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	Great Officer of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are officers who either inherit their positions or are appointed by the Crown, and exercise certain ceremonial functions.
		The Lord Chancellor has the greatest range of functions: he is the Keeper of the Great Seal, the Speaker of the House of Lords, the most senior judge in England and Wales, and a cabinet minister responsible for the Lord Chancellor's Department (now the Department for Constitutional Affairs).
		The Lord Clerk Register is an officer with miscellaneous functions that included conducting the elections of representative peers and registering births and deaths.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Officer_of_State (1019 words)

	GREAT OFFICERS OF STATE - LoveToKnow Article on GREAT OFFICERS OF STATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The four offices of the high steward, the great chamberlain, the high constable, and the earl marshal stand on a different footing, and can be regarded at the present day as little else than survivals from an earlier condition of society.
		They have practically ceased to have any relation to the ordinary routine of business in the country or of ceremonial in the palace, and the duties associated with them have either passed entirely into abeyance or are restricted within extremely narrow limits, save on certain occasions of exceptional pomp arid solemnity.
		All of them were once hereditary, and, taking the three kingdoms together, they or their counterparts and equivalents continue to be held by right of inheritance in one or other of them even now.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/STATE_GREAT_OFFICERS_OF.htm (248 words)

	WARRANT - LoveToKnow Article on WARRANT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term is applied to a great variety of documents of very different kinds, which may be classified as (i) executive or administrative, (2) judicial or quasi-judicial and (3) financial or commercial.
		Executive and Administrative.While the royal prerogative was insufficiently defined and limited, a great many executive acts were authorized by royal warrant (per speciale mandatum regis), which now either depend on statute or are dealt with by departments of state without the need of recourse to the personal authority of the sovereign.
		During the Tudor and Stuart reigns frequent attempts were made by the crown _and great officers of state to intcrfete with personal liberty, e_specially as to offences of state.
	99.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WARRANT.htm (947 words)

	Lord Great Chamberlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable.
		The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is distinct from the non-hereditary office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household, a position in the monarch's household.
		The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster, and especially of the House of Lords, and technically bears the Sword of State at state openings and closings of Parliament, though this duty is usually delegated to a Lord of Parliament who is also a Field Marshal.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lord_Great_Chamberlain (1014 words)

	LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN - LoveToKnow Article on LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But as he was always a great baron, deputies performed his financial work, and his functions became, as they are now, mainly ceremonial, though the emblem of his office is still a key.
		The lord great chamberlain has charge of the palace of Westminster, especially of the House of Lords, in which he has an office; and when the sovereign opens parliament in person he is responsible for the arrangements.
		At the opening or closing of the session of parliament by the sovereign in person he disposes of the sword of state to be carried by any peer he may select, and walks himself in the procession on the right of the sword of state, a little before it and next to the sovereign.
	83.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LORD_GREAT_CHAMBERLAIN.htm (692 words)

	TITLE 9: CHAPTER 1 - STATE OFFICERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In accordance with the Wyoming constitution, the governor is the chief executive officer of the state of Wyoming.
		The secretary of state is the custodian of the great seal of the state.
		State agencies or officers certifying payments may retain the documents required under this section, subject to any rules and regulations promulgated by the state auditor with respect to acceptable documentation, certification and retention.
	legisweb.state.wy.us /statutes/titles/title09/chapter01.htm (7668 words)

	S.C. Code of Laws Title 8 Chapter 11 State Officers And Employees - www.scstatehouse.net-LPITS
		An employee of a state agency transferring to a school district of this State or a school district employee transferring to a state agency is permitted to transfer to and retain at his new employer all sick leave he accumulated at his former employer regardless of his employment status at the new employer.
		Any agency of the State Government is hereby authorized to provide reasonable aid or assistance to its regular employees in moving their personal effects from one town or place to another town or place when their headquarters are so moved in the course of the business of the agency.
		Employer-paid reimbursements paid to a state officer or employee for mileage expenses incurred in the performance of official duties must be paid at a per mile rate that is equal to the standard business mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service as that rate is periodically adjusted by the Internal Revenue Service.
	www.scstatehouse.net /code/t08c011.htm (9786 words)

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		GREAT OFFICERS AND GENERAL OFFICES OF STATE General Duties The Great Officers of State shall be Kingdom Seneschal, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl Marshal, Golden Wing Herald, Minister of Arts & Sciences, Kingdom Chronicler, and Kingdom Chirurgeon.
		OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL COURT General Duties There shall exist in the Kingdom such Offices of the Royal Court that the Crown deems necessary for the efficient operation of the Kingdom for the duration of Their reign.
		The Kingdom Great Officers of State: The Kingdom Great Officers wear Collars of Estate composed of Gryphons and A's, done in gold, of a size not to exceed one and one half (1.5") inches, with the badges of their respective offices dependant therefrom.
	www.artemisia.sca.org /artlaw.doc (7974 words)

