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A History of the County of Shropshire
… repair; street lighting; weights and measures inspection; magistrates', police, and county court business; and the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… their oaths in the town office before the mayor and two magistrates. 64 A rule of 1733 that freemen should be at … always elected from the council. From 1664 aldermen were magistrates ex officio, whereas earlier they had usually been … 30 but most of his income came from the clerkship to the magistrates, which was separated from the town clerkship in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in loyal addresses, in the election as councillors and magistrates of Lord Norreys and the earl of Lichfield, and of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The town is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrates, who hold their sittings every Monday and Friday …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a sheriff is appointed by the council, and the number of magistrates is 15. The freedom is inherited by the eldest … river, within the limits of the county, is granted to the magistrates of Worcestershire. The Upper Avon, so early as … disuse. Manor courts occur occasionally; and the county magistrates hold petty-sessions every Wednesday, at the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… who have erected an elegant town-hall, in which the magistrates for the division hold petty-sessions every …
A History of the County of York
… after the evening service during summer, while in 1740 the magistrates of St. Peter's Liberty issued a notice stating …