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County
or portion of country comprehending a great number of hundreds. England is divided into forty counties or shires, Wales into twelve and Scotland into thirty.It seems probable that the realm was originally divided into counties with a … Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 12), and the (English) Petty Sessional Divisions Act, 1859, Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Justices (Sessions).' By (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo, 5, c. 51), s. 305,
Cornwall, Duke of
sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is Duke of Cornwall by inheritance, and is usually made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by special creation and investiture. Cornwall is a Royal Duchy, the revenues of which … County Court of Cornwall, see (English) County Courts Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 53); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Local Courts,' See also STANNARY.
House of Commons
Acts, 1918 to 1926, the number of members was increased to 707, 492 of whom representing England, 36 Wales, 74 Scotland, 105 Ireland. The House is now reduced to 615 members through the decrease of Irish representation … in point of law why any member might not still insist on payment of wages; and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Parliament,' vol. ix. 246; Solicitors' Journal for February 25th, 1905; Law Times for November 11th, 1905. As
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University
exemptions; and Reading University (see 18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 25). There is also the University of Wales (see University of Wales Act, 1902). The Scottish Universities are those of Aberdeen, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. … in Council. Reforms.-In 1854, by 17 & 18 Vict. c. 81, commissioners were appointed with powers to frame statutes for the better government, etc., of Oxford University, and the colleges therein; and in 1856, by 19 &
Married women's property
36; s. 3 of the (English) M.W.P. Act, 1882, being repealed, so for as relates to England and Wales. S. 5 provided that property acquired after the commencement of the Act (1st January, 1883) bya woman married … is acquired by or devolves upon her except property which has been restricted from anticipation or alienation by statute before the 2nd August, 1935, or by any instrument executed before the 1stjanuary, 1936, and apparently for that
Special jury
provides that every man whose name shall be on the jurors' book for any county in England or Wales, or for the county of the City of London, and who shall be legally entitled to be called … was a proper cause to be tried by a special jury. See also JURY and TRIAL, and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Juries.'
Australia, Commonwealth of.
Australia, Commonwealth of. The association of the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia in a federal Commonwealth comprising also Papua, the Northern Territory, … and on other questions, an appeal to the Privy Council by special leave of the Sovereign. By the Statute of Westminster, 1931 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 4) (q.v.), the Commonwealth of Australia became a Dominion; the
Constable
regulations as to the pay, allowances, pensions, conditions of service, etc., of all police forces within England and Wales, which regulations are binding on every police authority. The Act also makes provision for the establishment of an … Order, 1923, No. 905; and as to Scotland, the Special Constables (Scotland) Acts, 1914 and 1915. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Police.' Canals (Offences) Act, 1840 (English) (3 & 4 Vict. c. 50), provides for the appointment of
Distringas
thus stated:- (1) a distringas to compel appearance, where defendant had a place of residence within England or Wales. The writ was abolished by the (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 24, and the practice provided for by … any person interested in any stock in any company, which has the same effect as distringas under that statute.
Uniformity, Act of
or parish church or chapel or other place of public worship within this realm of England, dominion of Wales and town of Berwick upon Tweed shall be bound to say and use the morning prayer, evening prayer, … provided by the Revised Table of Lessons Measure, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, No. 3). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Church and Clergy,' for the later Acts; and for the earlier Acts, see the Statutes Revised, 2nd
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