Proceedings ..., Volume 21New York State Bar Association, 1898 - Bar associations |
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... division of domain and a distribution of power . Un- divided and unbalanced centralism is incompatible with civilization . The advent and growth of municipalities mark the in- tellectual progress of England , and her statesmen may well ...
... division of domain and a distribution of power . Un- divided and unbalanced centralism is incompatible with civilization . The advent and growth of municipalities mark the in- tellectual progress of England , and her statesmen may well ...
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... divisions are to be recognized in substance as well in the urban as in the rural sections of the realm . In the report of the Royal Commission of 1894 , ap- pointed " to recommend a scheme for the complete mu- nicipal unity of the ...
... divisions are to be recognized in substance as well in the urban as in the rural sections of the realm . In the report of the Royal Commission of 1894 , ap- pointed " to recommend a scheme for the complete mu- nicipal unity of the ...
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... divisions . The need and the propriety of these divisions for admin- istrative work will not be gainsaid by any enlightened man . We have in Mr. Joseph Chamberlain the highest authority for the statement " that a population of one- half ...
... divisions . The need and the propriety of these divisions for admin- istrative work will not be gainsaid by any enlightened man . We have in Mr. Joseph Chamberlain the highest authority for the statement " that a population of one- half ...
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... divisions , which might have been called Departments . But in a combat for great essentials it is not always wise to quarrel over words . The local boards will hold their meetings at the City Hall of the borough , whose president will ...
... divisions , which might have been called Departments . But in a combat for great essentials it is not always wise to quarrel over words . The local boards will hold their meetings at the City Hall of the borough , whose president will ...
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... division of do- main and the distribution of power incidental to that division , contained in the charter . I submit that it is in keeping with the teachings of history and the philosophy of our civilization . The civil laws and the ...
... division of do- main and the distribution of power incidental to that division , contained in the charter . I submit that it is in keeping with the teachings of history and the philosophy of our civilization . The civil laws and the ...
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Page 112 - A holder in due course is a holder who has taken the instrument under the following conditions: 1. That it is complete and regular upon its face; 2. That he became the holder of it before it was overdue, and without notice that it had been previously dishonored, if such was the fact; 3. That he took it in good faith and for value; 4. That at the time it was negotiated to him he had no notice of any infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating it.
Page 103 - A holder in due course holds the instrument free from any defect of title of prior parties, and free from defenses available to prior parties among themselves, and may enforce payment of the instrument for the full amount thereof against all parties liable thereon.
Page 125 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens, a wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Page 5 - Association is formed to cultivate the science of jurisprudence, to promote reform in the law, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, and to cherish a spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof.
Page 114 - Where the instrument is not payable on demand, presentment must be made on the day it falls due. Where it is payable on demand, presentment must be made within a reasonable time, after its issue...
Page 66 - ... or law and collection office, or office of any kind for the practice of law, without having first been duly and regularly licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of record of this state...
Page 111 - Where the holder of an instrument payable to his order transfers it for value without indorsing it, the transfer vests in the transferee such title as the transferrer had therein, and the transferee acquires, in addition, the right to have the indorsement of the transferrer.
Page 111 - Where an indorsement is conditional, a party required to pay the instrument may disregard the condition, and make payment to the indorsee or his transferee, whether the condition has been fulfilled or not. But any person to whom an instrument so indorsed Is negotiated, will hold the same, or the proceeds thereof, subject to tbe rights of the person indorsing conditionally.
Page 106 - Where the holder has a lien on the instrument, arising either from contract or by implication of law, he is deemed a holder for value to the extent of his lien.
Page 149 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter In which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminatory matter, which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...