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	Bailiff - LoveToKnow 1911
		The bailiff of a sheriff is an under-officer employed by a` sheriff within a county for the purpose of executing writs, processes, distraints and arrests.
		Special bailiffs are officers appointed by the sheriff at the request of a plaintiff for the purpose of executing a particular process.
		The high bailiff is responsible for all the acts and defaults of himself, and of the bailiffs appointed to assist him, in the same way as a sheriff of a county is responsible for the acts and defaults of himself and his officers.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bailiff (1576 words)

	Channel Islands Occupation
		The Channel Islands was included as part of the British postal service and used British stamps until the war and occupation.
		The bailiffs of the two bailiwicks were to assume the duties of lieutenant governor during the occupation.
		Channel Islanders were forbidden to communicate outside the Islands, except by censored 25-word Red Cross messages which took many months to reach their destinations.
	www.kg6gb.org /channel_islands_occupation.htm (1494 words)

	BAILIFF - Online Information article about BAILIFF (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.
		The bailiff of a sheriff is an under-officer employed by a sheriff within a county for the purpose of executing writs, processes, distraints and arrests.
		The high bailiff is responsible for all the acts and defaults of himself, and of the bailiffs appointed to assist him, in the same way as a sheriff of a county is responsible for the acts and defaults of himself and his officers.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /AUD_BAI/BAILIFF.html (2011 words)

	Bailiff (Channel Islands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court.
		The Bailiff is appointed by the Crown, and generally holds office until retirement age (65 in Guernsey, 70 in Jersey).
		In 1617 a Privy Council decision clarified the division of civil and military responsibilities between the bailiff and the governor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bailiff_(Channel_Islands) (395 words)

	Bailiff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The bailiff of a sheriff is an under-officer employed by a sheriff within a county for the purpose of executing writs, processes, distraints and arrests.
		The Scottish equivalent of a sheriff's bailiff or high bailiff is the sheriff officer (for the Sheriff Court) or the messenger-at-arms (for the Court of Session).
		In the Channel Islands the bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the two bailiwicks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bailiff (1440 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court.
		The Bailiff is appointed by the Crown, and generally holds office until retirement age (65 in Guernsey, 70 in Jersey).
		In 1958 the post of Deputy Bailiff was introduced to spread the workload of Bailiff - the Deputy Bailiff generally proceeding to replace the Bailiff on the latter's retirement or death.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bailiff_(Channel_Islands) (1217 words)

	High Bailiff Information
		In the Isle of Man the High Bailiff is the head stipendiary magistrate.
		In Vermont, USA a high bailiff is a county officer.
		A Vermont high bailiff is an elected county officer who may serve writs that the sheriff is incompetent to serve.
	www.bookrags.com /High_Bailiff (161 words)

	Bailiff (Channel Islands)
		The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court.
		The Bailiff is appointed by the Crown, and generally holds office until retirement age (65 in Guernsey, 70 in Jersey).
		In 1617 a Privy Council decision clarified the division of civil and military responsibilities between the bailiff and the governor.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/Bailiff_(Channel_Islands) (351 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The island was eventually annexed to the Duchy of Normandy by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy in 933; his descendant, William the Conqueror, conquered England in 1066, which led to the Duchy of Normandy and the kingdom of England being governed under one monarch.
		Channel Television is a regional ITV franchise shared with the Bailiwick of Guernsey but with its headquarters in Jersey.
		Jersey Royal potatoes are the local variety of new potato, and the island is famous for its early crop of small potatoes from the south-facing côtils (steeply-sloping fields).
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Jersey (3561 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is spoken by a minority of the population, although it was the majority language in the 19th century.
		Channel Television is a regional ITV franchise shared with the Bailiwick of Guernsey but with its headquarters in Jersey.
		The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Jersey (2403 words)

	Guernsey - genealogy heraldry and history
		The states of deliberation consist of the bailiff and jurats, the rectors, the Queen's procureur, 6 deputies of St Peter-Port, and 9 deputies of the country parishes—in all 37; and they enact laws, levy taxes, and regulate all matters of finance; but their deeds, before possessing force, require to have the sanction of the Crown.
		The revenue of the states is derived from a duty on all spirituous liquors consumed in the island, from licenses to publicans, and from rents of shops and houses; and it bears the expenses of roads, sea-walls, public improvements, education, and disbursements for the militia.
		The island is in the diocese of Winchester; and, together with Alderney and Sark, forms a deanery.
	www.uk-genealogy.org.uk /ChannelIslands/Guernsey.html (1616 words)

