JB/081/219/002

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Bureaux Conciliatoires

1. Reconciliations offices are established in every City & district

2. Mode of electing the officers for the Town & District

3. The district Courts are [x/so] arranged [x/that] so as to be within four leagues of every ... abitant

4. No professional lawyers can be elected to serve in these Tribunals

5. In Copenhagen, the Sittings are permanent in the towns once a week in the districts once a month in Norway they are not ... without an order from the Bailly.

6. If the parties can defray the expense they may demand an extraordinary sitting

7. [x'd out in pencil: That there may be no obstacle to a compleat disclosure of all the circumstances o fthe case the examinations are private

II. Competence

1. All Causes are within the jurisdiction of these Courts except - 1. Criminal Causes. 2. 3. Causes relating to Bills of Exchange. 4. Causes relating to offences against Public officers. 5. Appeals from ordinary Tribunals. 6. Causes in which other Tribunals are directed to attempt a Reconciliation.

III. Procedure

1. The Complaint is ordinarily made in writing + giving a succinct account of the Cause, the ground of demand. 2. The parties appear ersonally [x/under] on pain of [i/ d'empeclument legal] 3. A party may appear by proxy, provided the proxy be not a professional Lawyer 4. If neither the plf nor his proxy appears his demand is rejected. 5. If the Deft appears not, the cause is referred to the ordinary tribunals - the Deft, even if he gains his cause paying all expenses, and making compensation to the Plff 6. Les Parties sont onies contradictionairement 7. These Courts, not having power to administer an oath, if witnesses are to be examined, they are sent to the ordinary Tribunals, of their examminations is returned in writing. .... 8. After p/having?] heard both parties freed the deposistions of witnesses as above, the Court [x/proceeds] states, what in their opinion, wd be the decision of the ordinary Tribunals, & upon that fotting proposes an accomodation 9. If is at the option of the parties to accede to this accomodation.

Forms of [x/?] of ratifying the decision.

11. If the Court cannot effect a conciliation, it is certified upon the complaint, & the cause is referred to the ordinary Tribunals.

IV. Secrecy

1. In a [u/review?] of a cause from these Courts to the ordinary Tribunals, no disclosure is to be made of what has passed in the Reconciliation offices, & the parties are at liberty to deny whatever they have there said. 2. Causes in which secrecy is not to be observed - 1. [u/ cas de non-comparution] 2. verbal injuries taking place in presence of the Court. 3. [x/expect] when of documents are in possession? of the Ct copies may be demanded by the ordinary Tribunals

Identifier: | JB/081/219/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 81.
Date_1	1804-12-21	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-8, 1, 1-9, 1-2, 1, 1-3, 1-4
Box	081	Main Headings	petition for justice
Folio number	219	Info in main headings field	bureaux conciliatoires
Image	002	Titles	ii competence / iii procedure / iv secrecy / v decision execution / vi interior police / vii expences / viii controle
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	john herbert koe	Watermarks	1800
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1800
Notes public		ID Number	26006
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