The Code of Law for the District of Columbia: Enacted March 3, 1901 ; Amended by the Acts Approved January 31 and June 30, 1902, and Amended by Further Acts of Congress to and Including March 4, 1911U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 - 544 pages |
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... owner of suffi- cient real property located in the District , above all liabilities and exemptions , to secure the debt , costs , and interest . In such cases stay of execution shall be entered as follows : For the sum of five dollars ...
... owner of suffi- cient real property located in the District , above all liabilities and exemptions , to secure the debt , costs , and interest . In such cases stay of execution shall be entered as follows : For the sum of five dollars ...
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... owners of the other interests assent to the passing of such decree . - Act of June 30 , 1902 ( 32 Stat . , Part I , p.527 ) . ( Repealed . ) [ Sec . 163. LEASE OF INFANT'S ESTATE . In cases where it shall ap- pear to the court , by ...
... owners of the other interests assent to the passing of such decree . - Act of June 30 , 1902 ( 32 Stat . , Part I , p.527 ) . ( Repealed . ) [ Sec . 163. LEASE OF INFANT'S ESTATE . In cases where it shall ap- pear to the court , by ...
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... owners thereof and their residences , so far as the same may be ascertained , together with a plan of the land to be taken . Sec . 483 . 32 D. C. App . , Sec . 485. CITATION TO OWNERS . - The said court , hold- ing a district court of ...
... owners thereof and their residences , so far as the same may be ascertained , together with a plan of the land to be taken . Sec . 483 . 32 D. C. App . , Sec . 485. CITATION TO OWNERS . - The said court , hold- ing a district court of ...
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... owner will sustain by reason of the taking of his land for any of the objects aforesaid . In making their decision , the jury shall take into consideration , whenever a part only is taken , the benefit to the remainder of the tract ...
... owner will sustain by reason of the taking of his land for any of the objects aforesaid . In making their decision , the jury shall take into consideration , whenever a part only is taken , the benefit to the remainder of the tract ...
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... owners of the fee of said land and their residences , so far as the same may be ascertained , together with a plan of ... owner of land to be taken may sustain by reason of the opening , extension , widening , or straightening of said ...
... owners of the fee of said land and their residences , so far as the same may be ascertained , together with a plan of ... owner of land to be taken may sustain by reason of the opening , extension , widening , or straightening of said ...
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32 Stat action aforesaid amount appear application appointed approved assignment association attorney authorized bill bond cause certificate claim clerk Commissioners Comp corporation creditor D. C. App damages death debts deceased decree deed of trust deemed defendant deposit discharge District of Columbia duty entitled equity execution executor or administrator fee simple fees filed garnishee guardian heirs hereby holder hundred dollars imprisonment indorsement infant instrument interest intestate issue judgment June 30 jurors jury justice land letters testamentary liable license lien manner marriage ment non compos mentis notary public notice oath owner paid party payable payment personal estate petition plaintiff police court possession probate court proceedings real estate receipt recorder of deeds Repealed seal subchapter suit supreme court surety term therein thereof thereto tion trial trict trustee United warehouseman witness writ
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Page 363 - A negotiable promissory note within the meaning of this, act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determined future time, a sum certain- in money to order, or to bearer.
Page 270 - Any person may be compelled to appear and depose and to produce documentary evidence in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify and produce documentary evidence before the commission as hereinbefore provided.
Page 413 - ... in any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.
Page 432 - includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. To " purchase " includes to take as mortgagee or as pledgee.
Page 346 - To constitute notice of an infirmity in the instrument or defect in the title of the person negotiating the same, the person to whom it is negotiated must have had actual knowledge of the infirmity or defect, or knowledge of such facts that his action in taking the instrument amounted to bad faith.
Page 413 - ... the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 348 - That the instrument is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be; 2. That he has a good title to it; 3. That all prior parties had capacity to contract; 4. That he has no knowledge of any fact which would impair the validity of the instrument or render it valueless.
Page 356 - Where a negotiable instrument is materially altered without the assent of all parties liable thereon, it is avoided except as against a party who has himself made, authorized or assented to the alteration and subsequent indorsers.
Page 343 - An accommodation party is one who has signed the instrument as maker, drawer, acceptor or indorser, without receiving value therefor, and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person. Such a person is liable on the instrument to a holder for value, notwithstanding such holder at the time of taking the instrument knew him to be only an accommodation party.
Page 413 - That in any action brought against any such common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or the person entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which said action was brought.