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In English law, a writ of scire facias (Latin, meaning literally "make known") is a writ founded upon some judicial record directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring the defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ should not be able to cite that record in his own interest, or formerly why, in the case of letters patent and grants, the patent ...
Habere facias visum, a writ commanding a view of the lands in question. [14] Habere facias seisinam, a writ of execution commanding the sheriff to give the plaintiff possession of a freehold. Where the interest is less than the freehold the writ is known as habere facias possessionem. [14] Homine replegiando, a writ to bail a man out of prison ...
Prerogative writ" is a historic term for a writ (official order) that directs the behavior of another arm of government, such as an agency, official, or other court. [1] It was originally available only to the Crown under English law , and reflected the discretionary prerogative and extraordinary power of the monarch.
The Texas Administrative Code is a subject-based compilation of all rules and regulations promulgated by Texas state agencies. The Code was originally created by legislation in 1977 with the passage of Administrative Code Act. [1] In 1995, H.B. 2304 was enacted, which required that the Secretary of State make the Administrative Code available ...
venire facias de novo, often shortened to venire de novo – a writ for summoning a new jury panel, or venire, "because of some impropriety or irregularity in the original jury return or verdict such that a judgment cannot be entered on it." [1] This results in a trial de novo. [1] "In substance, the writ is a motion for a new trial, but when ...
The Constitution of Texas is the foundation of the government of Texas and vests the legislative power of the state in the Texas Legislature.The Texas Constitution is subject only to the sovereignty of the people of Texas as well as the Constitution of the United States, although this is disputed.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The purpose of this template is to make it easier to link to the Texas Government Code ...
The U.S. Government has revived the All Writs Act in the 21st century, notably to gain access to password-protected mobile phones in domestic terrorism and narcotics investigations. The government has been trying to use the All Writs Act since at least 2008 to force various companies to provide assistance in cracking their customers' phones.