THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NORTH - CAROLINA. PUBLISHED, ACCORDING TO ACT OF ASSEMBLY, BY JAMES IREDELL, NOW ONE OF THE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Edenton: Printed by Hodge & Wills, Printer to the State of North-Carolina, 1791. Folio. [4], iv, 712, xxi [Index], [3- Subscribers] pp. Bound with additional Session Laws beginning 5 December 1791, pages 713-732; 15 November 1792, 20pp; 2 December 1793, 23, [1 blank] pp; 7 July 1794, 8pp; 30 December 1794, 20pp; 2 November 1795, 20pp; 21 November 1796, 45, [1 blank] pp; 20 November 1797, 15, [1blank] pp; 19 November 1798, 27. [1 blank] pp; 18 November 1799, 20pp; [8- Index to the Appendix]. Errata at Index page xxi. Scattered light to moderate foxing and toning. Tear to outer margin of Index leaf xi-xii affects letters in about ten words. Bound in original brown calf, raised spine bands, gilt-lettered red morocco spine title. Rebacked with original spine expertly laid down. Good plus to Very Good.
A massive work, with ten additional Session Laws from December 1791 through November 1799, which are not part of the collation of this volume. All of the additional Session Laws are rare, OCLC recording very few locations and some unrecorded by Evans.
The book is collated in accordance with the CONTENTS page, printed after the Title. The book prints the Second Charter granted by King Charles II; the Great Deed of Grant; Acts of Assembly Previous to the Revolution of 1776; the Declaration of Rights, December 1776; the Constitution of North Carolina, December 1776; 1776 Ordinances; Acts of Assembly Since the Revolution; Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and Great-Britain; Ordinances for Fixing the Seat of Government of North-Carolina; The Consttittion of the United States, Ratified by the State of North-Carolina [without Amendments]; Ordinance to enable the Freemen of Fayetteville to elect a Member to represent said Town; Appendix, containing Acts of Assembly of the Session of 1789 and Session of 1790.
ESTC 14087. McMurtrie North Carolina 170. Evans 23641. Sabin 55637.
Additional Laws: ESTC 8780, 6452, 6453, 6455, 6454, 6456, 6457, 6458, 6459, 19237. Item #41487
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