Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

An Act for the Relief of Jews elected to Municipal Offices – London, 1845

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Anno octavo & nono Victoriae Reginae. CAP. LII / An Act for the Relief of Persons of the Jewish Religion elected to Municipal Offices, 31st July 1845. London: George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1845. English.
Until the publication of the act before us, only people who swore on oath that they were Christians could be elected to a municipal office. The act before us repeals this requirement and changes the version of the oath so that the Jews of England could also take it.
[1] leaf, 31.5 cm. Good condition. A few stains and creases. Tears and minor open tears to the margins (not affecting text).
Anglo-Judaica and Americana
Anglo-Judaica and Americana