Disposing of offices, or bailiwicks or hundreds, prohibited 764 INDEX TO THE STATUTES. " Sheriff — cont. 1. Generally — cont. 9 Edw. 2. st. 2. 2 Edw. 3. c. 12. 14 Edw. 3. st. 1. c. 9. 23 Hen. 6. c. 9. 3 Geo. 1. c. 15. s. 10. 7l4Edw.3.>t.l.c.7. Duration of office limited to one year - - - - < 28 Edw. 3. c. 7. L 23 Hen. 6. c. 7. but see - - - . - 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 99. s. 3. sch. Re-appointment within three years prohibited • - - " 1 03 Hen 6 c 7 Exemption from serving as, of officer of Excise - (U.K.) 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 53. s. 11. „ of Inland Revenue (U.K.) 16 & 1 7 Vict. c. 59. s. 17. „ „ „ of Customs. See Customs, 2 (a). „ if officer of militia, from personally per-"| forming duties as sheriff during embodi- WU.K.) 38 & 39 Vict. e. 69. e. 94. ment of militia - - - - J Commissioned officers on full pay of army or marines incapable of being. See Mutiny (Annual Acts). Acting as justice of peace during year of office prohibited - -1 Mar. sess. 2. c. 8. Outgoing sheriff, execution of office by, until discharged - "117 Edw* 4 c 7 . v r •,. j f 20 Geo. 2. c. 37. „ turn over by, of writs, processes, and prisoners I ^ q 4 c 37 a 1 to incoming sheriff - - - 3 & 4 WilL 4*. c. 99*. s". 7. Office of sheriff of city or county of city or town not an , v T x K c - , r . . 1A . Q office of profit within Municipal Corporation Acts -J < E ' L) 5 & 6 A ict c * 104 ' s ' 8 - 2. Powers, Duties, and Inabilities (see also Exchequer Court). Pursuit of felons - - - - 3 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. prim.) c. 9. f 13 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. sec.) c. 39. resistance, remedy against no or false returns -1 9 Edw. 2. st i o Writs, execution and return of, proceedings onj 28 Edw. . (Art. sup. Car.) c 16, -•■-•• * 9 Edw. 2. st. 2, 2 Edw. 3. c. 5. See also County Palatine ; Execution ; and under the titles of the several writs. Penalty for non-acquittance of debtors - - 3 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. prim.) c. 19. „ for unlawful disseisin - 3 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. prim.) c. 24. „ for imprisonment for felony without inquest 13 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. sec.) c. 13. „ for arrest on civil matters without warrant - - - 43 Eliz. c. 6 s. 1. ■ 3 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. prim.) c. 26. for extortion in execution of process - «{ 29 Eliz. c. 4. 32 Geo. 2. c. 2d. 3 Edw. 1. (Stat. Westm. prim.) c. 15. for unduly bailing prisoner - - -i 27 Edw. 1. (Stat, de Fin.) c. 3. 4 Edw. 3. c. 2. Regulations as to taking indictments. See Indictment. Wrongful entry of plaint in county court; examination bv justices;" ■f
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Vrongful entry of plaint in county court; examination bv justices;"! process against offenders; certificate of conviction into Exchequer 111 Hen. 7. c. 15. (wc a/w Exchequer Court) - - - - -J Survey of estreats by justices - - - - - -11 Hen. 7- c. 15. Regulations as to taking bail - - - - - - 23 Hen. 6. c. 9. Special warrant for arrest of, and giving of bail bv, person sued for penalties under Cus- toms Acts, and assignment of bail bond. See Customs, 2 ( f ). Commissions to, for taking inquests to indict people, prohibited - 28 Edw. 3. c. 9. (* 2 Edw. 3. c. 3. Attendance, providing javelin men, and expenses, at assizes -< (*) 14 Cha. 2. c. 21. 1 22 & 23 Vict. c. 32. s. IS. Orders in Council as to duties of, at winter assizes - - 39 & 40 Vict. c. 57. ss. 2, 3. Duty to publish county election petition - - (E. I.) 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125. s. 7. (2) Attendance on judge trying county election petition - (E. I.) 31 & 32 Vict. c. 125. s. 30. ( 2 ) Jurisdiction over prisoners sentenced to death - - { ^^x^tV It s 3* „ „ „ not affected by transfer of prisons to Govern- ment. See Prison. Execution of sentence of death - - 1 40 & 4 1 Vict. c. 21 s! 32. „ „ on prisoner sentenced at Central Criminal l, n , ^..^ • . _ Court } 19 & 20 Vict. c. 16. s. 19. under Military Homicides Act . (E. I.) 25 & 26 Vict. c. 65. s. 8. ( l ) 13 & 14 Cha. 2. in Ruffhead. (*) See Expiring Laws Continuance.
