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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06280 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Response of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to a Constitutional question about fines and forfeitures |
| Date | 9 March 1782 |
| Author | McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | In response to Timothy Matlack's inquiry of the twentieth section of the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania, Justice McKean gives the opinion of the justices that the chief executives ability to grant remissions of "fines" also comprehends remission of "forfeitures." |
| Subjects | State Constitution Government and Civics Law Finance |
| People | McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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