Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.
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Addenda to the justice of the peace's pocket-companion Being a summary account of such matters as often happen before justices of the peace; such as warrants distresses, warrants to high constables, petty constables, hue and cry, appointments of surveyors of the hightways; with the general duty of a surveyor, as was not inserted in the first impression. Also the duty of the office of overseers of the poor an[d] churc-wardens, inserted in their warrant of appointment, in which is contained the oath of a justice of the peace, the particular fees every justice of the peace's clerk shall take after the 24th of June 1753. Together with the essect and purport of the game and gaming acts, and several things not mentioned in the former impression. By T. Pearce, gent. author of The laws and customs of the counties of Cornwall and Devon.
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M.DCC.LIII. [1753]- E-books
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The compleat justice of the peace , and parish officer: shewing the authority and power of a justice of the peace, the original Institution thereof, with the Commission at large, and the Alterations and Amendments that have from time to time been made therein; the manner and order of proceeding in the general quarter-sessions and special sessions. The office and duty of a coroner, churchwardens overseers of the poor, vestry and vestry-clerk, and other ward and parish officers; Appeal to the Sessions, and the Form thereof; also of settlements, informations, indictments in capital and other offences, with an Account of Accessaries before and after the Fact; the laws of highways, landlords and tenants, masters, apprentices and servants, game, and gaming-houses, inns, innkeepers, musick-houses. To whic are added, the most useful precedents of warrants, commitments, &c. With notes and observations according to the statute and common laws of this kingdom, digested under proper Titles in Alphabetical Order, purposely for the use of justices of the peace, mayors, town-clerks, coroners and all officers of parishes; with a Continuation of all the statutes to the end of last sessions of parliament. With a proper table to the whole. By Thomas Pearce, Esq; author of The laws and customs of the Counties of Cornwall and Devon.
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M DCC LVI [1756]- E-books
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The justice of the peace's pocket-companion: or The office and duty of a justice epitomized . Shewing what power justices of the peace have in cities and towns corporate, and other liberties, within and without their respective counties; what is to be comprised in every warrant, and to whom to be directed, and how to be concluded; the effect and purport of every commitment, and how to be concluded, and what will vitiate, and make the same void. Also shewing how prisoners taken up by the constable of the night are to be discharged, and whether any, and what fees are to be paid on such discharge. Constables, how to be chosen, and their oath. Shewing likewise how and in what manner gaolers can receive prisoners, without subjecting themselves to penalties, and what remedy prisoners have against gaolers for ill usage. The laws of inns and innkeepers. With a collection of the most modern precedents now in use, of warrants, commitmets, discharges, detainers, recognizances, informations, examinations, passes, settlements, &c. with the method of drawing them. Necessary for the immediate use and service of justices of the peace, mayors, town-clerks, constables, and others. In a new method, never before published. By T. Pearce, gent. author of The laws and customs of the counties of Cornwall and Devon.
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M.DCC.LIII. [1753]- E-books
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The laws and customs of the stannaries in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Revis'd and corrected according to the antient and modern practice. In two parts. The First, Containing the Charter of Edw. I. being the first Charter for erecting the Tinners of Cornwall and Devon into a Corporation, with an Exposition of the said Charter, by Parliament, 50 Ed. III. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, made by the several Parliaments of Tinners, in the Reigns of King James I. Charles I. James II. and Queen Anne, together with the Journals, Speeches, Addresses, and other Proceedings of the said Parliaments. III. A Compleat Treatise of the Laws of the Stannaries, and the Method of Proceeding in the several Courts of Stannaries; with the Judges Opinions on the Force of those Laws, by the King's special Direction. Also several Cases and Pleadings thereupon, in the Star-Chamber, touching Writs of Error. IV. The Power of the Lord Warden in Law and Equity, with two Remarkable Cases between the Lord Warden and the Sherist of Devon, the One for Felony, and the Other, for Murder, with the Pleadings at large. V. The Rights of the Prince as Duke of Cornwall. Also a Compleat Table of the Fees of the Stannary Courts. VI. The Customs of the Stannary of Blackmore, set forth by way of Preface. Part II. Containing the Laws and Customs of the Stannaries of Devon. I. The Charter of Edw. I. with an Exposition of the same, in Latin and English. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, &c. made in the Reigns of King Edw. VI. Hen. Viii. and Queen Elizabeth. With Compleat Tables of the Principal Matters contain'd in the whole. By Tho. Pearce, Gent
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- E-books
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The laws and customs of the stannaries in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Revis'd and corrected according to the antient and modern practice. In two parts. The First, Containing the Charter of Edw. I. being the first Charter for erecting the Tinners of Cornwall and Devon into a Corporation, with an Exposition of the said Charter, by Parliament, 50 Ed. III. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, made by the several Parliaments of Tinners, in the Reigns of King James I. Charles I. James II. and Queen Anne, together with the Journals, Speeches, Addresses, and other Proceedings of the said Parliaments. III. A Compleat Treatise of the Laws of the Stannaries, and the Method of Proceeding in the several Courts of Stannaries; with the Judges Opinions on the Force of those Laws, by the King's special Direction. Also several Cases and Pleadings thereupon, in the Star-Chamber, touching Writs of Error. IV. The Power of the Lord Warden in Law and Equity, with two Remarkable Cases between the Lord Warden and the Sherist of Devon, the One for Felony, and the Other, for Murder, with the Pleadings at large. V. The Rights of the Prince as Duke of Cornwall. Also a Compleat Table of the Fees of the Stannary Courts. VI. The Customs of the Stannary of Blackmore, set forth by way of Preface. Part II. Containing the Laws and Customs of the Stannaries of Devon. I. The Charter of Edw. I. With an Exposition of the same, in Latin and English. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, &c. made in the Reigns of King Edw. VI. Hen. Viii. and Queen Elizabeth. With Compleat Tables of the Principal Matters contain'd in the whole. By Tho. Pearce, Gent
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]