Ah Jim had Paid Tax

Defence Shakespeare couldn't levy on him

1) but Sec: says any [illegible] foods may be distrained 1.2 similar to distsress by Landlord

2) He had no right to prevent distress on other persons foods & to assemble a Crown of other to over and accountable. [illegible] Burns 1.283

Warrant Assessment Act 1876

True warrant may be had but there was no necessity for Shakespeare having a warrant & obstruction took place before warrant issued.

Hardship of Act up to 1852 English Statutes enacted that when suff't distress could not help p'ty owing taxes was to be committed to prison without bail or [illegible] till taxes pd

BC Archives GR-0419 Box 19 File 1880/20 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Attorney General documents.