Collection Search Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for magistrates searchX Cours du Billet. A division of the Royal Court, sometimes known as the Cour Extraordinaire. The Bailiff sat with two or three jurats and dealt with cases mainly relating to debts and promissory notes. The court was created in 1646 and abolished in 1964.Reference: D/Y/DMagistrates Court. The Magistrates Court consisting of the Causes Civiles and Causes Criminelles is concerned with civil and criminal matters of a less serious nature dating from 1854 and have a closure period of 100 years. The Magistrates Court is also responsible for the Youth and Petty Debts Courts. Petty Debts records begin in 1968 and previous records of this nature can be found in the Cour du Billet which ran from 1646 – 1964.Reference: D/Y/N Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for magistrates searchX