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1. Inspectors Votes, Challenge, Inspectors, Casting Vote From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Votes, Challenge, Inspectors, Casting Vote (1): The reception of illegal votes does not invalidate an election unless they change the result.339 If the presiding officer refuses to allow a [...]...
2. Vacancy Vacancy in Election Law Situation in which a specific position or office is held by no one due to the previous incumbent's death, incapacitation, resignation or dismissal. When this happens, an early election may be held to fill the post. Resources See Also Election Law Electoral Laws [...]...
3. Religious Service Business, Religious Service From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Business, Religious Service (1): A church organization has the legal right to make any contract concerning its own affairs that is not prohibited by its by-laws or its charter, subject to all laws of legal [...]...
4. Powers Money, Powers From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Money, Powers (1): The treasurer of a congregation has no right to return to members moving out of the parish a part of the money paid for the church by them.297Officers of a corporation have no powers only those [...]...
5. Religious Society Church, Religious Society From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Religious Society (1): Bouvier's definition of "Church" is: "A society of persons who profess the Christian religion." Chief Justice Shaw's definition is: "The church [...]...
6. Excommunication Major Excommunication From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Major Excommunication (1): As excommunication non tolerati affects the rights of citizenship, it is not lawful in England nor the United States. To say that A. has been excommunicated in any form, if untrue, is [...]...
7. Suit Sect, Suit, Property From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Sect, Suit, Property (1): A number of people formed a congregation and became incorporated in 1810, the members being mostly of Presbyterian extraction. This independent congregation bought and paid for property, [...]...
8. Factions Factions, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Factions, Authority (1): Where two factions of a church, each claiming to be the church, try members of the other faction, a court may determine which of the factions is the authorized authority or that the action [...]...
9. Voters Unbalanced Distribution of Voters in Election Law Situation in which certain constituencies/ districts are overpopulated while others are underpopulated. This happens when electoral boundaries are not updated to reflect demographic trends or are deliberately manipulated so as to influence [...]...
10. Temporal Affairs Temporal Affairs, Management From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Temporal Affairs, Management (1): A majority of a religious corporation at a regularly called meeting may, by a vote taken, bind the minority in all temporal affairs.120 The character of membership in the [...]...
11. Ground Charter, Ground, Members From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charter, Ground, Members (1): An application for a charter to incorporate a cemetery need not specifically locate the ground.761 The charter or the articles of incorporation, or by-laws made under them, [...]...
12. Place Time, Place, Void From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Time, Place, Void (1): Where a religious society that is incorporated holds an election for trustees, which is held at the wrong time or place, the election is void.255 Resources Notes and References Charles M. [...]...
13. Subsequent Constitution, Subsequent Laws From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Constitution, Subsequent Laws (1): An ecclesiastical society formed before the adoption of the state constitution is not by that constitution and subsequent laws concerning religious societies divested of [...]...
14. Vested Rights Control, Secede, Vested Rights From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Control, Secede, Vested Rights (1): The officers of a church corporation have control of the business management for all civil purposes, excepting as otherwise provided by the articles of organization, [...]...
15. Incorporated Body From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Incorporated Body (1): The only way a religious society that is incorporated can make a contract is by a vote of the aggregate body or of the board of trustees, or through an agent authorized by a vote of one body or the other.411 [...]...
16. Arrears Voting, Pew-Rent, Arrears From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Voting, Pew-Rent, Arrears (1): Where a church is incorporated and by its charter or the laws of the State it has authority to make reasonable by-laws, a by-law which prohibits any person from voting whose [...]...
17. Religious Tests From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Religious Tests (1): The constitution of the United States provides that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."61 Resources Notes and References [...]...
18. Unincorporated Church Unincorporated Church, Incorporated From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Unincorporated Church, Incorporated (1): The officers of an unincorporated church can only be elected by the members of the church, unless there is some law of the State or rule of the church that [...]...
19. By-laws By-Laws By-Laws From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about By-Laws (1): By-laws of the different religious organizations differ widely, from the decrees of the great councils of the Catholic Church down to the vote of the congregation of an independent denomination. By-Laws, [...]...
20. Fund Dissolution Dissolution, Fund From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Dissolution, Fund (1): The corporation of a congregation can not by seceding and a majority vote dissolve the corporation where it is a part of a superior body.148 But the courts have plenary powers over corporations [...]...
