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3 unusual facts about Outlawries Bill


House of Commons of Northern Ireland

The Parliament emulated some of the more bizarre traditions, such as giving a First Reading to the Outlawries Bill immediately after the speech from the throne as a token gesture of defiance of Royal authority.

Outlawries Bill

The following outlawry bill, as introduced during the reign of Queen Victoria, may serve as an illustration for such a bill's form.

In 1794, Richard Sheridan used the reading of the bill to raise the subject of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.



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