The Statutes at Large
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The Statutes at Large is the name given to published collections or series of legislative Acts in a number of jurisdictions.
The expression "statutes at large" was first used in the edition of Barker published in 1587.[1]
England and Great Britain
[edit]- The Statutes at Large:
- Edition by Owen Ruffhead, from "Magna Charta" down to the Acts of 4 Geo. 3: 9 volumes, London.
"Printed for Mark Basket, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, and by the Assigns of Robert Basket; And by Henry Woodfall and William Strahan, Law Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty", 1763–1765. - Continuation of Ruffhead's edition, down to the Acts of 25 Geo. 3: 5 volumes, London.
(Vols. 10–13) "Printed for Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty; And by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty", 1771–1780.
(Vol. 14) "Printed by Charles Eyre and the Executors of William Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty; And by W. Woodfall and the Executors of W. Strahan, Law Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty", 1786. - Republication of Ruffhead's edition, edited by Charles Runnington, down to the Acts of 25 Geo. 3: 10 volumes, London.
"Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty; And by William Woodfall and Andrew Strahan, Law Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty", 1786. - Continuation of Runnington's edition, down to 1800: 4 volumes, London.
(Vols. 11 and 12) "Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty; And by Andrew Strahan and William Woodfall, Law Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty", 1789–1794.
(Vols. 13 and 14) "Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty; And by Andrew Strahan, Law Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty", 1798–1800.
- Edition by Owen Ruffhead, from "Magna Charta" down to the Acts of 4 Geo. 3: 9 volumes, London.
- The Statutes at Large, from Magna Charta to the End of the Eleventh Parliament of Great Britain, Anno 1761:
- Edition by Danby Pickering, down to the Acts of 1 Geo. 3: 24 volumes, Cambridge.
"Printed by Joseph Bentham, Printer to the University; for Charles Bathurst, at the Cross-Keys, opposite St Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, London", 1762–1766. - Continuation, from the Acts of 2 Geo. 3: 11 volumes, Cambridge.
(Vols. 25–26) "Printed by Joseph Bentham (subsequently by John Archdeacon), Printer to the University; for Charles Bathurst, at the Cross-Keys, opposite St.Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, London", 1763–1764.
(Vols. 27–35) "Printed by John Archdeacon, Printer to the University; for Charles Bathurst, at the Cross-Keys, opposite St.Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, London", 1767–1786.
(Vols. 36–46) imprint varies, 1787–1807.[2]
- Edition by Danby Pickering, down to the Acts of 1 Geo. 3: 24 volumes, Cambridge.
United States
[edit]- United States Statutes at Large, an official annual publication of all Acts of Congress
See also
[edit]- The Statutes of the Realm, a collection of all English and British Acts of Parliament from 1235 to the death of Queen Anne in 1713. Published in 9 volumes, together with 2 volumes of indices, between 1810 and 1825.
- Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642–1660, a collection of the Ordinances and Acts passed without royal authority by the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660.
- Legislation.gov.uk (formerly UK Statute Law Database)
References
[edit]- ^ Edgar, S G G. Craies on Statute Law. Sixth Edition. Sweet & Maxwell. London. 1963. Page 55.
- ^ "[Pickering's] name remained on the title-page of this work until 1807 and it continued without his name until 1809. The date of his death is uncertain." J. M. Rigg, "Pickering, Danby (fl. 1737–1769)", rev. Robert Brown, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 21 Aug 2011
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- Edition by Danby Pickering
- Volume 1 – Magna Charta to 14 Edward III – 1225 to 1340 – also
- Volume 2 – 15 Edward III to 13 Henry IV – 1341 to 1411 – also
- Volume 3 – 1 Henry V to 22 Edward IV – 1413 to 1482–83 – also
- Volume 4 – 1 Richard III to 31 Henry VIII – 1483–84 to 1539 – also – also
- Volume 5 – 32 Henry VIII to 7 Edward VI – 1540 to 1552-3
- Volume 6 – 1 Mary to 35 Elizabeth – 1554 to 1592–93 – also
- Volume 7 – 39 Elizabeth to 12 Charles II – 1597–98 to 1660
- Volume 8 – 12 Charles II to Last James II – 1660 to 1685 (James II did not call any parliaments after 1687)
- Volume 9 – 1 William and Mary to 8 William III – 1688 to 1695–96 – also
- Volume 10 – 8 William III to 2 Anne – 1696–97 to 1703
- Volume 11 – 2 Anne to 8 Anne – 1703 to 1709 – also
- Volume 12 – 8 Anne to 12 Anne – 1709 to 1712
- Volume 13 – 12 Anne to 5 George I 1712 to 1718–19 – also – also
- Volume 14 – 5 George I to 9 George I – 1718–19 to 1722–23 – also
- Volume 15 – 9 George I to 2 George II – 1722–23 to 1728–29 – also
- Volume 16 – 2 George II to 9 George II – 1728–29 to 1735–36
- Volume 17 – 9 George II to 15 George II – 1735–36 to 1741–42
- Volume 18 – 15 George II to 20 George II – 1741–42 to 1746–47
- Volume 19 – 20 George II to 23 George II – 1746–47 to 1749–50
- Volume 20 – 23 George II to 26 George II – 1749–50 to 1753 – also
- Volume 21 – 26 George II to 30 George II – 1753 to 1756–57 – also
- Volume 22 – 30 George II to 32 George II – 1756–67 to 1758–59 – also
- Volume 23 – 33 George II to 1 George III – 1759–60 to 1760–61
- Volume 24 – Index
- Volume 25 – 2 George III – 1761–62 – and 3 George III – 1762–63 – also
- Volume 26 – 4 George III 1763–64 – and 5 George III – 1765 – also – also – also
- Volume 27 – 6 George III – 1765–66 – and 7 George III – 1766–67 – also
- Volume 28 – 8 George III – 1767–68 – 9 George III – 1768–69 – and 10 George III – 1770 – also
- Volume 29 – 11 George III – 1770–71 – and 12 George III – 1772
- Volume 30 – 13 George III – 1772–73 – and 14 George III – 1774 – also
- Volume 31 – 15 George III – 1774–75 – and 16 George III – 1775–76 – and 17 George III – 1776–77
- Volume 32 – 18 George III – 1777–78 – and 19 George III – 1778–79
- Volume 33 – 20 George III – 1779–80 – and 21 George III – 1780–81
- Volume 34 – 22 George III – 1781–82 – and 23 George III – 1782–83 – and 24 George III – 1783–84
- Volume 35 – 25 George III – 1785 – and 26 George III – 1786
- Volume 36 – 27 George III – 1787 – and 28 George III – 1787–88 – and 29 George III – 1789
- Volume 37 – 30 George III 1790 and 31 George III – 1790–91 and 32 George III – 1792
- Volume 38 – Index from 1 George III (1760) to 32 George III (1792) – also
- Volume 39, Part 1 – 33 George III – 1792–93 – and 34 George III – 1794
- Volume 40, Part 1 – 35 George III – 1794–95 and Part 2 – 36 George III - 1795–96
- Volume 41, Part 1 – 37 George III – 1796–97 – and Part 2 – 38 George III – 1797–98
- Volume 42, Part 1 – 39 George III – 1798–99
- Volume 43, Part 1 – 41 George III (UK) – 1801
- Volume 44, Part 1 – 43 George III – 1802–03
- Volume 45, Part 1 – 44 George III – 1803–04
- Volume 46 – 46 George III – 1806