21. Presumptions Presumptions, Usage From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Presumptions, Usage (1): The usage of a church or the laws of its organization as a religious society, if they are to be considered in deciding legal controversies, must be proved as facts.407 In the absence of [...]...
22. Misnomer Misnomer, Identity From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Misnomer, Identity (1): The misnomer of a religious society or corporation will not invalidate a mortgage where the identity of the society can be clearly shown.464 Resources Notes and References Charles M. [...]...
23. Name Change Name, Change From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Name, Change (1): The name of an ecclesiastical corporation is arbitrary and a change or alteration in its name does not affect its identity.126 A charter will not be granted to a church with a name so like another church [...]...
24. Bequests Corporations, Bequests From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Corporations, Bequests (1): Foreign religious corporations may be entitled to recover bequests made to them in some States; but the general rule is that a foreign religious society has no better right to take [...]...
25. Misuse Perversion, Misuse, Suit From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Perversion, Misuse, Suit (1): Unless there is substantial departure from the purpose of the trust which amounts to a perversion of it, a court of equity will not interfere to prevent the misuse or abuse of a [...]...
26. Religious Tenets Conditions, Religious Tenets From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Conditions, Religious Tenets (1): In order to determine the conditions of a trust the religious tenets of the donor may be shown to aid in construction of ambiguous provisions.572 Resources Notes and [...]...
27. Bishop Protestant, Ministers, Bishop From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Protestant, Ministers, Bishop (1): In most church organizations the authority is divided into superior and inferior. In countries where there is an established Protestant church, the superior authority is [...]...
28. Poll List Voters, Poll List From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Voters, Poll List (1): Parol evidence is admissible to prove the number of persons entitled to vote in a church society, notwithstanding that there is a register of names of the stated hearers in such church kept by [...]...
29. Seceders "Church," Seceders, Debt From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about "Church," Seceders, Debt (1): Where a religious society amended its constitution as provided therein, those who adhered to the amended constitution constituted the"church," and [...]...
30. Unincorporation Unincorporated, Trustee From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Unincorporated, Trustee (1): The question whether an unincorporated religious society may take a gift or devise, is determined by the law of domicile.458 Generally an unincorporated religious association can not [...]...
31. Doctrines Trust, Purposes, Doctrines From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trust, Purposes, Doctrines (1): When a conveyance of a lot is made to certain persons of a religious society and their successors in trust for religious purposes, all the members become beneficiaries in equal [...]...
32. Lands Limitation, Lands From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Limitation, Lands (1): A statute of the State prohibiting a religious society from holding more than twenty acres, applies to a single parish or congregation and not to the entire denomination when it consists of more [...]...
33. Partners Partners, Debt, Liability From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Partners, Debt, Liability (1): Where several go into an undertaking without first being incorporated they are usually liable as partners, each one being responsible for the whole debt. In some States the same [...]...
34. Removing Church, Building, Removing From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Building, Removing (1): Where subscriptions were secured to build a church at a particular place as a memorial to a certain person, a congregation may be enjoined from tearing down the building and [...]...
35. Spiritual Authority Spiritual Authority, Excommunication From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Spiritual Authority, Excommunication (1): Neither the Pope nor the bishop has any but spiritual authority within the State.160 The law of this country considers excommunication as expelling from [...]...
36. Minutes Evidence, Entries, Minutes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Evidence, Entries, Minutes (1): The record of the proceedings of a religious society is evidence as to its doings, both in its own tribunals and the courts of the State. Such record consists of entries [...]...
37. Suits Suits, Parties From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Suits, Parties (1): When a church is incorporated, it should be sued in its corporate name; but when the bishop of the Catholic church holds the legal title to the land in litigation, he should be made a party.144 And if [...]...
38. Authority Authority, Right From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Authority, Right (1): In those nations where the ruling authority had the proper conception of the Almighty, there was a strong, persistent growth of law upon the basis of natural right; while in the pagan nations laws [...]...
39. Binding Binding and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Binding: A formal commitment specifying maximum levels at which a GATT member's tariffs on a given product will be set. [...]...
40. Lawful Acts, Void, Lawful, Clerk From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Acts, Void, Lawful, Clerk (1): The acts of a majority of the members of a corporation, unless done according to law and in conformity with the charter and by-laws of the corporation, are absolutely null and [...]...
