Author: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ceremonial maces
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Oar Maces of Admiralty
Author: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ceremonial maces
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Oar Maces of Admiralty
Author: Frank G. G. CarrThe Mace and the Gavel
Author: Silvio A. BediniPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871698742
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
One of the urgent priorities of the first Federal Congress was the formation of its organization, formulation of rules for its conduct, & the selection of appropriate officials & devices to represent their authority. Following British tradition, the newly organized House of Representatives & the Senate each appointed a Sergeant-at-Arms. For its symbol of the commonality of the American people, the House adopted the mace in the tradition of its mother country, while the Senate utilized a gavel or knocker. First used during meetings in New York of the House of Representatives, the mace was destroyed by the British when they burned Washington, & it was not until 1841 that another was acquired. Over the years the mace has been used primarily to quell quarrels between Congressmen on the floor, & to bring absent House members to meetings so that a quorum could be formed. The mace has been invariably effective in bringing order among turbulent House members. Although a Sergeant at Arms served the same function in the United States Senate, he was not provided with a mace. Order was maintained by an ivory knocker or form of gavel that has been used for the purpose for almost two centuries.
The JAG Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Silver Oar of the Admiralty
Author: George Bernard HughesRoscoe on the Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice of the High Court of Justice
Author: Edward Stanley RoscoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admiralty
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The Silver Oar of the Admiralty
Author: The Corporation Plate and Insignia of Office of the Cities and Towns of England and Wales
Author: Llewellyn JewittThe Development of Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice Since 1800
Author: F. L. WiswallPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521077514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Dr Wiswall examines the development of jurisdiction and practice in the field of Admiralty Law in England, with American comparisons, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the work is largely organized around the Court of Admiralty from 1798 onwards. The judgeships of Lord Stowell, Dr Lushington, Sir Robert Phillimore and Sir Francis Jeune, in England, are considered in some detail, and also those of Mr Justice Story, Judge Ashur Ware and Judge Addison Brown in the United States. One chapter is devoted to an examination of the dissolution of Doctors' Commons (the unique body of English civil lawyers). Development through case law, statutes and rules is the technical side of this study - an exposition not so much of the development of legal principles themselves as of their application. 'The last chapter turns to a study of the evolution of the substantive law regarding personal liability in Admiralty actions in rem, illustrating the divergence between the English and American law, and the effect upon and repercussions in international maritime law.
Old English Plate
Author: Wilfred Joseph CrippsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hallmarks
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description