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Year-books, or Books of years and terms, reports, in a regular series, from the time of King Edward II. to Henry VIII., which were taken by the protho-notaries or chief scribes of the courts, at the expense of the Crown, and published annually; hence their denomination. The Year-books are valuable as documents of progressive law, although they have not been classified or digested in the manner of later reports. See REPORTS....
Indecent prints or books
Indecent prints or books. The sale, or obtaining, or procuring of such prints, with intent to sell, is a misdemeanor. The (English) Obscene Publications Act, 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 83) ('Lord Campbell's Act'), gives summary powers to metropolitan or other stipendiary magistrates, or any two justices of the peace, to issue special warrants to constables for the searching of houses, etc., in which obscene books, pictures, etc., are suspected to be kept, on complaint on oath that the complainant believes that such books are there, and that one or more of the like character have been 'sold, distributed, exhibited, lent or otherwise published,' and on the magistrate, etc., being satisfied that any of the Articles are of such a character that the publication of them would be a misdemeanor, and proper to be prosecuted as such-which must be stated [see Ex parte Bradlaugh, (1878) 3 QBD 509]-he may order the seizure and destruction of such books, etc.Publication is not excused by innocent motive...
Official Log-book
Official Log-book, a log-book in a certain form, and containing certain specified entries required by ss. 239 and 240 of the (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, re-enacting ss. 280-282 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, to be kept by all British merchant ships, except those exclusively engaged in the coasting trade. By s. 239(6) the entries are admissible as evidence....
Text book
Text book, involve either some original matter contributed and published by the author, or it may even include an intelligent selection of the work of another author or authors for use in schools. It may also include some books which have been copyrighted, if the scheme of the book or books involves a graduated or considered study or training in the particular subject like say, books of drawing, it might be said to be a textbook, Gopala Chetty v. Director of Public Instruction, Mysore, AIR 1955 Mys 81: 1955 ILR Mys 203.A legal treatise which lays down principles or collects decisions on any branch of the law--e.g., Mayne on Damages; Chitty on Contracts, etc.; Darton Vendors and Purchasers. They are, of course, not binding on the Court, but some of them are by general consent treated as guiding authorities: see Ecclesiastical Commissioners v. Parr, (1894) 2 QB 428, per Lord Esher, M.R. Text-books written by living authors who are practising barristers are not cited in the courts as auth...
Pass Book
Pass Book, shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Rajasthan Pass Book (Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1983 (14 of 1983). [The Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 2003, s. 3(e)]...
Muster-book
Muster-book, a book in which the forces are registered, Termes dela Ley....
Ledger-book
Ledger-book, a book in the prerogative Courts, considered as their rolls...
Feuds, book of
Feuds, book of, published during the reign of Henry III., about the year 1152. 'While most of the nations of Europe referred to the Book of Feuds as the grand code of law by which to correct and amend the imperfections in their own tenures, there is not in our law-books any allusion that intimates the existence of such a body of constitutions.'-2 Reeves, 55....
Doomsday-book
Doomsday-book. See DOMESDAY-BOOK...
Day-book
Day-book, a tradesman's journal; a book in which all the transactions of the day are set down....
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