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What special forms allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods?
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∙ 9y ago
Writs of assistance were the special forms which allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods. Classified as general warrants, they did not expire and the holding party of this writ could search anywhere, at anytime.
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What is the meaning of specialty product?
Its an item that a consumer would make a SPECIAL effort to search for and buy. i.e. Rolex watches
What is an uncensored search?
an uncensored search is when your search is not filtered for certain content.
What part of speech is the word search?
The word search is a regular verb. Search can also be a noun as in (e.g.) the officers carried out a search on the office.
What is the plural of search?
The plural of search is searches. one search. two searches.
What part of speech is in search?
The word search is a regular verb. Search can also be a noun as in (e.g.) the officers carried out a search on the office.
Why would a tenant use a Writ of Assistance in a eviction hearing?
special forms that allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods.
Why did George Grenville allow customs officers to obtain general writs of assistance?
He allowed them to obtain general writs of assistance so that they could be allowed to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. (The 'writs of assistance' was legal documents that allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods.)
Legal documents that allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods were called what?
Writs of Assistance
Why did the colonies think the writs of assistance violated their rights?
Because it allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
What was the purpose of writs of assistance?
A writ of assistance is an order instructing law enforcement to perform a certain task. It commonly is used to enforce an order for the possession of lands or property. They were originally authorized by the British Exchequer in 1660 to that customs agents could search for smuggled items.
What was a legal document that allowed officials to search any building or ship for smuggled goods writs of assistance or charter of 1606 or enumerated articles or mayflower compact?
Writs of assistance
Search warrants that allowed british soldiers to enter homes?
British soldiers were given writs of assistance that allowed them to conduct searches. This angered many colonists who argued the writs violated their rights.
What is a legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled?
A Search Warrant.
A legal document that enables officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled is called what?
A Search Warrant.
What were search warrants called in the revolutionary wars?
Writs of Assistance. They gave permission to search houses for smuggled goods.
Warrants permitting the british to search colonial homes for smuggled goods?
In Britain officers employed to search for smuggled goods were known as excisemen.
How did Great Britain enforce the payments of taxes?
Great Britain enforced the payment of taxes under the Stamp Act and other taxing acts, by appointing tax collectors
