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1. Control Mother Church, Control From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Mother Church, Control (1): A majority of the members of a congregation can not by their vote leave the church and transfer the property of the congregation to another church so long as any portion of the [...]...
2. Attendance Voting, Communicants, Attendance From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Voting, Communicants, Attendance (1): A by-law of a church that prohibited any person whose pew rent was in arrears more than two years from voting at a church meeting, is valid and reasonable.256 Where [...]...
3. 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 [...]...
4. Servant Priest, Dwelling, Servant From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Dwelling, Servant (1): A Catholic priest in charge of a congregation at the will of the bishop and occupying a dwelling-house belonging to the church, is a servant and not a tenant, and his right to [...]...
5. Corporators Corporators, Change From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Corporators, Change (1): In isolated cases here and there it has been held that a majority of the corporators of a religious society has the right to change the form of church government, as from the Congregational [...]...
6. Canons of the Church Leave to Purchase, Title, Canons of the Church From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Leave to Purchase, Title, Canons of the Church (1): A congregation wanted to buy a church and priest's house, but the archbishop refused leave to purchase, but granted permission to [...]...
7. Votes Cast Majority, Votes Cast From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Majority, Votes Cast (1): Where the majority of a congregation protested against the proposed candidate, but failed to vote for any one, such candidate who received the greatest number of votes cast, was lawfully [...]...
8. 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 [...]...
9. Harmony Title, Harmony, Division From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Title, Harmony, Division (1): The title to church property in a divided congregation is in that part of the congregation which acts in harmony with the law of the denomination; and the ecclesiastical laws and [...]...
10. 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 [...]...
11. Congregation Congregation, Members From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Congregation, Members (1): The act of incorporation applies only to the particular congregation petitioning for it and does not extend to other churches, even though they are a subsequent growth within the same [...]...
12. Rent Pews Land, Use, Rent Pews From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Land, Use, Rent Pews (1): Where land was conveyed in trust to the bishop of a diocese and his successors for the erection of a church for the use of a congregation, the right to rent pews vested under the deed and [...]...
13. 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 [...]...
14. Trustees Control Trustees, Control From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Trustees, Control (1): A statute passed in 1813 providing that a certificate of incorporation by the bishop, vicar-general, pastor of the church, and two others selected by them and their successors shall be a body [...]...
15. 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 [...]...
16. 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 [...]...
17. Religious Membership Business, Religious Membership From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Business, Religious Membership (1): Unless there is some other law or rule to the contrary, the male members of the congregation over twenty-one years of age constitute the business membership of a [...]...
18. 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 [...]...
19. Redress Bishop, Priest, Redress From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bishop, Priest, Redress (1): When a bishop removes a priest in the regular way according to the rules and discipline of his church, the priest has no redress.358 Also, when a priest has submitted his case to the [...]...
20. 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 [...]...
21. Violation Services, Violation, Time From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Services, Violation, Time (1): The nature of the services and the discipline of the denomination may determine whether there is a violation of the law. Usually the disturbance may occur at any place the [...]...
22. Regular Church, Regular From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Church, Regular (1): In church organizations those who adhere to the regular order of the church, legal and general, though a minority, are the true congregation and constitute the corporation if incorporated.128 [...]...
23. Diocese Real Estate, Parish, Diocese, Taxation From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Real Estate, Parish, Diocese, Taxation (1): It is very important that a congregation about to purchase real estate should examine and understand the statutory law of the State governing the powers [...]...
24. 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, [...]...
25. 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 [...]...
26. 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 [...]...
27. Priest Priest, Salary From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Salary (1): The fact that a bishop who holds the title to all the diocesan property in his own name in trust appoints a priest to the parish or as chaplain to a hospital, does not give the priest a right of [...]...
28. 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 [...]...
29. 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 [...]...
30. Lay Lay Members, Appointed From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Lay Members, Appointed (1): Where the statute provides that two lay members of the corporation of a Catholic parish shall be appointed annually "by the committee of the congregation," the members of the [...]...
31. Removal Removal, Suspension, Trial From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Removal, Suspension, Trial (1): In the United States under the laws and discipline of the Catholic Church a priest may be removed from the charge of a congregation at the pleasure of the bishop, without [...]...
