Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope During the Years 1850/52-1864/67: With Table of Cases and Alphabetical Index

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Pàgina 108 - ... credit, and to bring him into public scandal, infamy, and disgrace...
Pàgina 87 - The freight to be paid on unloading, and right delivery of the cargo...
Pàgina 86 - That the said ship being tight, staunch and strong, and every way fitted for the voyage, shall with all convenient speed sail and proceed to , or so near thereunto as she may safely get, and there load...
Pàgina 73 - is unknown in the law, as distinguished from the protest: it is merely a preliminary step to the protest, and has grown into practice within these few years." A bill, however, is often noted, where no protest is either meant or contemplated; as in the case of many inland bills. The use of it seems to be, that a notary being a person...
Pàgina 87 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Pàgina 100 - For it is a clear and established principle that when a new offence is created by an act of parliament, and a penalty is annexed to it by a separate and substantive clause, it is not necessary for the prosecutor to sue for the penalty, but he may proceed on the prior clause, on the ground of its being a misdemeanor.
Pàgina 42 - And where the retired partner stated that he left the assets and securities of the firm in the hands of the continuing partner, for the purpose of winding up the concern, and that he had no objection to his using...
Pàgina 87 - Emm,a light, staunch, and strong, and in every way fitted for the voyage...
Pàgina 95 - When any vessel shall have been declared good prize by one of the Mixed Commissions, the captain, pilot, crew, and passengers found on board the said vessel shall be immediately placed at the disposal of the Government of the country under whose flag the said vessel was navigating at the time of her capture, to be tried and punished according to the laws of that country. In...
Pàgina 94 - As under the positive order now given similar presents can not hereafter be received, even for the purpose of being placed at the disposal of the Government, I recommend to Congress to authorize by law that the articles already in the Department of State shall be delivered to the persons to whom they were originally presented, if living, and to the heirs of such as may have died. ANDREW JACKSON.

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