The Office of Justice of the Peace in England in Its Origin and Development / / Charles Austin Beard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Beard, Charles Austin,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1904]; ©1904
• Year of Publication: 1904
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Chapter I. Origin of the Office of Justice of the Peace --; 1. The King's Peace --; 2. The Conservator of the Peace --; Chapter II. Establishment of the Office of Justice of the Peace --; Chapter III. Development Until the Tudor Period --; 1. Organisation of the Office --; 2. Decay of the Norman Police System --; 3. Extension of Jurisdiction --; Chapter IV. Tudor Legislation Relating to the Justices --; 1. Organisation of Office and Central Control --; 2. Consolidation of County Administration --; 3. Justices of the Peace as an Administrative Board --; 4. The Parochial System --; 5. Trade and Labor Regulations --; 6. Police Control --; 7. Ecclesiastical Legislation --; 8. National Defence --; Chapter V. Privy Council and Justices of the Peace --; 1. Organisation and Powers of the Council --; 2. Control of Justices of the Peace --; 3. Council and Justices at Work --; Chapter VI. Constitution of the Office of Justice of the Peace --; Chapter VII. Process in the Sessions --; 1. Discretionary Sessions --; 2. Quarter Sessions --; 3. Special or Petty Sessions --; Chapter VIII. Decay of Ancient Communal Institutions --; Appendix of Illustrative Documents
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231895927; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/bear93886
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Charles Austin Beard.

Studies the historical evolution of the Justice of the Peace in England during the late 1800's, as well as looking at its constitution and competency.