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Laws Of The General Assembly Of The Pennsylvania Passed At The Session Of 1861; In The Eighty-Fifth Year Of Independence

Laws Of The General Assembly Of The Pennsylvania Passed At The Session Of 1861; In The Eighty-Fifth Year Of Independence

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General LawGeneral Political ScienceRegional: West

ISBN10: 935454004X
ISBN13: 9789354540042
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 946
Weight: 3.00
Height: 2.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When a state writes its rules, a nation shifts. Here, law meets a nation. Laws Of The General Assembly Of The Pennsylvania Passed At The Session Of 1861 gathers the complete session laws enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in the eighty-fifth year of independence. In the tense first months of the Civil War, this civil war era legislation records how government responded in real time: taxation and finance, militia and public order, courts, roads and canals, schools, charities, municipal powers, and the countless practical details that shaped daily life in 19th century Pennsylvania. It is a working tool and a window. As state legislative records, the Pennsylvania 1861 statutes remain a vital historical legal reference for legal researchers and attorneys tracing precedents, drafting arguments, or verifying legislative intent. For readers drawn to genealogy and local history, the names of counties, boroughs, institutions, and offices offer granular clues to communities in transition. Read through, the statutes reveal priorities, anxieties, and ambitions: the machinery of democracy under pressure. Collectors of Pennsylvania history will value its authority and clarity, and casual readers will be surprised by its scale. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For shelves of American state law books, it stands as an archival reprint edition worth owning: more than paperwork, a sober portrait of law at the moment the Union fractured.

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