The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69].

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His Majesty's statute and law Printers, 1850 - Law

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Page 14 - ... conviction, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same...
Page v - An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland ; to grant allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons' Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia; and to authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.
Page 24 - Felony, purporting to be signed by the Clerk of the Court or other Officer having the custody of the Records of the Court where the offender was first convicted, or by the Deputy of such Clerk or Officer...
Page 737 - ... of an act passed in the eighth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled, " An Act for the further Amendment of the Laws relating to the Poor in England...
Page 742 - Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend to any case where the party trespassing acted under a fair and reasonable supposition that he had a right to do the act complained of...
Page 477 - Jurisdiction as without; and that no Misnomer or inaccurate Description of any Person, Place, or Thing named or described in any Schedule to this Act annexed, or in any List or Register of Voters, or in any Notice required by this Act, shall in anywise prevent or abridge the Operation of this Act with respect to such Person, Place, or Thing, provided that such Person, Place, or Thing shall be so denominated in such Schedule, List, Register, or Notice as to be commonly understood...
Page 274 - Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number, and words importing the plural number shall include the singular number : Words importing the masculine gender shall include females : The word
Page 646 - Any seaman who has signed an agreement, and is afterwards discharged before the commencement of the voyage, or before one month's wages are earned, without fault on his part justifying such discharge and without his consent, shall be entitled to receive from the master or owner, in addition to any wages he may have earned...
Page 346 - The Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada shall be permanently charged with the Costs. Charges, and Expenses incident to the Collection, Management, and Receipt thereof, and the same shall form the First Charge thereon...
Page 359 - ... to make an order vesting such lands in such person or persons in such manner and for such estate as the said court shall direct ; and the order shall have the same effect as if the trustee had duly executed a conveyance or assignment of the lands in the same manner and for the same estate.

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