41. Seceder Seceders, Funds From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Seceders, Funds (1): Nor can seceders from a religious denomination retain the funds in their hands as trustees on the ground that they were members of the society when the funds accrued.222 The title to church property [...]...
42. Doctrine Doctrine, Constitution From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Doctrine, Constitution (1): A church in law is a mere fraternal organization. It may or may not have a written constitution, but it must have some central doctrine as its foundation or constitution.25 Many of the [...]...
43. Incorporation Incorporation, Evidence From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Incorporation, Evidence (1): The certificate of incorporation or charter of a religious society or a certified copy thereof from the public record, is the proper evidence thereof.115 Secondary evidence and [...]...
44. Principal Service Notice, Principal Service, Custom From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Notice, Principal Service, Custom (1): When a rule of a church required notice of a meeting to be given at the principal service, a notice given at an earlier service only, was void.326 But where the [...]...
45. Religious Tolerance Religious Tolerance, Established Church From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Religious Tolerance, Established Church (1): The English law and English ideals prevailing in the original thirteen colonies,21 there was a strong effort made by many of the delegates to the [...]...
46. Minor Minor (juvenile) Introduction to Minor Minor (juvenile), legal term for those under the age of majority, which varies from country to country but is usually between 18 and 21. Most civic and legal rights and duties accrue only at the age of majority: for example, the rights to vote, ......
47. Board Control Board, Control From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Board, Control (1): When the laws of the organization give control of matters to the board of trustees, the majority of the members of the church can not control the action of the trustees contrary to the usages and [...]...
48. Lease Lease, Purposes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Lease, Purposes (1): A religious literary society and scientific corporation has power to lease part of a building owned by it for theatrical and operatic purposes.532 Resources Notes and References Charles M. [...]...
49. Sins Sins, Crimes, Discipline From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Sins, Crimes, Discipline (1): Crimes are offenses against the civil law. The fact that the church organization may try and punish a member for sinning, or acquit him, has nothing whatever to do with the [...]...
50. Trees Trees, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trees, Authority (1): It is a criminal offense to cut trees in a cemetery without right or authority.828 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church [...]...
51. Revenues Control, Revenues From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Control, Revenues (1): The trustees of a corporation of a church or of a religious society have entire control over the revenues of such body.501 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The [...]...
52. School Sunday-School, Church From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Sunday-School, Church (1): An ordinary Sunday-school where the Bible and religious precepts are taught, is a church within the law.707 Resources See Also Credit Union Cooperative Collective Resources Notes and [...]...
53. Right to Occupy Pew, Right to Occupy, Conditions From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Pew, Right to Occupy, Conditions (1): A grant of a church pew in perpetuity does not give the owner an absolute right of property as a grant of land in fee; but gives only a right to sit therein, [...]...
54. Decisions Citation Notes The International Court of Justice publishes its decisions in Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders (abbreviated 'ICJ Rep'). The Permanent Court of International Justice published its decisions in series A, series B and series A/B of Publications of the Pe......
55. Subordinate Subordinate, Incorporated From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Subordinate, Incorporated (1): A religious society subordinate to church judicatures, which declares itself independent and becomes incorporated under the general law of the state and subsequently purchases [...]...
56. Trust Dissolution Dissolution, Resulting Trust From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Dissolution, Resulting Trust (1): On dissolution of a religious society, the money collected or derived from the sale of property goes back as a resulting trust to the contributors.585 Resources Notes and [...]...
57. Religious Courts True Religion, Courts From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about True Religion, Courts (1): Ordinarily the civil courts do not interfere where there is a question as to which of two or more parties is adhering to the true religious teaching of the denomination. If no question [...]...
58. Supporting Church Supporting Church, Mississippi From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Supporting Church, Mississippi (1): In the early ages of the States several of them had laws for taxing all the property in parishes laid out by the State for the support of Protestant churches. Gradually [...]...
59. Fair Trial Charges, Fair Trial, Hearsay Evidence From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charges, Fair Trial, Hearsay Evidence (1): When a clergyman or officer is to be removed or a member of the congregation is to be excommunicated, it is necessary to fully state the charges against [...]...
60. Pew Members Members, Pew From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Members, Pew (1): Members of the congregation may be required to pay for a pew or sitting in the church, and where a priest ejected a member from the church because he would not rent a pew, he was sustained by the [...]...
