In the law of elections. A slip of paper bearing the names of the offices to be filled at the particular election and the-names of the candidates for whom the elector desires to vote; it may be prlnted, or writ-ten, or partly prlnted and partly written, and is deposited by the voter in a “ballot-box” which is in the custody of the officers holding the election, opinion of Justices, 19 R
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A toll pald for the privilege of taking up ballast from the bottom of a port or harbor
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An ancient writ to remove a bailiff from his ofiice for want of sufficient lnnd in the bailiwick. Reg. orig. 78
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L. Lat in old English law. A baillwick, or jurisdiction
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In marine Insurance. There is considerable analogy between ballast and dunnage. The former is used for trlmming-the ship, and bringing it down to a draft of water proper and safe for sailing. Dunnage-is placed under the cargo to keep it from be-ing wetted by water getting into the hold, or between the different parcels to keep them from bruising and injurlng each other. Great western Ins. Co. v. Thwlng, 13 walk 674, 20 L. Ed. 607
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In the civil law. A teacher; one who has the care of youth; a tutor; a guardian* Du Cange; Spelman
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In Spanish law. waste land; land that is neither arable nor pasture. White New Recop. b. 2, tit. 1, c. 6, 8 4, and note. Unappropriated public domain, not set apart for the support of municipalities. Sheldon v. Milmo, 90 Tex. 1, 36 S. W. 415
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A pack or certaln quantity of goods or merchandise, wrapped or packed up in cloth and corded round very tightly, mark-ed and numbered with figures corresponding to those in the bills of lading for the purpose of identification. wharton
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Small galleries of wood or stone on the outside of houses. The erection of them is regulated in London by the building acts
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A large fish, called by Black-stone a “whale.” of thls the king had the head and the queen the tail as a perquisite whenever one was taken on the coast of England. 1 Bl. Comm. 222
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The amount remaining due from one person to another on a settlement of the accounts lnvolvlng their mutual deal-lngs; the dlfference between the two sides (debit and credit) of an account
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In Scotch law. A known term, used to denote one’s whole issue. Ersk. Inst. 3, 8, 48. But it is sometimes used in a more limited sense. Bell
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In English law. Procuring them to be worried by dogs. Pun-ishable on summary convlctlon, under 12 & 13 Vict c. 92, {3
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The party who bails or deliv-ers goods to another, in the contract of ball-ment. McGee v. French, 49 S. C. 454, 27 S. E. 487
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In old Scotch law. A poor Insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth more than five shillings and five-pence
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In Canadian law. The unpaid vendor* of real estate
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A delivery of goods or per-sonal property, by one person to another, in trust for the execution of a special object upon or in relation to such goods, beneficial either to the bailor or bailee or both, and upon a contract, express or implied, to perform the trust and carry out snch object, and thereupon either to redeliver the goods to the bailor or otherwise dispose of the same in conformity with the purpose of the trust watson v. State, 70 Ala. 13, 45 Am. Rep. 70; Com. v. Maher, 11 Phila. (Pa.) 425; McCaffrey v. Knapp, 74 111. App. 80; Krause v. Com., 93 Pa. 418, 39 Am. Rep. 762; Fulcher v. State, 32 Tex. Cr. R. 621, 25 S. W. 625. See Code Ga. 1882, $ 2058
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The territorial jurisdic-tlon of a sheriff or bailiff. 1 Bl. Comm. 344. Greenup v. Bacon. 1 T. B. Mon. (Ky.) 108
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In the Scotch law. A bailie is (1) a magistrate having inferior criminal jurisdiction, similar to that of an alderman, (q. v.;) (2) an officer appointed to confer in
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In a general sense, a person to whom some authority, care, guardianship, or jurisdiction is delivered, committed, or intrusted; one who is deputed or ap-pointed to take charge of another's affairs; an overseer or superintendent; a keeper, protector, or guardian; a steward. Si>el-man
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Capable of being hailed; admitting of bail; authorizing or requiring bail. A bailable action is one in which the defendant cannot be released from arrest except on furnishing bail. Bailable process is sncb as requires the officer to take bail, after arresting the defendant. A bailable offense is one for which the prisoner may be admitted to bail
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