The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer of Pleas, and Exchequer of Chamber, ...E. B. Ince, 1854 |
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Act of Parliament aforesaid amend amount appeal application appointed arbitrators assessment authority bill Board of Trade borough British burgh carriage certificate certificate of registry charge clerk Commissioners conviction costs Court Court of Chancery declaration deemed discharge district duly duties election entitled evidence expenses granted hackney carriage hereby hereinafter highway incur a penalty indictment Ireland Judge jurisdiction jury Justices land lawful liable licence LORD CAMPBELL magistrate Majesty Majesty's Majesty's Treasury manner notice offence officer owner paid parish Parliament party payable payment penalty not exceeding person pilot pilotage port prisoner proceedings purpose Quarter Sessions Queen Railway Company rateable received registered registrar registry regulations relating rent respect road rule Scotland seaman or apprentice sheriff shew shipping master society stamp stamp duty statute surveyor therein thereof thereto think fit Tonnage town Trinity House Turnpike United Kingdom wages warrant
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Page 300 - Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the Judge to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by witnesses; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the Court and jury as evidence of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the writing in dispute.
Page 300 - ... conviction, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same.
Page 33 - Every such company as aforesaid shall be liable for the loss of or for any injury done to any horses, cattle, or other animals, or to any articles, goods, or things, in the receiving, forwarding, or delivering thereof, occasioned by the neglect or default of such company or its servants, notwithstanding any notice, condition, or declaration made and given by such company contrary thereto, or in anywise limiting such liability; every such notice, condition, or 1854. declaration being hereby declared...
Page 132 - ... or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting...
Page 133 - Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election : 4.
Page 85 - Act the following words and expressions shall have the several meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction...
Page 298 - ... parties or the arbitrators, as the case may be, with a written notice to appoint an arbitrator...
Page 209 - Whenever any ship, whether a steam or sailing ship, proceeding in one direction, meets another ship, whether a steam or tailing ship, proceeding in another direction, so that if both ships were to continue their respective courses they would pass so near as to involve any risk of a collision, the helms of both ships shall be put to port so as to pass on the port side of each other...
Page 133 - ... of any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election : 3.
Page 207 - ... shall be made as soon as possible after the occurrence to which it relates, and. if not made on the same day as the occurrence to which it relates, shall be made and dated so as to show the date of the...