Keeper

One who has the care, custody or superintendence of anything. 67 111. 590. KEEPER OF THE FOREST (called, also, the "chief warden of the forest"). An officer who had the principal government over all officers within the forest, and warned them to appear at the court of justice seat on a summons from the lord chief justice in eyre. Manw. For. Law, pt. 1, p. 156; Jacob.

To warrant the conviction of one as the keeper of a common gaming house, he need not be the proprietor or lessee; It is sufficient if he has the general superintendence. Stevens v. People, 67 111. 587. KEEPER OF THE FOREST (called, also, the chief warden of the forest). An officer who had the principal government over all summons from the lord chief-justice In eyre. Manw. For. Law, part 1, p. 156. See Forest Law. KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL (lord keeper of the great seal). A judicial officer who is by virtue of his office a member of the privy council. Through his hands pass all charters, commissions, and grants of the crown, to be sealed with the great seal, which is under his keeping. The office was consolidated with that of lord chancellor by 5 Ellz. c. 18. Co. 4th Inst. 87; 1 Hale, PI. Cr. 171, 174; 3 Bla. Com. 47. At times the great seal is “put In commission”; i. e. is entrusted to one or more officials who act under a special commission from the crown. Such is the case when the lord chancellor is absent from the country; there was an instance in the last century between the resignation of the lord chancellor and the appointment of his successor. See Canceixakius; Chancellor.

A custodian, manager or superintendent; one who has the care, custody or management of any thing or place. Schultz v. State, 32 Ohio St 281; State v. Rozum, 8 N. D. 548, 80 N. W. 481; Flshell v. Morris, 57 Conn. 547, 18 Atl. 717, 6 L. R. A. 82 ; McCo.y v. Zane, 65 Mo. 15; Stevens v. People, 67 111. 590.

— Keeper of the Forest. In old English law. An officer (called also chief warden of the forest) who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest, and the control of all officers belonging to the same. Cowell; Blount.
—Keeper of the great seaL In English law. A high officer of state, through whose hands pass ali charters, grants, and commissions of the king under the great seal. He is styled "lord keeper of the great seal," and this office and that of lord chancellor are united under one person; for the authority of the lord keeper and that of the lord chancellor were, by St. 5 Eliz. c. 18, declared to be exactly the same; and, like the lord chancellor, the lord keeper at the present day is created by the mere delivery of the king's great seal into his custody. Brown.

— Keeper of the king's conscience. A name sometimes applied to the chancellor of England, as being formerly an ecclesiastic and presiding over the royal chapel. 3 Bl. Comm. 48.

— Keeper of the privy seal. In English law. An officer through whose hands pass ali charters signed by the king before they come to the great seal. He ls a privy councillor, and was anciently calied "clerk of the privy seal," but is now generally called the "lord privy seal." Brown.

— Keeper of the touch. The master of the assay in the English mint. 12 Hen. VI. c. 14.

One who keeps; one who harbors or has in possession; an owner or proprietor; a person in charge, as of attached personalty.

In English law. Keeper or lord keeper of the great seal: a high officer of state who keeps the great seal of England, whose office since the statute 5 Eliz., c. 18, has been united with that of the lord chancellor. Keeper of the privy seal: a high officer of state, through whosa hands pass all charters signed by the king, before they come to the great seal.

In old English law. Keeper of the forest: an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest.