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Description and Holding Information
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Kerr, Criminal laws of the Terr. of Orleans, 1806 (Eng. & Fr.)
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Explication des lois criminelles du Territoire d'Orleans ... par Lewis Kerr ... 1806. In August 1805, Governor William
Claiborne was authorized by
the Territorial Legislature to arrange for a book on criminal law and procedure of the Territory in French and English. Claiborne prevailed on Kerr
to write the book. Claiborne was trying to graft the American/English judicial system onto the French system that had prevailed in Orleans for
several years. There is only a French title page, but all other pages alternate between English and French. The meat of the book is a description of
various crimes and how to adjudicate them. There is a long table of contents and a 57 page appendix of forms. (For the location of the original of
this document, please consult the relevant section in a Guide to the microfilm collection of early state records. LLMC 61219; OCLC 756403775)
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Title:
An exposition of the criminal laws of the Territory of Orleans : the practice of the courts of criminal jurisdiction, the duties of their officers, with a collection of forms for the use of magistrates and others / published in pursuance of an act of the legislature of the territory, entitled, "An act for the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors," (section 48) passed May 4, 1805, by authority, by Lewis Kerr, Esquire, Counsellor at law.
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OCLC Number:
795706626
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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