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Being in the first year of an experience especially in a U S high school or college of a person...
First fruits
First fruits, an incident to the old feudal tenures, being one year's profits of the land after the death of a tenant, which belonged to the king. Hence arose the claim of the head of the Church to the first year's profits of every clergyman's benefice; otherwise called annates or primati', transferred from the Pope to the Crown by 26 Hen. 8, c. 3, and from the Crown to the Church for the augmentation of poor livings, by 2 & 3 Anne, c. 11. The holders of benefices of a value not exceeding 50l. a year were freed from first fruits and tenths by 6 Anne, c. 44, and 6 Anne, c. 54. First fruits were paid on their value as compounded for under 26 Hen. 8, c. 3, by the then holders of preferments. But both first fruits and tenths were abolished by the First Fruits and Tenths Measure, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5, No. 5). See BOUNTY OF QUEEN ANNE AND TENTHS....
First
Preceding all others of a series or kind the ordinal of one earliest as the first day of a month the first year of a reign...
Year
Year, means a period commencing on 1st April and ending on 31st March next following. [Rajasthan Public Libraries Act, 2006, s. 2(t)]Means a year commencing on 1st day of April. [Equity Linked Savings Scheme, 2005, s. 2(g)][fr. gear, Sax.], 365 days, twelve calendar months, fifty-two weeks and one day, or in Leap Year (q.v.) 366 days, i.e., fifty-two weeks and two days.The first day of the year was legally altered for England from the 25th of March to 1st of January in and after 1752 by the Calendar (New Style) Act, 1750 (24 Geo. 2, c. 23) (Chitty's Statutes, tit. ' Time '), but as appears from the preamble to that statute, the 1st of January had been the first day of the year in Scotland, in other nations, and by ' common usage throughout the whole kingdom.' See CALENDAR generally, when a statute speaks of a year it must be considered as twelve calendar and not lunar months, Bishop of Peterborough v. Catesby, 1608 Cro Jac 166.For the termination of the statutory year for certain finan...
Civil Law
Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more properly distinguished by the name of municipal law.The term 'civil law' is now chiefly applied to that which the Romans complied from the laws of nature and nations.The 'Roman Law'and the 'Civil Law' are convertible phrases, meaning the same system of jurisprudence; it is now frequently denominated 'the Roman Civil Law.'The collections of Roman Civil Law, before its reformation in the sixth century of the Christian era by the eastern Emperor Justinian, were the following:--(1) Leges Regi'. These laws were for the most part promulgated by Romulus, Numa Pompilius and Servius Tullius. To Romulus are ascribed the formation of a constitutional government, and the imposition of a fine, instead of death, for crimes; Numa Pompilius composed the laws relating to religion and divine worship, and abated the rigour of subsisting laws; and Servius Tullius, the sixth king,...
New Year's Day
New Year's Day, the 1st of January. The 25th of March was the civil and legal New Year's Day till the alteration of the style in 1752, when it was permanently fixed as the 1st January.In Scotland the year was, by a proclamation which bears date 27th November, 1599, ordered thenceforth to commence in that kingdom on the 1st January instead of the 25th March. By the (English) Bank Holidays Act, 1871 (34 Vict. c. 17), New Year's Day is made a bank holiday in Scotland, and bills, etc., becoming due on that day are payable on the following day. See HOLIDAY....
Financial year
Financial year. By s. 22 of the (English) Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63):-In this Act and in every Act passed after the commencement of this Act [Jan. 1, 1890] the expression 'financial year' shall, unless the contrary intention appears, means as respects any matters relating to the Consolidated Fund, or moneys provided by Parliament, or to the Exchequer, or to Imperial taxes or finance, the 12 months ending the 31st day of March.Financial year shall means the year commencing on the first day of April. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(21)]Means the year ending on the 31st day of March, Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur Act, 2004, s. 2(5).Means the year beginning on the 1st April and ending on the 31st March of the next following year, Maharashtra Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary Management Act, 2005, s. 2(b).Means the year beginning on the Ist April and ending on the 31st March next following, Rajasthan Fiscal Responsibilities and Budget ...
Assessment year
Assessment year, means the period of twelve months commencing on the 1st day of April every year. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957), s. 2 (d)]Assessment year is a standard period of 12 months commencing on 1st April of every year, Premier Cable Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, (1999) 3 SCC 367....
New Years Day
the first day of a calendar year the first day of January Often colloquially abbreviated to New years or new year...
Calendar year
Calendar year, means the year commencing on the 1st day of January. [Copy Right Act, 1957 (14 of 1957), s. 2(e)]--means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year. [Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), s. 2 (bb)]...
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