Opinions of Eminent Lawyers On Various Points of English Jurisprudence Chiefly
Opinions of Eminent Lawyers On Various Points of English Jurisprudence Chiefly
Chalmers, George, 1742-1825
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There is therein a pretty extraordniary punishment on persons bidding for lands which they were then incapa- ble of paying for, viz : imprisonment for a year, to be set in the pillory, and to have their ears cut off; but that being only for persons who knew their own inabili- ties, I have no objection thereto. EDW. NORTHEY. December 23, 1717. 384 OPINIONS OF EMINENT LAWYERS. (11. ) The objection of the same lawyer to act of Bar- badoes, as unreasonable. To the Right Hon. , the Lords Commissione...rs for Trade and Plantations. May it please your Lordships ; In obedience to your Lordships' order of reference, signified to me by Mr. Popple, I have considered the following acts passed at an assembly of Barbadoes, in March 1701-2 and April 1702, viz : " an act for the fur- ther supply of fire-arms and other stores, &c. , dated the 19th of March, 1701-2 ;" " an act to secure the peacea- ble possession of negroes and other slaves to the inhabi- tants of this island, and to prevent and punish the clan- destine and illegal detinue of them, dated the 27th of April, 1702 ;" which laws, I conceive, are agreeable to law, and do not contain any thing prejudicial to Her Majesty's prerogative, except the act to secure the peaceable possession of negroes, &c.
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