The Statutes at Large, Vol. 7: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, From the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Waller Hening

9780331508550: The Statutes at Large, Vol. 7: Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia, From the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331508559 ISBN 13: 9780331508550

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore Virginia’s early laws in one definitive volume. This edition gathers statutory material from the colonial era, offering a window into governance, taxation, frontier defense, and public administration as it stood in the 17th and 18th centuries. With proclamations, lists of governors, and key acts spanning issues from taxing land and tithables to funding military forces, the collection reveals how legislative power shaped daily life in Virginia. The volume situates the laws within the broader history of the colony and its transition through notable periods of governance and conflict. <ul> <li>Early acts on taxation, land taxes, and poll taxes, including the mechanics of collection.</li> <li>Procedures for sheriffs, bonds, and accounting to ensure revenue and governance.</li> <li>Proclamations, lists of governors, and foundational statutes from the era.</li> <li>Notes on treasury notes, currency, and measures to fund frontier defense.</li> </ul> Ideal for readers of colonial American history, legal history, and anyone tracing the development of Virginia’s statutory framework....

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