Secondary Bailliages principal and bailliages

The secondary concept of Bailliage principal and bailliage is worth only for the preparation of the General states of 1789. It by no means implies a hierarchy between the bailliages.

As for the General states of 1614, the bailliages (legal frameworks) had been retained for the preparation of those of 1789. Whereas in right there did not exist any difference between the bailliages whatever was the surface of their Ressort or the importance of the town of their seat, the Règlement of January 24th, 1789 relating to the preparation of the General states divided them into two categories or " classes" , according to their situation in 1614, last general states held before those envisaged at the spring of 1789. The bailliages which had been directly convened with the General states of 1614 became " bailliages principaux". All those which had not been convened in 1614 and which of this fact did not have " député" that via the first became " bailliages secondaires".
a state annexed to the official text of January 24th, 1789 indicated, for each bailliage secondary, its bailliage principal of fastening. But - it is advisable to insist on this point - there did not exist juridically any difference between the bailliages, which they were " principaux" or " secondaires" (in particular no subordination of the ones to the others), nor no difference between the deputies elected in such or such spring.

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