Tag: Church
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Meetings
Meeting, Consent From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Meeting, Consent (1): A valid meeting can not be held by a corporation, unless notice has been given in conformity with the laws and rules and regulations of the corporation or the consent of every person who is […]
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Insolvency
The Legal History of InsolvencyThis section provides an overview of Insolvency ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Insolvency in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia […]
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Insolvency
The Legal History of InsolvencyThis section provides an overview of Insolvency ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Insolvency in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press) The Oxford Encyclopedia […]
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Notice
Introduction to Notice Notice, in law, formal announcement or notification. Notice is often required in order to protect or exercise rights. A landlord, for example, must provide notice in advance of the date on which a tenant must vacate a property. Similarly, in order for intellectual works […]
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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 […]
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Text-Books
Text-Books Text-Books, State From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Text-Books, State (1): The State has the power to grant authority to the State Board of Education to select and prescribe text-books to be used in the public schools of the State.625 Embracing mainstream […]
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Office
Office, God From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Office, God (1): The constitutions of Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, prohibit a man from holding office who denies the existence of a Supreme Being; and the constitutions of Delaware, […]
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Torts
Rights, Contracts, Torts, Crimes From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Rights, Contracts, Torts, Crimes (1): Vested property rights, contracts, torts, and crimes, are usually subject to the laws of the State and the control and judgment of a church tribunal is seldom final. […]
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Duties
The Legal History of Fundamental Duties This section provides an overview of Fundamental Duties Inspectors, Duties From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Inspectors, Duties (1): Under the United States laws, inspectors are appointed to visit Indian agencies and investigate […]
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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: […]
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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. […]
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Rights
The Legal History of Fundamental Rights This section provides an overview of Fundamental Rights Rights, Duties, Body, Will From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Rights, Duties, Body, Will (1): While there is no property in a dead body so that it may be sold, there are […]
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Rights
The Legal History of Fundamental Rights This section provides an overview of Fundamental Rights Rights, Duties, Body, Will From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Rights, Duties, Body, Will (1): While there is no property in a dead body so that it may be sold, there are […]
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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 […]
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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 […]