Bound bailiffs
BOUND BAILIFFS. Sheriff's officers, who serve writs and make arrests; they
are so called because they are bound to the sheriff for the due execution of
their office. 1 Bl. Com. 345.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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