 The "Code" of 1771 laid down for the first time in one place the extant laws of Jersey, and from this time, the functions of the Royal Court and the States of Jersey were delimited, with sole legislative power vested in the States.Methodism arrived in Jersey in 1774, brought by fishermen returning from Newfoundland.Conflict with the authorities ensued when men refused to attend militia drill when that coincided with chapel meetings.