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Lascar
Lascar, a native Indian sailor; 'the term is also applied to tent-pitchers, inferior artillery-men, and others.'Wilson's Indian Glossary. Agreements by masters or owners of ships with lascars are regulated by s. 125 of the (English) Merchant...
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...
London
combinations of parishes, which conducted its local government. The franchise and qualifications were, by the Local Government Act, 1894, assimilated to those obtaining in the case of the district councils created by that Act. The London Government
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Libraries (Public)
vote. In rural parishes the parish councils had this power transferred to them by the Local Government Act, 1894. Land may be taken compulsorily. Libraries under the Act are absolutely free, save that a charge may be
Lighthouse
the sanction of Trinity House. The management of lighthouses is now regulated by the (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60), Part, XI., ss. 634-675, as amended by the (English) Merchant Shipping (Mercantile
Lighting and Watching Act, 1833
meeting has exclusive power of adoption by virtue of s. 7 (1) (a) of the Local Government Acts, 1894 and 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 307 and 308, Sched. II. By the Rating
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
Limitation of actions and prosecutions. By various statutes, of which the first was 21 Jac. 1, c. 16, the (English) Limitation Act, 1623, and the principal succeeding ones, the Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 &...
Lis pendens
Lis pendens (a pending suit). The pendency of another action between the same a parties for the same cause of action might, under the former practice, have been pleaded in abatement, though not in bar; but...
Local board
one to six votes, in proportion to the property occupied by him; but the (English) Local Government Act, 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), by s. 23 [see now Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24
Local Government
entrusted to the Local Government Board by the (English) Local Government Act, 1888. The (English) Local Government Act, 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73). This Act established throughout England and Wales a parish meeting for every
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