Alexandre ROBINET de LA SERVE, François de MAHY
Le Jury aux colonies par MM. Schœlcher, Pory-Papy, Laserve et de MahyThe Jury in the Colonies, by Messrs. Schœlcher, Pory-Papy, Laserve and de Mahy
L. Le Chevalier|Paris 1873|14 x 22.6 cm|Broché
Very rare first edition (cf. Ryckebusch 7452).
Four copies are recorded in the CCFr, all in Paris at the BnF: Tolbiac (2), Arsenal and Richelieu.
Spine and boards restored and reattached, with losses to the corners,
A refutation of the memorandum by Baron de Lareinty, former delegate of Martinique, urging the National Assembly to reject the bill establishing trial by jury in the colonies.
Denouncing judicial practices prejudicial to men of colour, this memorandum is jointly signed by four liberal deputies: Victor Schoelcher, Alexandre Laserve and J. François de Mahy, representatives of the island of Réunion in the Assembly, and Philippe Pory-Papy, deputy for Martinique.
Rare, though in worn condition.
€750