Messenger of the Court
Topic: Social
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In law, a Messenger of the Court is an officer whose duties including carrying communications, verbal or written, and executing other orders of the court.[1] In the case of a bankruptcy court, the Messenger's duties include seizing and taking possession of the bankrupt's estate. In the Plymouth Colony, the Messenger's duties included serving summonses, keeping the jail, and carrying out executions.[2]
See also
- Messenger-at-arms
References
- ↑ Black, Henry Campbell (1910). A Law Dictionary. West Publishing Company. p. 776. https://books.google.com/books?id=R2c8AAAAIAAJ.
- ↑ Stratton, Eugene Aubrey (1986). Plymouth Colony, Its History & People, 1620–1691. Ancestry Publishing. p. 306. https://books.google.com/books?id=7TH062rPP2MC.
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