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Page 19
In more modern times , the assembling of the Keys , in their legislative capacity ,
as forming a part of the Tynwald , was periodical , to which they were summoned
by the lieutenant or governor , who issued his mandate for that purpose ; and ...
In more modern times , the assembling of the Keys , in their legislative capacity ,
as forming a part of the Tynwald , was periodical , to which they were summoned
by the lieutenant or governor , who issued his mandate for that purpose ; and ...
Page 25
... I will do and perform , as far as in me lieth , these , and all other things
appertaining to the government of this isle , and the post and office of Governor -
in - Chief and Captain - General , according to the purport and extent of my
commission.
... I will do and perform , as far as in me lieth , these , and all other things
appertaining to the government of this isle , and the post and office of Governor -
in - Chief and Captain - General , according to the purport and extent of my
commission.
Page 61
This is a court of peculiar dignity and splendour : the governor , the bishop , his
archdeacon and vicars - general , the deemsters , the clerk of the rolls , the water
- bailiff , and attorney - general , together with the twenty - four keys , all presiding
...
This is a court of peculiar dignity and splendour : the governor , the bishop , his
archdeacon and vicars - general , the deemsters , the clerk of the rolls , the water
- bailiff , and attorney - general , together with the twenty - four keys , all presiding
...
Page 80
Over each of the six sheadings , or great divisions of the island , the governor
appoints one coroner , who is not only a ministerial officer , but a conservator of
the peace throughout his district , with power to raise the country for its civil
defence ...
Over each of the six sheadings , or great divisions of the island , the governor
appoints one coroner , who is not only a ministerial officer , but a conservator of
the peace throughout his district , with power to raise the country for its civil
defence ...
Page 86
... to be reserved , and therefore it may be proper to declare the same by the bill ;
and that the right to grant licenses , or give permission to kill the game , belongs
to the Duke of Atholl , or his seneschal or steward , and not to the governor , or ...
... to be reserved , and therefore it may be proper to declare the same by the bill ;
and that the right to grant licenses , or give permission to kill the game , belongs
to the Duke of Atholl , or his seneschal or steward , and not to the governor , or ...
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| Title | A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
| Author | James Johnson |
| Publisher | Thomas Bryce and Company, 1811 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2014 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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