The modern justice : containing the business of a justice of peace, in all its parts. As an Abridgment of the Common Law, and of the Acts of Parliament relating to Justices of Peace, Constables, and other Parish Officers under them, compleat down to this Time, and some Special Cases in Law to illustrate the same. With great Variety of the best approved and authentick Precedents of Precepts, Summons, Warrants, Examinations, Commitments, &c. regularly interspersed, fitting all Occasions for putting of the Laws in Force. To which is added, A particular Account of the Constitution and Government of a considerable Work-House for employing and maintaining of the Poor within the City of Bristol, as settled by Act of Parliament, with Precedents relating to it. An Alphabetical Table, shewing what Acts of Parliament do concern the Business of a Justice. With a Compleat Table to the Whole, and particular Marginal Heads, &c. throughout; in a more informing Method than in any other Book extant on this Subject. The second edition. By Giles Jacob, Gent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forms (Law)--Great Britain.

Forms (Law).

Publishers' catalogs--England.

Publishers' catalogs.

Justices of the peace--Great Britain.

Justices of the peace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([10],409,[39]p. )

Other Title:

Modern justice

Place of Publication:

London : printed by the assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq; for Bernard Lintot at the Cross-Keys between the Temple-Gates in Fleet-Street, 1717.

Notes:

With an initial advertisement leaf.

A reissue of the 1716 edition with a cancel titlepage and reset preliminary leaves.

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Law Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N5004.

OCLC:

642210231