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Insolvency
Repeal and Insolvent Court Act, 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 83), all the enactments on this subject theretofore existing were repealed, and provision was made for winding up and terminating all mattes pending under the Acts … debts, while the future estate of an insolvent remained liable for his debts even after his discharge. The Acts from time to time in operation for the relief of insolvent debtors were 53 Geo. 3, c. 102;
City of London Court
s. 55, known as the 'Sheriffs Court of the City of London.' Its procedure was, theretofore, regulated by Acts and Rules peculiar to itself; but by the County Courts Act, 1934, s 186, replacing s. 185 of
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Marriage
has become a constitutional practice of the legislature to pass from time to time, as required, special validating acts to confirm, ex abundanti coutela, marriages where some general defect of form or a slip might throw doubt … Chronological Table of Statutes; (English) also the Marriages Legalization Act, 1901 (1 Edw. 7, c. 23), legalizing marriages theretofore performed in sixteen churches or places, one being 'the Parish Room of Cadney, in the parish of Cadney-cum-Howsham,'
Feoffment
Feoffment [fr. feoffare, to give a feud,] the transfer of freehold land, in ancient times, by word of mouth and livery of seisin, i.e., by the delivery to the transferee of corporal possession of the land...
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