Judges of the lower courts, justices of the peace, were still to be appointed annually by the legislature, and to it the appointment of the sheriffs was transferred.
Not only do they make laws, but they plead before justices of their own appointment, and as a Court of Errors interpret the laws of their own making.
Considering that the justices were mostly Congregationalists, the enactment amounted to an intrenchment of the Standing Order at the expense of the dissenters.
Events bore out his statement, for ministers were hounded, and the New Light justices of the peace, and other magistrates, were deprived of office.
The day after his death, the Republicans published and distributed broadcast his "Address to the people of the State of Connecticut on the subject of the removal of himself and four other justices from office.
Judges of probate are now elected by the electors in their respective districts; justices of the peace in the several towns by the electors in said towns; and sheriffs by their counties.
Address to the People of the State of Connecticut, on the removal of himself and four other Justices from Office.
Judges and Justices are annually appointed by the General Court, and commonly reappointed during good behavior, while sheriffs are appointed by the governor and council without time-limit and are subject to removal.
The voter would cast his ballot only for his local selectmen or commissioners, a governor, one or more legislative councilmen, the justices of the state court of appeals, and his Federal congressman and executive.
The date of the election of the compurgators was fixed, at the will of the Justices, and on that day fortnight the accused had to answer the appeal, unless the Justices chose to assign a longer term.
Fortescue as saying, "The rings given to the Chief Justices and the Chief Baron ought to weigh 20s.
The names of the thirty-six persons were delivered to the Justices of the King, before whom the accused had subsequently to appear and wage his law.
One of these was that they were not to attend any market or fair at a greater distance than three miles from the City, nor had Justices or Sheriff power to give them leave to do so.
Sketches of the Lives and Judicial Services of the Chief-Justices of the Supreme Court of United States.
The Lives and Times of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
This was to be expected, for such law implies a powerful, centralized state, which sends its justices round the country to amerce the townships and compel these local communities to do their duties.
The bishop, who fully understands the object of the inquest, does not mean to have his assessment raised, and the justices are compelled to take the word of jurors every one of whom is the vassal of St. Mary.
The hundreds were taken one by one; they were taken in a geographical order, and not until the justiceshad learned all that was to be known of Staplehow hundred did they call upon the jurors of Cheveley hundred for their verdict.
But if we suppose the justices abandoning the question 'How many teams twenty years ago?
From the settlement of Philadelphia till 1759, justices of peace heard and decided causes in the public inns of Philadelphia, and the Common Council had frequent sittings there.
That Whereas the above said William Chandler is admitted and allowed by their Majesties' Justicesat a General Sessions of the Peace to keep a common Home of Entertainment and to use common selling of Ale, Beer, Syder, etc.
Being a Justice of the Peace, you see, and justices of the peace being everything here, I may prevail on him to grant your request!
And he has got down so low that all the justices in the city couldn't make him fit for respectable society.
Now these justices who had the dealing with the Pilgrim Fathers were humane men, and were not without a feeling of sympathy for the unhappy captives.
One was also passed for renewing a clause in an old statute, limiting the number of justices of the peace in the principality of Wales.
That kingdom was ruled by justices whom the earl of Rochester had appointed; and the trustees for the forfeited estates maintained their authority.
The high-bailiff had been guilty of some illegal practices at the poll; and three justices of the peace had, on pretence of preventing riots, sent for a military force to overawe the election.
Notwithstanding proclamations against riots, and orders of the justices for maintaining the peace, repeated tumults were raised by the malcontents in the cities of London and Westminster.
The high-bailiff was taken into custody; the officer who ordered the soldiers to march, and the three justices who signed the letter, in consequence of which he acted, were reprimanded on their knees at the bar of the house.
Letter enclosed from the Sheriff and Justices of Warwickshire.
Footnote 27: Sir Matthew Hale, so famous as one of the justices of the bench in Cromwell's time.
The colonial system of county courts to try the smaller civil cases, and courts of session, composed of justices of the peace, for trial of petty criminal cases were retained.
In the counties the justices of the peace were appointed by the governor.
The act of violence aroused the British government and orders were sent to the governor of Rhode Island, the admiralty judge at Boston, and the chief justices of Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York to act as a commission of inquiry.
The county courts settled the more important suits and the individual justices determined minor cases.
The commission consisted of five senators, five representatives, and five justices of the Supreme Court; eight were Republicans, and seven Democrats.
This was the case at Hedon, and it occurs in pleadings at Chester before the itinerant justices and Henry VII.
The lord justices and the councillors, the governor-general, the sheriffs, and other officials were present to witness the trial.
All liquor selling is done under licenses granted by the justices of the peace upon petitions signed by the people of the community in which the saloon is to be located.
The national courts are to be composed of the justices of the peace already elected by the people, who shall sit outside the regular legal hours and terms of court, so as to avoid complications.
Since it is not your custom, it is probable that the justices would waive the ruling, especially since everyone must be examined by a jury of his own or a superior rank, so that only one man, my father alone, could examine you.
Whereas complaint hath been this day made to us, two of the justices of the peace for the said county, by William D.
The justices or court have power to reduce penalties imposed by 6 Geo.
Warner says that:--‘It is evident that the Lord Justices hoped for an extirpation not of the mere Irish only, but of all the old English families who were Catholics.
A profession of conformity was required in 1569 from all justices of the peace, which some refused, and others made against their consciences.
For first it is not she that ruleth, but the laws, the executors whereof be her judges appointed by her, her justices and such other officers.
It was seized by the servants of John Militon, of Pengersick, Thomas St. Aubyn and William Godolphin, and when the owner appealed to the Justices he was told it was the custom of the country, and that no redress was possible.
Mirecleugh, addressed to the justices of peace for Dumfriesshire, reclaiming against a fine of L.
The majority of the court dismissed the suit on the ground that the Cherokee were not a foreign nation within the meaning of the Constitution, two justices dissenting from this opinion.
Even justices of the peace and constables are concerned in this business.
Relief was to be granted by elected Boards of Guardians, and not by inexperienced justices of the peace.
Whitbread was as near when he introduced a Bill to enable justices to fix a minimum wage instead of leaving workmen to charity and the Poor Law.
It proposed to reduce the number of houses in each district to that which the justices thought was enough for its legitimate needs.
A similar qualification was required in Justices of the Peace.
In the same year the Local Government Act abolished the old system of county administration, and substituted councils elected by the ratepayers for the justices of the peace who were appointed by the Lord Chancellor.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "justices" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
