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Description: | This collection comprises of a single register of the Walsall Magistrates Court. Registers immediately preceding and following can be found in an earlier accession, ACC986, so the description and administrative history for this collection has been copied for this accession. It appears this register had become separated. The court originally dealt with minor cases and misdemeanours for over 16s, later 18s (though under 16s could be dealt with if an adult was involved), for such as petty larceny; motoring offences; fines, rates and tax arrears; anti-social behaviour; indecency; cruelty to animals; aggressive animals; minor assault; minor criminal damage; gaming etc. It also dealt with family matters, for example desertion, failure to pay maintenance, guardianship of a child order and neglect of children. The register contain a case number, date of court hearing, name and address of complainant, name, address and age of defendant, nature and date of offence, a plea, the adjudication and name of the JP presiding. Until 2003, licensing applications were also received, giving name of the applicant, premises for which required, purpose of licence, such as extension of hours, or selling of alcohol. There were also small sub-courts, such as the Family Court that are found within the general magistrate's court register. Some were later transferred to their own register (See ACC935). The register is in a computer print-out in format. THESE REGISTERS ARE SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR CLOSURE AND RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THOSE UNDER 100 YEARS - PLEASE SEE ARCHIVIST | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Archives / Local History Centre | Rights holder: | Walsall Magistrates' Court | Subjects: | Magistrates courts | Temporal: | Jan 1988 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Walsall Magistrates' Court | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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