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Incorporation

of a legal body, with the quality of perpetual existence and succession, except as limited by the Royal Charter or Act of Parliament effecting the incorporation. Municipal Boroughs are incorporated by their charters; County Councils by s.

Land-boc

Land-boc [Sax.] (libellus de tera, Lat.), the deed or charter by which lands were held, Spelm.

Freight

Freight, the sum paid by a merchant or other person chartering a ship or part of a ship, or sending goods in a general ship, for the use of

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VerbarFuero

A code a charter a grant of privileges

Approved society

being a branch of another such body), registered or established under any Act of Parliament, or by Royal Charter, or having a certain 'prescribed' character, which complies with the provisions of the National Insurance Act, 1936 (a

Apothecaries

(English) Apothecaries Act, 1815 (55 Geo. 3, c. 194) (which recites and partly repeals but otherwise confirms the charter of James the First to the Apothecaries Company), and the (English) Apothecaries Amendment Act, 1874, (37 & 38

Amotion

by the (English) Municipal Corporation Act, 1882. The power of amotion is implied or may be conferred by charter. Under the old law it has been said that offences justifying amotion must either be committed in the

Alsatia

the place retained its immunities as a sanctuary, and James I. confirmed and added to them by a charter in 1608, but all privileges of sanctuary were shortly afterwards abolished in 1624 by 21 Jac. 1, c.

Aircraft papers

Aircraft papers, 'aircraft papers' includes all books, passes charter parties, bills of lading, customs receipts, manifests, certificates, licences, lists, tickets, notes, letters and other documents and writings

African company

African company, a company which, under a charter of Charles II., enjoyed an exclusive trade from the port of Sallee, in South Barbary, to the Cape

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