The Office and Authority of a Justice of Peace: And Also the Duty of Sheriffs, Coroners, Church-wardens, Surveiors of Highways, Constables, and Officers of Militia. Together with Precedents of Warrants, Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Jurisdictions, in Cases Civil Or Criminal. And the Method of Judicial Proceedings, Before Justices of Peace, in Matters Within Their Cognisance Out of Sessions. Collected from the Common and Statute Laws of England, and Acts of Assembly, Now in Force; and Adapted to the Constitution and Practice of Virginia |
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... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb. THE Office and Authority OF A Justice of Peace . AND ALSO The Duty of Sheriffs , Coroners , Church- wardens , Surveiors of ...
... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb. THE Office and Authority OF A Justice of Peace . AND ALSO The Duty of Sheriffs , Coroners , Church- wardens , Surveiors of ...
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... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb. as well ... Judgment , in every Special Cafe . I HAVE avoided all References to Laws and Law Books , but have collected and ...
... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb. as well ... Judgment , in every Special Cafe . I HAVE avoided all References to Laws and Law Books , but have collected and ...
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... Judgment , the faid Commiffioners attefting the fame under their Hands , and fo certifying it to the Clerk of the County Court , to enter it upon Record : Upon which Writing , fo acknowledged , attefted , and recorded , Execution hall ...
... Judgment , the faid Commiffioners attefting the fame under their Hands , and fo certifying it to the Clerk of the County Court , to enter it upon Record : Upon which Writing , fo acknowledged , attefted , and recorded , Execution hall ...
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... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb ... Judgment obtained at Common Law . ADDITION . What in TN Law it fignifies a Title given to a Man , over and IN above ...
... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb ... Judgment obtained at Common Law . ADDITION . What in TN Law it fignifies a Title given to a Man , over and IN above ...
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... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb. If the Commitment is for an Affray , or Threatening , or Striking , in Prefence of the Justice , the Mittimus may be as ...
... Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Juris George Webb. If the Commitment is for an Affray , or Threatening , or Striking , in Prefence of the Justice , the Mittimus may be as ...
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