Encyclopaedia of the laws of England: with forms and precedents by the most eminent legal authorities

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Alexander Wood Renton, Maxwell Alexander Robertson
Sweet & Maxwell, Limited, 1906

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Page 602 - words to the following effect:—" Having heard the evidence, do you wish to say anything in answer to the charge? You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing, and may be given in evidence against you at your trial.
Page 202 - drawer ") to another (the " drawee "), signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed (the drawee) to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determiuable future time, a sum certain in money to
Page 247 - bills of lading, India warrants, warehouse-keepers' certificates, warrants or orders for the delivery of goods, or any other documents used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by indorsement or by delivery, the possessor of such document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented (a
Page 536 - or take in stores in the canal and its ports of access, except in so far as may be strictly necessary. The transit of the aforesaid vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay, in accordance with the regulations in force, and without any other intermission
Page 149 - 30th March 1867, pass unimpaired to the United States under that treaty ? 5. Has the United States any right, and, if so, what right, of protection or property in the fur-seals frequenting the islands of the United States in the Behring Sea when such seals are found outside the ordinary three-mile limit ? The
Page 149 - 3. Was the body of water, now known as the Behring Sea, included in the phrase " Pacific Ocean," as used in the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Russia; and what rights, if any, in the Behring Sea were held and exclusively exercised by Russia after the said treaty ? 4. Did not
Page 606 - there is: (1) An implied condition on the part of the seller that in the case of a sale he has a right to sell the goods, and that, in the case of an agreement to sell, he will have a right to sell them at the time when the property is to pass
Page 223 - and average accustomed. In witness whereof the master or agent of the said ship hath affirmed to bills of lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which bills being accomplished the others to stand void. Dated in the day of Signed
Page 593 - where an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates, and the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, the returning officer, whether entitled or not to vote in the first instance, may give such additional vote by word of mouth or in writing
Page 167 - resides or works or carries on business or happens to be, or the approach to such house or place, with a view to compel him to abstain from doing or to do any act which he has a legal right to do or abstain from doing.

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