The Office of Justice of the Peace in England in Its Origin and Development / / 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.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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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
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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