Ex Officio Informations

Proceedings filed in the English queen's bench division by the attorney general, at the direct and proper instance of the crown, in cases of such enormous misdemeanors as peculiarly tend to disturb or endanger the government, or to molest or affront the sovereign in discharging the royal functions. The information is tried by a jury of the county where the offense arose, and for that purpose, unless the case be of such importance as to be tried at bar, it is sent dovra by writ of nisi prius into that county and tried either by a common or special jury, like a civil action. 4 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 374; Wharton. EX OFFICIO OATH (Lat.) An oath taken by offending priests. Abolished by 18 Car. II. St. 1, c. 12. EX PACTO ILLICITO NON ORITUR ACtio. From an illicit contract no action arises. Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 666; 7 Clark & F. 729. EX PARTE (Lat. of the one part.) Many things may be done ex parte, when the opposite party has had notice. An affidavit or deposition is said to be taken ex parte when only one of the parties attends to taking the same. Many proceedings commenced by an ex parte application, as for writ of habeas corpus, are so entitled, as Ex parte Hartman, 9 Abb. Pr. (N. S.) 124. EX PARTE MATERNA (Lat.) On the mother's side. EX PARTE PATERNA (Lat.) On the father's side. EX PARTE TALIS (Law Lat.)

In old English practice. The name of a writ which lay for a bailiff or receiver, who, having auditors assigned to hear his account, could not obtain of them reasonable allowance, EX PAUCIS DICTIS INTENDERE PLUrima possis. You can imply many things from few expressions. Litt. § 384. EX POST FACTO (Lat. after the act). An estate granted may be made good or avoided by matter ex post facto, when an election is given to the party to accept or not to accept. 1 Coke, 146.

A criminal information filed by the attorney-general ex officio on behalf of the crown, in the court of queen's bench, for offences more immediately affecting the government, and to be distinguished from informations in winch the crown is the nominal prosecutor. 4 Steph. Com. 372.