Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

CLERICI PR^NOTARII

CLERK OF THE MARKET

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CLERICI PR.ENOTABII. The six elerks in chancery. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 251. CLEBICO ADMITTENDO. See Ai>- MITTENDO CLBBICO. CLEBICO CAPTO PEB STATUTUM MEBCATOBUM. A writ for the deliv ery of a clerk out of prison, who was taken and incarcerated upon the breach of a stat ute merchant. Reg. Orig. 147. CLERICO CONVICTO COMMISSO GAOL.2E IN DEFECTU OBDINABII DELIBEBANDO. An ancient writ, that lay for the delivery to his ordinary of a clerk convicted of felony, where the ordinary did not challenge him according to the privilege of clerks. Reg. Orig. 69. CLERICO INFRA SACBOS OBDI NES CONSTITUTO, NOW ELIGEN DO IN OFFICIUM. A writ directed to those who had thrust a bailiwick or other office upon one in holy orders, charging them to release him. Reg. Orig. 143. CLERICUS. In Boman law. A min ister of religion in the Christian church; an ecclesiastic or priest. Cod. 1, 3; Nov 3, 123,137. A general term, including bishops, priests, deacons, and others of inferior order. Brissonius. In old English law. A clerk or priest; a person in holy orders; a secular priest; a clerk of a court. An officer of the royal household, having charge of the receipt and payment of moneys, etc. Fleta enumerates several of them, with their appropriate duties; as clericus coquince, clerk of the kitchen; clericus panetr" 1 et butelr\ clerk of the pantry and buttery. Lib. 2, cc. 18, 19. Clericus et agricola et mercator, tem pore belli, ut oret, colat, et commutet, pace fruuntur. 2 Inst. 58. Clergymen, husbandmen, and merchants, in order that they may preach, cultivate, and trade, enjoy peace in time of war. CLEBICUS MEBCATI. In old En glish law. Clerk of the market. 2 Inst. 543. Clericus non connumeretur in dua* bus ecclesiis. 1 Rolle. A clergyman should not be appointed to two churches. CLEBICUS PABOCHIALIS. In old English law. A parish clerk. CLEBIGOS. In Spanish law. Clergy; men chosen for the service of God. White, New Recop. b. 1, Ut. 5, ch. 4.

CLEBK. In ecclesiatioal law. A per son in holy orders; a clergyman; an individ ual attached to the ecclesiastical state, and who has the clerical tonsure. See 4 Bl. Comm. 366, 367. In practice. A person employed in a public office, or as an officer of a court, whose duty is to keep records or accounts. In commercial law. A person employed by a merchant, or in a mercantile establish ment, as a salesman, book-keeper, account ant, amanuensis, etc., invested with more or less authority in the administration of some branch or department of the business, while the principal himself superintends the whole. CLEBK OF ABBAIGNS. In English law. An assistant to the clerk of assise. His duties are in the crown court on circuit. CLERK OF ASSISE. In English law. Officers who officiate as associates on the circuits. They record all judicial proceed ings done by the judges on the circuit. CLEBK OF COUBT. An officer of a court of justice who has charge of the cler ical part of its business, who keeps its records and sea], issues process, enters judgments and orders, gives certified copies from the records, etc. CLEBK OF ENBOLLMENTS. In English law. The former chief officer of the English enrollment office, (g. t>.) He now forms part of the staff of the central office. CLEBK OF THE CEOWN IN CHANCERY. See CROWN OFFIOK IN CHANCBBY. CLEBK OF THE HOUSE OF COM MONS. An important officer of the English house of commons. He is appointed by the crown as under-clerk of the parliaments to attend upon the commons. He makes a declaration, on entering upon his office, to make true entries, remembrances, and jour nals of the things done and passed in the house. He signs all orders of the house, in dorses the bills sent or returned to the lords* and reads whatever is required to be read in the house. He has the custody of all records and other documents. May, Parl. Pr. 236. CLEBK OF THE MABKET. The overseer or superintendent of a public mar ket. In old English law, he was a quasi judicial officer, having power to settle con troversies arising in the market between

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