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Description and Holding Information
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1810, Barnes v. First Parish of Falmouth
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1810 Supreme Judicial Court decision in Thomas Barnes versus The Inhabitants of the First Parish of Falmouth. Barnes sought ministerial taxes from
several estates; although he an ordained Universalist and taught members in his voluntary society, a different denomination from that of the
Congregational Society of the parish. After consideration of numerous objections, the Court upheld the lower court's decision in favor of the defendants
because the Universalists were not incorporated as required by law. Of note, taxes was only provided for Protestant teachers, although freedom of religion
was allowed in Massachusetts. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the Massachusetts State Library).
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Title:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, Feb. 8th, 1811 : Ordered, that the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court of this Commonwealth be requested to lay before this House a copy of the report of the case of Thomas Barnes, plaintiff and appellant, against the First Parish in the town of Falmouth
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OCLC Number:
426136785
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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