1811 Marseille, France | Court Trial Record Document / 4 Pages | Chaoyang Select

1811 Marseille, France | Court Trial Record Document / 4 Pages Year: 1811 Material: Paper Origin: Marseille, France https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54010026846_131f0bc7b5_c_d.jpg Written during the Napoleonic era, this document was approved by the preliminary court according to the [Napoleonic Code] and signed by the President of the Court of First Instance of Marseille. The document features a royal eagle seal watermark, used for civil or parish registers during the First Empire, Napoleonic period, from 1804-1814. As an original handwritten legal document shortly after the promulgation of the Napoleonic Code, it details records of various cases, including marriage contracts, property division, mortgages and property rights, case rulings and subsequent proceedings, as well as the assessment and valuation procedures for public auctions of defendants' properties. It emphasizes the Napoleonic Code's regulation of property and debt contracts, and is well-preserved, serving as important material for studying legal practices of the Napoleonic era.