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1842. [Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Revise the Several Laws under or by virtue of which Moneys are Now Raised by Grand Jury Presentment in Ireland] Report together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the commissioners, Appendix and Index. The Commissioners were appointed to revise the several laws under or by virtue of which Monies were raised by Grand Jury Presentment in Ireland, and to inquire how the said Monies were applotted, levied, accounted for, and secured; also into the Duties and Emoluments of all Officers, or persons receiving Salaries or Allowances out of the said Monies; also into the Management and Expenditure of all Asylums, Hospitals, Infirmaries, Dispensaries, Gaols, Bridewells, or Institutions whatever, supported in the whole or in part by or out of said Monies, and into the manner in which the Accounts of all persons to whom Monies were presented for public purposes were examined and controlled; and to report whether any, and what measures appear practicable and expedient for improving the Administration of the said Laws, reducing the Charge and Expenditure thereunder, and promoting general Economy and Order. Extensive report containing a wealth of information including: Many tables of Accounts and Statistics, Lists of witnesses called, Correspondence relating to the Laws to be revised. Keywords: Irish History, 19th Century Ireland, Law, Parliament, Grand Juries, Public Services. 196pp. Disbound, housed in a protective file. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KON0824001
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