# Sheriffs Act 1887, Section 4: Qualification of sheriffs.


A person shall not be appointed sheriff . . . except he have sufficient land within his county . . . to answer the Queen and her people.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/50-51/55/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriffs-act-1887/section-4
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