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	Sheriff - LoveToKnow 1911
		Up to the 19th century "riding with the sheriff" was an incident of the assizes, the riders being some of the principal men of the shire who brought with them wine and victuals in order to assist the sheriff in showing hospitality to the judges.
		As regards his administrative functions he assists the sheriff generally, and may act for him in the registration and fiars court, and he superintends the preliminary stage of criminal inquiries, consulting with the sheriff if necessary; but the other administrative duties of the office are conducted by the sheriff-depute in person.
		Besides the sheriffs of counties, there is a sheriff of chancery appointed by the crown, whose duties are confined to the service of heirs, with a salary of £500.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sheriff (2019 words)

	Sheriff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most Canadian sheriff vehicles are not equipped with flashing lights or sirens, as emergency response or pursuit are police responsibilities, and the professional training (and hence wage) given to sheriff's deputies is not as extensive as that for municipal police or Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables.
		In California, the sheriff's office of each county polices those areas of the county that are not lying within the jurisdiction of a police department (e.g., incorporated cities).
		Although the Sheriff Division's jurisdiction covers the entire state, its primary functions are judicial and executive protection, security at the state capitol, law-enforcement at Hawaii's airports, narcotics enforcement, prisoner transportation, the processing and service of court orders and warrants, and the patrol of certain roads and waterways in conjunction with other state agencies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheriff (3370 words)

	The High Sheriff
		Nominations to the office of High Sheriff are dealt with through the presiding Judge of the Circuit and the Privy Council, for consideration by the Sovereign in Council.
		The annual nominations of 3 prospective High Sheriffs for each county are made in a meeting of the Lords of the Council in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, presided over by the Lord Chief Justice on 12 November each year.
		High Sheriffs are now encouraged by the Shrievalty Association of England and Wales to undertake duties to improve and sustain the morale of personnel of voluntary and statutory bodies engaged in the maintenance and extension of law and order and the entire criminal system.
	www.somerset.gov.uk /somerset/council/officeofhighsheriff (800 words)

	High Sheriff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The High Sheriff of an English or Welsh county is an unpaid, partly ceremonial post appointed by The Crown through a Warrant from the Privy Council.
		In England and Wales the High Sheriff is the Sovereign's judicial representative in the county, while the Lord Lieutenant is the Sovereign's personal representative.
		The High Sheriff must also attend at Royal visits to the County, and is responsible for the proclamation of the accession of a new Sovereign and the maintenance of the loyalty of subjects to the Crown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High_Sheriff (287 words)

	High Sheriff
		One of the traditional ceremonies marking the installation of a new High Sheriff of the county was played out in Wells cathedral on Sunday, 13th March, with the rector of Wrington, the Rev Nicholas Maddock acting as chaplain to the distinguished village resident, Fiona Densham, JP, of Glaisters, as she began her term of office.
		High Sheriffs are responsible in the counties of England and Wales for duties conferred by the Crown through Warrant from the Privy Council, including:-
		The new High Sheriff is presented in the Cathedral at the Legal Service, giving the opportunity for a prayer of thanksgiving for the past year and a welcome for the year to come.
	www.wringtonsomerset.org.uk /webarchive/2005/sheriff.html (616 words)

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		High Sheriffs are responsible in the Counties of England and Wales for duties conferred by the Crown through Warrant from the Privy Council including: Attendance at Royal visits to the County.
		The annual nominations of three prospective High Sheriffs for each County are made in a meeting of the Lords of the Council in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice presided over by the Lord Chief Justice on the 12th November in each year.
		High Sheriffs are now encouraged by the The High Sheriffs' Association of England and Wales to undertake duties to improve and sustain the morale of personnel of voluntary and statutory bodies, particularly those engaged in the maintenance and extension of law and order and the entire criminal system.
	www.highsheriffs.com /SHR02.HTM (616 words)

	J. Daniel Linehan, High Sheriff v. Rockingham County Commissioners
		This case is the culmination of long-standing disagreements between the sheriff and the commissioners on issues relating to county governance and the management of county financial affairs.
		Specifically, the sheriff argues that, because he is a constitutional officer, he has the exclusive authority to administer the sheriff’s department, including the provision of law enforcement services and all other operations of the department, so long as he complies with the sheriff’s department budget.
		Lastly, the sheriff argues that the trial court erred in ruling that the only exception to its rulings is that a policy, procedure or action instituted by the commissioners may not directly interfere with the sheriff and his deputies’ performance of their law enforcement duties.
	www.state.nh.us /judiciary/supreme/opinions/2004/sheri099.htm (1774 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nominations for High Sheriffs of Counties in England and Wales are made each year in a Meeting of the Lords of the Council of the High Court of Justice presided over by The Lord Chief Justice on November 12.
		While it may not be clear what all the functions of the Sheriff were, it is evident that the Sheriffs were respected men, who had vested power from the King and authority to keep the peace.
		Although the American Sheriff may not have the same responsibilities as did the early King appointed Sheriff, he still holds the People’s Chief Law Enforcement Office in the County, which is elected.
	www.co.orange.nc.us /sheriff/history.htm (1271 words)

