Objections of the council of revision to the bill entitled, An Act for the forfeitures and confiscations and for declaring the sovereignty of the people of this state, 1779.

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Objections of the council of revision to the bill entitled, An Act for the forfeitures and confiscations and for declaring the sovereignty of the people of this state, 1779.

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Also known as the confiscation act, it was offered by the state legislature to the council on revision. The council meeting, held at Poughkeepsie, was attended by Governor Clinton, Robert R. Livingston, and Chief Justice Yates, who drew up the objections set forth in this document.

11 p. ; 32 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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