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... sheriff has under him many in- * 345 ] ferior officers ; an under - sheriff , bailiffs , and gaolers ; who must neither buy , sell , nor farm their offices , on forfeiture of 500l . ( y ) " ( " ) Stat . 1 Mar. st . 2 , c . 8 . ( 1 ) ...
... sheriff has under him many in- * 345 ] ferior officers ; an under - sheriff , bailiffs , and gaolers ; who must neither buy , sell , nor farm their offices , on forfeiture of 500l . ( y ) " ( " ) Stat . 1 Mar. st . 2 , c . 8 . ( 1 ) ...
Page 261
... sheriff is necessary But no under - sheriff shall abide in his office above one year ; ( z ) and if he does , by statute 23 Hen VI . c . 8 , he forfeits 2007. , a very large penalty in those early days . And no under - sheriff or sheriff's ...
... sheriff is necessary But no under - sheriff shall abide in his office above one year ; ( z ) and if he does , by statute 23 Hen VI . c . 8 , he forfeits 2007. , a very large penalty in those early days . And no under - sheriff or sheriff's ...
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... sheriffs on account only of their adroitness and dexterity in hunting and seizing their prey . The sheriff being * answerable for the misdemesnors of these bailiffs , they are there- * 346 ] fore usually bound in an obligation with ...
... sheriffs on account only of their adroitness and dexterity in hunting and seizing their prey . The sheriff being * answerable for the misdemesnors of these bailiffs , they are there- * 346 ] fore usually bound in an obligation with ...
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