JURY MANAGEMENT ACT (1696). An Act for the Ease of Jurors, and better Regulating of Juries.

NINE YEARS WAR. Great Britain. Parliament.

Verlag: London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1696

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Folio (12 inches). 7 & 8 William III, Chapter 32. General title leaf + pages 703-715. Woodcut Royal coat of arms, headband, and decorative initial. Text in Black Letter. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. Small circular ex-library stamp on first leaf of text. Paper very lightly toned. To better populate juries with qualified people, and to avoid unnecessary expense and trouble to those selected for jury duty, this Act established the procedure under which the books of freeholders was drawn up. In order that all Sheriffs of counties be better informed of persons qualified to serve on juries, constables and headboroughs of all counties were to draw up lists of the names, abodes, and titles of eligible freeholders (being men between the ages of 21 and 70 years). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 029

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Titel: JURY MANAGEMENT ACT (1696). An Act for the ...

Verlag: London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb

Erscheinungsdatum: 1696

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition