The county courts in antebellum Kentucky / Robert M. Ireland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ireland, Robert M., 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

County courts--Kentucky--History.

County courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although an important part of local government, particularly in the South, in their early years the county courts have not been thoroughly investigated. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the county courts during the antebellum era in one southern state Kentucky, placing them in the context of its constitutional and political structure. More administrative than judicial in function, the courts were the means of providing most services of government for the people. This range of activity is fully discussed here, from road building to tax collecting to caring for the poor.Ro

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Anatomy of the County Courts; 2 The Judicial Business of the County Courts; 3 The Financial Business of the County Courts; 4 The Politics of the County Courts; 5 County Court Patronage; 6 The County Courts and the Legislature; 7 Town and Country; 8 Deficiencies and Reform; Conclusion; Governors of Kentucky, 1792-1851; Kentucky County Maps; An Essay on Authorities; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Bibliography: p. 181-185.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813163451

0813163455

OCLC:

551363566