WHERE the mayor's prefence is neceffary at a corporate affembly, his departure before a business regularly begun be concluded, will not invalidate that particular bufinefs, but the affembly cannot proceed to any thing elfe (a).

(a) 1 Barnard, 385.

END OF VOL. I.

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INDE X.

Аввот,

How diftinguished from his monks

Might fue and be sued alone in right of his houfe
His political capacity

PAGE.

Intitled to arrears accrued in the time of his predeceffor
Difference between him and a dean, with refpect to the

poffeffions of their respective houses

What actions he might bring

Where his acts bound the convent

ABBOT AND CONVENT,

21

ib.

22

77

114

117, 185

315

Had, at common law, an unlimited controul over their

property

108

114, 115

Manner of conveyance, how differing from that by dean
and chapter

ACCEPTANCE,

Of rent by fucceffor, when it makes a voidable leafe

Must be brought in the full corporate name

What actions corporations may bring, and what may be

255

brought against them

185-226

AGGREGATE

AGGREGATE CORPORATIONS,
Of many perfons capable

Of one capable, and many incapable

Difference in their manner of fuing

Their incapacities

Have only a corporate capacity

Cannot take to them and their heirs, but only to them

and their fucceffors

Their capacity to take in fucceffion extends equally to

real and perfonal property

Take a fee fimple without the word fucceffors

20

ib.

76

104, 105

Had, at common law, an unlimited control over their

In what fenfe a corporation by the common law
by particular foundation

39, 40

ib.

In what cafes they fhall go to the fucceffor, and in

what to the executor

185, 186

279

77, 78

ASSEMBLIES

Of dean and chapter to alienation by bishop, &c. 109, 110, 112

Of patron to alienation by parfon, &c.

109

Of brethren and fifters, or of fellows and fcholars, to

alienation by the mafter

114

When to be given, and in what manner

Remedy at common law for the fucceffor, when the pro-
per affent was wanting,

ATTORNEY,

BISHOP,

Where a corporation must appoint an attorney by deed
under common feal

1113

115

263, 265, 267, 268, 269

270

Corporation cannot appear in court but by attorney

A corporation fole

20

In what fenfe a corporation by the common law
by particular foundation

39, 40

ib.

76

Succeffor of, not intitled to chattels
His power at common law over his corporate property 108, 109
His affent neceffary to an alienation by dean and chapter 109
Nature of his intereft in his poffeffions

His affent to alienation by dean, prebendary, &c.

May now make leafes of twenty-one years, &c. without
the affent of dean and chapter

ib.

ΣΙΟ

118, 120

Reftrained from making any other eftate, even with the