This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 Excerpt: ...other to his use. But by the 18 G. 3. c. 66. all this is repealed, with respect to such persons as shall within fix months aster the accruing of his t title, being of the age of twenty-one years, take an oath in the nature of the present oath of allegiance and supremacy. POPULAR ACTION, is an action given in general to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 Excerpt: ...other to his use. But by the 18 G. 3. c. 66. all this is repealed, with respect to such persons as shall within fix months aster the accruing of his t title, being of the age of twenty-one years, take an oath in the nature of the present oath of allegiance and supremacy. POPULAR ACTION, is an action given in general to any of the king's people, who will sue for a penalty on the breach of some penal statute. See Information. PORTION. 'Where a portion is charged upon land, by deed or by will, if the person dies before it becomes due, it shall fink into the inheritance for the benefit of the heir at law, whether it be given with or without interest. 1 Atk. 555 A portion given to one payable at a certain age, and if he dies, limited over to another, without mentioning any age; if the first dies before the time of payment, it vests in the second immediately. Id. 556. If a younger brother hath a provifion under a settlement, and lives with the elder, whofe estate is charged with the portion, he shall have an allowance for his maintenance out of the interest. For where there is a power of charging interest, it shall be confidered as maintenance; for giving interest is the same thing as giving express maintenance. Id. PORT-REEVE, portgrave, is the chief magistrate of a port town; as jljeriff (jbire-recveJ is the chief ossicer of the shire. PORT TOLL, is a payment for the liberty of bringing goods into a port; and for this the owner of the port may prescribe, without any confideration alleged; for the privilege I lege of bringing goods into a port for sasety, implies a confideration in itself. POSSE COMITATUS. For keeping the peace, and pursuing selons, the sheriff may command all the people of his county to attend him, which is called the pojse comitatus: which sum...
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