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Encyclopedia > Town privileges

Town privileges was an important feature of European towns during most of the 2nd millenium.


Judicially, a town was distinguished from the surrounding land by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined the town's privileges and laws.


The most common privileges was that of trade and the establishment of guilds. Some degree of self-government, representation in a Diet, and tax-relief could also be granted.


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Connecticut Town Histories, Kent - Warren (1008 words)
The town was incorporated, and vested with town privileges at the session of the Legislature in October, 1739.
The town is watered by the Shepaug, a branch of the Housatonic.
The population of the town in 1810 was 1,096; in 1830 it was reduced to 986.
Town privileges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (173 words)
Town privileges were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.
Judicially, a town was distinguished from the surrounding land by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws.
The most common privileges was that of trade and the establishment of guilds.
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