The Massachusetts justice : being a collection of the laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts relative to the power and duty of justices of the peace : alphabetically arranged, in two parts / by Samuel Freeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831.

Contributor:

Massachusetts.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justices of the peace--Massachusetts--Early works to 1800.

Justices of the peace.

Forms (Law)--Massachusetts--Early works to 1800.

Forms (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 296 p. ) forms ;

Other Title:

Massachusetts justice

Place of Publication:

Boston : Printed by Isaiah Thomas [and] Ebenezer T. Andrews (proprietors of the work), 1795.

Notes:

"Part I. The power and duty of the justices of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace. Part II. The power and duty of justices of the peace in their separate capacity. To which are added, under the proper heads, a variety of forms grounded on said laws. The whole intended for the use of those who practise in the office of a justice, to assist them in the various duties thereto belonging. With an appendix, containing short and concise rules for changing pounds, shilling, pence and farthings into dollars, cents and milles, which a late law has introduced as the money account. Also, rules for computing interest in such money and sundry useful tables respecting the same."

Includes index.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 45869.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG05-B10610

Related Work:

Massachusetts. Laws, etc.

OCLC:

85802297