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(Sax. seyre, shire, reve, keeper). A county officer representing the executive or administrative power of the state within his county. The office is said by Camden to have been created by Alfred when he divided England into counties; but Lord Coke is of opinion that it is of still greater antiquity, and that it existed in the time of the Romans, being the deputy of the earl (comes), to whom the custody of the shire was originally committed, and hence known as vice comes. Camden, 156; Co. Litt. 168a; Dalton, Sheriff, 5. The office was anciently of great dignity, and conferred considerable judicial power. 1 Bl. Comm. 117; 3 Bl. Comm. 80. In the United States, he is the chief peace oflScer of the county, is the custodian of the county jail, and executes the civil and criminal process and mandates of the courts within his county.

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(Sax. seyre, shire, reve, keeper). A county officer representing the executive or administrative power of the state within his county. The office is said by Camden to have been created by Alfred when he divided England into counties; but Lord Coke is of opinion that it is of still greater antiquity, and that it existed in the time of the Romans, being the deputy of the earl (comes), to whom the custody of the shire was originally committed, and hence known as vice comes. Camden, 156; Co. Litt. 168a; Dalton, Sheriff, 5. The office was anciently of great dignity, and conferred considerable judicial power. 1 Bl. Comm. 117; 3 Bl. Comm. 80. In the United States, he is the chief peace oflScer of the county, is the custodian of the county jail, and executes the civil and criminal process and mandates of the courts within his county.

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Concept of Sheriff

In the U.S., in the context of State Government and/or Local Government, Sheriff has the following meaning: The elected official who serves as the chief law enforcement officer for a county. (Source of this definition of Sheriff : University of Texas)

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