No paper bills of credit may be used in New England because such
have depreciated.
William Blackstone lectured on law at Oxford University in 1753.
As a result, the first professorship of English law was
established. His lectures were published in 1769 as the
"Commentaries on the Laws of England". They greatly influenced the
American colonists and were the basis of legal education in
England and America for years. They were comprehensive and covered
real property, crime and punishment, court procedure, contract,
corporations, and commercial law. He wrote "The Great Charter and
Charter of the Forest" in 1759.
- Judicial Procedure -
For actions under 10 pounds in a superior court and actions under
40s. in an inferior court, the offender shall be served with
process to appear in court rather than being arrested. For money
at issue, an affidavit shall be taken. No more money may be taken
for bail than the amount at controversy. This is to prevent
frivolous and vexatious arrests. Perjurers, forgers, those
involved in barratry or suborning perjury, and pretenders
practicing as attorneys or solicitors in the courts of law or
equity shall be transported for seven years to the American
colonies. Unqualified people acting as attorneys or solicitors in
the county court shall forfeit 20 pounds.
No one may practice as an attorney in the courts of King's Bench,
Common Pleas, or Exchequer until he has been examined by a judge
of such court on his fitness and qualifications and has taken the
oath to honestly demean himself and practice according to his best
knowledge and ability.
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