[Parliamentary Act.] An Act for the Relief of Persons of the Jewish Religion elected to Municipal Offices

Estimate: $700–$900
Hammer price: $900

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author

(ANGLO-JUDAICA)

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George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode

Place

London

Publication

1845

summary

THE JEWISH MUNICIPAL RELIEF ACT. This act of Parliament allowed Jews to asume all municipal offices without having to take the required oath "on the true faith of a Christian." The act made "de jure" what had already become "de facto" outside London for Jews had been elected to municipal office in Southampton in 1838, Birmingham in 1839, and Portsmouth in 1841. See T.M. Endelman, The Jews of Britain 1656 to 2000 (2002), p. 103

pp. (2). Crisp, clean copy. Disbound single leaf. Folio

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