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Stealing Children

Stealing Children. See KIDNAPPING....

Abduction: (1) The forcible or fradulent taking away of a woman. It is felony:-(a) Where any person from motives of lucre takes away or detains any woman who has any interest in any property (even a presumptive expectation) with intent to marry or carnally know her or to cause her to be married or carnally known. (b) Where any person fradulently allures, takes away or detains with like intent such a woman under 21 out of the possession and against the will of her parent or other person having the lawful care of her. In either of these two cases a person convicted is incapable of taking any estate or interest in the woman's property, (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1861. (c) Where any person by force takes away or detains any woman being of age with like intent (Ib. s. 54). It is a misdemeanour:-(a) Where any person takes away an unmarried girl under 16 out of the possession and against the will of her parent or other person having lawful charge of her (Ib. s. 55). A bona fid...

Child-stealing

Child-stealing. See the (English) Offences against the Person Act,1861, s. 56, which applies to children under fourteen, and punishes decoying either by force or fraud....

Plagii-crimen, or Plagium

Plagii-crimen, or Plagium, the stealing and retaining the children of freemen and slaves, Civ. Law....

Glass

Glass. By the (English) Larceny Act, 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 50), s. 81(1), every person who steals or with intent to steal breaks any glass belonging to any building, shall be guilty of a felony punishable as in the case of simple larceny.By (English) Carriers Act, 1830 (11 Geo. 4 and 1 Will. 4, c. 68), s. 1, a carrier is not liable for loss or damage above 10l. unless such glass has been declared and an increased charge accepted.As to deposit in streets and the power of making byelaws to prevent such a nuisance, see (English) Highways Act, 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 50), s. 72; (English) Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 76), s. 16; Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39Vict. c. 55), s. 171; (English) Town Police Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 89), s. 28. (English) Under Factories and Workshops Act, 1901 (1 Edw. 7, c. 22), 'Glass works' is a non-textile factory; see ss. 40, 78, regarding meals and meal-times in such works; as to night employment of persons of fourteen and...

Wills

Wills. A will is the valid disposition by a living person, to take effect after his death, of his disposable property. ''But in law ultima voluntas in scriptis is used, where lands or tenements are devised, and testamentum, when it concerneth chattels': Co. Litt. 111 a.Depository of Will of Living Person.-By the (English) Jud. Act, 1925, s. 172, replacing s. 91 of the Court of Probate Act, 1857:-There shall, under the control and direction of the High Court, be provided safe and convenient depositories for the custody of the wills of living persons, and any person may deposit his will therein.And see (English) Administration of Justice Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 26), s. 11, as to deposit of wills under control of the High Court.Law before 1838.-The right of testamentary aliena-tion of lands is a matter depending on Act of Parliament. Before 32 Hen. 8, c. 1, a will could not be made of land, and before the Statute of Frauds a will (see NUNCUPATIVE WILL) could be made by word of mouth...

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