The Duties and Liabilities of Sheriffs: In Their Various Relations to the Public and to Individuals, as Governed by the Principles of Common Law, and Regulated by the Statutes of New York |
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... reason assigned for it : the king is permitted to appoint Sheriffs for four years , because , by wars and pestilence , there are not a sufficient number remaining in the different counties to discharge this office from year to year ...
... reason assigned for it : the king is permitted to appoint Sheriffs for four years , because , by wars and pestilence , there are not a sufficient number remaining in the different counties to discharge this office from year to year ...
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... reason of this regulation may be collected from another act emanating from the same authority . The expense which custom had introduced in serving the office of High Sheriff became so burdensome that it was enacted ( 13 and 14 Car . 2 ...
... reason of this regulation may be collected from another act emanating from the same authority . The expense which custom had introduced in serving the office of High Sheriff became so burdensome that it was enacted ( 13 and 14 Car . 2 ...
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... levy the same , or that they will be obliged to pay the same , or some part there- of , for the same reason ; nor unless such plea or notice be verified • by the oath of the defendant making the same THE SHERIFF . 29.
... levy the same , or that they will be obliged to pay the same , or some part there- of , for the same reason ; nor unless such plea or notice be verified • by the oath of the defendant making the same THE SHERIFF . 29.
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... reason of this is , the sureties are not liable , as we have already seen , beyond the penalty of the bond , and it may be that there has been already levied by execution against them the full amount of their penalty . - 6 Cow . Rep ...
... reason of this is , the sureties are not liable , as we have already seen , beyond the penalty of the bond , and it may be that there has been already levied by execution against them the full amount of their penalty . - 6 Cow . Rep ...
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... reason to believe that an offence has been committed , to give in- formation thereof to the district attorney of the county in which the offence shall have been committed , whose duty it shall be to adopt efficient measures for the ...
... reason to believe that an offence has been committed , to give in- formation thereof to the district attorney of the county in which the offence shall have been committed , whose duty it shall be to adopt efficient measures for the ...
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2d ed action affidavit amount arrest assigned attachment attorney authority bail bond bona bond capias cause certify charge chattels CHRISTOPHER BATTERMAN claim clerk committed common law coroner costs county of Albany county treasurer Cowen creditor custody damages debt debtor deed default defendant delivered deputy detained directed discharged distrained duty entitled escape execution fees felony fendant fieri facias habeas corpus held Ibid imprisonment inquisition issued jail John Doe judge judgment jurors jury justice lands levy liable liberties lien manner ment New-York notice nulla bona officer paid party payment person plaintiff possession poundage premises prisoner proceed proceedings purchaser real estate recover rent replevin return day Revised Statutes riff rule scire facias seized sell sheriff's deed sold special bail suit summoned supreme court sureties taken Term Rep therein thereof tion trespass virtue void warrant Wend Wendell writ of inquiry
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Page 163 - Pr., 372,) that every sale made by a vendor of goods and chattels in his possession or under his control...
Page 80 - Every office shall become vacant, on the happening of either of the following events, before the expiration of the term of such office : 1. The death of the incumbent ; 2. His resignation; 3. His removal from office; 4.
Page 390 - Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
Page 388 - ... our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and...
Page 181 - ... profits thereof, made with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors or other persons of their lawful suits, damages, forfeitures, debts or demands, and every bond or other evidence of debt given, suit commenced, decree or judgment suffered, with the like intent, as against the persons so hindered, delayed or defrauded, shall be void.
Page 267 - ... shall state particularly to whom, at what time, for what cause, and by what authority, such transfer took place : 5.
Page 35 - ... city (as the case may be), commanding him to levy of the goods, chattels, lands and tenements of the collector and his sureties, such sum as remains unpaid and unaccounted for, with costs...
Page 158 - ... are exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, when owned by a person, being a householder, or having a family for which he provides...
Page 314 - Contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn as a witness ; or, after being sworn, to answer any legal and proper interrogatory. 6. Publication of a false, or grossly inaccurate report of its proceedings.
Page 163 - ... shall be presumed to be fraudulent and void, as against the creditors of the vendor, or the creditors of the person making such assignment, or subsequent purchasers in good faith...