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Voluntarily given up his membership

person may voluntarily give up his membership of a political party even though he has not tendered his resignation from the membership of that party. Even in the absence of a formal resignation from membership an inference

Incumbent

Incumbent, a clergyman in possession of as ecclesiastical benefice. As to resignation with pen-sion, see the Incumbents Resignation Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 44); and the Clergy Pensions

Writing under his hand

Writing under his hand, a type written letter of resignation duly signed by the person tendering his resignation also means 'writing under his hand', Vice-chairman, Village Panchayat, Maranbeed

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Simony

to the Benefices Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 48), which declaration, however, contains a saving for Resignation Bonds (see RESIGNATION). The unlawful practice of giving or receiving money or gifts in exchange for spiritual promotion,

Dean

for the re-arrangement of the boundaries of archdeaconries and rural deaneries, and by the (English) Deans and Canons Resignation Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 8), for the resignation of Deans. See also (English) Cathedrals (Houses

Bishop

chancellor who holds his Court and assists him in matters of ecclesiastical law, and vicar-general. As to the resignation of archbishops and bishops when incapacitated by age or other infirmities, and appointment of bishop co-adjuctor where bishop

Abdication

Abdication, where a magistrate or person in office voluntarily renounces or gives it up. It differs from resignation, in that resignation is made by one who has received his office from another and restores it into

Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

the Privy Council in the hearing of appeals (App. Jur. Act, 1876, s. 6). On the death or resignation of any two members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council the Crown was empowered to appoint

Surrender of copyholds

to the bailiff, beadle, or reeve, or to certain tenants of the manor, either as a relinquishment or resignation of such estate, or as the medium of conveying or transferring it to another. Surrenders were made in

Parson

cease to be so by death; by cession, in taking another benefice, by consecration to a bishopric, by resignation, or by deprivation, 1 Bl. Com. 388, 392.

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