32. Cemetery Cemetery, Authority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Cemetery, Authority (1): When a congregation that had title to a cemetery for many years entrusted the management and sale of the lots to the priest, he had thereby authority to create servitudes, such as alleys to [...]...
33. Pastor Pastor, Salary From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Pastor, Salary (1): In a late case in Wisconsin where a pastor had a contract with his congregation as to his salary, after the clergyman's death his heirs recovered the unpaid part of his salary in an action against [...]...
34. 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 [...]...
35. Clergyman From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Clergyman (1): A clergyman is a man in holy orders or one who has been ordained in accordance with the rules of his church or denomination.54 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law. [...]...
36. 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 [...]...
37. Private School From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Private School (1): A person may be punished under the statute for wilfully disturbing a private school kept in a district schoolhouse for instruction in the art of writing.708 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The [...]...
38. Quarrel Methodist, Slaveholding, Non-Slaveholding, Quarrel, Schism, Secession From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Methodist, Slaveholding, Non-Slaveholding, Quarrel, Schism, Secession (1): The division of the Methodist church into distinct organizations of slaveholding and [...]...
39. Trust Fees Deed, Trust, Fee From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Deed, Trust, Fee (1): A deed of land to a Catholic bishop and his heirs and assigns forever in trust for a Catholic parish for the purpose of a free burial ground, gave the bishop an estate in fee.473 Resources Notes [...]...
40. 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 [...]...
41. 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 [...]...
42. Priesthood Priesthood, Discipline From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priesthood, Discipline (1): The inferior authority in the Church may be said to be in the priesthood, whose rights and duties are fixed by the canon law, but who are still further subject to the reasonable [...]...
43. Vest Burned, Revert, Vested From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Burned, Revert, Vested (1): The fact that a church on lands donated to the parish, on condition of sustaining the church, burned down, the title did not revert to the grantor's heirs.524 Also land granted a [...]...
44. 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 [...]...
45. Disturbance Profane Language, Smoking, Disturbance From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Profane Language, Smoking, Disturbance (1): Rude behavior or profane language if audible,700 smoking in the church or during services,701 cracking and eating nuts in church,702 and fighting near [...]...
46. Permission Debts, Permission, Presumed From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Debts, Permission, Presumed (1): Notwithstanding a rule or ecclesiastical law of the church that a pastor shall not contract debts in the name or for the sake of the church without the written permission of [...]...
47. Societies Societies, Secular Work From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Societies, Secular Work (1): Business meetings of benevolent and church societies for benevolent or church work may be held on Sunday. Even the constitution of such societies may be amended on Sunday. However, [...]...
48. Special Law Special Law, General Laws From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Special Law, General Laws (1): In most of the States there is a special law under which congregations may be incorporated. New York is a good example.111 Where such law does not exist, the congregation may be [...]...
49. Tax Assessment Tax, Assessment From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Tax, Assessment (1): A tax assessed upon the pew of a religious corporation in part for purposes not specifically named in a deed of the pew, which alone gives the power to make such an assessment and which strictly [...]...
50. 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 [...]...
51. 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 [...]...
52. 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 [...]...
53. Secular Local, Secular Matters From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Local, Secular Matters (1): There is still another division of superior and inferior authority: the local corporation or congregation has nothing whatever to do with the doctrinal or disciplinary functions of the [...]...
54. 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 [...]...
55. 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 [...]...
56. 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 [...]...
57. 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 [...]...
58. Lot Two-Family Lot, Control From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Two-Family Lot, Control (1): Where a lot is owned jointly by two families, one burying in the north half and the other in the south half, the family burying in the north half can not prevent the burial of a [...]...
59. 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 [...]...
60. 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 [...]...
61. 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 [...]...
62. Building Used as a noun, a vessel. The term is used in conjunction with vessels under construction or already afloat; a newly launched vessel is said to be a new building.......
63. 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 [...]...
64. 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 [...]...
65. 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 [...]...
66. Aid Aid, Contracts From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Aid, Contracts (1): Under the constitution of the United States, Congress cannot make appropriations for nor give aid to any denomination. Also, similar provisions are in many of the constitutions of the States. However, [...]...
67. Creditors Debts, Creditors From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Debts, Creditors (1): A committee of a religious society authorized to sell lands to raise money to pay its general debts, is not authorized to execute a mortgage for the purpose of securing various creditors holding [...]...
