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Union of offices of Clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the Peace.
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8 (1.) Whenever either of the offices of Clerk of the Crown or of Clerk of the Peace for any county or borough shall become or be vacant, if the person then holding the other of the said offices shall be willing to accept the vacant office, the Lord Lieutenant may order that the said offices be united, and may appoint to the united office such person as aforesaid. The said offices shall thenceforth remain united, and the person holding the same shall be called the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the county or borough. If such person shall refuse to accept such appointment, or if the Lord Lieutenant shall not deem it expedient to appoint him, the Lord Lieutenant may appoint to the vacant office a fit and proper person to be temporary Clerk of the Crown or temporary Clerk of the Peace, as the case may be. The temporary clerk so appointed shall hold such office and perform all the duties of Clerk of the Crown or Clerk of the Peace, as the case may be, for the county or borough until he shall die or resign or be removed by the Lord Lieutenant, or until the other of the said offices shall become vacant, whichever shall first happen:
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(2.) Whenever both the said offices for any county or borough shall become or be vacant at the same time, the Lord Lieutenant shall order that the said offices be united, and shall appoint to the united office one fit and proper person, qualified as herein-after mentioned, and the said offices shall thenceforth remain united, and the person holding the same shall be called the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the county or borough:
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(3.) Whenever both the said offices for any borough shall become or be vacant at the same time, and the Lord Lieutenant shall deem it expedient to unite the said offices with the office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for any county surrounding or adjoining such borough, the Lord Lieutenant may order that the said offices be united with the office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for such county, and may appoint to the office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the borough the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for such county, or if there shall be no such Clerk of the Crown and Peace, or if he shall refuse to accept such appointment, may appoint a fit and proper person to be temporary Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the borough; and the temporary clerk so appointed shall hold such office and perform all the duties of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the borough until he shall die or resign or be removed by the Lord Lieutenant, or until the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for any such county shall be appointed to the office of. Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the borough, whichever shall first happen; and upon the appointment of one person to the same, the offices of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for such borough and of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for such county shall be and thenceforth remain united, and the person holding the same shall be called Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the county and borough:
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(4.) Whenever the office of Clerk of the Peace for any borough for which the office of Clerk of the Crown does not exist shall become or be vacant, the Lord Lieutenant may order that it be united with the office of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for any county adjoining or surrounding such borough, and may appoint to the office of Clerk of the Peace for such borough the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for such county, or if there shall be no such Clerk of the Crown and Peace, or if he shall refuse to accept such appointment, may appoint a fit and proper person to be temporary Clerk of the Peace for the borough: and the temporary clerk so appointed shall hold such office and perform all the duties of Clerk of the Peace for the borough until he shall die or resign or be removed by the Lord Lieutenant, or until the Clerk of the Crown and Peace for any such county shall be appointed to the office of Clerk of the Peace for the borough, whichever shall first happen; and upon the appointment of one person to the same, the offices of Clerk of the Peace for such borough and of Clerk of the Crown and Peace for such county shall be and thenceforth remain united, and the person holding the same shall be called Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the county and borough:
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(5.) From time to time until such union of offices as aforesaid, the Lord Chancellor may, with the consent of the Treasury, if he shall deem it necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of Registrar of the Civil Bill Court of any county or borough, appoint by order a fit and proper person to be temporary Registrar of such Civil Bill Court; and every person so appointed shall hold such office, and discharge such duties in relation to such court, as such order may direct, until he shall die or resign or be removed by the Lord Chancellor, or until the office of Clerk of the Peace for such county or borough shall become vacant, whichever shall first happen; and upon the occurrence of such vacancy, provision shall be made for the proper discharge of such duties by the appointment of a temporary Clerk of the Peace or of a Clerk of the Crown and Peace.
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