The Vermont Justice, Being a Treatise on the Civil and Criminal..

1864. Bennett, M[ilo] L[yman] [1790-1868]. The Vermont Justice, Being a Treatise on the Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, Prepared Primarily for the Use of Justices of the Peace, and the Junior Members of the Bar in Vermont; Containing a Succinct Statement of the Elementary and More Common Principles of Law, Whether Derived from the Common Law, or Statutory Provisions, Accompanied with a Copious Supply of Practical Forms; Embracing also a Summary of the Official Duties of Justices of the Peace, &c. Burlington: W.H. & C.A. Hoyt, 1864. iv, 802 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"; 22.5 x 14 cm). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, raised bands, blind fillets and lettering piece to spine. Light rubbing and some soiling to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front board separating at foot but secure, rear joint just starting at foot, corners bumped and worn. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing and faint dampstaining in a few places, interior otherwise clean. $50. * "The jurisdiction of justices of the peace is so extensive under our present law, and will probably be further extended in the future, and embraces so many of the important transactions of life, that it must be obvious that [a work of this kind] is much needed; and while it is adapted to their use, we trust it will be found useful to sheriffs, constables, town grand jurors, and to the profession generally...in aiding them with the forms of proceeding, and in the manner of practice, and in the application of principles.": Preface iii.