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Justice of the Peace

a public officer invested with judicial powers for the purpose of preventing breaches of the peace, and bringing to punishment those who have violated the law. These officers, under the Constitutions of the appointed by the executive; in others United States and some of the States , are they are elected by the people and commissioned by the executive. In some States States they hold their office during good in others, for a limited period.

At common law, justices of the peace have a double power in relation to the PRACE works include: "Englife in the Middle ovel in the Time of French Ambassador arles II."; "Histoire anglais"; "Piers a Essays From a Literary History of "The Romance of a espeare in France"; eux d'exercise dans "Ronsard"; "With and Present Days."

TIS ANTOINE DE nch author and revoar Nevers, France, Then the revolution one of its most fiery he brought out his lution and Constitui was chosen repreartment of Aisne in bile in Paris, he was inly advocated, and ain attacking the mociated with Robeidentified with the Terror. In 1794 lent of the Convenwhich sent Danton, Herbert, scaffold. After the in popular feeling, erates St. Just was League ROBESPIERRE ed, July 27, 1794.

CHIEF, the title edge of the Queen's Division of the High merly given also to the Common Pleas. (or King's) Bench ord Chief-justice of! were conferred, in the Lord Chief-jusas, that division of shed. Puiste (i. 3., judges in all diviirt bear the title of E PEACE, a public judicial powers for renting breaches of ring to punishment ted the law. These Constitutions of the ne of the Statea, are secutive; in others the people and comrecutive. In some office during good for a limited period. stices of the peace in relation to the