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Inspector-General of the Forces
Inspector-General of the Forces. An officer origin-ally appointed in 1904, whose duty it is to inspect the Army and report upon its efficiency to the Army Council. The
Seashore
Seashore, the space of land between high and low-water mark. It belongs to the Crown, or, by grant from the Crown, to the lord of the manor or other grantee of the Crown, and the public...
Settled land
Settled land. For the purposes of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, 'settled land' meant land, and any estate and interest therein, which was the subject of a settlement; and 'settlement' meant any instrument, or any...
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Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes. The (English) Betting and Lotteries Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 58), subject to the provisions of the Act, all lotteries are illegal, but certain lotteries are exempted (s. 23) small lotteries incidental...
Tenant
not necessarily mean a lessee unless it is used in opposition to landlord, Ekambara Ayyar v. Meenatchi Ammal, 1904 ILR 27 Mad 401. Means a agriculturist who cultivates personally the land he holds on lease from the
Tree
Tree. Overhanging branches may be cut by an adjoining owner without notice to the owner of the tree, provided that the adjoining owner does not go upon the land of the owner of the tree, Lemmon...
Unclaimed property
Unclaimed property. This devolves on the Crown at Common Law. Unclaimed property may be dealt with under the heads of (1) Government Stock, (2) Chancery Funds, (3) Stock in Public Companies, (4) Bankers' Balances, (5) Deposits...
Usual common form
Usual common form, means the articles of association sometimes provide that the transfer of shares should be in writing, and in the 'usual common form'. This expression means that everything which is material to the transfer...
Vert
Vert [fr. verd, Fr.; viridis, Lat.], otherwise called greenhue, everything that bears a green leaf within a forest that may cover a deer; but especially great and thick coverts. 'Vert, venison and inclosure' were three of...
Way
can always be dedicated to the public, and as to what will constitute dedication, see Simpson v. A.-G., 1904 AC 476. By the (English) Rights of Way Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 45), public
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