The sheriffs of Middlesex County and Suffolk County, Massachusetts have ceremonial duties at Harvard University commencement exercises.

With the license, Stern made his professional debut at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts, performing airshift, newscasting and production duties between August and December 1975.

Although the service of civil process makes up a major portion of their duties Massachusetts Constables have broad law enforcement authority.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stated in Harley v. Granville supra, " the general duties of a Constable are to be vigilant to preserve the peace, to prevent the commission of crime and to arrest all offenders who might be arrested without a warrant and to procure warrants in other instances of crimes committed.

In addition to those duties which have been established by custom, the Selectmen's powers and duties are determined by the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws and the respective town bylaws.

The General Court of Massachusetts verified her service and wrote that she " exhibited an extraordinary instance of female heroism by discharging the duties of a faithful gallant soldier, and at the same time preserving the virtue and chastity of her gender, unsuspected and unblemished ".

He took up the duties of a priest in the Cypriot Orthodox Church while sustaining an interest in academic theology ; he received a World Council of Churches scholarship to undertake further study at Boston University in Massachusetts.

While Gage was primarily occupied with his duties as Governor of Massachusetts, Haldimand commanded the army in Boston, although Gage did not notify him of the expedition that led to the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.

In Massachusetts, in the event of a vacancy in the governor's office, the lieutenant governor assumes the duties of the office, but not the office for the remainder of the term, thus becoming acting governor, while retaining the lieutenant governor's office.

Stern landed his first professional radio job while at Boston University, performing on-air skits, news casting and production duties at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts from August to December 1975.

established a Police Department under the supervision of a Police Officer to be known as a Chief of Police ; provided that all Police Officers except for the positions of the Chief, Superintendent or Major would be subject to Chapter 31 ; provided that all Police Officers would have, within the territorial limits of the authority, the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon Police Officers of cities and towns by Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 41, Section 98 ; provided MBTA Transit Police Officers additional powers of Railway Police Officers under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 159, Section 93 ; and provided that MBTA Transit Police Officers have the same authority on city or town property as they have on MBTA property.

Chief Barnes transferred in June 1952 to the 30th Air Transport Squadron, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, where he attended C-118 school and continued his flight engineer duties in that aircraft.

As stated in the U. S. Code, the Commandant shall preside over the Headquarters, Marine Corps, transmit the plans and recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations, after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect, exercise supervision, consistent with the authority assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this title, over such of the members and organizations of the Marine Corps and the Navy as the Secretary determines, perform the duties prescribed for him by section 171 of this title and other provisions of law and perform such other military duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to him by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Navy.

Normally, such responsibilities deserving of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal are held by the most senior officers such as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chiefs and Vice Chiefs of the Services, and Commanders and Deputy Commanders of the Combatant Commands, the Director of the Joint Staff etc., whose duties bring them frequently into direct contact with the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other senior government officials.

The viceregal household aids the governor in the execution of the royal constitutional and ceremonial duties and is managed by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor, currently held by Noel Campbell.

One outcome of the Innocenzo affair, however, was the upgrading of the position of Papal Secretary of State, as the incumbent had to take over the duties Innocenzo was unfit to perform: the Secretary of State eventually replaced the cardinal-nephew as the most important official of the Holy See.

The existence of the Cabinet dates back to the first President of the United States, George Washington, who appointed a Cabinet of four men: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson ; Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ; Secretary of War Henry Knox ; and Attorney General Edmund Randolph to advise him and to assist him in carrying out his duties.

The specific duties of the Secretary of State include:

The original duties of the Secretary of State include some domestic duties, such as:

However, the State Department still has the discretion to ask the diplomat to withdraw from her or his duties.

He dictated the manual of Regulations for State Officials, containing 35 chapters and 297 paragraphs in which every public servant in Prussia could find his duties precisely set out: a minister or councillor failing to attend a committee meeting, for example, would lose six months ' pay ; if he absented himself a second time, he would be discharged from the royal service.

The order exempts no one from the common duties and burdens of citizens, nor does it carry with it any preferential admission to senior official posts in the State.

As a result, the duties of the head of state are constitutionally delegated to the Supreme People's Assembly whose chairman is " Head of State for foreign affairs " and performs some of the roles of a Head of State, such as accrediting foreign ambassadors.

At the age of 21, Prince Harry was appointed as a Counsellor of State and began his royal duties by first serving in that capacity when the Queen was abroad to attend the 2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta.

The constitution also empowers the Council of State, acting by a majority of its members, to " make such provision as to them may seem meet " for the exercise of the duties of the president in any contingency the constitution does not foresee.

The oath of office used is: " I swear / promise to faithfully carry out the duties of the position of president of the Government with loyalty to the King ; to obey and enforce the Constitution as the fundamental law of the State, as well as to keep in secret the deliberations of the Council of Ministers ".

