An exposition of the criminal laws of the territory of Orleans
Subtitle: the practice of the courts of criminal jurisdiction, the duties of their officers, with a collection of forms for the use of magistrates and others
By: published in pursuance of an act of the legislature of the territory, entitled, "An act for the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors," (section 48) passed May 4, 1805, by authority, by Lewis Kerr ... = Explication des lois criminelles du territoire d'Orleans : ansi que de la forme de proceder des tribunaux criminels, des devoirs de leurs officiers, avec un recueil des formules qui leur sont propres, a l'usage des magistrats et des autres citoyens / ouvrage publié en execution d'un acte de la legislation du territoire, passé le 4 mai, 1805 et intitulé "Acte pour la punition des crimes et delits" (section 48) par autorité, par Lewis Kerr ... ; et traduit en français par L. Moreau Lislet ...
Contributors: Moreau Lislet, Louis.; Territory of Orleans.; Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by Bradford & Anderson, printers to the territory of Orleans : Imprimé (la partie française) par Jean Renard, rue de Chartres, no. 8
Published: 1806
Place of publication: New-Orleans
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Criminal law -- Louisiana.; Criminal procedure -- Louisiana.; Forms (Law) -- Louisiana.
Other titles: Explication des lois criminelles du territoire d'Orleans
Notes: Sowerby, E.M.  Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 2177
English and French on facing pages.
Parallel French t.p. has place of publication: Nouvelle-Orleans.
Signatures: pi⁸ 2pi⁴ A⁴(-A1) B-2I⁴ (superscript chi)2I⁴ 2K-2N⁴ 2O².
Page [xxii] at the beginning of the book is blank; the following page (i.e. page [1], the unnumbered page before page [2]) is also blank; all leaves before leaf A2 are printed on wove paper, all leaves from A2 on are printed on laid paper.
Errata on p. [lix] at end.