Tag: Crimes

  • Gambling

    The Legal History of Gambling in Chinese Law This section provides an overview of Gambling in Chinese Law "Fair," Chances, Gambling From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about "Fair," Chances, Gambling (1): A church "fair" at which chances are sold, […]

  • Gambling

    The Legal History of Gambling in Chinese Law This section provides an overview of Gambling in Chinese Law "Fair," Chances, Gambling From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about "Fair," Chances, Gambling (1): A church "fair" at which chances are sold, […]

  • Crimes

    In relation to religious matters, find out about Crimes and the following issues in this world legal Encyclopedia: Force, Priest, Preserve Order Interrupt, Liquors, Traffic Theory, Blasphemy, Crime Religion, God, Ridicule, Virgin Profanity, Proof, Excuse Sunday, Business, Fishing Charity, […]

  • Mail

    Mail, Obscene Language From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Mail, Obscene Language (1): Under the United States postal laws against sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" books or papers through the mail, a person can not be convicted without proof that the […]

  • Mail

    Mail, Obscene Language From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Mail, Obscene Language (1): Under the United States postal laws against sending "obscene, lewd or lascivious" books or papers through the mail, a person can not be convicted without proof that the […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Excuse

    Introduction to Excuse Excuse, explanation offered in the hope of being forgiven or understood. An excuse or justification is offered as a way of either explaining why an act was not the fault of a person or entity, or as a way of mitigating punishment or ridicule for an act by explaining wh…

  • 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 […]

  • Terrorism Weapons

    Characteristics of Terrorist Attacks: Weapons of TerrorismIntroduction to Terrorism WeaponsBombing historically has been the most common terrorist tactic. Terrorists have often relied on bombs because they provide a dramatic, yet fairly easy and often risk-free, means of drawing at…

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Liquors

    Interrupt, Liquors, Traffic From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Interrupt, Liquors, Traffic (1): There are statutes in most of the States making it a penal offense to interrupt or molest any assembly or meeting of the people for religious worship, or to sell intoxicating […]