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As applied to the income of a government, this is a broad and general term, including all public moneys which the state collects and receives, from whatever source and in whatever manner.

judgment, by lapse of time, or change by dentil, etc., of the parties entitled or liable to execution, the party alleging himself to be entitled to execution might sue out a writ

In English law. The offense of riding or going armed with dan- gerous or unusual weapons is a misdemeanor tending to disturb the public peace by terrifying the good people of the

By the acts 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 15, and 5 & 0 Vict c. 45, the author of a play, opera, or musical composition, or his assignee, lias the sole

A suit is said to be “ripe for judgment” when it is so far advanced, by verdict, default, confession, the determination of all pending motions, or other disposition of preliminary or disputed

One who commits a robbery. The term is not in law synonymous with “thief,” but applies only to one who steals with force or open violence. See De Roths- child v. Royal

This term, in a general sense, comprehends all tlie laws which pre- vailed among the Romans, without regard to the time of their origin, including the col- lections of Justinian. In a

In Scotch law. A sale by auction. Bell.

An open unsettled account, as distinguished from a stated and liquidated account. “Running accounts mean mutual accounts and reciprocal demands between the parties, which accounts and demands remain open and unsettled.” Brackenridge

Lat. In maritime law. A rough or rude judgment or decision. A judgment iu admiralty dividing RUTA 1049

An artificial canal dug in the earth; a channel cut in the ground. Wilder v. De Coil. 26 Minn. 17, 1 N. W. 48. The channel for the current that drives a

Sp. A small collection of men or their dwellings; a hamlet. As used, however, in Mexico and in the Spanish law formerly prevailing in California, the term signifies a ranch or large

Comm. 237; Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U. S. 425, 6 Sup. Ct. 1121, 30 L. Ed. 178; Gallup v. Fox, 04 Conn. 401, 30 Atl. 750; Reid v. Field, 83 Va.

Lat. In the matter of; in the case of. A term of frequent use in designating judicial proceedings, in which there is only one party. Thus, “Re Vivian” signifies “In the matter

Discount; reducing the interest of money in consideration of prompt payment. Also a deduction from a stipulated premium on a policy of insurance, in pur- suance of an antecedent contract. Also a

In old English Q law. Fresh suit; fresh pursuit Pursuit of a thief immediately after the discovery of the robbery. 1 Bl. Comm. 297.

A writ to the justices of the common bench for sending a record touching a recognizance, which the recognizor suggests was acknowledged by force and duress; that if it so appear the

Lat. In the canon and civil law. To make a cross-demand upon the actor, or plaintiff. 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, 14, aud note, (r.)

Fr. In French law. Recapture. Emerig. Traite des Assur. c. 12,

In English law. He that has full possession of a parochial church. A rector (or parson) has, for the most part, the whole right to all the ecclesiastical dues in his parish;