A Few Words on the Law Thereof with Suggestions for Its Amendment

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Page 57 - An Act for abolishing arrest on mesne process in civil actions, except in certain cases; for extending the remedies of creditors against the property of debtors ; and for amending the laws for the relief of insolvent debtors in England.
Page 60 - Summary Jurisdiction Acts" means as follows : As to England, the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled "An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales with respect to summary convictions and orders...
Page 54 - An Act to abridge the holding of Benefices in Plurality, and to make better Provision for the Residence of the Clergy...
Page 27 - ... by covenant to do repairs, is not bound to rebuild or replace. The landlord is the person who, when the subject of occupation perishes, is to provide a new one if he think fit.
Page 51 - The certificate may be in the form set forth in the schedule to this Act, with such provisions as aforesaid.
Page 25 - We are not prepared to say that any of these rules are precisely correct, though the second approaches the most nearly to that which we consider as the proper rule.
Page 56 - An Act to promote the residence of the parochial clergy, " ' by making provision for the more speedy and effectual building, rebuilding, " ' repairing, or purchasing houses and other necessary buildings and tene" ' ments for the use of their benefices...
Page 59 - Majesty's dominions against any person acting under the authority or in the execution or intended execution or in pursuance of this Act for any alleged irregularity or trespass, or other act or thing done or omitted by him under this Act, unless notice in writing (specifying the cause of the action or proceeding) is given by the intending plaintiff or prosecutor to the intended defendant one month at least before the commencement of the action or proceeding...
Page 60 - Action is brought, at any Time pay into Court such Sum of Money as he thinks fit, whereupon such Proceeding and Order shall be had and made in and by the Court as may be had and made on the Payment of Money into Court in an ordinary...
Page 28 - ... in the nature of ornament, to which painting (unless necessary to preserve exposed timbers from decay) and white-washing and papering belong: and the damages in this case should be estimated upon that footing.. It will be found that this rule will correspond nearly with the second mode of computation, and probably will be the same if the terms " order and condition " are meant, as they most likely are, not to include matters of ornament and luxury.

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