Messenger of the Court
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In common law, a Messenger of the Court is an officer of the court whose duties include, carrying written or verbal communications and executing orders of the court. In the case of a bankruptcy court, the Messenger's duties include seizing and taking possession of the bankrupt's estate.[1]
In the Plymouth Colony, the Messenger's duties included serving summonses, keeping the jail, and carrying out executions.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Black, Henry Campbell (1910). A Law Dictionary. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Company. p. 776.
- ^ Stratton, Eugene Aubrey (1986). Plymouth Colony, Its History & People, 1620–1691 (illustrated, annotated ed.). Ancestry Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 9780916489182.
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