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Partnership
Partnership, the relation which subsists between persons carrying on a business with a view to profit--so defined by s. 1, sub-s. 1, of the (English) Partnership Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 39), a … nature of the partnership is changed in any of these particulars, the registrar must be notified within seven days. As in an ordinary partnership, so in a limited partnership, the parties are to a great extent free
Rent
out of another rent-charge with power to appoint a receiver of the same charged upon default for twenty-one days. Rent is not due till midnight of the day upon which it is reserved, although sunset is the … of a two fold nature--first, as some-thing issuing out of the land, as a compensation for the possession during the term; and secondly, as an acknowledgment made by the tenant to the lord of his fealty or
Constable
horse, who at length obtained the command of the army], an officer to whom our law commits the duty of maintaining the peace, and bringing to justice those by whom it is infringed. Provision is made for … By the (English) Police (Weekly Rest-Day) Act, 1910, a constable is to be off duty at least 52 days in the year, and as far as practicable to have one day's rest in seven. By the (English)
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Pawnbroker
unless the pawner takes a pawn-ticket. 16. Redemption. Every pledge shall be redeemable within 12 months from the day of pawning, exclusive of that day; and there shall be added to that year of redemption 7 days … Act, together with its amending Acts, is repealed, and the statute law of the subject consolidated. Sch. IV., dealing with profits and charges, has been amended by the (English) Pawnbrokers Act, 1922, in respect of loans not
Shop
provided by the Act, be closed not later than 1 P.M. on one week-day in every week, which day may be fixed by the local authority (s. 4); and a ''closing hour,' not earlier than 7 P.M., … amusement. A business establishment or place of employment; a factory, office, or other place of business, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1384. The (English) Shops Act, 1934, deals with the employment of persons under eighteen years,
Workmen's Compensation Act
(Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 [15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), s. 1 (1)] The compensation is not damages for negligence or any other tort at common law or by statute (see COMPBELL (LORD) ACTS (Fatal Accidents … 25). Compensation is not payable for an injury which does not disable the workman for at least three days from earning full wages in his employment [s. 1 (1) (a), ibid.], and serious and wilful misconduct may
Replevin
recover possession in specie of goods unlawfully taken (generally, but not exclusively, applicable to the taking of goods distrained for rent), by contesting the validity of the seizure, whereas, if the owner prefer to have damages instead, … be replevied. In cases of distress for rent the replevy should be made before the expiration of five days (or fifteen, if s. 6 of the Law of Distress Amendment Act, 1888, applies) after the distress, otherwise
Insurance
a premium. As to what is known as a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404. Insurable Interest must be possessed by … premium; and it is usual for the office, by way of indulgence, to allow a period of fifteen days or longer after the expiration of each year for the payment of the premium for the next year;
Company
was assessable or was assessed as a company for the assessment for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1948, or which is declared by general or special order of the Central Board of Revenue … is incorporated and, in the case of a limited company, that the company is limited. (2) From the date of incorporation mentioned in the certificate of incorporation, the subscribers of the memorandum, together with such other persons
Judgment
Judgment [fr. judgment, Fr.], judicial determination; decision of a Court. Under the former practice of the superior Courts, this term was usually applied only … having obtained a verdict in a cause tried out of term, was entitled to issue execution in fourteen days, unless the judge who tried the cause, or some other judge, or the Court, ordered execution to issue
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