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Constables are elected at the municipal level, however state law governs constables and they have statewide authority, thus the title became "state constable". Constables are empowered to enforce both criminal and civil laws, Police officers are empowered to enforce criminal and traffic laws, Sheriffs are the chief law enforcement officer of ...
General Sir Richard Dannatt, dressed in the formal attire of the Constable of the Tower, speaking at the Ceremony of the Constable's Dues, June 2010. Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli (attendant to the stables, literally 'count of the stable') and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or ...
The office of the Pennsylvania State Constable is a municipally elected, sworn Law Enforcement Officer [4] throughout the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [5]Pennsylvania State Constables are elected in each borough, township, and city ward in the state—except in Philadelphia (although constables may still exercise authority in the City of Philadelphia) —and serve six-year terms.
A constable is a peace officer who serves as a marshal for the justice of the peace court. Their duties include serving warrants and summons, collecting garnishments and processing evictions.
In the U.S. state of Texas, a constable is an elected law enforcement officer for a precinct of a county. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population. The constables are provided for in the Texas Constitution of 1876 (Article 5, Section 18). The term of office for Texas constables is four years.
Why does Kentucky have constables? Constables stretch back to the founding of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792 when the Kentucky legislature passed an act setting fees for constable duties.
Constabulary may have several definitions: . A civil, non-paramilitary (police) force consisting of police officers called constables. This is the usual definition in the United Kingdom, in which all county police forces once bore the title (and some still do).
The state report called constables "outdated relics that have no place in the highly organized and sophisticated system of modern law enforcement." Untrained 'relics,' constables pose potential ...