61. Religious Liberty Religious Liberty, Bible, Religious Garb, Wages From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Religious Liberty, Bible, Religious Garb, Wages (1): The authorities are not uniform as to what constitutes a violation of religious liberty. The question of whether the reading of the [...]...
62. Unincorporated Unincorporated, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Unincorporated, Authority (1): When a church is not incorporated, all its elections and proceedings, so far as they are not contrary to the laws of the State, must be in accordance with the rules and [...]...
63. Assessments Cemetery, Assessments From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Cemetery, Assessments (1): Where a lot was bought for the purpose of building a church but was used for a cemetery, and a church was built at another place and the deed to the lot was taken in the name of the [...]...
64. Disturbances Injunction, Closing Church, Paying Money, Disturbances From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Injunction, Closing Church, Paying Money, Disturbances (1): A court of equity will issue an injunction against the trustees of a church from wrongfully closing it or keeping it [...]...
65. Official Communication Official Communication, Privileged From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Official Communication, Privileged (1): An official communication between authorities of the church or an authority and a member of the church concerning a church matter or church members and not made [...]...
66. Successors Hold Over, Successors From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Hold Over, Successors (1): When the election of the new trustees is invalid, the old trustees hold over until there will have been a valid election of their successors.269 But where a board that was illegally [...]...
67. Independent Society, Foreign Language, Independent From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Society, Foreign Language, Independent (1): The formation of a society distinct from the rest of the congregation for the purpose of instruction in a portion of the doctrine of the same church in [...]...
68. Management Management Management, Disability From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Management, Disability (1): An unincorporated society is managed by those who are competent to transact their own business. Therefore, it would seem that members must be men over twenty-one years of [...]...
69. Insubordinate Congregation, Insubordinate, Discipline From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Congregation, Insubordinate, Discipline (1): The male members of a congregation are invested with no visitorial or controling power, but only such authority as is given under the laws of [...]...
70. Juror Procedure, Judge, Juror, Witness From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Procedure, Judge, Juror, Witness (1): If there are no rules of procedure prescribed by the church tribunal, the proper practice is to follow the State courts; as, for example, where the State law [...]...
71. Sale Restrictions Sale, Restrictions From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Sale, Restrictions (1): In some States when not restricted by the laws of the organization the parish corporation may sell the premises in order to pay the church debts. However, it is not a common law right.467 [...]...
72. Withdrawal Bible, Constitution, Withdrawal From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bible, Constitution, Withdrawal (1): A religious organization that takes the Bible as its constitution can not declare a member a seceder who interprets it contrary to the Augsburg Confession of the [...]...
73. Parish From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Parish (1): A parish has two meanings. In some States it is a minor division of public territory; but in States where there is no such division of territory, the State using instead "county" or "town," a parish [...]...
74. Parsonage Parsonage, Rented From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Parsonage, Rented (1): A parsonage owned by a congregation and used only as a residence for the clergyman is not exempt because of some part of it being also used for alleged religious services, to-wit: morning [...]...
75. Personalty Church, Personalty From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Personalty (1): A church removed from its foundation and put on rollers was severed from the realty and became personal property.531 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman's [...]...
76. Ecclesiastical Corporations Ecclesiastical Corporations, Religious, Quasi-public Corporations From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Ecclesiastical Corporations, Religious, Quasi-public Corporations (1): Ecclesiastical corporations, in the sense in which the word is used in England, Germany, and [...]...
77. Restrictions In the United States For information about Restrictions in the context of international trade, click here...
78. Adverse Possession Adverse Possession, Color of Title From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Adverse Possession, Color of Title (1): A religious corporation may obtain title to land by adverse possession. The length of such possession is determined by the laws of the State, the usual period [...]...
79. Jury Challenge Resources See Also Challenge...
80. The Global Challenge of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Or Nuclear (Cbrn) Terrorism The Global Challenge Of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Or Nuclear (Cbrn) Terrorism in 2016 Preventing the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons has been a top U.S. national security priority for decades. The past decade has seen a growing [...]...
81. Argumentunder the Real Id Act and the Rule of Non-inquiry, Trinidad's Challenge to the Determination by the Secretary of State to Surrender Him for Extradition to the Philippines Is Not Justiciable. Argument under the Real id Act and the Rule of Non-inquiry, Trinidad's Challenge to the Determination by the Secretary of State to Surrender Him For Extradition to the Philippines is Not Justiciable. In relation to the international law practice and Argument under the Real id Act and the [...]...