	Jersey - genealogy heraldry and history
		The climate is very mild and genial; has, from the southern exposure of the island, a decided advantage over Guernsey, with its northern exposure; and Jersey is indeed, by official records, the "sunniest spot in the United Kingdom." Snow seldom falls, and frosts are transient.
		Roads intersect the island in all directions, and the new ones are wide and well formed; old roads ramify everywhere, and are extremely narrow and excessively irregular.
		The States consist of lieutenant-governor, the bailiff, the twelve jurats, the rectors of the parishes, the constables of the parishes, three deputies from St Helier parish, and eleven deputies from the other parishes.
	www.uk-genealogy.org.uk /ChannelIslands/Jersey.html (2104 words)

	Collas Day - Guernsey Lawyers, Law Firms, Guernsey, Channel Islands
		The Islands of Alderney and Sark have populations of 2,000 and 500 respectively.
		The Judges of the Royal Court are the Bailiff and the Deputy Bailiff, both of whom are qualified Advocates.
		The members of the Court of Appeal are the Bailiffs of Guernsey and Jersey, together with several eminent Queen's Counsel from the United Kingdom.
	www.collasday.com /collas-day_template1.asp?subID=GENERAL_AboutIntro (228 words)

	Channel Islands Occupation 2
		The Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Alexander Coutanche, protested to Captain Gussek about this intention to deface the King’s head and the matter was referred to Berlin.
		The President of the Island's Essential Supplies Committee, Major E P Le Masurier, also reported to Feldkommandant Colonel Knackfuss that supplies of paper for new stamps was nearly exhausted.
		Letters from Germany to soldiers on the Islands were sent at the German internal rate of 12pf for letters an 6pf for postcards.
	www.kg6gb.org /channel_islands_occupation_2.htm (2239 words)

	Positions achieved by the Carey Family
		Meetings are held monthly, chaired by the Constable of the parish, where proposed laws, government affairs and parochial matters are discussed with the parish Deputies and Conseillers.
		Hardly a single list of Officers of the Militia does not contain one of the name together with a long list of members of the family who have served as 'Capitaine' or Chief Officer of the Militia, in the times when this was organized by the principal inhabitant of the local parishes.
		From the middle of the eighteenth century, when Armed Forces took service out of the Island, are noted members of the Navy and Army serving at the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the Egyptian Campaigns, the Boer War and the Great War 1914-18.
	www.careyroots.com /positions.html (563 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Jersey
		The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England.
		These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
		elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
	www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/geos/je.html (537 words)

	history home page
		A burgee of the Royal Channel Island Yacht Club was the first yacht club burgee to reach the South Pole.
		By this time dinghy racing was well established in the Island and both St Helier Yacht Club and the “Royal” had regular dinghy racing in St Aubin’s Bay in addition to their traditional types of seagoing activities.
		An annual Regatta is held normally in July with regular passage races to the adjacent French coast and neighbouring Channel Islands being organised throughout the season.
	www.rciyc.org /history_home_page.htm (1184 words)

	Occupation Memorial
		These islands were the only British territory to be occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War.
		This site is intended as an educational resource providing information related to the victims of this period and to record the efforts of those who came to their aid.
		To be led by the Bailiff, Sir Philip Bailhache.
	www.thisisjersey.com /hmd (165 words)

	United Kingdom: Dependencies of the Crown
		Constitutionally, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are dependencies of the Crown - they are not, and never have been, crown colonies.
		Their constitutions are semi-feudal with the bailiff (a Crown appointee) heading the States (legislature) and Royal Court of each island.
		In addition both islands have a Lieutenant-Governor who is the Crown's representative on the island and commander-in-chief.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb-dep.html (0 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - Constitutional Policy - Crown Dependencies
		The constitutional relationship of the Islands with the United Kingdom is not enshrined in a formal constitutional document.
		The relationship of the Islands to the European Community is governed by Article 299(6)(c) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and by Protocol 3 to the UK's Act of Accession to the Community.
		The Islands do not share the view that the UK Parliament has a residual power to legislate for all those areas, but regardless of the strict legal position, it would be contrary to normal constitutional practice for it to do so in matters that are domestic to the Islands.
	www.dca.gov.uk /constitution/crown/govguide.htm (3053 words)

	Bailiff (Channel Islands) - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey the Bailiff is the first civil officer, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court.
		Each island has possessed its own bailiff since the post was divided in the 13th century.
		From this time on it was clear that the bailiff, as president of the States, was the chief power in Jersey, although the process of democratisation through the 19th and 20th centuries has shifted the focus of political influence to the elected members of the States.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bailiff_(Channel_Islands) (285 words)

