 11th of January, 1883, the Judges' Chambers and other offices having been opened for business in January, 1880. Prior to the opening, the Chancery Division of the High Court occupied courts at Lincoln's Inn,...
Kings-at-Arms
Kings-at-Arms. The principal herald of England was of old designated king of the heralds, a title which seems to have been exchanged for king-at-arms about the reign of Henry IV. The kings-at-arms at present existing in England are three: Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy, besides Bath, who is not a member of the college. Scotland is placed under an officer called Lyon King-at-Arms, and Ireland is the province of one named Ulster. See HERALD....
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