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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,

Court of Appeal, and in all other civil appeals, the appellant's counsel begins. On an appeal to quarter sessions from the petty sessions, the person who appears in support of the order of the magistrate begins. Consult

Solicitor

be admitted to practise as an attorney and solicitor also. Solicitors practise as advocates before magistrates at petty sessions and quarter sessions where there is no bar, in County Courts, at Arbitrations, at Judges' Chambers, Coroners' Inquests,

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Parliament House

Parliament House. The buildings comprising the courts, etc., of the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

Parliament prorogation

Parliament prorogation, in India, the President has the power to terminate or prorogue a session of Parliament. [Constitution of India, Art. 85(2)] In UK the prorogation is not to a specified date. Pending

Prerogative of mercy

and Parke and Alderson, BB., before a Select Committee of the House of Lords in 1848 (Parl. Pap. Session 1847-48, cd. 523), and by the Beck Commission in 1904 (Parl. Pap. 1904, cd. 2315, Rep.), may, if

Public meeting

'right of public meeting' known to English law. Political meetings within a mile of Westminster Hall during the session of Parliament are prohibited by the Seditious Meetings Act, 1817. As a result of disturbances created by persons

Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854

2 and 3 of which the Courts of Common Pleas in England and Ireland and the Court of Session in Scotland were empowered to compel railway and canal companies (1) to grant reason-able facilities for the receiving,

Reclaiming

of another. The procedure of appeal to the Inner House from the Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland (except in jury cases).

Registration for preservation

Registration for preservation. In Scotland any deed may be registered in the books of Council and Session for preservation (stamp 10s.); official extracts are equivalent to originals. See also WILLS. Registration of Births, Deaths, and

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