82. Acp Challenge Description of Acp Challenge In this reference work, acp challenge is a sort of the Trademarks category. Resources See Also Telecommunications Trademarks...
83. Administrative Domain-name Challenge Panel Description of Administrative Domain-name Challenge Panel In this reference work, administrative domain-name challenge panel is a sort of the Trademarks category. Resources See Also Trademarks...
84. Charter Charter, document conferring rights or privileges on an individual or a group of people. The term originally applied to a written conveyance of land titles, often between private parties. In this sense the word now used is deed. The term charter is used to describe a grant of land or special [...]...
85. Complaint Complaint, in law, formal pleading, made under oath, charging a person with a crime. (1) Complaint in Election Law Presentation by a plaintiff before the competent electoral or judicial authority, setting forth the claim for which redress is sought. (See: Claim) A Complaint against the Police: [...]...
86. Church and State Political Theory: Church and State Introduction to Church and State Important shifts of emphasis have usually been related to the challenges of concrete historical and social problems. In the Middle Ages, for example, much political writing dealt with the outstanding political issue ......
87. Church The Legal History of Church and State in United States Law This section provides an overview of Church and State in United States Law Church, Religious Society From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Religious Society (1): A church in one sense is more limited than a [...]...
88. Charge Trustees, Thanks, Charge From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trustees, Thanks, Charge (1): Where trustees have taken care of funds without charge, the only entry kept being a vote of thanks from time to time, they could not afterward charge a commission on the moneys [...]...
89. Charitable Institution From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charitable Institution (1): An institution that limits its benefactions to the members of a particular denomination is, in the absence of a statute to the contrary, a charitable institution.604 This rule has exceptions.605 Resources [...]...
90. Charitable Trust Charitable Trust, Cy-Pres From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charitable Trust, Cy-Pres (1): Equity will not allow a charitable trust to fail for want of a trustee, but will appoint one.583 The doctrine of cy-pres as applied to charitable gifts and trusts, is not in force [...]...
91. Charity Institutions Charity, Institutions From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charity, Institutions (1): To determine what is a charitable trust, devise, or gift, it is necessary to particularly bear in mind the most comprehensive definition of charity. Legacies for schools, churches, [...]...
92. Charter By-Laws Charter, By-Laws From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Charter, By-Laws (1): When the charter or by-laws of a church corporation provide that they may be altered, such changes may, after the execution and delivery of a deed, immediately adhere to the title.460 Resources [...]...
93. Chastisement Chastisement, Cruel From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Chastisement, Cruel (1): The chastisement of a scholar by the schoolmaster must not be excessive or cruel, but it should be reasonably proportioned to the offense and within the bounds of moderation.632 Resources [...]...
94. Christian Scientist From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Christian Scientist (1): A law requiring a person to be a physician to treat the sick, is constitutional; and the defense of a person who has no license to practise, that he is a Christian Scientist, is not good. Also, a parent must [...]...
95. Christians Church, Christians, Religion From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Christians, Religion (1): The missions established in California prior to its admission into the Union were, in law, practically independent organizations and had no legal connection with the [...]...
96. Church Inferior Authority In relation to religious matters, find out about Church Inferior Authority and the following issues in this world legal Encyclopedia: Exemptions, Clergy Minister, Contributions, Deposed Fees, Usages, Excess Salary, Fees Clergyman, Salary Curate, Services Minister, Dismissal, Money Advanced ...
97. Church Property In relation to religious matters, find out about Church Property and the following issues in this world legal Encyclopedia: Unincorporated, Trustee Charter, By-Laws Suits, Corporation, Members Deed, Court, Title Subscription, Lots Misnomer, Identity Adverse Possession, Color of Title ...
98. Church Record Church Record, Excommunication From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church Record, Excommunication (1): An entry of a church record that "A report raised and circulated by A. B. against Brother C., stating that he made him pay a note twice, and proved by A. B. as [...]...
99. Church Records Marriage, Death, Baptism, Birth, Church Records From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Marriage, Death, Baptism, Birth, Church Records (1): The church records duly kept in accordance with the discipline of the church, are admissible in evidence to prove marriage, death, and [...]...
