Offices, which are a right to exercise a public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments thereunto belonging, are also incorporeal hereditaments, whether public, as those of magistrates, or private, as of bailiffs, receivers, and the... Commentaries on the Laws of England,: In Four Books - Page 36by William Blackstone - 1794Full view - About this book
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...contract is never considered an office. An 'officer,' as defined by Blackstone, is a right to exercise я public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments thereunto belonging, whether public, as those of magistrates, or private, as bailiffs, receivers, and the like. 2 Blacks.... | |
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...Henry m, protection was extended in the form of a writ of annuity. Offices were the right to exercise a public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments pertaining thereto, whether public, as in the case of magistrates, or private, as in the case of bailiffs... | |
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