TY - BOOK AU - Beard,Charles Austin TI - The Office of Justice of the Peace in England in Its Origin and Development T2 - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law SN - 9780231938860 AV - H31 .C7 vol. 20, no. 1 U1 - 347.96 PY - 1904///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Columbia University Press, KW - Justices of the peace KW - Great Britain KW - LAW / Legal Services KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.7312/bear93886 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231895927 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780231895927.jpg ER -