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Page 58
With regard to bankruptcy , as recognized by the English laws , with all its train of
legal consequences , it is entirely unknown to the Manks law . With respect to a
stranger , should he be arrested for a debt contracted out of the island , he may ...
With regard to bankruptcy , as recognized by the English laws , with all its train of
legal consequences , it is entirely unknown to the Manks law . With respect to a
stranger , should he be arrested for a debt contracted out of the island , he may ...
Page 59
But if the prisoner for debt under a decree or judgment shall have faithfully and
justly accounted for , and delivered up his effects on vath , the governor may
allow him sixpence per day for his subsistence ; and in default of the payment
weekly ...
But if the prisoner for debt under a decree or judgment shall have faithfully and
justly accounted for , and delivered up his effects on vath , the governor may
allow him sixpence per day for his subsistence ; and in default of the payment
weekly ...
Page 116
... and merchants and traders beyond sea , their factors or servants ) ; -all actions
or plaints in nature of actions of debt , grounded upon any lending contract or
demand without specialty ; -all 8 116 on whose lands the same shall be so gotten
, .
... and merchants and traders beyond sea , their factors or servants ) ; -all actions
or plaints in nature of actions of debt , grounded upon any lending contract or
demand without specialty ; -all 8 116 on whose lands the same shall be so gotten
, .
Page 126
No arrest for debt or contract without specialtty shall be granted but upon the
affidavit in writing of the complainant , or some proper person in that behalf ,
according to the best of his judgment and belief , and not otherwise . Which
affidavit is to ...
No arrest for debt or contract without specialtty shall be granted but upon the
affidavit in writing of the complainant , or some proper person in that behalf ,
according to the best of his judgment and belief , and not otherwise . Which
affidavit is to ...
Page 160
Whereas all disputes relating to the rights of the crown , the imposing of fines ,
and the recovering of debts or duties due to the sovereign , and the determining
the rights of tithes , being properly cognizable in the court of exchequer , it is ...
Whereas all disputes relating to the rights of the crown , the imposing of fines ,
and the recovering of debts or duties due to the sovereign , and the determining
the rights of tithes , being properly cognizable in the court of exchequer , it is ...
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| Title | A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
| Author | James Johnson |
| Publisher | Thomas Bryce and Company, 1811 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2014 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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