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Larceny (Advertisement) Act, 1870 (English)

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Stamp duties

legal proceedings and certain private ins-truments re written; and on licences for various purposes. The consolidating Stamp Act, 1870, superseded the very numerous older enactments [in great part repealed by the (English) Inland Revenue Repeal Act, 1870

Jury

the qualification for a special jury, by s. 31 of the same Act, and the (English) Jurors Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 77), s. 6, is having those property qualifications and being also legally entitled

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Tramways

rails and convey the traffic. The construction and regulation of tramways is provided for by the Tramways Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 78), and numerous special Acts. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Tramways'; and Sutton's Tramways

Married women's property

protections of the wife's property not being deemed sufficient by the Legislature, the (English) Married Women's Property Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 93) (amended in 1874 by 37 & 38 Vict. c. 50), enacted (inter

Forfeiture

misprision of treason, felony, murder, self-murder, pr'munire, and striking or threatening a judge. But the (English) Forfeiture Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 23), enacted that no conviction, etc., for treason or felony, or felo de

Unclaimed property

Balances, (5) Deposits with Bankers for Safe Custody, and (6) Found Property. (1) Government Stock.-The National Debt Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 71), ss. 51 et seq., as extended by 20 & 21 Geo. 5,

Special pleaders

s. 44 and Schedule of the (English) Stamp Act, 1891, re-enacting similar provisions of the repealed Stamp Act, 1870. They are exempt while in practice from jury service, by the Juries Act, 1870, and see (English) Solicitors

Special jury

the ordinary qualifications, are of a certain station in society as esquires, bankers, merchants, etc. The Jurors Act, 1870, s. 6, provides that every man whose name shall be on the jurors' book for any county in

School

elected triennially, for the purpose of managing 'public elementary schools' within their respective districts [(English) Elementary Education Acts, 1870 and 1873]. School Boards were abolished by the (English) Education Act, 1902, their powers and duties being transferred

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