SC - Commonwealth?
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Tue Oct 27 08:22:12 PST 1998
> > Rhiannon C. wrote
> >
> > Well, state-wise, it's just a state. Parish is used instead of county,
> > but
> > it meand the same thing. State law, however, is based in the Napoleonic
> > Code, and that's where it gets weird.
> >
>
> Not in Mass. There are parishes within counties. I'm so confused!
>
> Alys D.
>
A parish is also a political subdivision of a British county, usually
corresponding to an ecclesiastical parish. Since Massachusetts is one of
the original colonies, I would say your parishes are a holdover from the
British system.
Bear
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