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Writ Of Assistance Revolutionary War In Clark
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One example of a writ of assistance would be the Malcolm Affair. In this case, customs officials searched the home of Daniel Malcolm. However, Malcolm would not let them search a part of his cellar without the legal right to do so by threatening violence if they did because he believed they were acting illegally.
The writ is served by the U.S. Marshal or other person, presumably a law enforcement officer, specially appointed by the court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.1(a).
The writ is issued by the Clerk of the U.S. District or Bankruptcy Court, at the discretion of the judge, after judgment is rendered.
A writ of assistance is a written order (a writ) issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official, such as a sheriff or a tax collector, to perform a certain task. Historically, several types of writs have been called "writs of assistance".
"It is enacted, 'That after the 20th of November, 1767, such Writs of Assistants to authorize and empower the Officers of His Majesty's Customs to enter and go into any House, Warehouse, Shop, Cellar or other Place, in the British Colonies or Plantations in America, to search for and seize prohibited or uncustomed ...
The colonist thought the writs of assistance violated their Wright's because they taxed and imported goods at the point of entry some colonists began to worry that government /parliament could enter their homes without warning or permission so they started to make home made goods do that they wouldn't have to buy ...
The writ is issued by the Clerk of the U.S. District or Bankruptcy Court, at the discretion of the judge, after judgment is rendered.
These writs were enacted under the Revenue Act, which was part of the Townshend Acts of 1767. Writs of Assistance violated colonists' individual rights because they undermined the rights to privacy and protection from unwarranted searches.
Among the grounds for which the colonists opposed the writs were that they were permanent and even transferable; the holder of a writ could assign it to another; any place could be searched at the whim of the holder; and searchers were not responsible for any damage they caused.