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Art treasure, 'art treasure' means any human work of art, not being an antiquity, declared by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette, to be an art treasure for the purposes of this Act having regard to its artistic or aesthetic value. [Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (52 of 1972), s. 2(b) ]...
Treasure
Treasure, means anything of any value hidden in the soil or in anything affixed thereto. (Indian Treasure Trover Act, 1878, s. 3)The term treasure means an article concealed in the soil, the woner of article not being known, AIR 1967 Pat 312 (314). [Treasure Trove Act (6 of 1878), s. 3]...
treasure trove
treasure trove : treasure that anyone finds ;specif : gold or silver in the form of money, plate, or bullion that is found hidden and whose ownership is not known NOTE: State law determines who is entitled to a treasure trove. ...
Treasure-trove
Treasure-trove [thesaurus inventus Lat.], money or coin, gold, silver plate, or bullion found hidden in the earth or other private place, the owner thereof being unknown or unfound, in which case it belongs to the Crown: see Jervis on Coroners, p. 2. Bracton defines it, vetus depositio pecuni'. Concealing treasure-trove is punishable by fine or imprisonment.Coroners have jurisdiction to inquire of treasure-trove, under s. 36 of the Coroners Act, 1887, as theretofore, but not to inquire into any question of title as between the Crown and any other claimant, Attorney General v. Moore, (1893) 1 Ch 676.As to the Roman law on this subject, see Sand. Just....
Treasurer
Treasurer, means a corporate or government officer who receives, maintains custody of invests, and disburses funds, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1507.One who has the care of money or treasure. See TREASURY.There was a Lord High Treasurer of England, but the duties are now executed by commissioners. The Prime Minister generally fills the office of First Lord of the Treasury....
Treasurer's Remembrancer
Treasurer's Remembrancer, The whose charge was to put the Lord Treasurer and the rest of the Judges of the Exchequer in remembrance of such things as were called on and dealt in for the sovereign's behoof. There is still one in Scotland....
Under Treasurer of England
Under Treasurer of England [vice-thesaurarius Angli', Lat.], he who transacted the business of the Lord High Treasurer....
Vice-Treasurer
Vice-Treasurer. See UNDER-TREASURER....
treasure
treasure : personal property that is hidden in something else for an extended period and whose owner cannot be determined ...
treasurer
treasurer : an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: as a : a governmental officer charged with keeping, receiving, and disbursing public revenues b : the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation trea·sur·er·ship n ...
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