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Foreign News
December 31, 1784
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A law in the city of Geneva excludes children of insolvent debtors from the Magistracy and Great Council unless they repay a proportion of their father's debts based on their wealth, leading to few uncompensated creditors.
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Full Text
There is an excellent law in the city of Geneva that marks their wisdom, and if introduced into our code, might have a very good tendency. This law excludes from the Magistracy, and even from the Great Council, or Parliament, the children of those who died insolvent, except they have discharged their father's debts in a given proportion to their opulence. Few instances it is said have occurred where the creditors of the deceased have not received some compensation which could not be recovered by any legal process.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Geneva Law
Insolvent Debtors
Magistracy Exclusion
Great Council
Debt Repayment
Where did it happen?
City Of Geneva
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
City Of Geneva
Outcome
few instances where creditors of the deceased have not received some compensation which could not be recovered by any legal process.
Event Details
This law excludes from the Magistracy, and even from the Great Council, or Parliament, the children of those who died insolvent, except they have discharged their father's debts in a given proportion to their opulence.