CUSTOS ROTULORUM, one of the justices selected to keep the rolls of the peace on the county. He is appointed by the Crown and is usually a person of rank, most frequently the lord lieutenant of the county. In practice the records are in the cus tody of the clerk of the peace. This latter was appointed by the custos rotulorum, but since the passing of the Local Government Act, 1888, the appointment is made by the standing joint-com mittee of the county council.