sub-prefecture

Montaignac, a charming sub-prefecture of eight thousand souls, about four leagues distant.

The Honor of the Name �mile Gaboriau 2003

Each sub-prefecture and town has a justice of the peace -- in some cases two or more; the number of these officials is 130.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

Bar-sur-Seine has a sub-prefecture and a tribunal of first instance.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

Doullens, a sub-prefecture of the Somme, and that we were to take over

The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) 1914

At the request of the vicar Apostolic of Southern Sze-ch'wan, the civil sub-prefecture Tsinkyhiem was transferred from his jurisdiction to that of the Vicar of Kien-chang, on 30 April, 1912.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913

Nuoro, the Nora of the ancients, is a sub-prefecture of the same province, and stands about 2000 feet above sea-level.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Every legal action, criminal and civil, begins in the commune and is first investigated by the communal administration, which, having heard the evidence, either pronounces sentence, or, if the matter be grave, refers the case to the tribunal of the sub-prefecture or of the prefecture.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

The King called Hu Pi-li, the chief of the guard, and ordered him to go to the sub-prefecture of Lung-shu Hsien at the head of an army corps of 5000 infantry and cavalry.

Myths and Legends of China 1909

A graduate named Yüan Wên-chêng of Ch'ao-yang Hsien, in the sub-prefecture of Ch'ao-chou Fu in Kuangtung, was travelling with his wife to take his examinations at the capital.

Myths and Legends of China 1909

He was born in the district of Hsien-yang Hsien (a sub-prefecture of the ancient capital Hsi-an Fu) in Shensi.

Myths and Legends of China 1909