	Channel Islands book page
		The Channel islands are a group of islands in the English Channel, lying off the northwest coast of France, between Normandy and Brittany.
		The bailiff presides, and he has the casting vote but the Parliament cannot be assembled without the consent of the lieutenant-governor, a vice-regent appointed and supported by the British crown, who also has the right of veto, though he seldom exercises it.
		The bailiff and rectors are appointed by the crown for life, and the jurats are elected for life by the rate-payers.
	www.cipostcard.co.nz /cibook.htm (3032 words)

	Masterpiece Theatre \| Island at War \| The Occupation
		Beaugie, M.A. Island at War is set against the fascinating historical events of the German occupation of the Channel Islands - Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Sark -- between 1940 and 1945.
		After the D-Day landings, the Channel Islands were left in German hands while the Allies pushed forward to Germany, and it was only the arrival of the Red Cross supply ship Vega which brought urgent relief from starvation conditions.
		In the Channel Islands, as elsewhere in occupied Europe, there was undoubtedly some collaboration with the enemy just as there were examples of individual heroism and personal sacrifice.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/islandatwar/occupation.html (759 words)

	Jersey under the Swastika - Philip Frederick Le Sauteur - The Occupation - Section 2
		What he saw were the Island of Guernsey replete with its glasshouses — the rocky, seemingly inhospitable Island of Alderney — the diminutive Island of Sark — and then his attention was turned to the largest of the group, the Island of Jersey.
		Actually, it was a hotel porter who had found the letter which was addressed to the Civil Governor of the Island, and he immediately conveyed it to the Island's Bailiff (he being the principal official, directly under the Crown).
		In his notes to the two Islands the General had given instructions that white flags should be openly displayed as a sign of capitulation.
	tonylesauteur.com /swas21.htm (1357 words)

	Pitcairn Islands Study Center
		KOTU Kotu island is the most western of the Kotu (Lulunga) group in the southwestern part of the Haapai group in the Kingdom of Tonga.
		Spithead anchorage is a stretch of water in the east Solent shielded to the north and west by the mainland and Portsmouth and to the south and west by the Isle of Wight.
		It is separated from the island of Madura, only one and a half miles to the north-east, by the western end of he Madura Strait.
	library.puc.edu /pitcairn/bounty/encyclopedia.shtml (6431 words)

	The Washington Times - Jersey
		But the island's finance officials are quick to point out their tax structure has historical roots, and was never designed for the sole purpose of luring business away from other jurisdictions.
		The bailiff has a dual role of president of the States of Jersey, or Parliament, and that of the island's senior judge.
		Island government life will more than likely be revamped in the near future, after examination a special task by force.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /archives/00/jersey/2.html (1003 words)

	The Channel Islands (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Governor of New York 1674-1681, 1688, Bailiff of Guernsey 1674-1714; Gov. of New England 1686-1691, of Virginia 1692-1698, and of Maryland 1693-1694.
		The defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom; however, both Jersey and Guerensey are self-governing in internal affairs and are possessions of the Crown separate and apart from the United Kingdom.
		Technically, the Channel Islands still constitute the entire remaining territory of the Duchy; however, because of a treaty between Britain and France, the British Crown does not use the title "Duke (or, currently, 'Duchess') of Normandy", but rather holds title to the Channel Islands as King/Queen.
	www.hostkingdom.net /channel.html (876 words)

	THE ISLAND OF GUERNSEY Bailiwick consists of a group of small islands lying close to the coast of France, south east of ...
		Guernsey is the largest of its bailiwick and as with all of the islands the sea is a major influence.
		The threat of a French invasion grew and the island was fortified and garrisoned until it resembled a giant armed camp.
		Guernsey was known as the Holy Island as far back as 1117, monks had arrived on the island by about 996 The island, known to the latins as Sarnia, is about 30 miles in circumference, 9 miles long,6 miles wide, and 25 miles from the French coast.
	www.users.bigpond.com /ybharris/The_Channel_Islands.htm (1060 words)

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		Although attached politically to the English Crown from the thirteenth century, the Islands remained in the Diocese of Coutances until the mid-sixteenth century, they retained the Norman customary law, and their populations spoke French and a Norman Frence patois.
		The Isle of Guernsey, a tiny island in the English Channel off the coast of France, is the birthplace of the Guernsey cow.
		Guernsey is one of a group of islands collectively known as the Channel Islands, which lie in the English Channel, 25 miles off the western coast of the Cotentin peninsula of Normandy, and 60 miles from mainland Britain.
	www.lycos.com /info/guernsey--channel-islands.html (528 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Channel Islands under occupation
		When the Channel Islands were deemed indefensible by Winston Churchill, their occupation by the Germans became an inevitability.
		Adolf Hitler saw the five islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm as a strategic landing stage for an invasion of mainland France.
		The islands' senior crown officers went to meet the invading forces and swastikas were soon draped from town halls.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/4528907.stm (854 words)

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