Sheriffs working in the courts of British Columbia hold the oldest
position of authority within our justice system. The office of the
sheriff dates back to Britain's Saxon era when he was the king's
chief administrator and officer within a bailiwick and had the
power to act as constable, judge, jailer, executioner and coroner.
Since that time, all of his jurisdictional duties have evolved into
separate offices of authority except for the sheriff's principle
mandate to serve as a court officer for the Crown.
This ancient office was one of the earliest government posts
established within the Colony of Vancouver Island and preceded the
appointment of the first colonial police force. Since then, little
has been written about British Columbia's sheriffs and the
information that exists is scattered throughout a variety of
archival sources. That is, until now.
David Smith's extensively cited historical account of the sheriff
in British Columbia took him more than twenty years to research and
features portraits of the early county sheriffs and a collector's
reference to the uniforms, badges and insignia of the sheriff. One
chapter alone is devoted to capital punishment, as it was the
sheriff's duty to carry out all court orders including hanging
anyone condemned to death.
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