68. Disturbing Disturbing a Religious Meeting From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Disturbing a Religious Meeting (1): Under a statute against disturbing a religious meeting, it has been held that it should define what disturbance is punishable.709Also, mere want of attention or [...]...
69. 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 [...]...
70. Public Institutions Public Institutions, Support From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Public Institutions, Support (1): Benevolent and charitable institutions under a church are not public institutions, and moneys can not be appropriated for their support.608 Resources Notes and References [...]...
71. 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, [...]...
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. Overdraft Overdraft in International Trade Meaning of Overdraft, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money that is credited to it. Note, Overdraft, Interest From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about [...]...
74. Building Committee Note, Building Committee From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Note, Building Committee (1): In an action on a note given by the pastor of a church for money borrowed to pay bills for the erection of the church building, in which the plaintiff sought to charge the building [...]...
75. Collateral Attack From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Collateral Attack (1): A devise of land to a religious society which will increase the title beyond the amount that is allowed by statute, can not be attacked collaterally by a private individual.548 It is for the State and not for the [...]...
76. 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 [...]...
77. 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 [...]...
78. Curate Curate, Services From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Curate, Services (1): In an action by a curate against a religious corporation for personal services, the court will not inquire into the spiritual relations existing between the parties, but will examine their legal [...]...
79. 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, [...]...
80. Sects Bequest, Sects, Condition From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bequest, Sects, Condition (1): Where a bequest was made to erect a place of worship with the privilege for other sects to worship therein and forever to be used as such, the trustees in whom the title vested [...]...
81. Split Fund, Diverted, Split From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Fund, Diverted, Split (1): A fund created for a particular purpose, as the education of children in the faith and doctrines of a denomination at the time the fund is created, can not be diverted from its original [...]...
82. 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 [...]...
83. IMF Facilities This section provides an overview of imf facilities within the legal context of Combating Poverty in international economic law (Cross-Cutting Challenges). Resources Further Reading Annamaria Viterbo, "IMF Facilities," Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Cheltenham [...]...
84. Sanitation Facilities Population Using Improved Sanitation Facilities (in the Human Development Area) In this context, Population Using Improved Sanitation Facilities means: the percentage of the population with access to adequate excreta disposal facilities, such as a connection to a sewer or septic tank system, [...]...
85. Storage Facilities Storage Facilities regarding Banking Law This content deals with legal and regulatory aspects of Storage Facilities covered in connexion with financial law and banking / lending Institutions....
86. Welfare Facilities Resources See Also Further Reading Information related to welfare facilities in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom...
87. Conference Facilities Resources See Also Communication Information Meeting...
88. Educational Facilities Resources See Also Educational Infrastructure Education Equal Education...
89. Training Facilities Resources See Also Educational Infrastructure Education Equal Education...
90. International Banking Facilities Expanded powers granted to U. S. banks to participate in offshore financing, largely beyond domestic U. S. banking regulation. Recognizing that American reserve requirements and other regulatory factors were inhibiting the competitiveness of U. S. banks in international transactions, the Federal Res......
91. Child Care Facilities Resources See Also Social Protection Social Security Employment Affairs Welfare State Family Responsibility...
92. WORKERS WELFARE FACILITIES Resources See Also Worker Employee Benefits Employ Employment White Collar Worker Blue Collar Worker Labor Right Employee...
93. False Statement Introduction to False Statement False Statement, something that is presented as being true but is actually false." (1) Resources Notes and References Information about "https://lawin.org/encarta-encyclopedia/" title="Microsoft Encarta Online Ency......
94. 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 [...]...
95. 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 [...]...
96. False Statements Admissions, False Statements From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Admissions, False Statements (1): Admissions or statements made to a clergyman not in his capacity of confidential adviser or in the course of discipline, are not privileged.398 Neither are false statements [...]...
97. Father Custody, Father From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Custody, Father (1): A husband is entitled to the custody of his wife against her father, and where a son-in-law killed his father-in-law in resisting the latter from taking his daughter out of his (the [...]...
98. Force Force, Assistance From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Force, Assistance (1): And where a scholar in school hours places himself in the desk of the instructor and refuses to leave it on the request of the master, the master may immediately use such force and call to his [...]...
