Crown Office In Chancery in United States

Crown Office In Chancery Definition

One of the offices of the English high court of chancery, now transferred to the high court of justice. The principal official, the clerk of the crown, is an officer of parliament, and of the lord chancellor, in his nonjudicial capacity, rather than an officer of the courts of law. Second Rep. Leg. Dep. Comm. 39. His principal duties are to make out and issue writs of summons and election for both houses of parliament, and to keep the custody of poll books and ballot papers. Nearly all patents passing the great seal, except those for inventions (Great Seal Act, 1880), are made out in his office, and he makes out the warrants for almost aU letters patent under the great seal. See “Patent.” He also does the duties formerly performed by the clerk of the Hanaper. They chiefly consisted in collecting fees, but have now ceased almost entirely. He is registrar of the lord high steward’s cwrt. Second Rep. Leg. Dep. Comm. 39; Rep. Oomm. on Fees, 6; 2 & 8 Wm. IV. c. 3; 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 84; 15 & 16 Vict. c. 87; 37 & 38 Vict. c. 81.

Crown Office In Chancery in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias

Back to Top

For starting research in the law of a foreign country:

Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Crown Office In Chancery

Scan Crown Office In Chancery in the appropriate area of law:

Explore other Reference Works

Back to Top

Legal Issue for Attorneys

One of the offices of the English high court of chancery, now transferred to the high court of justice. The principal official, the clerk of the crown, is an officer of parliament, and of the lord chancellor, in his nonjudicial capacity, rather than an officer of the courts of law. Second Rep. Leg. Dep. Comm. 39. His principal duties are to make out and issue writs of summons and election for both houses of parliament, and to keep the custody of poll books and ballot papers. Nearly all patents passing the great seal, except those for inventions (Great Seal Act, 1880), are made out in his office, and he makes out the warrants for almost aU letters patent under the great seal. See “Patent.” He also does the duties formerly performed by the clerk of the Hanaper. They chiefly consisted in collecting fees, but have now ceased almost entirely. He is registrar of the lord high steward’s cwrt. Second Rep. Leg. Dep. Comm. 39; Rep. Oomm. on Fees, 6; 2 & 8 Wm. IV. c. 3; 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 84; 15 & 16 Vict. c. 87; 37 & 38 Vict. c. 81.

This definition of Crown Office In Chancery is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.