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Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.The head of the permanent staff of the Crown Office in Chancery (of the Central Office), responsible for reading the title of Bills in the House of Lords, sending out writs of summons to peers, and issuing election writs. [Blacks Law 8th]

clerk of the corporation.See SECRETARY(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

clerk of records and writs.Hist. Officers of the English Court of Chancery responsible for filing documents and sealing bills of complaint and writs of execution. • The office was abolished in 1879, when its duties were moved to the Central Office. See CENTRAL OFFICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

Clerk of Nichils.See NICHIL.[Blacks Law 8th]

clerk of indictment.Hist. An officer of England’s Central Criminal Court, responsible for preparing indictments and assisting the Clerk of Arraigns. • The office was abolished in 1946, when its duties were moved to the Central Office. See CENTRAL OFFICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

clerk of enrollments.Hist. The former chief of the Enrollment Office, which the British Parliament abolished in 1879, reassigning its duties to the Central Office. See ENROLLMENT OFFICE; CENTRAL OFFICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

clerk of court.See CLERK(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

clerk of arraigns (<<schwa>>-raynz).Hist. A deputy of the clerk of assize responsible for arraigning defendants and putting the formal questions to the jurors as they deliver their verdict. • The office was abolished in England in 1946. CLERK OF ASSIZEclerk of assize (<<schwa>>-sIz).Hist. An assize associate responsible for record-keeping and other clerical and administrative functions. See…

clerk,n.1. A public official whose duties include keeping records or accounts.city clerk.A public official who records a city’s official proceedings and vital statistics. [Cases:Municipal Cor-porations  170. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 391–405.]town clerk.An officer who keeps the records, issues calls for town meetings, and performs the duties of a secretary to the town’s political organization. [Cases:…

clericus mercati (kler-<<schwa>>-k<<schwa>>s m<<schwa>>r-kay-tI). [Law Latin] See CLERK OF THE MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]