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abolition of forms of actions, 282, 286
abolition of real and mixed actions, 282, 286
Anglo-Saxon, 221, 222

by criminal appeal and battle, 231, 237
by inquest or assize, 229, 230

criminal, before and after 1688..289
divisions of actions, 281

ejectment, the action of, 283

forms of actions, 281

mixed actions, 282

Norman, 228-231

on appeals in criminal cases, 306, 307, 505-528

peine forte et dure, the, 220, 288

personal actions, 281
real actions, 282

trial by jury, 286

PROHIBITION, WRIT OF, 233

in criminal cases, Appendix, p. 522

PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX. See INCOME TAX

PROTECTORATES, BRITISH, 490-497

characteristics of, 490

classification of, 493

government of, 494-497

Indian dependent native States, 488

jurisdiction in, 489, 491, 492, 494

protected subjects, status of, 492

PROVINCIAL COURTS, THE, 252

PUBLIC MEETING, THE RIGHT OF, 46
meaning of, 46, 47

restrictions as to, 46

unlawful assembly, 46-49

PUBLIC OFFICERS

liability of, for official Acts, 38

PUBLIC REVENUE

advances on Treasury Bills, 95

authority for expenditure of, by Treasury, 93, 95

Consolidated Fund services, 94

Crown Lands, revenue from, 111-114

Customs, the, 96

death duties, the, 114

Excise, the, 99

generally, 94

growth of the, 95

income tax, the, 100

inhabited house duty, the, 110

land tax, the, 107

land value duties, 133

paid into Consolidated Fund, 94

payment out of Consolidated Fund, 94, 95
supply services, 94

QUARE IMPEDIT, WRIT OF, 283

QUARTER SESSIONS, THE, 263

appeals from, 264, 306, Appendix, p. 509

appeals to, from petty sessions, Appendix, p. 505
QUASI STATUTES, 2

QUEBEC, 460, 468

QUEENSLAND, 460, 470

QUOMINUS, WRITS OF, 235

QUO WARRANTO, WRIT OF, 223, 226, 236

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REQUEST OR CONSCIENCE, COURTS OF, 271

REQUESTS, THE COURT OF, 244

RESERVE FORCES, THE, 363-367

army reserve, the, 363
militia reserve, the, 366

naval reserve, the, 351
special reserve, the, 365

RESPONSIBILITY, MINISTERIAL, 185

in the colonies, 462, 463

RETURNING OFFICERS,
writs directed to, 53

REVERSION DUTY, 138

RHODESIA, NORTHERN, 495

RHODESIA, SOUTHERN, 495

RIGHT, WRIT OF, 226, 228

RIOT

duty of magistrate to suppress, 30

RIOT ACT, EFFECT OF READING THE, 47
ROYAL FAMILY, THE, 157

marriage by members of, 158

precedence of royal children, 158
the Duke of Cornwall, 157

the King and Queen Consort, 158, 159

the Prince of Wales, 157

what persons comprised in, 157

ROYAL JUSTICE, RISE OF, 227

ROYAL TITLE, 150

ROYAL WRIT, THE, 228

RURAL DEAN, THE, 322
court of, 255

SAC AND SOC, 223

SAILORS

and soldiers, liability of, for acts done under orders, 355, 356
engagement of, 350, 351

liability of superior officers to subordinate, 356

protected from arrest for debt, 355

subject to the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts, 355
wrongful dismissal of, 357:

ST. HELENA, 456

ST. LUCIA, 456

ST. VINCENT, 456

SANITARY AUTHORITIES, 398

SARAWAK

constitutional position of, 452
protectorate of, 496 note (b)

SARK, INSTITUTIONS OF, 448

SARUM, STATUTE OF, 223

SCIRE FACIAS, WRIT OF, 243

SCOTCH OFFICE, THE, 215

SCOTLAND, 407, 408

Church in, the, 333, 408

Franchise, Parliamentary, in, 61, 407

local government in, 408

quota of land tax paid by, 109, 407
representative peers, 78, 407

union with England, 407

SECRETARIAT, THE

duties of, 196

history of, 196

SECRETARIES, PARLIAMENTARY, 178

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appointment of, 73, 402, 403

execution of process by, 403, 404

judges of assize, attendance on, 404

members of Parliament exempt from appointment as, 73
Territorial Force, exempt, 381

power of, to hold pleas of the Crown taken away, 7, 403
the coroner a substitute for the, 270

SHERIFF'S TOURN, THE, 220, 228

SHIREMOTE, 225

replaced by county court, 271

SIERRA LEONE, 451

territories adjacent to, 495

SLANDER, 42, 43

SOCOTRA, 504

SOLDIERS

and sailors, liability of, for acts done under orders, 355

enlistment of, 360

exempt from civil process, except in certain cases, 383, 384
liability of superior officer to subordinate, 356

may vote for members of Parliament, 385
offences by, triable by civil courts, 383, 384
wrongful dismissal of, 357

SOLICITOR-GENERAL

appointment and duties of the, 194, 195
SOLICITORS, HISTORY OF, 291, 295, 296

SOMALILAND, 495

SOUDAN, THE, 503

SOURCES OF ENGLISH CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, THE, 1 et seq.

SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNION OF, 474-477

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 460, 470

SOVEREIGNTY OF PARLIAMENT, THE, 12

SPEAKER, THE

of the House of Commons, 54, 58

of the House of Lords, 58

SPECIAL CASE

from petty sessions, Appendix, pp. 506–507

from quarter sessions, Appendix, pp. 509-511

for the former court of Crown Cases Reserved, Appendix, pp. 510

511

SPECIAL VERDICT, Appendix, p. 522

SPEECH FROM THE THRONE, 56

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE, 498

STANDING ARMY

maintenance of the, 9, 162, 358

STANNARIES, THE COURTS OF THE, 275

appeals from, 276

STAPLE

courts of the, 279

statute, 278

STAR CHAMBER, THE COURT OF, 243

STATUTE MERCHANT, 278

STATUTE STAPLE, 278

STATUTES, 2

STEWARD, THE COURT OF THE LORD HIGH, 240

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, THE, 357

SUBPOENA, 245

SUBSIDIES, 101

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