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Page 40 - ... and in default of such sureties shall be committed to prison, there to remain till the next general or quarter sessions ; and upon conviction of the said offence at the said general or quarter sessions, shall suffer the pain and penalty of twenty pounds, to the use of the king's and queen's majesties, their heirs and successors.
Page 156 - The defendant moved to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial, on the ground...
Page 216 - ... if any person shall by violence to the person or property of another, or by threats or intimidation, or by molesting or in any way obstructing another, force or endeavour to force any manufacturer or person carrying on any trade or business, to make any alteration in his mode of regulating, managing, conducting or carrying on such manufacture, trade or business, or to limit the number of his apprentices, or the number or description of his journeymen, workmen or servants...
Page 164 - ... statements, copies, certificates, and judicial documents (as the case may be) are authenticated by the oath of some witness or by being sealed with the official seal of the minister of justice, or some other minister of state : And all Courts of Justice, Justices, and Magistrates shall take judicial notice of such official seal, and shall admit the documents so authenticated by it to be received in evidence without further proof.
Page 288 - ... to proceed to hear and determine the matter of such complaint, and if they shall find and adjudge the same to be true, then, by warrant under their hands and seals, to cause possession of the premises in question to be delivered to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish, or to some of them.
Page 128 - No past member shall be liable to contribute in respect of any debt or liability of the company contracted after the time at which he ceased to be a member...
Page 128 - In the case of a company limited by shares, no contribution shall be required from any member exceeding the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares in respect of which he is liable as a present or past member.
Page 129 - ... necessary to satisfy the debts and liabilities of the company, and the costs, charges, and expenses of winding it up...
Page 189 - ... such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation shall be necessary.
Page 136 - The court after a final decree of nullity of marriage or dissolution of marriage may inquire into the existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements made on the parties whose marriage is the subject of the decree, and may make such orders with reference to the application of the whole or a portion of the property settled either for the benefit of the children of the marriage or of their respective parents as to the court shall seem fit.