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. : 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 extracts from sundry laws of the United States, and other useful matter. : To all which is added an index. / By Samuel Freeman, Esq. compiler of the Town officer, Probate auxiliary, and American clerk's magazine.

Author/creator Freeman, Samuel
Other author Massachusetts
Format Electronic
EditionThird edition, much improved.
Publication InfoBoston : Published by Thomas & Andrews, proprietors, no. 45, Newbury-Street, Oct. 1810. J.T. Buckingham, printer, [1810]
Description296 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 20148. ^A575643
General noteCopyright Oct. 10, 1810 by Thomas & Andrews.
General note"The first and second editions of this work were divided into two parts; the first related to the power and duty of justices composing the Court of General Sessions of the Peace. This court having been abolished, the laws which were the subject of its jurisdiction, exclusively, are left out, and the rest ... are, in this edition, incorporated with the latter, and formed into one alphabetical collection; to which have been added such laws, passed since 1802, as were applicable to the work."--Advertisement concerning this third edition, p. [4]. Dated: October, 1810.
General noteError in paging: p. 112 misnumbered 211.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 20148
References Shaw & Shoemaker 22855
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 20148).

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