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'''Sheriff''' is a law enforcement officer in the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]].
'''Sheriff''' is a law enforcement officer in the [[Kingdom of Palmshire]].


==Appointment==
==Election==
Palmshire is organized into counties and each county have a sheriff appointed to the county by the Sovereign on advice of the Home Secretary (appointed by the Prime Minister).
Palmshire is organized into counties and each county have a sheriff elected for a five-month term to serve as its chief law enforcement officer. Currently, only one county exists named Blizzardshire.


==Responsibilities==
==Responsibilities==
Sheriffs have several responsibilities pertaining to their office.
Sheriffs have several responsibilities pertaining to their office:


*Acts as the returning officer for parliamentary elections in counties, conducting and organizing election. After receiving a writ (a royal command) for the election to be held, the sheriff fixes the election timetable for the particular constituency or constituencies he/she is concerned with. He/she also maintains the electoral rolls listing the eligible voters that holds properties in his/her county, which must be forwarded to the Crown every 3 month. The Sheriff must also forward returns from election to the Crown and publish the election results for the public within 2 days of poll closing. There is no prohibition on sheriff being a candidate in a parliamentary election, as long as they do not conduct the election dishonestly on pain of being disqualified from future elections for 2 years and possible impeachment by the Parliament.
* Per section 3 of the [[Sheriff Act]] of 2015, the sheriff may be delegated by the Crown the responsibility for conducting polling for parliamentary elections in their jurisdiction but no sheriffs who are concurrently a Member of Parliament may be permitted to conduct polling for parliamentary election in which they are candidate of.
* Per section 1 of the [[Sheriff Duties Act]] of 2015, the sheriff is responsible for
** Enforcing [[Right to AFK Anywhere Act]],
** Assisting any visitors to the county for which they are elected,
** And settling any property disputes and to call in Administrator (currently Sir Edwin), to enforce [[Encroachment Act]].
* Issuing Palmshire marriage license as provided by section 1 of [[Marriage License Act]]; The same act also authorized in section 2 the sheriff to perform marriage cerenomy at request of any couples.
* To enforce [[Cocaine Act]] and [[Obscenity Act]]
* To maintain electoral register listing eligible voters for the county in which the sheriff is elected for as provided by section 1 of [[Electoral Register Act]];
**Section 2 of the same act requires Sheriff to send electoral register to Home Secretary at end of every term or at request.
**If delegated responsibility for conducting polling in parliamentary elections, Section 3 of the same act provides that the Sheriff must forward returns to the Home Secretary and publish voting results within five days of poll closing.
 
==Current Sheriff(s)==
Sheriff of Blizzardshire - [[Sarah de la Cueva]], elected since 25 August 2015 and whose five-month term will expire at 25 January.


[[Category: Government of Palmshire]]
[[Category: Government of Palmshire]]

Revision as of 20:11, 2 September 2015

Sheriff is a law enforcement officer in the Kingdom of Palmshire.

Election

Palmshire is organized into counties and each county have a sheriff elected for a five-month term to serve as its chief law enforcement officer. Currently, only one county exists named Blizzardshire.

Responsibilities

Sheriffs have several responsibilities pertaining to their office:

  • Per section 3 of the Sheriff Act of 2015, the sheriff may be delegated by the Crown the responsibility for conducting polling for parliamentary elections in their jurisdiction but no sheriffs who are concurrently a Member of Parliament may be permitted to conduct polling for parliamentary election in which they are candidate of.
  • Per section 1 of the Sheriff Duties Act of 2015, the sheriff is responsible for
    • Enforcing Right to AFK Anywhere Act,
    • Assisting any visitors to the county for which they are elected,
    • And settling any property disputes and to call in Administrator (currently Sir Edwin), to enforce Encroachment Act.
  • Issuing Palmshire marriage license as provided by section 1 of Marriage License Act; The same act also authorized in section 2 the sheriff to perform marriage cerenomy at request of any couples.
  • To enforce Cocaine Act and Obscenity Act
  • To maintain electoral register listing eligible voters for the county in which the sheriff is elected for as provided by section 1 of Electoral Register Act;
    • Section 2 of the same act requires Sheriff to send electoral register to Home Secretary at end of every term or at request.
    • If delegated responsibility for conducting polling in parliamentary elections, Section 3 of the same act provides that the Sheriff must forward returns to the Home Secretary and publish voting results within five days of poll closing.

Current Sheriff(s)

Sheriff of Blizzardshire - Sarah de la Cueva, elected since 25 August 2015 and whose five-month term will expire at 25 January.

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