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Death duties
person to his successors; (4) Settlement Estate Duty was abolished in respect of all deaths after 11th May, 1914, (English) Finance Act, 1914, s. 14. It consisted of 1 per cent., increased to 2 per cent. by
Bankrupt
beneficed clergyman the trustee may apply for a sequestration of the profits of the benefice (English) (Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 50). Peers and Members of Parliament are disqualified by bankruptcy from sitting or voting [(English) Bankruptcy Act,
Banking policy
beneficed clergyman the trustee may apply for a sequestration of the profits of the benefice (English) (Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 50). Peers and Members of Parliament are disqualified by bankruptcy from sitting or voting [(English) Bankruptcy Act,
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Alien
within His Majesty's dominions and allegiance (q.v.). See definitions in the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Acts, 1914 and 1933, infra. At common law aliens were subject to very many disqualifications, the nature of which is
Arrangements between debtors and creditors
& 54 Vict. c. 24. The law has now been consolidated by the (English) Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 47), which repeals the Act of 1887, and also parts of the
Coal mine
with alterations, a great part of the existing law, and itself amended by the (English) Coal Mines Act, 1914 (4 & 5Geo. 5, c. 22), contains a set of elaborate enactments for the management, safety, and inspection
Copyright
and as to the position with respect to copyright of a trustee in bankruptcy, see (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 60. The Act of 1911 repeals a great number of statutes relating to copyright, but the Musical
Paper Money
bank notes, bills of exchange, and promissory notes. On the outbreak of the war with Germany in August, 1914, the government issued currency notes for 1l. and 10s. respectively to a considerable amount. The first issued were
Preferential payments
assets are insufficient, in which case they are to abate in equal proportions. By the (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914 (see s. 34), the preference was extended to apprentices. See the (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 33, and
Receiver
R.S.C. Ord. LXXI., r. 1; Re Newdegate Colliery Co., (1912) 1 Ch 468. Under the (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 8, the court may appoint the official receiver to be interim receiver of the debtor's property. A
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