	Earl Marshal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Earl Marshal is the eighth of the Great Officers of State, with the Lord High Constable above him and only the Lord High Admiral beneath him.
		In the Middle Ages, the Earl Marshal and the Lord High Constable were the officers of the King's horses and stables.
		In conjunction with the Lord High Constable he had held a court, known as the Court of Chivalry, for the administration of justice in accordance with the, which was concerned with many subjects relating to military matters, such as ransom, booty and soldiers' wages, and including the misuse of armorial bearings.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Earl_Marshal (573 words)

	Station Information - Great Officer of State
		The Great Offices of Lord High Steward, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord High Constable and Earl Marshal were traditionally hereditary, while the other five were appointed for limited periods.
		Thus, there are really only five Great Officers of State, and there may soon be four, for Tony Blair's Government has announced plans to abolish the post of Lord Chancellor.
		The Lord High Steward was a ceremonial officer, as are the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Earl Marshal.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/great_officer_of_state.html (294 words)

	Idaho Statutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The design drawn and executed by Miss Emma Edwards, of Boise City, and reported and recommended by the select joint committee to devise a great seal for the state, with the Latin motto "Esto Perpetua," is adopted, and is hereby made the great seal of the state of Idaho.
		The secretary of state, with the approval of the state board of examiners, shall have designed the appropriate encircling border and wording as herein set forth and shall have the same superimposed on a fully colored reproduction of the painting.
		The Idaho Code is the property of the state of Idaho, and is copyrighted by Idaho law, I.C. According to Idaho law, any person who reproduces or distributes the Idaho Code for commercial purposes in violation of the provisions of this statute shall be deemed to be an infringer of the state of Idaho's copyright.
	www3.state.id.us /cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=590100005.K (278 words)

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		And the kings of the earth, and the great men (the civil officers of State), and the chief captains (the military officers), a
		If the words describing the awful judgments of "the great day of His wrath" are to be interpreted of any past event in the history of the present dispensation, then what words are to describe the future judgments?, which the Old Testament foretells.
		The great False Messiah of the first Seal cannot be revealed until the appointed moment shall have come and the voice from the throne gives the permissive command "Go!" The judgments cannot fall until the same command is given.
	personales.com /mexico/guadalajara/RV1960/215.htm (1653 words)

	Category:Great Officers of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This category includes articles on the holders of the various Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom or in any of its constituent nations.
		Great Offices of state include: Lord High Steward, Lord High Chancellor, Lord High Treasurer, Lord President of the Council, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Privy Seal, Lord High Constable, Earl Marshal and Lord High Admiral.
		Note: Great Officers who are peers are collated below by title, not surname.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Great_Officers_of_State (131 words)

	Great Officers of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are a total of nine Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, however, some are either vested in the Monarch, are obsolete, have become sinecure or are only fulfilled during official events such as coronations and trials of Peers.
		The occupier straddles all three branches of government: He is a member of the Cabinet, the Presiding officer in the House of Lords and is a member of the Judicial Branch.
		The position is ceremonial in nature: The Lord Great Chamberlain is in charge of the Palace of Westminster (Parliament) and is involved in several major State functions.
	www.ukconstitution.net /history/Great_officers.html (582 words)

	The Earl Marshal
		Originally he and the Contable were the officers of the King's horses and stables, but they became in course of time the leaders of the army and developed into Great Officers of State.
		Notwithstanding the long-continued exercise of authority over the Officers of Arms, Sir Edward Walker, Garter, in 1673 claimed that he had, as belonging to his office of Garter, power and authority to grant arms and "other ensigns of nobility" without being subject therein to the authority and jurisdiction of the Earl Marshal.
		The Earl Marshal and the Officers of Arms were concerned with the confirming, granting and ordering of armorial bearings and the Court of Chivalry dealt with inter alia complaints relating to the usurption of armorial bearings.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/marshal.htm (788 words)

	Family, officers mourn slain state trooper
		DEXTER (AP) - During a funeral that drew hundreds of police from at least four states, a Missouri state patrolman ambushed and slain outside his home was tearfully eulogized yesterday as a Christian man who masterfully blended passion for his job with adoration for his 4-year-old son.
		The farewell to Graham, a divorced father who was engaged to marry a state conservation worker, seldom was without tears during a service that drew about 700 mourners, largely state troopers and other police from Missouri and troopers from neighboring Kansas, Arkansas and Illinois.
		Columbia police were unable to attend the funeral for a Bridgeton police officer killed in a January head-on vehicle collision by a drunken driver because it took place during the investigation into the shootings of Columbia officers Molly Bowden and Curtis Brown.
	www.showmenews.com /2005/Mar/20050325News017.asp (678 words)

