Martin's Bench and Bar of Philadelphia: Together with Other Lists of Persons Appointed to Administer the Laws in the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Martin's Bench and Bar of Philadelphia: Together With Other Lists of Persons Appointed to Administer the Laws in the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The first organization of the Courts was admirable for its simplicity and convenience. The County Court, in the days of Alfred and Egbert, a tribunal 'of great dignity and splendour was drawn from the obscurity into which it had sunk after the Norman invasion, and was made the ground-work of the edifice. It was ...
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Excerpt from Martin's Bench and Bar of Philadelphia: Together With Other Lists of Persons Appointed to Administer the Laws in the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The first organization of the Courts was admirable for its simplicity and convenience. The County Court, in the days of Alfred and Egbert, a tribunal 'of great dignity and splendour was drawn from the obscurity into which it had sunk after the Norman invasion, and was made the ground-work of the edifice. It was composed of the Justices of the Peace of the several counties, with an appeal to the Provincial or Supreme Court. The Provincial Court originally consisted of five Judges. The number afterwards varied from five to three, who went their Circuits every fall and spring in each county. To it belonged the cognizance of the higher criminal offences, and all appeals from the County Courts, both in law and equity. To complete the structure were added the Quarter Sessions and Orphans' Court, and the Admiralty. Such was the plan of the Judicial system established at the settlement of the Colony; so simple, yet convenient in its arrangements, that though frequent alterations were made in its details by subsequent legislation, the general outline remains to the present day a standing proof of its endur ing excellence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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