	Wiltshire County Council \| High Sheriff of Wiltshire
		The High Sheriff is the Sovereign’s representative in the County for matters of law and order and the judiciary and consequently takes an active interest in the administration of justice.
		High Sheriffs in Wiltshire have for some years been active in supporting Wiltshire Crimebeat, an organisation which encourages young people to get involved with crime reduction activities and create safer communities.
		Apart from these duties, the High Sheriff will be concerned with the work of many charitable and voluntary organisations in the Council and will do his best to encourage and support them in their efforts.
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk /council-and-democracy/councillors-general-information/high-sheriff-of-wiltshire.htm (274 words)

	This is Essex \| Local Interest \| High Sheriff of Essex (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The High Sheriff's post is unpaid and receives no expenses, so he or she can therefore justifiably be numbered as a true volunteer themselves.
		The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, Thomas Andrews, led Mary Queen of Scots to her beheading in 1587 and then single handedly he was charged with the secret burial of the Queen's body in Fotheringhay Castle.
		The Sheriffs Act of 1887 consolidated the role of the Sheriff today as requiring the execution of High Court Writs, attending and caring for the Sovereign's Judges, acting as Returning Officer at Elections and generally upholding the rule of law and order whilst uniting all subjects in loyalty to the Monarchy.
	www.thisisthurrock.co.uk /essex/local_interest/highsheriff2.html (1260 words)

	Lucas County Sheriff
		Sheriff Telb was a Professor at the University of Toledo in the Criminal Justice Department from 1969 to 1999.
		Sheriff Telb is currently serving as a member of the National Sheriffs’ Association’s Detention and Corrections Committee, and as Co-Chairman of the National Sheriffs’ Institute.
		Sheriff Telb is a veteran of the Ohio Air National Guard and the United States Air Force, and is currently an active member of the American Legion.
	www.co.lucas.oh.us /sheriff/bio.asp (514 words)

	News from Dorset
		The earliest High Sheriff of Dorset of whom there is a record was called Beaduherd and held office in the 9th Century.
		It is the position of the High Sheriff as the executive Officer of the Crown which has always been the outstanding characteristic of the Office and, by long tradition, the Office has been connected with the maintenance of law and order.
		The Sheriffs duties for the enforcement of High Court Judgements are carried out by Under Sheriffs (normally Solicitors) appointed annually by the High Sheriff, and by Sheriff's Officers similarly appointed.
	www.thomashardy.co.uk /newsfrom.htm (734 words)

	High Sheriff of Suffolk
		The High Sheriff of Suffolk > High Sheriff of Suffolk
		The High Sheriff is still responsible for the enforcement of most High Court Writs, which are processed through the Under Sheriff's office, and the execution of Warrants are then carried out by the Sheriff's officers.
		Subsequently the selection of a new High Sheriff from these names is made at a meeting of the Privy Council by the Sovereign when, by ancient custom, the appointed name is 'pricked' with a silver bodkin.
	www.suffolk.gov.uk /CouncilAndDemocracy/HighSheriff (217 words)

	1000 Yrs of the Office of Sheriff (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As colonization continued, the office of sheriff was taken around the globe, but it was several hundred years before he appeared in Canada, and the penal settlements of Australia, as a much paler image of the gun-slinging, silver-starred hero of the American West.
		The office became a bedrock of English society and government, and the high sheriff was for centuries the pivot around which the machinery of government was to turn.
		Although today, the high sheriff's duties may be mainly formal, traditional, or symbolic, this honorable office is none the worse for that.
	www.ccspd.org /nsa.html (2747 words)

	InterLinc: County Sheriff: History of the Sheriff (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The term "high sheriff" was used to distinguish the sheriff from deputies, assistants or undersheriffs.
		Another statutory provision, on the books since 1879, provides that it is the duty of the sheriff to serve, or otherwise execute according to law, and return writs of other legal process issued by lawful authority and directed or committed to the sheriff and to perform such other duties as may be required by law.
		The sheriff is then instructed to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed upon him/her by all other statutes and by common law.
	www.ci.lincoln.ne.us /cnty/Sheriff/shist.htm (3397 words)

