JB/081/169/001

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1829 Sept. 19
Most Abridged Petition.

That in all causes affecting the constitution and in all
cases where the punishment is death, Juries organized upon the present footing
be retained.

That in all other cases civil and criminal, after compleat
hearing by a Judge a recapitulatory hearing by a Judge
with a Jury be performed at the instance of either Judge, or
any party on either side.

That according to the exigency of each individual
case, evidence of each individual be checked either in the oral mode, as in
trial before a Jury or hearing by a Justice of the Peace, or
in the epistolary mode, as by a Bill in the an Equity Court.

That all persons without distinction as between
parties and witnesses be admissible and compellable to furnish
evidence.

That by the Jurymen, collectively or individually be
all the powers of the Judge, except the effective: that
being for the rules of responsibility reserved to the Judge.

That in every case the mode of procedure pursued
be he summary as carried on before a Justice of Peace
acting singly: this being beyond comparison more conclusive than
the regular not only to dispatch, but to rectitude
of decision: to the power of the Judge such ulterior powers
being added, and such
checks applied, as
the extension given to
his jurisdiction would
require.

That parties in this case one or both sides being present⊞ (under the denomination
of party, guardians
agents, and other
trustees in case of the
absence or incapacity
in the case of the
on the part of the
party being instructed)
at every thing that is done by or by authority of the Judge
all each of the facts of belonging to the case would be brought forward at the
earliest point of time possible, the reasons including
all such as fell to the knowledge of the papers any portion one
whether party,⊞, a third person – and no discourse being
utterable by any person but subject ot punishment in
case of falshood or delinquency in any other shape
the function sole function of professional lawyers would consist
in putting questions for the elicitation of the evidence, and making
observations and arguments grounded on them: that the
character of a professional lawyer would thus be purified
from that mendacity which at present chooses to as is so compleatly inseparable
from it.

Identifier: | JB/081/169/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 81.
Date_1	1829-09-19	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	081	Main Headings	petition for justice
Folio number	169	Info in main headings field	most abridged petition
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	b&m 1828
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1828
Notes public		ID Number	25956
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