99. Forfeiture Introduction to Forfeiture Forfeiture, loss of a right or privilege as a penalty for breaking a law or contract. Forfeiture can be a penalty for committing a crime, such as forfeiture of a car used to smuggle drugs, or a remedy for breaking a legal obligation, such as foreclosure on a house ......
100. Fraud Introduction to Fraud Fraud, in law, general term for any instance in which one party deceives or takes unfair advantage of another. Any means used by one person to deceive another may be defined as fraud. For example, if a person represents himself or herself as the agent of a business with [...]...
101. Forfeit Forfeited Application in E.U. Patent SystemAn application on which the issue or maintenance fee has not been paid within the designated period....
102. Fees Fees in International Trade Meaning of Fees, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The amount clients pay to consultants or other service providers for the time spent delivering services. Fees may be fixed price or calculated on an hourly or daily basis. [...]...
103. Fishing Sunday, Business, Fishing From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Sunday, Business, Fishing (1): The offenses against the Sunday law are so numerous that it would be almost impossible to review them within the limits of this work. Of course, the carrying on of a man's [...]...
104. Board Board, Majority From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Board, Majority (1): Two of the three members of a school board have no authority to act by themselves, and their individual agreement to dismiss a teacher is void. A school board can only act at a duly called meeting of [...]...
105. 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 [...]...
106. Conscience Bible, Conscience, Constitution From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Bible, Conscience, Constitution (1): The parent of a child expelled from the public school can not maintain an action against the school committee by whose orders it was done. In the same case it was [...]...
107. Direct Payment Contract, Direct Payment, Lease From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Contract, Direct Payment, Lease (1): No school of any denomination or sect is entitled to public moneys for its support, either by contract for the education of students therein or by direct payment from [...]...
108. Directors Ohio, Directors, Bible From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Ohio, Directors, Bible (1): The constitution of the State of Ohio does not enjoin nor require religious instruction or the reading of religious books in the public schools. The board of directors of a district [...]...
109. Exercise Teacher, Lord's Prayer, Exercise From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Teacher, Lord's Prayer, Exercise (1): "A public school teacher, who, for the purpose of quieting the pupils and preparing them for their regular studies, repeats the Lord's Prayer and [...]...
110. Fence Monument, Fence From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Monument, Fence (1): Giving the right to bury in one's cemetery lot carries with it the right to erect a monument; but it does not carry with it the right to fence the cemetery lot or interfere with other graves [...]...
111. Forfeiture of Membership From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Forfeiture of Membership (1): Any member may forfeit his membership in a church.246 Resources Notes and References Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New [...]...
112. Fraternity Fraternity, Excommunicated, Bequest From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Fraternity, Excommunicated, Bequest (1): Where a church member was also a member of an insurance fraternity connected with his church, the constitution of which required that every member of the [...]...
113. Free Church Free Church, Seats, Lease From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Free Church, Seats, Lease (1): The trustees of a free church may assign seats and forcibly remove one from a seat without authority.454 Where a pew is real estate, a pewholder may acquire the right to it by [...]...
114. Free Exercise Establishment of Religion, Free Exercise From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Establishment of Religion, Free Exercise (1): The first amendment to the United States constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or [...]...
115. Freedom Freedom and Faith Doctrine From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Freedom, Faith, Doctrine (1): The constitution in declaring the freedom of all men to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences, does not give a church member the right to repudiate the [...]...
116. Freemason Freemason, Title, Right From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Freemason, Title, Right (1): Prior to 1879, the mother, wife, and other relatives of Coppers, who were Roman Catholics, were buried in the lot covered by the deed given in the last paragraph. Coppers, who was a [...]...
117. 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 [...]...
118. Funds Priest, Deed, Funds From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Deed, Funds (1): Where it was claimed that a priest purchased lands and took the deed in his own name and paid therefor with funds belonging to the congregation, the conveyance will not be decreed by the [...]...
119. Funeral Expenses From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Funeral Expenses (1): Witnesses' opinions as to the reasonable amount for burial or as to the cost of a funeral being reasonable, are not binding on a court or jury. The station of a man, the property that he leaves, the life that [...]...
120. Future Uses Future Uses, Uncertainty From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Future Uses, Uncertainty (1): A devise to a foundling or eleemosynary institution, whenever the Christians should create one which the trustees approved, is valid.574And a devise to the "First Christian [...]...