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... ship or vessel shall complain of his mer- chant for not paying him the freight of the goods which he shall have carried , and if the merchant shall allege , that he is not obliged to pay the said freight , until the said captain shall ...
... ship or vessel shall complain of his mer- chant for not paying him the freight of the goods which he shall have carried , and if the merchant shall allege , that he is not obliged to pay the said freight , until the said captain shall ...
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... ship or vessel should , before she is launched , or before she has made a voyage , be sold at the suit of cre- ditors , the workmen who have assisted in building her , and those who have furnished the timber , pitch , nails , rigging ...
... ship or vessel should , before she is launched , or before she has made a voyage , be sold at the suit of cre- ditors , the workmen who have assisted in building her , and those who have furnished the timber , pitch , nails , rigging ...
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... ship is hurt or disabled , no contribution is to take place , because there is a difference between the things that belong to the vessel and those for which a reward is received . For if a smith breaks his hammer or his anvil , it must ...
... ship is hurt or disabled , no contribution is to take place , because there is a difference between the things that belong to the vessel and those for which a reward is received . For if a smith breaks his hammer or his anvil , it must ...
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... ship , must come into contribution with those who lost theirs in the boat , in the same manner as if a jettison had been made . This Sabinus proves , lib . 2 , Responsorum . Otherwise if the boat has been saved with part of the ...
... ship , must come into contribution with those who lost theirs in the boat , in the same manner as if a jettison had been made . This Sabinus proves , lib . 2 , Responsorum . Otherwise if the boat has been saved with part of the ...
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... ship is saved by a jettison agreed upon in common danger . Arbore casa . § 1. If the mast be cut off , in order to save the ship and goods , the equity of contribution takes place . LAW VI . Julianus , lib . 86. Digestorum . 18 AMERICAN ...
... ship is saved by a jettison agreed upon in common danger . Arbore casa . § 1. If the mast be cut off , in order to save the ship and goods , the equity of contribution takes place . LAW VI . Julianus , lib . 86. Digestorum . 18 AMERICAN ...
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Page 47 - It is agreed that the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights and properties, which have been confiscated, belonging to real British subjects, and also of the estates, rights and properties of persons resident in districts in the possession of his Majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States.
Page 48 - Restitution of all Estates, Rights and Properties which have been confiscated belonging to real British Subjects; and also of the Estates Rights and Properties of Persons resident in Districts in the Possession of his Majesty's Arms, and who have not borne Arms against the said United States.
Page 48 - ... now in possession the bona fide price, (where any has been given) which such persons may have paid on purchasing any of the said lands, rights or properties since the confiscation. And it is agreed that all persons who have any interest in confiscated lands, either by debts, marriage-settlements or otherwise, shall meet with no lawful impediment in the prosecution of their just rights.
Page 167 - Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States...
Page 50 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons, for or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present War ; and that no person shall on that account suffer any future loss or damage either in his person, liberty, or property...
Page 43 - ... it being unjust and impolitic that debts and engagements contracted and made by individuals, having confidence in each other and in their respective governments, should ever be destroyed or impaired by national authority on account of national differences and discontents.
Page 67 - English statute of frauds, so far as to require a conveyance of any " estate of inheritance or freehold, or for a term of more than one year, in lands and tenements...
Page 233 - ... a cough and turned to the wall with his pot in his hand. But Mr. Trimmer went out and gave notice that he was there ; whereupon the mob flowed in and he was in extreme hazard of his life; but the lord mayor saved him and lost himself. For the chancellor being hurried with such crowd and noise before him, and appearing so dismally not only disguised but disordered ; and there having been an amity betwixt them, as also a veneration on the lord mayor's part, he had not spirits to sustain the shock...
Page 139 - That his excellency the governor be, and he is hereby requested...