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Mandamus

a rule ordering justices to do any act appertaining to their office, and the (English) County Courts Act, 1888, s. 131 [see now (English) County Courts Act, 1934, s. 114], makes a similar provision as to county

Manchester

Manchester became a municipal borough in 1838 and a county borough by the Local Government Act, 1888. Its bishopric was established by 10 & 11 Vict. c. 108; as to the cathedral, see 23 &

Machinery

of Greater Bombay v. Blue Stars Ltd., AIR 1995 Bom 38 (40). [Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, (3 of 1888), Sch. H, Item 50] Includes prime movers, transmission machinery and all other appliances whereby power is generated, transformed,

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London

19 & 20 Vict. c. 94. The administrative 'county' of London was established by the Local Government Act, 1888, s. 40, and consists of the city of London and the various metropolitan parishes in the counties of

Local taxation licences

are transferred to county councils for their county funds by s. 20 of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888. A full list of the licences is given in Sched. I. of the Act. By s. 6 of

Local and Personal Acts

to be a public one, and judicially noticed as such, unless the contrary be expressly declared. Interpretation Act, 1888, s. 9. Some Public and General Acts contain provisions for the alteration by Regulations, Statutory or Provisional Order,

Lloyd's

and forwarded to London. Signal stations have been established under the provisions of (English) Lloyd's Signal Station Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 29). Derelict ships have to be reported to Lloyd's (Derelict Vessels (Report) Act,1896

Liberty

Essex, see Law Journal for July 11, 1891. By s. 48, sub-s. 1, of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1888, every liberty and franchise of a county forms for the purpose of that Act part of the county

Libel

Libel [fr. libellus, Lat.; libelle, Fr.]. False defamatory words, if written and published, constitute a libel: Odgers on libel, p. 1. 'Everything printed or written, which reflects on the character of another, and is published without...

Legacy

' 500l. can be recovered in the County Court, by s. 67 of the (English) County Courts Act, 1888, taken from the repealed Act of 1865, which first gave an equitable jurisdiction to County Courts. See now

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