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		In New Haven County, the sheriff's office has come under fire amid news reports that convicted felons were hired as deputies and a female prisoner was raped in a transport van.
		In fast-growing Benton County, Arkansas, for instance, Sheriff Andy Lee took his overseers to court late last year, claiming that the sheriff's department should not be subjected to an 8 percent, across-the-board budget cut instituted by the local Quorum Court, the Arkansas equivalent of a county board.
		Despite claims that the sheriff's office was about 130 officers short in the county jails and actually needed a $10 million increase, a court ruled that the five-member Board of Supervisors was within its powers in cutting the sheriff's budget.
	www.governing.com /archive/2000/jun/sheriffs.txt (1514 words)

	The Duchy of Lancaster - Palatinate High Sheriffs
		The Duchy of Lancaster - Palatinate High Sheriffs
		A High Sheriff is an official appointed as Keeper of The Queen's Peace in a county.
		The appointment of County Palatine High Sheriffs is confirmed in a separate ceremony to those of the rest of England and Wales.
	www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk /output/page44.asp (199 words)

	Sheriff - Wikinfo
		Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office.
		The sheriff also often conducts auction sales of real property in foreclosure in many jurisdictions, and is often also empowered to conduct seizures of chattel property that is being seized to satisfy a judgment.
		The sheriff court is the court of first instance for both civil and criminal cases, but the court's sentencing powers are limited so major crimes (rape, murder etc.) and complex or high value civil cases are dealt with in the High Court (for criminal matters) or the Court of Session (for civil matters).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Sheriff (2464 words)

	High Sheriff of Bristol
		As High Sheriff, Mr Durie is the Queen’s representative in the County for matters relating to the judiciary, the courts and law and order.
		Encouraging a better understanding of Bristol’s remarkable history and in particular the Office of High Sheriff and its role in the county.
		In addition he will support the High Sheriff’s Fund by means of the annual concert in Bristol Cathedral and the annual appeal.
	www.highsheriffbristol.co.uk (735 words)

	The High Sheriff's Fund
		Indeed until the death sentence was abolished in 1965 one duty of the High Sheriff was to oversee executions.
		The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, Thomas Andrews, led Mary Queen of Scots to her beheading in 1587 and then single handedly he was charged with the secret burial of the Queen’s body in Fotheringhay Castle.
		The Sheriffs Act of 1887 consolidated the role of the Sheriff today as requiring the execution of High Court Writs, attending and caring for the Sovereign’s Judges, acting as Returning Officer at Elections and generally upholding the rule of law and order whilst uniting all subjects in loyalty to the Monarchy.
	www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk /existing_funds/list_of_funds/fund_pages/high_sheriff/high_sheriff_intro.html (1142 words)

	Introduction
		It is the High Sheriff's duty to attend at Royal visits to the County.
		The High Sheriff is also the Returning Officer for Parliamentary Elections within the county and is responsible for the Proclamation of the accession of a new Sovereign.
		High Sheriffs work to improve and sustain the morale of personnel in voluntary and statutory bodies, particularly those associated with the maintenance of law and order.
	www.highsheriffofbuckinghamshire.co.uk (222 words)

	Council & Democracy - Lincolnshire County Council
		Originally it was the High Sheriff's job to prepare for the Assizes, including accommodation and transport for Her Majesty's Judges and to attend upon and entertain them whilst in his County.
		High Sheriffs continued to attend the Judges on certain days and regard it as their duty to entertain them and be as helpful as possible but the day to day responsibility for the arrangement of Courts is within the province of the Circuit Administrator.
		The High Sheriff should receive an invitation when The Sovereign or a member of the Royal Family visits his County and the High Sheriff of the County takes precedence immediately after the Lord-Lieutenant.
	www.lincolnshire.gov.uk /section.asp?catId=3047 (257 words)

	The High Sheriff’s Award Scheme - Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
		High Sheriffs are appointed each year in the counties of England and Wales.
		High Sheriffs are responsible for duties conferred by the Crown, including attendance at Royal visits to the county and the protection of Her Majesty’s High Court Judges when on Circuit in the county.
		The High Sheriff’s Award Scheme was set up in Cambridgeshire over 10 years ago to recognise achievement and give grants of up to £750.
	www.eastspace.net /ccf/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=5808 (447 words)

	CHAPTER 78* JUDICIAL AND STATE MARSHALS
		Notification of Chief Court Administrator by high sheriff of desire to be appointed as state marshal.
		Acts prohibited with respect to high sheriffs in the solicitation of contribution or expenditure, committees and referenda.
		From July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1999, special deputy sheriffs shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 68, except that said special deputies shall not be allowed to petition the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations to form a bargaining unit prior to July 1, 1999.
	www.cga.ct.gov /2005/pub/Chap078.htm (4943 words)

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