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Childermas day

A day December 28 observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem called also

the county of Somerset or Devon, or in the New Forest in the county of Southampton), between 10th December and 20th August; or in the county of Somerset or Devon, or in the New Forest, between 10th

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Holiday, or Holyday

provides that Easter Monday, the Monday in Whitsun-week, the first Monday in August, and the 26th day of December, if a week day, shall be kept as bank holidays in England and Ireland, and New Year's day,

Marriage

an intestacy, Birtwhisle v. Vardill, (1840) 7 Cl &Fin 895. As to persons legitimated on or after 15th December, 1926, see that Act, s. 8, though it is otherwise as to personalty [Re Goodman's Trusts, (1881) 17

Tail

estate are still applicable (a) in the investigation of all titles to land in existence on the 31st December, 1925; (b) in the construction of equitable interests into which these were converted on the 1st January, 1926,

Fellow - servant

Employers Liability Act, 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. 42), at first limited to expire on the 31st December, 1887, but since continued by successive (English) Expiring Laws Continuance Acts. See COMMON EMPLOYMENT; WORK-MEN'S COMPENSATION ACT. At

Feasts

of June; the feast of St. Michael on the 29th of September; and Christmas-day on the 25th of December. A still unrepealed Act of 1551-2 (5 & 6 Edw. 6, c. 3), directs certain days therein mentioned

Eels

during the annual close season for freshwater fish; s. 36 prohibits the use of eel baskets between 31st December and 25th June; but eels and the fry of eels are not freshwater fish by s. 92; there

Christmas-day

Christmas-day, a festival of the Christian Church observed on the 25th of December, in memory of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is one of the usual quarter-days for the payment

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