Offerings
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Offerings, personal tithes, payable by custom to the parson or vicar of a parish, either occasionally, as at sacraments, marriages, churching of women, burials, etc.; or at constant times, as at Easter, Christmas, etc, 2 & 3 Edw. 6, cc. 13, 20 (repealed by the Church Assembly Measure, 16 & 17 Geo. 5,
No. 5), and 21. Voluntary Easter offerings received by an incumbent are profits accruing to him and are assessable for income tax, Cooper v. Blakiston, 1909 AC 104.
No. 5), and 21. Voluntary Easter offerings received by an incumbent are profits accruing to him and are assessable for income tax, Cooper v. Blakiston, 1909 AC 104.
Definitions are for legal research. Always verify meaning in the context of the statute, judgment, or jurisdiction cited.