Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO


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the causes an" trI'es osee "h'c"
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the then relghing Ming Ol EAslahd,
Charles IL. This was the close ol the
Dutch dynasty in this State.
I In the prothOuotary's office Is an old
I hool- of ,nurt racords datin,, hack tn
s,,,t,I, Ir-r u,,,.i, tIat T.; ,not,t
S'p'enh'ei' wv "en 'u"s d" i"'''ii
ana interesting Is reeofdeu IN thls ana
clear and legible now as the day it was
written.
The first entry in this volume records
tI,, ,,,ni,,,na,t of c.,rtai,, ,,,a,r;strat.,. Ly
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i"niuiu -hh"roaa "no supaoi'pes h'hi-
sell oelSheur Oi Halishlafeh, Lleutehahl
and HUyernor General under his Royal
liighnesse James Duke of Yorke and
Albany. &c.. of all his 'Trrritorips in
A,n.,ica 3,
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VIZ V, - 'ii'oo P"sea ,iui 'iiei oii 70 a NC
cree oi governor Ahufoss, astonishing
what seems to have been the first regular
sessions of court under English rule III
this State, which was presided over by
tbn u.wlv ,nn,int.d u1n,,istrot,s I'M.
d.,,.r., 4, Jot,I ..N.,,, V,t.i.. c,,to,,,l.,,.
49, ,'-'.,, 20 M, w" ~, NC 'o
-"tl' i","' ihi"uSh tne oourtes1 Va
frothohotary Maxwell, the following en-
tract, embodying the essential portion of
this decree, is given
Whereas the last veare aft my being att
Delaware uppon application of the Inhabl-
tants Represullting that nv Predecessor
Goyr. Lovelace had (the next word il illegi-
hle) to make Il ltegulicion for the due Ad-
ministracion Of Justice according to the
LaWes of this Government pursinnt TO web
| did appolnt some magersts * make some
Rules for their Proceeding the yenrp ensuing
or till further order ia web hayeing uppon
mature Deliberaciou by the Advice OF my
counsel made some alteration there to re-
maine and bee in force in forme following;
1. That the Bookus of Lawes establi,ht by
his Eoyal Highuess and prncticed i'm New
York. Long Island and DEPENDENCIES bee like
wise in force and practice In these River pre-
cincts except the iGonstables Corts. Couuty
Rates aud some other tLings peculiar 10 Long
island. and the Militia M now orlgnnizeI t9
RENAME in King. but that the Cort be yearly
in ono place chosen fn, the PreIerv.tion IL
Ill Novties naoce wifi, ali oiLer p6wnrs az
dirertei Ly Lave
q. That there bee three Corts held in the
several nnrfs of the River and Bnv as for
merIv ia Wit One IN New Cost.lI one above
NJ IInionds nnother belnyy nj thn Whorelgili
3. Tbnt tho Cnrts consist of .Im.tice. oI the
Peace. whereof three to make a coran aud tu
have the Power of n (lort OF Sess,ons and de-
eide all matters under twenty Pounds withnnt
Anup.le. in wch flort tbr nldest Just,t,. Il,
nrrside uilesse othervise aoreed oinnu,r.t
ihemselye,. Above twentv Hnnuda and inr
crime instant 10 I,fe iuh ar Iiaui,;-Ln,.nt
to admit Appenle TO We Corr of Az2ises.
A Tint Iii small inntters unJtr lie volr,
of Nv. pnnn1 may haTd,.t,.,,n,n.d L, in, inr,
withont a .Jnrv ,i,iessn drsrad by tho pr
ives as nlsn matters of enuitv
! Thai ve f'nrt rn, n.,y t'n.tel ,e beI1 ,,,.s
A month tn hpJin ON tba tirst ;rnnsdav in I'm,
mnnth aud t5e Cnrt for IInIonds ma In.
Whurekill 1uurterlv and ia b,t,iu the sreond
Tnesdav or lie mnntl, or nftene,, If nrcssin,,
q. That ali necessary BYLAWS or orders I,ott
renurnant to We Lawes of ihe Goyrmrn,
made. Ly We snii Cort. be of force and bimdiI,l,
for the space of one whole yenre in th,,
soyorau Places where made ihrv giyinr M,
accomnt thereo5 10 tho Itnvnrnnr hv thc 1irst
opportunity. and tbnt no lyne4 ne made o,
infused mitt by the order of the Cort.
/. That the SEVERAL Corts have Powwer TO
regulate the costs and officers foes. moi 10
exceed the Rates IN the Booke of Laves nor
to he under halle the value therein exnrest
4. That there be n HIGH Sheriff fnr thn
Towne of New Castell liver and Bay and
that tine said iIi.., Sberrife or Marshall bcin.,
a fit Prison and for whome he will be respou,
sable to be approved by the Corte bnt the
Shenife is according to va now uractiro ON
Long Island TO act as n hrincinalI officer for
the Execution of tho Laws but not Az n iusticn