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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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On September 4, the Prussian government in Berlin announced the creation of a two-branch commercial tribunal to expedite legal actions and confiscations against those possessing or importing colonial merchandise, enforcing the continental system while balancing state interests and individual justice. King Frederic William issued the notification.
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Berlin, September 4.
The government has just published the following notification--His majesty being desirous that all orders which have for their object the maintenance of the continental system should continue to be executed with the greatest rigor, has resolved, in order to accelerate the suits commenced against all those who possess or import colonial merchandize, to appoint a tribunal of commerce of two branches, which shall decide exclusively and definitely upon the affairs concerning that species of confiscation.
Both branches of that tribunal shall sit at Berlin, and shall cause depositions to be taken on the spot by special commissioners appointed for that purpose.
His majesty wishes by this measure to reconcile the interest of the state with the justice which individuals have a right to expect.
FREDERIC WILLIAM.
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Berlin
Event Date
September 4
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appointment of a two-branch tribunal in berlin to exclusively handle and accelerate confiscation suits related to colonial merchandise, with on-site depositions by commissioners.
Event Details
The Prussian government published a notification from King Frederic William establishing a tribunal of commerce with two branches in Berlin to rigorously enforce the continental system by speeding up legal proceedings against possessors or importers of colonial merchandise, deciding definitively on confiscations while ensuring justice for individuals.