The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1655 to 1663 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Under Roman law the curator had charge of the estate, and the tutor of the person of his ward or pupil.

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Excerpt from The Minutes of the Orphanmasters of New Amsterdam, 1655 to 1663

It was argued in an elevated railway case, some years ago, that only English law prevailed on Manhattans Island, even though the Dutch West India Company ruled the Province of which the Island was a part, but nevertheless we have to look for the origin of the Orphans' Court, of which the minutes are herewith presented, in the Twelve Tables of the Roman law, of which the fifth related to inheritances and guardianships. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian (527 to 565 A. D.), wishing to promulgate a body of law, not too bulky for general use, appointed a commission of jurists, who compiled the works on which all laws of Continental Europe are based to-day; two previous compilations - the Roman law of the Burgundians and the Roman law of the Visigoths - having been used to amplify or diminish the provisions of Justinian's Code.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.