100. Church Salaries Church, Bishop, Debts, Salary of a Priest From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Bishop, Debts, Salary of a Priest (1): Where a church is not itself liable because it is not incorporated, the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese is not personally liable for moneys [...]...
101. Church Superior Authority In relation to religious matters, find out about Church Superior Authority and the following issues in this world legal Encyclopedia: Protestant, Ministers, Bishop Roman Catholic Church, Pope, Bishops, Delegated Bishop, Discipline, Clergy Local, Secular Matters Unincorporated, Authority [...]...
102. Church Tribunal Church Tribunal, Courts From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church Tribunal, Courts (1): Courts are reluctant to interfere in the church doctrine or discipline or inquire into the regularity of the proceedings of the church tribunal. When such tribunal has deposed a [...]...
103. Church Tribunals In relation to religious matters, find out about Church Tribunals and the following issues in this world legal Encyclopedia: Jurisdiction, Privileges Trial, Property, Priest Doubt, Legal Rights Bishop, Priest, Redress Trial, Counsel Removal, Suspension, Trial Charges, Fair Trial, Hearsay Evidence ...
104. Churches Schools, Cemeteries, Churches From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Schools, Cemeteries, Churches (1): In Oklahoma there are schools provided for them. When a tribe cedes 160 acres to the United States, it will give it a school for ten years, and as much longer as it deems [...]...
105. Churchs Church, Majority, Change From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Majority, Change (1): When property is conveyed to a church having a well-known doctrine, faith, and practice, a majority of the members has not the authority or power by reason of a change of religious [...]...
106. Consideration Promise as Consideration Cases where promisee is trying to hold promisor to contract under theory that promisee made promise as well that is consideration. Promisor often responds that promisee's promise is 'illusory' and not sufficient consideration. Why enforce promises as [...]...
107. Common Law Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of [...]...
108. Civil Law Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. [...]...
109. Quorum A quorum is the minimum number of people o members of a committee, board of directors, society, meeting of shareholders, legislative assembly or other body required to be in attendance in order a vote can be taken or the body to act. Legislative Quorum in Canada As stated by the [...]...
110. Appeal Appeal, in law, request to a higher court to reverse the decision made by a lower court. The party who won the decision in the lower court is called the appellee; the party appealing the decision is called the appellant. Except in unusual cases, the appellate court may only review questions [...]...
111. Confession Confession Confession (theology), in Jewish and Christian theology, acknowledgment of sins to God in order to obtain absolution. The need for confession is mentioned frequently in the Bible, especially in the exhortations of the prophets. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, confession, [...]...
112. Consent Consent, giving assent or approval. Consent implies a reasoned response to a proposal and is necessary to any type of agreement. Submission to the will of another where further protest or discussion is useless, such as in the case of threats, force, or violence, does not constitute consent. [...]...
113. Constitutional Law Introduction to Constitutional Law Constitutional Law, system of fundamental principles on the organization of a country's government and the limitations of its powers. In the United States, constitutional law refers to legal rights that are directly addressed in the Constitution of the [...]...
114. Constitutional Rights Introduction to Constitutional Rights Constitutional Rights, those protections and privileges under law which are set out in a constitution or based on constitutional provisions as interpreted by a court." (1) Resources Notes and References Information about &......
115. Corpse Introduction to Corpse Corpse, a cadaver. Resources Notes and References Information about Corpse in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia Guide to Corp......
116. Custody Introduction to Custody Custody, the care and control of a person or thing. Powers and duties of a custodian include keeping, guarding, caring for, preserving, and providing security for the person or item in custody." (1) Custody, Maternal Relatives, Father From the book The [...]...
117. Elections Election and Political Law Genuine Elections in Election Law In the field of elections, this term implies the presence of conditions for a level playing field in the electoral race. This mainly includes the exercise of political rights and freedoms, having parties and candidates competing on [...]...
118. Canon Law Orthodox ChurchesFor more information about this section, in the context of legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. Protestant ChurchesFor more information about this section, in the context of legal history, see the main entry in this legal encyclopedia. The [...]...
119. Certificate Spanish Translation of title and security and certificate This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to title or security or certificate and / or a definition of this topic: Título (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Certificate in Canadian [...]...
120. Majority Majority (By an unspecified method) in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: In any majority electoral system, there is necessariliy a method of deciding the winner when no single option has a majority of the votes cast. However, the method is not always specified in the [...]...