McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 [Response of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to a Constitutional question about fines and forfeitures].

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GLC#
GLC06280
Type
Documents
Date
9 March 1782
Author/Creator
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
Title
[Response of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to a Constitutional question about fines and forfeitures].
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket : Height: 32.9 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

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."

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