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Funds, public

public, the name given to the public funded debt due by Government. The practice of borrow-ing money to defray a part of the war expenditure began, with us, in the reign of William III. In the infancy

Compensatory tax

SCC 241. Compensatory tax, is a compulsory contribution levied broadly in proportion to the special benefits derived to defray the costs of regulation or to meet the outlay incurred for some special advantage to trade, commerce and

Workmen

the temporary Act of 1935 (c. 22) relate to finance. An Unemployment Assistance Fund has been created to defray the general expenses, consisting partly of contributions by county and county borough councils and partly of moneys provided

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Vectigal judiciarium

Vectigal judiciarium, fines paid to the Crown to defray the expenses of maintaining courts of justice, 3 Salk. 33.

Treasury

kept, esp., a place where public revenues are deposited and kept and from which money is disbursed to defray government expenses, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn

Pin-money

Pin-money, an annual sum settled on a wife, to defray her personal expenses in dress and pocket-money. See Howard v. Lord Digby, (1834) 2 Cl&Fin 634; Sugd. Law

Borne

Carried conveyed supported defrayed See Bear v t

Church-rates

Church-rates, tributes by which the expenses of the church are to be defrayed; made by the parishioners at large, that is, by the majority of those present at a vestry summoned

Criminal Appeal Act, 1907 (English)

a transcript is directed to be made by the registrar or by the Secretary of State, shall be defrayed, in accordane with scale of payment fixed for the time being by the Treasury, out of moneys provided

Drainage

according to the rateable value of their land, s. 5, Sched. Ibid. The expenses of Catchment Boards are defrayable out of general rates; of District Boards out of rates levied by these Boards. See Chitty's Statutes

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