The special committee to whom was submitted an order of March 5th, to consider the expediency of extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, so that they shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the debt or damage do not exceed $100, giving either party the privilege of a jury trial before said justices, and also consider the expediency of so altering the law in relation to the powers and duties of constables, that they may serve within their towns any writ in which the damages claimed shall not exceed $100, have attentively considered the same, and report ...
1840
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The special committee to whom was submitted an order of March 5th, to consider the expediency of extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, so that they shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the debt or damage do not exceed $100, giving either party the privilege of a jury trial before said justices, and also consider the expediency of so altering the law in relation to the powers and duties of constables, that they may serve within their towns any writ in which the damages claimed shall not exceed $100, have attentively considered the same, and report ...
Variant Title
At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, March, 1840
Imprint
[Boston, Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [1840]
Description
1 online resource (13 pages).
Series
House document (Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives) ; 1840, no. 65.
Note
Includes committee report that indicates it is "inexpedient to legislate" on the topic, and a minority report with accompanying bills entitled "An act to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace," and "An act relating to the power of constables to serve writs or other processes in civil actions."
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed January 29, 2024).
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LLMC-Digital Collection
Running Title
Justices and constables (March, 1840)
Language
English
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Act to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace.
Act relating to the power of constables to serve writs or other processes in civil actions.
Act relating to the power of constables to serve writs or other processes in civil actions.
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