The New South Wales Lawyer: A Hand-book of the Every-day Laws of this State, for Justices of the Peace, Bankers, Trustees, Executors, and Men of Business in General, with Some Useful Forms of Purchase-agreements, Guarantees, Wills, Leases, &cWilliam Brooks, 1901 - 320 pages |
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Page 22
... punishable by summary conviction , any person who aids , abets , counsels , or procures the commis- sion of any such offence is liable to the same punishment as the principal offender . Adulteration . ADULTERATING FOOD OR DRUGS . The ...
... punishable by summary conviction , any person who aids , abets , counsels , or procures the commis- sion of any such offence is liable to the same punishment as the principal offender . Adulteration . ADULTERATING FOOD OR DRUGS . The ...
Page 23
... punishable with a penalty not exceeding £ 50 , or , in default , imprisonment , in accordance with the scale given on page 193. A second or sub- sequent offence is a misdemeanor , punishable with imprison- ment limited to 6 months ...
... punishable with a penalty not exceeding £ 50 , or , in default , imprisonment , in accordance with the scale given on page 193. A second or sub- sequent offence is a misdemeanor , punishable with imprison- ment limited to 6 months ...
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... punishable by law ; or an escaped felon , or a person known to have committed a felony , but for which he has not been tried . A constable may also so arrest any person whom he reason- ably suspects of felony , or who obstructs him in ...
... punishable by law ; or an escaped felon , or a person known to have committed a felony , but for which he has not been tried . A constable may also so arrest any person whom he reason- ably suspects of felony , or who obstructs him in ...
Page 31
... punishable criminally , the act must be done with a hostile intention ; but in every case the party injured may bring a civil action for damages . THE ASSAULT MUST BE AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PARTY . As no wrong is , generally speaking ...
... punishable criminally , the act must be done with a hostile intention ; but in every case the party injured may bring a civil action for damages . THE ASSAULT MUST BE AGAINST THE WILL OF THE PARTY . As no wrong is , generally speaking ...
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... punishable with imprisonment not exceeding six months , or fine not exceeding £ 20 , or committal for a proportionate term in default . Bakers , etc. The following provisions respecting the sale , etc. , of bread are made by the " Bread ...
... punishable with imprisonment not exceeding six months , or fine not exceeding £ 20 , or committal for a proportionate term in default . Bakers , etc. The following provisions respecting the sale , etc. , of bread are made by the " Bread ...
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Page 66 - A cheque is a Bill of Exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand. Promissory Note. — A Promissory Note 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 determinable future time, a sum certain in money...
Page 48 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Page 81 - ... shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part...
Page 47 - Holder" means the payee or indorsee of a bill or note, who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof. "Indorsement" means an indorsement completed by delivery.
Page 296 - That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and executed in manner herein-after mentioned ; (that is to say,) it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction; and such signature shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, but no form of attestation...
Page 74 - Payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents.
Page 61 - ... by non-acceptance or protested for better security and is not overdue, any person not being a party already liable thereon may, with the consent of the holder, intervene and accept the bill supra protest for the honor of any party liable thereon or for the honor of the person for whose account the bill is drawn.
Page 58 - The notice may be given as soon as the bill is dishonoured, and must be given within a reasonable time thereafter. In the absence of special circumstances, notice is not deemed to have been given within a reasonable time, unless — (a) Where the person giving...
Page 157 - ... proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he must be asked whether or not he has made such statement ; s.
Page 63 - The acceptance may be written on any part and it must be written on one part only. If the drawee accepts more than one part, and such accepted parts are negotiated to different holders in due course, he is liable on every such part as if it were a separate bill.