The county courts in antebellum Kentucky /:

Although an important part of local government, particularly in the South, in their early years the county courts have not been thoroughly investigated. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the county courts during the antebellum era in one southern state Kentucky, placing them in...

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1. Verfasser: Ireland, Robert M., 1937-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky, [1972]
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Zusammenfassung:Although an important part of local government, particularly in the South, in their early years the county courts have not been thoroughly investigated. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the county courts during the antebellum era in one southern state Kentucky, placing them in the context of its constitutional and political structure. More administrative than judicial in function, the courts were the means of providing most services of government for the people. This range of activity is fully discussed here, from road building to tax collecting to caring for the poor. Ro.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (207 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813163451
0813163455

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