Przysięga w śledztwie allewiacyjnym w Królestwie Polskim w świetle akt powiatowych wieluńskich, zamojskich i łukowskich do 1866 r
An oath in the investigation of alleviation in the Kingdom of Poland in the light of the district records of Wieluń, Zamość and Łuków till 1866

Summary/Abstract: An oath in the investigation of alleviation played an important evidence role. It was to confirm the accuracy of testimony and the value of damage, which the aggrieved parties had suffered. An oath was taken before the litigious department in the magistrate’s court. The aggrieved parties and witnesses had to make an oath on their previous testimonies, made during administrative investigation. Th e contents of the oath had claimed the value of the damage. The court drew up a written record from the oath and sent the documents to a district commissar (district governor). After the files had been completed, the district official sent them all to the administrative court, which was obliged to continue the proceedings. The alleviation was impossible without the oath.

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