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Quarry
of State were transferred to the Board of Trade by 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 50. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Mines and Quarries.' As a noun the term 'quarry' has been defined as the spot where
Tonnage
Tonnage, the estimated number of tons burden that a ship will carry; as to measurement, see ss. 77 to 78 and Sch. II. of the (English) Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and ss. 54, 55 of the...
Stranger in blood
Stranger in blood, a person in no degree of relation-ship to another. See schedule to the Stamp Act, 1815 (Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Death Duties'), by which 10 per cent. duty is payable on a legacy 'to...
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Succession duties
probate duty was then payable in respect of it. Consult Hanson; Rouse's Practical Man. 19th Edn.; and see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Death Duties.' See DEATH DUTIES and LEGACY DUTY.
Summary jurisdiction
by the Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914, and Criminal Justice Act, 1925; see also HUSBAND AND WIFE. see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Justices' and Stone's Justices Manual; and also SESSIONS OF THE PEACE.
Summons
Summons [fr. the writ called summoneas--Pegge's Anecd. Of the Eng. Lang., 2nd Edn. 173], a call of authority, admonition to appear in court, a citation. 1. To commence Action in High Court, By R.S.C. Ord. II.,...
Superannuation Acts, 1834-1935
schools (elementary), School Teachers (Superannuation) Acts, 1918-1924; others, Teachers (Superannuation) Acts, 1918-1924; others, Teachers (Superannuation Acts), 1918-1935. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Pensions,' and PENSIONS.
Tax
the House of Commons, see the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 3). See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Revenue.' See also DEATH DUTIES; ESTATE DUTY; INCOME-TAX; LAND-TAX. A 'tax' is a compulsory exaction of
Text book
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
Theatre
(s. 15) of the penalty not exceeding 50l. and absolute avoidance of the licence of the theatre. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Public Entertainment.' A picture house is not a theatre for the purpose of building restrictions applicable
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