Duke's Laws
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Duke's Laws were a 17th-century legal code that served as the first comprehensive system of English law for the colony of New York under the Duke of York's authority.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial law code
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
church regulation
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ inheritance ⓘ local government ⓘ marriage regulation ⓘ morality regulation ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Staten Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Westchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPopulation |
Dutch inhabitants under English rule
ⓘ
English settlers in New York ⓘ Indigenous inhabitants under English jurisdiction ⓘ |
| country | Colony of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPromulgation | March 1665 ⓘ |
| describedAs | first comprehensive system of English law for New York ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Governor Richard Nicolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | later provincial statutes of New York ⓘ |
| follows | English common law ⓘ |
| governs |
appointment of local officials
ⓘ
courts and judicial procedures in colonial New York ⓘ public order and punishments ⓘ taxation and public charges ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | colonial statute law ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to extend English legal norms to New York
ⓘ
to standardize law in the Duke of York's territory ⓘ |
| inception | 1665 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | authority of the Duke of York ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPromulgation | Hempstead, Long Island GENERATED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James, Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early English colonial administration in New York ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Governor Richard Nicolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
church attendance
ⓘ
jury trials ⓘ liquor sales ⓘ militia service ⓘ relations with Indigenous peoples ⓘ town meetings ⓘ |
| replaced | Dutch legal practices in New Netherland ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | late 17th century ⓘ |
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