	Great Officers of the Crown
		The Great Officers of the Crown were distinguished in their heraldic achievements by the use of special additaments.
		The chief officers of the king, in charge of war, justice, finance, the king's household, took early on the title of Officers of the Crown to distinguish themselves from all other officers.
		In letters patent of 1582, Henri III limited the Great Officers of the Crown to the connétable, the chancelier, the grand-maître, the chambellan, the amiral and the maréchaux de France.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/officiers.htm (2607 words)

	State 4-H Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		State Officers are elected, official 4-H representatives for Kentucky 4-H. Serving under the supervision of State 4-H Office, they appear before and do public relations work with civic groups, sponsors, leaders, members and other groups.
		Past state officers meeting the age qualifications may apply to be slated as a candidate again for office, but cannot succeed themselves in the same office.
		Officers are members of State Leaders Council with voting rights for them or their representatives at meetings in July and January.
	www.ca.uky.edu /agcollege/4h/Resource/officers.htm (6056 words)

	Laws and Policies of Atlantia
		Officers of State shall ensure that all appointed officers of local groups are either patron, contributing, or sustaining members of the SCA, Inc., or are associate or family members with immediate access to the Kingdom newsletter provided by a subscribing membership at their residence.
		Officers of State shall ensure that those groups required to have a local officer subsidiary to their office have such an officer.
		Please remember that all officers are appointed by the Crown and the corresponding Officer of State; letters regarding a change in the seneschal should say: "The people of X request that Y be appointed as the seneschal ", not "Y is the new seneschal of X".
	www.pbm.com /~lindahl/atlantia/red_tape.html (21343 words)

	Great Theosophists--The Druzes of Mount Lebanon (16 of 29)
		Great Theosophists--The Druzes of Mount Lebanon (16 of 29)
		At certain stated intervals the elders and Initiates of the two highest degrees repair to a secret place in the mountains where there is an old monastery which was erected during the early years of the Christian era.
		Underneath the ruins are great subterranean chambers where their rites of initiation take place, rites which have never been witnessed by any outsider.
	www.wisdomworld.org /setting/druzes.html (2470 words)

	Lord Great Chamberlain -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is distinct from the non-hereditary office of (Click link for more info and facts about Lord Chamberlain of the Household) Lord Chamberlain of the Household, a position in the monarch's household.
		(King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)) George III
		(King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the crown (1762-1830)) George IV
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/lord_great_chamberlain.htm (1339 words)

	Loan officers: National, State, and Metro Area Employment and Wage Estimates
		Most loan officers are paid a commission that is based on the number of loans they originate.
		Earnings of loan officers with graduate degrees or professional certifications were approximately 10 to 15 percent higher than these figures.
		Loan officers who are paid on a commission basis usually earn more than those on salary only, and those who work for smaller banks generally earn less than those employed by larger institutions.
	www.ocouha.com /oesa/ooh010207_132072.htm (591 words)

	History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy - Chapter VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		And in order to reduce the number of Castruccio's friends and augment their own, the Signory declared that every rebel of the Guelphic party who should come to the relief of Prato would be restored to his country; they thus increased their army with an addition of four thousand men.
		This great force being quickly brought to Prato, alarmed Castruccio so much, that without trying the fortune of battle, he retired toward Lucca.
		They then endeavored to acquire by entreaty what they had failed to obtain by force; and sent eight men as ambassadors to the Signory, to remind them of the promise given, and of the dangers they had undergone, in hope of the reward which had been held out to them.
	www.worldwideschool.com /library/books/hst/european/HistoryofFlorenceandoftheAffairsofItaly/chap13.html (1187 words)

	constable -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		officer of state in western European countries from medieval times and also of certain executive legal officials in Great Britain and the United States.
		The title comes stabuli is found in the Roman and particularly in the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire from the 5th century AD as that of the head of the stables at the imperial court.
		famous French family of which most distinguished members were Mathieu II (1189–1230), called the Great Constable, a successful warrior; Anne de Montmorency (1493–1567), distinguished in wars of Francis I; Henry II, duc de Montmorency (1595–1632), admiral of France and viceroy of Canada, successfully fought against Huguenots, but executed for treason through influence of...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9025958?tocId=9025958 (700 words)

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