The immediate followers of Pretorius now became extremely incensed at the action of the Lydenburg party, and a mass meeting was held at Potchefstroom ( October 1860 ), where it was resolved that: ( a ) the volksraad no longer enjoyed its confidence ; ( b ) that Pretorius should remain president of the South African Republic, and have a year's leave of absence to bring about union with the Free State ; ( c ) that Schoeman should act as president during the absence of Pretorius ; ( d ) that before the return of Pretorius to resume his duties a new volksraad should be elected.

In September 1789, additional legislation changed the name of the agency to the Department of State and assigned to it a variety of domestic duties.

Most of these domestic duties of the Department of State were eventually turned over to various new Federal departments and agencies that were established during the 19th century.

When there is a vacancy in the office of Secretary of State, the duties are exercised either by another member of the cabinet, or, in more recent times, by a high-ranking official of the State Department until the President appoints, and the United States Senate confirms, a new Secretary.

Living in New Haven, Commodore Hunt used the Central Hotel on State Street, New London when in town to attend to Yard duties on an “ as needed ” basis.

The following month her father underwent surgery for lung cancer, and Margaret was appointed one of the Counsellors of State who undertook the King's official duties while he was incapacitated.

Each State Councilor performs duties as designated by the Premier.

* Summary of duties, powers and responsibilities of the branches of Georgia state government ( Georgia Secretary of State website )

Puyi was assisted in his executive duties by a Privy Council (), and a General Affairs State Council ().

The district officials, along with their other duties, were obliged to organize special demographic inquiries in selected areas and to supervise the annual tabulations of demographic statistics.

This has occurred by way of engagement of Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies who examine the cargo and verify the declared value before importation is effected and the nation Customs is obliged to accept the report of the agency for the purpose of assessment of leviable duties and taxes at the port of entry.

Louis was raised in Germany by his mother and stepfather, Count-and later Prince-Tassilo Festetics von Tolna, along with his eldest half-sister, Maria-Mathilde ( later grandmother of Ira von Fürstenberg ), and did not see his father until age 11 when he was obliged to return to Monaco to be trained for his future royal duties.

His official duties obliged him to investigate personally a very extensive range of territory, so that he acquired a practical knowledge of the vast province, and of its aboriginal inhabitants.

Loftus afterwards complained that its ill-paid duties had obliged him to abandon a lucrative practice in the ecclesiastical courts.

He himself never sought it and felt that if it had been freely offered to him by the people he would be obliged to accept the honor and the duties ( Ireland, p. 304 ).

He obliged students to attend lectures, instituted reforms in the performances of the public exercises in the schools, kept the examiners up to their duties, was present in person at examinations.

Even though they were both girls and did not need to be educated for duties a monarch would be obliged to fulfil, both infants right after being baptised were taken away from Elisabeth by Princess Sophie of Bavaria ( who was both Elisabeth's aunt and mother-in-law ) on account of the Empress being to young to raise two children.

On his return to Venice, Galuppi resumed his duties at St Mark's and successfully applied for reappointment at the Incurabili, holding the post until 1776, when financial constraints obliged all the ospedali to cut back their musical activities.

They continued to discharge the duties of their various offices under the Dictator, but they were no longer independent officers and were obliged to obey his orders in every circumstance.

In 1804 after the dissolution of the flax-spinning company of which he was manager, he obtained one of the mathematical chairs in the Royal Military College at Marlow ( afterwards removed to Sandhurst ); and until the year 1816, when failing health obliged him to resign, he discharged his professional duties with remarkable success.

It had a very limited logistical capacity and could only stay in the field a few weeks before the troops would be obliged to return to their civilian duties.

Through the transformation of subjects with duties and obligations, into individuals, with rights and freedoms, modern individuals are not merely ‘ free to choose ’ but obliged to be free, " to understand and enact their lives in terms of choice " 1999: 87.

The fief was to be held at the same conditions as previously granted to the House of Pomerania: it was to be free of duties, except that the House of Hohenzollern was obliged to sent envoys to the coronations of successive Polish kings who were then to receive a written confirmation of the fief.

Henry Jasomirgott was obliged to further on discharge his traditional duties as former margrave.

The article argued that sewing should be made a recognized profession in order to give independence to women whose only skill and way of making a living was sewing, which at the time was something they were mostly obliged to do as part of their household duties.

The sentence, however, was never enforced, and, though the Bishop was obliged to live outside his district, he contrived to visit his district occasionally to perform episcopal duties.

If the assignor agrees to continue paying rent to the lessor and subsequently defaults, the lessor can sue both the assignor under the original contract signed with the lessor as well as the assignee because by taking possession of the property interest, the assignee has obliged himself to perform duties under covenant such as the payment of rent.

For the remainder of one's stay one is obliged to share in all the duties and responsibilities of the home people.

* January 20, 885: Mototsune asks Uda for permission to retire from his duties ; but the emperor is said to have responded, " My youth limits my ability to govern ; and if you stop offering me your good counsel, I will be obliged to abdicate and to retire to a monastery.