The
OHIO JUSTICE
AND
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS'
ASSISTANT,
COMPRISING
A GREAT VARIETY OF JUDICIAL FORMS AND OTHER NECESSARY
PRECEDENTS FOR THE USE OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,
CONSTABLES AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, IN THE STATE
OF OHIO;
Interspersed with useful information for the discharge
of
Their official duties;
ALSO
Matters relative to the duties of Executors and
Administrators, &c.
TO WHICH IS ADDED
AN APPENDIX;
CONTAINING
A VARIETY OF PRACTICAL FORMS IN
CONVEYANCING.
BY A. VAN VLEET.
LEBANON, (O.)
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR.
1821
District of Ohio, Sci.
BE it remembered, That on the twentieth day of January in the year of
our Lord one thousane eight hundred and twenty one, and in the forty fifth
year of the American Independence, A. VAN VLEET, of said District hath
deposited in this office, the title of a book the right whereof He claims
as author and proprietor, in the words following to wit : --"The
Ohio Justice & Township Officer's Assistant ; comprising a "
great variety of jucicial forms and other necessary precedents for "
the use of Justices of the Peace Constables and Township Officers, "
in the State of Ohio, interspersed with useful information for the dis-
" charge of their official duties; Also matters relative to the duties
of " Executors and Administrators, &c to which is added an Appendix
; " containing a variety of practical forms in Conveyancing. --In
conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States of America,
entitled, An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies
of Maps, Charts and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies
during the times therein mentioned." And also of the act entitled,
"An act supplementary to an act entitled, an act for the encouragement
of learning by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the
authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned
; and extending the benefit thereof to the arts of designing engraving
and etching historical and other prints."
| {SEAL} | Attest, | |
| HARVEY D. EVANS, Clk. | ||
| Distt. Court of the U. States, for Ohio | ||
His Book and property
Bought June ~ [D] D 1925
price $ 1.00
Abel Rem [M.S.?]
Baught of Alferd
Randle May the
20th 1837
PREFACE
Although the title of the work now offered to the public, speaks with its own utility, yet the compiler thinks it incumbent upon him, to make a few prefatory observations, by way of apology for his undertaking such a work which requires more leisure, talents and legal knowledge than he can claim. Having observed for years, with regret, that, while men adequate to the task are too much engrossed in their avocations, to serve the public in this way, those who have leisure enough, have seldom sufficient abilities, to render such important services to their fellow citizens: The compiler finally concluding, "that a rush light is better than entire darkness;" and conceiving it highly important that every person concerned in the transaction of business of moment, whether private or public, should have some plain and practical guide, to which he may, on all occasions, apply for a rule or a precedent, adapted to the case; he determined to make an attempt to furnish the public with a fund of useful information of this nature.
For this purpose, forms, for civil officers and private gentlemen, of frequent use and of different construction, have been considered as important to be inserted. And to furnish them drawn with strict attention to legal requisites, in sufficient numbers and variety, interspersed with important points of legal knowledge and useful observations from the most approved compilations of a similar kind, has been attempted. How far he has succeeded in accomplishing his design, he willingly submits to the impartial judgment of his fellow citizens.
Although he is conscious, that his utmost exertions have been faithfully
employed to render the work as correct, as useful, and as instructive
as possible; yet, he is fearful, from the nature of the subject, as well
as his limited knowledge of law, that errors in doctrine as well as in
typography may have escaped his notice: - Nevertheless he indulges the
hope, that even those who feel a disposition to scrutinize with severity,
upon considering the nature and object of the work, and the difficulties
which were inseperably con-
nected with its execution, will readily overlook those errors which have been inadvertantly or unavoidably introduced. That the future editions may be as free from errors as a work of this nature can be; professional gentlemen and others, willing to assist in giving intelligence to the pleople and important information to the magistracy, are solicited to give the compiler information of any error, which theymay discover, that is calculated to mislead those who are unacquainted with forensic arts, or the theory and practice of conveyancing. |
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| A. VAN VLEET | |
| Lebanon, April 2, 1821 | |
ERRATA.
The reader is requested to mark the following corrections, with a pen, before he peruses the book.
| Page | 14, Form No 3 after the word 'thieves' insert 'with
intent to drefaud the said A B |
| 36, In 1st line for '95' read '96 | |
| 42 Article 'Clausum Fregit' see page 66. 'Quare clausum fregit.' | |
| 64 In 27th line for 'Subordination' read 'Subornation.' | |
| 67, For 4th paragraph under title 'set off,' read the note on page 114 |
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| 83, In the note at bottom, for '101' read '401.' | |
| 36, In appendix 1st line of form No. 43 for 'I' read 'we.' | |
| 41, In appendix 24th line for '49, read '59.' |