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Circuits
Circuits (seven eight formerly), certain divisions of England and Wales, appointed for the judges to go formerly twice a year, in the respective vacations … borough of Carmarthen and town of Haverfordwest. The places, and also as far as it may be, the days for holding assizes, and various other regulations as to circuits, are from time to time altered by Orders
Usual Covenants
these are is a question of fact, but it may perhaps be laid down that at the present day covenants by the lessee to pay rent, to pay taxes, and to repair, and a qualified covenant by … Usual Covenants, covenants usually inserted in deeds having a similar scope to that in respect of which a question arises. The phrase occurs most frequently
Marginal note
the earlier reports placed in the margin, and corresponding to the head-notes of later times and the present day 'marginal notes are often conveniently appended to documents of any kind. The marginal notes which appear in the … note, an abstract of a reported case, a summary of the facts, or brief statement of the principle decided, which is prefixed to the report of the case, usually in the earlier reports placed in the margin,
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Extradition
state where it was committed, in order that he may be tried there. It is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by international law, but is usually the subject of treaty terminable at one year's notice. … (English) Extradition Acts, 1873, 1895, and 1906, provides for the arrangements and procedure regarding extradition, see R. v. Daye, (1908) 2 KB 333, and imposes various restrictions thereon, e.g., in regard to political offences. The (English) Extradition
Time
time under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, see s. 230 of that Act. And see FRACTION OF A DAY; LIMITATION OF ACTION OR PROSECUTION; MONTH; PRESCRIPTION; REASONABLE TIME. Time Bargains.--Contracts for the sale of a certain amount … Time. before 1751 the legal year in England began on the 25th March, therein differing from the common usage in the whole kingdom, and the legal method in Scotland. In 1751 the Gregorian,
Justices
form of which was settled by all the judges in 1590, and continues, with little alteration, to this day. Consult Putnam's Early Treatises on the Practice of the Justices of the Peace in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth … Justices, officers deputed by the Crown to ad-minister justice and do right by way of judgment. The judges of the Supreme
Births, Marriages, and Deaths
Births, Marriages, and Deaths. By the (English) Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 86), amended by … which to his knowledge a child is born, the duty of giving information to the registrar within 42 days. By s. 10 a corresponding obligation to register a death is imposed upon relatives, etc. By s. 203
Electoral roll
People Act, 1951 must be understood to be the electoral roll that was in force on the last day for making the nominations for the election, Baidyanath Panjiar v. Sitaram Mahto, (1969) 2 SCC 447: AIR 1970
Sittings
Michaelmas sittings, the Hilary sittings, the Easter sittings, and the Trinity sittings. The Michaelmas sittings commence on the day appointed by Order in Council (Long Vacation Order, 1935, 12th October; Long Vacation Order, 1936, 12th October), and … Sittings. By the Judicature Act, 1873, s. 26, the division of the legal year into terms is abolished, and sittings are substituted for it. See now (English) R.S.C.
Age
and municipal franchise. Full age in male or female is 21 years, which age is completed on the day preceding the twenty-first anniversary or a person's birth. By s. 1(1) 5 of the (English) Law of Property … Age, the criminal responsibility of males and females, and their power to do certain acts, depends upon their age. A child under 7 cannot commit any offence; between the ages of
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