Digest of the Laws of the State of New York: Comprising the Revised Statutes and Statutes of General Interest in Force on January , 874

Digest Of The Laws Of The State Of New York: Comprising The Revised Statutes And Statutes Of General Interest In Force On January , 874 by Joseph D. Fay. This work is a late-19th-century New York statute digest that compiles the Revised Statutes and general-interest statutes in force as of January 1, 1874. It is organized topic-by-topic for legal reference, presenting the statutes relevant to civil administration, property, estates and trusts, recording and conveyancing, guardianship and mental incapacity, public welfare, and related areas. Topics include estates and future interests, remainders and life estates, advancements, accumulations and uses, powers of disposition, recording practices, and miscellaneous property topics, as well as administrative provisions for charities, lunacy, pauper management, and juvenile welfare. The volume emphasizes cross-references to the Revised Statutes, Edmonds’ Statutes at Large, and Session Laws, and is prepared for use by lawyers and judges as a dense, cross-referenced codification of laws in force at that period. The excerpt ends mid-discussion on banking insolvency, indicating the compilation continues beyond this point.