The Standard Library Cyclopedia of Political, Constitutional, Statistical and Forensic Knowledge: Forming a Work of Universal Reference on the Subjects of Civil Administration, Political Economy, Finance, Commerce, Laws and Social Relations ...H. G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... origin , was , by acquisitions of property by means of several regulations in the reign of Henry slaves who were a part of the hereditas . VIII . , in a great measure discontinued , A slave could in many cases acquire for and at length ...
... origin , was , by acquisitions of property by means of several regulations in the reign of Henry slaves who were a part of the hereditas . VIII . , in a great measure discontinued , A slave could in many cases acquire for and at length ...
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... origin of a nation , for it signifies " people coeval with the land which they inhabit. oath the juror recognises the right of the king under the Act of Settlement , engages to support him to the utmost of the juror's power , promises to ...
... origin of a nation , for it signifies " people coeval with the land which they inhabit. oath the juror recognises the right of the king under the Act of Settlement , engages to support him to the utmost of the juror's power , promises to ...
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... origin , and had a kind of con- nexion , they seem not to have had any complete federal system . Yet they pro- bably attained , at an early period , a con- siderable degree of prosperity and internal good policy , for the Achæans ...
... origin , and had a kind of con- nexion , they seem not to have had any complete federal system . Yet they pro- bably attained , at an early period , a con- siderable degree of prosperity and internal good policy , for the Achæans ...
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... origin of administrators ; they are merely the officers of the ordinary , ap- pointed by him in pursuance of the sta- tute , which selects the nearest and most lawful friend of the deceased ; these words being interpreted to denote the ...
... origin of administrators ; they are merely the officers of the ordinary , ap- pointed by him in pursuance of the sta- tute , which selects the nearest and most lawful friend of the deceased ; these words being interpreted to denote the ...
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... evening , for two hours ; but the men often studied their lessons at home The * Pole's History and Origin of Adult - Schools . a penalty of 101. for every pound of such adulterated D 2 ADULT - SCHOOLS . ADULT - SCHOOLS . [ 35 ]
... evening , for two hours ; but the men often studied their lessons at home The * Pole's History and Origin of Adult - Schools . a penalty of 101. for every pound of such adulterated D 2 ADULT - SCHOOLS . ADULT - SCHOOLS . [ 35 ]
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Page 260 - to borrow, owe, or take up any sum or sums of money on their hills or notes payable on demand, or
Page 140 - the case : the shorter the time which a man is supposed to live, the more must he pay the office, that the latter may at his death have accumulated wherewithal to pay his executors. We now give in Table V. the values of
Page 260 - of partnership exceeding the number of six persons, in that part of
Page 140 - those which suppose men to live longer. Those who buy annuities would, therefore, be glad to be rated according to tables of high
Page 140 - The value of a life annuity depends, therefore, upon the manner in which it is presumed a large number of persons,
Page 254 - the security of goods, and lent sums in one place to be repaid in another. They likewise dealt in foreign coins, and appear to have occasionally advanced money to the state for public purposes. Some of them, as we are told, acquired great wealth. In the treatise written by Xenophon on the revenues of Attica, we find a remarkable project for the
Page 254 - in the progress of a community towards civilization, the extent of its commercial dealings had become very considerable, none would be led to give their attention to the occupation of facilitating the money operations of the rest of the mercantile community. At first this office would doubtless be undertaken for others by the more
Page 140 - have been constructed, from observations made among different classes of lives. Some make the mortality greater than others ; and of
Page 404 - consumed by them in that year were 60,592,001. Their proportions are as- follows :— 1843. 79 London newspapers . 31,692,092 212 English provincial
Page 256 - as a bank of deposit and circulation, subsequently (1793) became a bank of issue ; and its notes were the sole circulating medium in Austria ; but having fallen to a considerable discount in consequence of their excessive quantity, the Austrian National Bank was established in