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The present practice of a justice of the peace and a complete library of parish law. Containing the substance of all the statutes and adjudged cases, down to the year 1790, which point out the Duty and Present Practice of Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Clergymen, Church-Wardens, Overseers, High Constables, Surveyors of the Highway, Constables, Headboroughs, And other County, Ward, and Parish-Officers. By the Rev. Edward Barry, LL.D.
Date: 1790- E-books
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The modern parish officer or the parish officer's complete duty. Brought down to the present period. Containing all the statute-laws now in force, Together With the adjudged Cases relating to every Kind of Parish Business, placed in Alphabetical Order. A Work essentially necessary for Constables, Church-Wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the Highways, Justices of the Peace, Attornies, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Sidesmen, Vestrymen, Scavengers, &c. who would wish to execute their respective Offices with safety and Satisfaction. It is also a necessary Companion for every Inhabitant of a Parish, who may not be a Parish Officer; as it will enable him to judge whether the Parish Duties are properly executed by others, and to defend himself against the Ignorance of those who are unacquainted with their Duty, as well as the arbitrary Measures of those, who too frequently want to exercise an Authority which they are not warranted to do by law. By a gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.
Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.Date: 1774- E-books
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Considerations on the question, whether tenants by copy of court roll according to the custom of the manor, though not at the will of the lord, are freeholders qualified to vote in elections for knights of the shire
Blackstone, William 1723-1780.Date: 1758- E-books
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The modern parish officer or the parish officer's complete duty. Brought down to the present period. Containing all the statute-laws now in force. Together With the adjudged Cases relating to every Kind of Parish Business, placed in Alphabetical Order. A Work essentially necessary for Constables, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the Highways, Justices of the Peace, Attornies, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Sidesmen, Vestrymen, Scavengers, &c. who would wish to execute their respective Offices with safety and Satisfaction. It is also a necessary Companion for every Inhabitant of a Parish, who may not be a Parish Officer; as it will enable him to judge whether the Parish Duties are properly executed by others, and to defend himself against the Ignorance of those who are unacquainted with their Duty, as well as the arbitrary Measures of those, who too frequently want to exercise an Authority which they are not warranted to do by Law. By a gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.
Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.Date: 1774- E-books
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The practical justice of peace or, a treatise shewing the power and authority of that officer in all its branches. Extracted from the several books hitherto written on that subject, ... By Joseph Shaw, ... In two volumes.
Shaw, Joseph 1671-1733.Date: 1733